Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-01
NEARING THE CLOSE
Relief Committee Gives Up Its
Quarters Today.
COLLECTIONS TO CONTINUE
No Diminution of Interest in Work
by Management.
CANvASsING TO STOP, HOWEVER
Supply Depot at 9Th and G Streets
Northwest to Close Next
Thursday.
TO STOP, HOWEVER

While the immediate emergency feature
of the collection of funds and supplies for
the California sufferers Is practically closed
the work of receiving donations will be kept
up by the general relief committee indefi-
nitely. The canvassng committee, which
performed such signal service under the
direction of Mr.. John Joy Edison, gave up
its quarters in the Washington Loan and
Trust building today, and the closing up
of the affairs of the committee will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Edison in his private office In
the same building.
The supply depot at 9Th and c streets
will be closed Thursday by direction OF
Mr.. W. s. Knox, chairman of the transpor-
tation and supplies committee. The teams
which have been engaged in collecting bed
ding and clothing for the destitute people
of San Francisco were notified to discon-
tnue their work today. This committee,
like that on canvassing, has also about fin
ished the emergency work which called 1t
into beng. amid by Friday 1t, too, will be
practically out OF commission.
A few of the teams engaged in the col
lection of supplies were on duty today
gathering in the last packages that Mr..
Edwin l.. Springmann. the superintendent,
had been notified to send for. Today there
were stacked up In the receiving room for
ty-five boxes and ten barrels filed with
garments, hats, caps blankets and what
not ready for shipment to San Francisco.
These will be sent westward today by ex-
press.
TIL residue and the articles gotten in the
final collection this afternoon will be sent
in car by freight tomorrow, and that
shipment Is expected to be approximately
twelve tons.
Results Of the Canvass.
1.-THE wisdom of the house toulouse cam
vass and the efficacy of the system
adopted by Chairman John Joy Edson,"
said a merchant today. has been fully
demonstrated by the splendid showing that
was made Everybody in the District was
given an opportunity to subscribe and but
few declined to avail themselves Of the op-
portunity offered"
When seen by a Star reporter this after
noon Mr.. Edison said all who have re-
ceived the contribution blanks and en-
velopes and desire to donate any sum to
the cause of humanity can still do so by
inclosing the amount and addressing 1t to
the canvassing committee at the Washing
ton Loan and Trust building.
But" said Mr.. Edison. there Will be no
more canvassing. That feature of the
work Is over"
Mr.. Edison also explained that a number
of contributions resulting from the house.
Mr.. e. Southland Parker, the general treas
urer, to whom all checks had been made
payable. He also said that when the COM
mfttee on canvassing was first organized
Mr.. Byron s. Adams offered his dona-
ton to furnish all the printed blanks and
envelopes that would be required In the
canvass, and that In order to get the work
out on time his force worked on 1t all night.
The printing for the transportation and sup,
plies committee was given as a donation
by Judd & Detwefler.
Information received here today Is that
soon after the earthquake had shaken San
Erap otScp ttS foundation and
the great confagration started the COM
nianders of the several camps of Spanish
War Veterans got together as many of
those trained soldiers as possible and rem
dered valuable service first in rescuing peo-
pie from the ruins and from burning build
ings, and then in assisting In the work OF
dynamiting the buildings In an effort to stop
the spread of the flames Later the Span
ish War Veterans joined the fire-fghters,
and also performed guard duty.
Government Printers Donation.
The subscription lists passed through
the government printing office for the
relief of the San Francisco sufferers have
met with ready response from all classes
of employees. and II is ANTICIPATED that
$4,000 Will be raised. the major portion
of which will be sent to the officers OF
unions In that city. 1t will be a day or
two before the exact amount raised at
the big printery is known, owing to the
absence of some employees by reason of
sickness furlough. but the following
divisions have practically completed
their collections, with the approximate
amounts given: Foundry $50; bindery,
$500; first $3.50; specification $3.50; main
proof room Sis; fifth. $105; watchmen
Through the G. A. RI. SIS; job press
ROOM SIS: job composing. $40; Gazette,
SEQ; day Record, $55: main press room.
$50: third, $50; second $40, and fourth,
sat In some cases the above figures will
be slightly exceeded before the lists are
turned in The ladies of the folding and
sewing rooms have made up large list,
but the amounts are not available. Up
to noon today $1,000 had been reported
as already collected and in hand.
Contributions by Maccabees.
state Commander D. W. Gall of the Or
der of Maccabees reports that National
Tent No. /. i. o. o. NJ. made an adui-