The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S
GIFTSMAKE $4,000
JUVENILE MINNEAPOLIS BOOSTS
EARTHQUAKE FUND.
Pupils Sacrifice Piano and Library Col
]. lections for This Year and Help the
California Unfortunates- Grand To-
tai Expected to Reach $4,000 by
Monday Night.

school board turned over to Treasurer
d. w. Decker of the earthquake relief
committee check for an even $4,000, |
representing the contributions Of the
$4,000 children of the city schools.
When the contribution was reported to
the executive committee at it's noon
meeting it was received with round
of applause.
The school children's fund represents
more than the actual money. In raising
it the children denied themselves some
thing they are all interested in and
something they want. The piano and
| picture funds Of the various schools
into the relief funds, and this year IS
work on the funds will be lost to the
children themselves. These piano and
school funds are raised in all the city
schools, the total amount secured in
two years being about $3,40O, or less
than was raised for the relief fund.
This years receipts have not: been
be, but will 90 to the California relief
instead. One school alone had over $50
in it's fund and added it to the relief
subscription. The largest contributors
among the schools are the Emerson,
which leads with 1896, and the Central
high, which had $175. The little Lau-
rel. school with but eighty pupils
+ had $l5. sssf ,r= sfa.@&
IF ~ ' From the Theater.
Complete returns from the benefit at
the Metropolitan theater yesterday
: afternoon are not in, as the fremen
and some others selling tickets will not
report until Monday. The money
, actually in hand now from the benefit
amounts to $1,405.67, of which $1,261
is from the sale of seats, 81 from the
j., cherry auction.
With these two substantial subscrip'
tions in hand the fund has passed the
7 1000 mark and when the final re-
turns from the Metropolitan benefit
and the Roosevelt club show tonight
! are reported it will mark up to $4,000
The Roossvel cit rs are working to beat
!, and the advance seat sales and reports
: already in show over $1,000 in sight
Further word from W. Y. Chute
:; representing the executive committee
e in San Francisco, was received by
Chairman w. G. Edgar today. Afte!
visiting San Jose Mr.. Chute reports
heavily siH oaf Rsslying well and viii neet
little relief. - BY Monday, at least
6 more complete reports are expected
J from him.. T.: r. -.
-. H. More Flour Forwarded. 49,
. Ten more cars Of flour were author
s lied by the executive committee yester
!: day afternoon, and are being loaded to
!. day. This makessa total Of ffty-fv'
. cars of flour from Minneapolis, The to
. tai amount of. aour is ii 900 barrels, it
. value, in, round numbers at the low pfict
. at which it was bought being $4l,250
. The milling companies have Responded
Z literally, making a cost price on tn
1 -four and giving the business the pref
!. erence over regular business. Specia
!. praise is also due the railroads tina
/. have carried these heavy shipment
+. freight making a saving to tn
!. committee of about $4,000. The COS
+. of two cars of crackers also ,furnishe
!. by the committee will add 81 900 to tn
8 disbursements of the committee.
J. All work of collection will cease Nor
s day night and after that time no NOR
I subscriptions will be received. 1t
> probable that the balance Of the fun
will be held in cash to await furthe
advices from Mr.. Chute and the Re
& bought this afternoon or Monday. N
subscriptions are being solicited no,
!. and nothing should be paid to person
i representing themselves as solicitors.
1T ~ Much Yet to Do. T. .
s Relief in various forms will be nee,
= ed forsome time yet and the entire fun
Wv will be carefully disbursed. The hig
la standing and ability of the represent;
,et tive men on the committee guarante
In careful systematic relief work wit
he Minneapolis generous fund. There h.
u. been no expense connected with the di
ng tribution Of the fund. Mr.. Chute, WI
ill represents the committee in San Fral
cisco, is working at no cost to the cor
l.. mittee or the fund, paying all of his e
penses from his personal means
-, The money actually in the hands
s. the treasurer at noon today amounte
~ to sos, 943.99. The retail fuel deale
~ of the city turned in today subscri
. ton of $1s6, to be added to the gener
he fund.
m, The subscriptions received since noe
TO i vest ardav ara fo11ovrc.