East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-20


to the San Francisco sufferers.
President Leon Cohen, of Pendls-
ton Commercial association, called a
meeting OF the board Of managers at
O'Clock this morning and two COM
mittees were appointed to have charge
Of the relief work.
The finance committee, consisting OF
Rem. took charge of the subscription
and today has been busy collecting a
public subscription for the sufferers
and an additional committee of six,
consisting of Mayor James A. Fee,
Fred Judd. C. E. Roosevelt, r. Alex
ander, Lee Teutsch and Louis Hun
ziker, will have charge of the cofiec-
ton of provisions and other articles
needed by the stricken city and will
forward at once all supplies con-
tributed.
Free Transportation.
Agent E. C. Smith, of the o. r. &
NJ, last evening received a message
from General Freight Agent r. B.
Miller, OF the o. r. & NJ, saying tha,
the o. r. & n. and Southern Pacific
systems will transport free of all
charges, any amount of provisions and
supplies contributed to the relief OF
San Francisco, and an effort will be
made by the relief committee of this
city to purchase a carload of Pendle-
ton flour and hurry 1t to the stricken
district as soon as possible.
A committee from the city council
consisting of Z. ]. Murphy and b. F.
Rem met with the board of manag-
ers and informed that body of the
action taken by the city council last
evening in contributing S20e to the re-
lief fund and also delivered to the
Commercial association relief COM
mittee a check from Colonel James H.
Raley for 800, the first individual
cash contribution to the fund from
this city. The committee also inform
ed the board of managers that Mayor
James A. Fee had rendered a cash
contribution of $50.
Headquarters for Relief.
The room in the Association block
on Main street, vacated by the DON
aldson drug store. has been selected
as headquarters for supplies and con-
tributions of provisions. bedding, and
other articles contributed will be col
lected there and will be in charge
of the committee until shipped out.
The city council and Commercial
association entered the work of relief
with vigor and before the meeting of
the board of managers had adjourned
the soliciting committee was on the
street and met with a hearty response
everywhere.
Fraternal Orders Help.
Although the fraternal societies of
Elks leading with a contribution of
5000, a special committee was ap-
pointed to solicit funds from the or
ders and a most generous response
rewarded the work.
Mrs. c. C. Van Orsdall, grand guar
dian of the Women of Woodcraft, left
Pendleton for San Francisco Wednes-
day morning, on first receiving news
of the calamity to be better able to
assist in the work Of relief and to
offer the utmost services of that or
der to the sufferers. The Women of
Woodcraft has nine circles and
membership of over 1000 in San Fran
cisco.
$1,000 From WoOdmcn of World.
That the fraternal orders of the
country will give much money to the
relief of the San Francisco sufferers
is indicated by the generous donations
from the local lodges, and by the fol-
lowing message which was received
at noon by A. ID. Stillman, head man
ager of the Woodmen.
Denver, Col, April 90.
A. ID. Stillman,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Am sending appeal today to all
camps for the Frisco sufferers. Head
camp donates $1,000 for supplies.
Same will be shipped by express to-
day. Head Manager Robinson ap-
pointed custodian. r. I. BOAK,
Head Consul.
Subscriptions in Detail.
The people of the city responded
readily to the call for aid, and within
an hour after the committee started
to work 1900 had been subscribed.