The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-30
GOLDEN CATE PARK
MAMMOTH CHURCH
Congregations of all Denomi-
nations Spent Day Wor-
shipping in Open Air.
SERMONS ON THE DISASTER
CONSERVATION WAS CREATED
WHEN 1T WAS LEARNED Gov
$2,5oo,oo0.
Publishers PressJ

San Francisco, April 29.-Golden
Gate park was turned into NAM
moth church today and all the con-
gregations of the city, both Protest
ant and Catholic praised God, many of
the ministers laying particular stress
on the goodness of the Divine Ruler
in that the death list was SO low.
All the sermons dwelt on the disaster.
There were several union meetings
but in general the churches held their
own services. All were held in the
open air, the beauty of the day filling
the people with hope for the future of
Greater San Francisco.
CONSERVATION and dismay prevailed
in the meeting of the committee of
fifty who are advising Mayor Schmitz
Saturday when it was announced that
of the $2,500,000 SO generously appro-
priated by the national government
for the relief of San Francisco only
100000 was available.
James D. Phelan, chairman Of the
finance committee OF the citizens re-
lief and Red Cross funds, made the
announcement, and he created pro-
found sensation. Mr.. Phelan said that
he had been given to understand by
Victor H. Metcalf, the representative
of President Roosevelt, that 100000
represented the extent of financial as
sistance that might be expected of
the government.
The members of the committee
were unable to understand how this
prop, on which all confidently leaned,
should so suddenly be taken from
them, and the speaker was deluged
with questions.
Mr. Phelan continued by saying
that Secretary of War Taft had trans
mitted to his order 100000. This, he
said, was the first recognition the
Secretary had given to the relief
work.
The astounding statement was then
made by the speaker that he had
learned from Mr.. Metcalf that the
Secretary of War had expended the
remainder of the funds for supplies in
the East.
A perfect silence held the room
when Mr.. Metcalf arose and corro-
borated this statement.
Only Half Million Available.
Mr.. Phelan then tersely said that
but $51S,000 was available to his Or
der in the mint and that the strictest
economy would be necessary.
1--WE need money" Mr.. Phelan con-
cluded, "and the country should not
be led to believe that millions are on
hand to relieve our destitute peo-
pie
Both Mr. Metcalf and Mr.. Devine
concurred with Mr.. Phelan and both
condition.
No member of the committee had
the slightest idea that any of the ap-
preparation had been spent else
where and all plans made here had
included the entire sum appropriate
ed by Congress.
why anybody in the East should
spend the money on supplies or any
thing else when it is so badly needed
here is something | cannot under
stand" said a member of the COM
mittee after the meeting
THAT s2,200000 which congress in
tended to go to relieve the sufferers of
these homeless people should have
been spent by people 1000 miles from
here, who do not know the conditions
or needs, and without even notifying
us that the money was not coming
here, is astounding This is the sever
est shock this committee has had
since its organization