The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-20
Topeka STEPS IN.
Organizes for the San Francisco
Relief Work.
Commercial Club Holds an En-
thusiastic Meeting.
PEOPLE READY TO GIVE
Over Sixteen Hundred Dollars
Is Subscribed Unsolicited.
Car Load of Meat VIII Be Started
Tonight.
Committees Named to Solicit Aid
in Capital City.

G. e. Lerrigo ............. 10
G. r. RlakesIev ...,.. Is
J. r. Mulvane 200
| Chas. Wolff - 200
w. H. Rossington ............ 100
r. h. COney o
Mills & Company -.--... lO0
w. G. Evans Is
Jno. E. Groat 100
F. W. Freeman .... 100
Total - ..s1. $50
The above subscriptions were re-
ceived at the Commercial club meet
| ing today without solicitation.
Nearly every business interest in the
city of Topeka was represented at the
relief meeting which was held at the
Commercial club rooms this morning
for the benefit of the earthquake and
fire sufferers in san Francisco. The
meeting was called to order at ten min
utes past 10 by c. K. Holiday presi-
dent of the Commercial club, who was
Immediately elected as permanent
chairman of the meeting, and T. J.
Anderson as secretary. There was no
call made for contributions.
The purpose of the meeting was
| stated by the president, c. K. Holli-
day, who said:
Gentlemen of the Commercial Club
1T Is unnecessary to state for what
purpose we are gathered here today.
The greatest calamity of which history
makes mention has happened here on
the American continent The city Of
San Francisco and scores of other
/ fiourishing cities within a radius OF
100 miles of that point have been
] Mined out bs eafszlSg Sgsxs 1ze and FIRE It
Is fitting and proper that We men OF
Kansas should be among the first to
meet together to relieve the afflicted
and aid those in distress. The history
of Kansas is one beautiful story OF
sympathy for the downtrodden, the
unfortunate and oppressed. The con-
Science of Kansas is appalled, at the
awful catastrophe on the Pacific slope
We are here today to devise ways and
means to succor the unfortunate, and
it is for you gentlemen to say what
measures should be adopted to speed
i1y accomplish this end. The governor
of Kansas is here with US today and
I would suggest that a general com
) nittee be formed, with the governor
at the head. the mayor of this city
next on the list, in order that speedy
action may be had for general relief
work all over the state. We will now
proceed to business
Mr.. Frost's speech.
Following the speech of Mr. HOLIDAY
John E. Frost who has recently return
ed from California said: Never in the
history of the world has such a great
catastrophe occurred right at our doors
as the one which is now on the Pacific
coast. Nothing has ever occurred which
: appeals to US as does this disaster which
is one of the greatest that the work
] has ever known in point of loss of prop
erty besides the loss Of life and suffer
ing to the inhabitants of the city O.
San Francisco and the neighborins
y towns which have been visited by tn
/ earthquake and fire which followed
! THE city is composed of a communit,
[ of the biggest hearted, best natured
loyal citizens in the wide world and n,
2 where on earth is there communit.
{, more worthy of our sympathy and aid
Therefore I move that q committee 0
T fifteen or as many more as it is tn
: sense of the meeting is necessary be an
5 pointed to devise means of relieving tn
9 distress in San Francisco and the stat
of California
c. H. Trapp who has charge Of tn
collision which has been arranged 70
{ the benefit of the Commercial club ask
g ed that he be empowered to use tn
: name of the relief committee in askin
$ the Rock Island for the donation of tn
y two locomotives which are to be used
; the collision. The revenues of the ex
{ hibition to be turned into the relief fun
which is to be sent to California and tn
= request was granted.
i DR.. W. c. Evans, pastor of the Firs
Methodist church, spoke of the city c
San FRANCISCO near W11ch was MS nom
until he removed TO Topeka to take til
n pastorate of the church in this city an
said:
IT feel that am attending the funers
Il of one of my dearest friends and I Wal
/ to tender my services as pastor Of m
"a church and as an individual to do all i
i my power to alleviate the sufferings
ID a class of people who are not onl
n worthy. but who have always been Il
first to respond to a cry of distress frol
u u the afflicted"
O. City Railway Gives $500.
= T. J. Anderson read a telegram frol
= L. E. Myers, president Of the Topek
+ railway and the Edison Electric Ligl
plant in which he said that the con
-e mittee could count on these eompanie
s, for a donation of $500
s Governor Hoch was called for an
said: This is not q time for tai
= | but for action and it behooves US
= move and that at once. A sufferiL
J. people have appealed to US and we on
II It to them to act and act promptly. 4
4 understand the situation in San F'ral
F cisco the urgent need is not for none
- er clothing or bedding but for Il
actual necessities of life. When tn
a. calamity visited their city the peop
t, probably had less than three days II
n tions on hand. as this is must haN
been exhausted before this time.
S have had three kilograms from Il
= governor of California and ali Of the
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