The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-21
MONTGOMERY ANSWERS
 GALL OF STRICKEN FRISCO
people of the Capital City of Alabama are willing to give.

means of raising funds for the relief of the California sufferers. with full power to cat"
 Another motion, made by Judge J. B. Gaston, was passed, requesting the May or to ask the City Council to make a substantial appropriation toward tho relief of the San Franciscans. and that the chairman of the Board of Revenue be asked to present a similar request to that body for the same purpose. The vote on this motion was also unani- nous.
 The question of consolidating the movement being inaugurated with that previously started by the Commercial Club was then taken .up w. F. Van diver expressed himself in a forcible speech of the advisability of combining the two movements. and making them one. and urged that at the first meet ing of the appointed committee on ways and means. a subcommittee should be named to confer with the Board of Di- rectors of the Commercial Club to bring about a united movement. This sug- gestion was not made with. the expecta- tion that there would be any opposition to the idea advanced by the club. but for the purpose of uniting both move- ments under the one head.
 F. P. Glass. speaking as a member
 
 for that there. would be no objection on the part of the Board of Directors of the commercial organization.
 As To Ways and Means.
 The following persons were appoint ed by the chairman to serve as tho committee on Ways and Means: C. P. Mcintyre, w. F. vandiver. F. P Glass, Emanuel Meertief and Dr. J. B. Gaston. Of this committed, Mayor Teague is chairman.
 Acting promptly upon the plan ad- vocated by the afternoon meeting. the Mayor called a conference of the Ways and Means Committee for o'clock last evening in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. Here a method of campaign was mapped out. and sub committees were appointed to carry out the work of the general movement.
 At, this meeting it was decoded to adopt a plan of general solicitation of funds In every ward of Montgomery for this purpose, appointing residents of the different sections of the city to raise the money. It will be the object of these appointees to personally see every one in their respective wards, and to secure subscriptions from all those who feel impelled to give. their support to the relief work. The funds thus raised will be turned into general fund which shall be taken care of by the Committee on Ways and Means, and forwarded to Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco as soon as the work can be completed.
 Mayor Teague announced that he would send a request to. the City Coun- cil at It's Monday night meeting to con- slider the question of appropriating money from the city treasury to con stitute part of the general relief fund. similar request. he said. would be sent to the chairman of the Board of. Revenue. to be presented at the reg ular meeting of that body Monday l morning. The amount which will be asked of the Council was not decided upon. It is expected, however. that 1t will be $2,000, the amount suggested al the afternoon meeting. It was also decided that the Mayor should make a personal request upon every minister in the city today to hold special offering tomorrow, the pro- ceeds from which will so to swell the general work of relief. w. F. Vandiver and F. P. Glass were chosen as a committee of two to confer with the Board of Directors of the Com mercial Club to arrange for a consoli- dation of the movement of that body for raising funds with the general movement. Soliciting Committees. The following ward soliciting com mittees were then selected. and meet ing called of the chairmen for o'clock this morning. Following are the com- mittees:
 East Side Commerce Street. including Moses buiIding.--Bernard Frank, chair man. Frank Kohn. J. s. Dowdell
 West side Commerce street, includ- ing New Exchange Hotel-H. M. Hob- bic. chairman; J. C. Haas, J. A. Thomp- son.
 North Side Dexter Avenue, includ- ing North Perry street.-E Meertief, kle.
 South side Dexter Avenue, includ ing South Perry street.-A. c. Forbes, chairman; V. H. Hanson. J. s. Pink ard.
 Court Square, Montgomery street. South Court street and Court street to Monroe street.--Alex Rice, chairman l.. Strauss. George Thomas.
 North Court street to Monroe street, and Coosa street.-S. Roman, chair man: J. S. Sellers, J. Loeb. Monroe street and all saloons within fire lfmits.-James Smith, chairman; John Yung. T. G. Gibson.
 Lee, Tallapoosa and Bibb streets c. P. Anderson, chairman; Henry Abra- ham, N. J. Greil
 State Capitol. Court House and City bullding.-J. K. Jackson chairman; c. B. Teasley. J. J. Farley.
 RaiIroads-J. I. Mckinney. chair man; W. N. Cox. W. R. Beauprie.
 Ward one:
 Robert Lee, B. c. Well
 Ward Two-W B. Holmes. chair man, w. H. Clanton. J. c. Tyson.
 Wards Three and Four-Lee Walker. chairman, l.. c. Parker. Joseph Letter.
 Highland Park, Red Bridge Rond-J. H.. Pearson. chairman. C. E. Barnett. F. c. Browder.
 Wards Five and Six--J. ]. Sullivan. chairman, G. II. Pugh. T. T. Trent ham.
 People Rush to Subscribe
 That the people of Montgomery real ize the needs of the people in San Francisco was evidenced yesterday by the manner in which they responded to the call sent forth by the Commer- cial Club for $1.00O Thursday morning. During yesterday a large number of firms and individuals called at the places designated by the Club as places where subscriptions could be left. and last night comparison of results from majority of these showed that more than half the amount offered to Mayor Sehmitz In the teIe- gram of President A. G. Forbes Thurs day morning. had been furnished. The amount subscribed so far as could be learned last night had reached S5S2.2O and there were several of the persons authorized to act as agents who failed to make a report.
 Early in the day the following pla- card was pasted in the windows of thirty firms designated to receive sub scriptions'