The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-23
CALIFORNIANS GETTING NEWS.
Ask Il Have Dispatches Sent to the waldorf
for the Bulletin Board.

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The women who make up the California
Club of New York met at their headquarters
for C%aliforpians at the Waldorf yesterday
morning to act on some Of the suggestions
, offered at the meeting Of CaliforniAns at
the Casino Theatre Saturday. Mrs. Thomas
j. Vivian, president Of the California Club,
presided. Many members of the Cali
fornia Association, which is composed
of men. we're also there by invitation.
The women in charge of the relief work
here adopted the name Of The California
Relief Association. DR., Beatrice Hinkle,
secretary, handed in a letter that vas later
sent to C~alifornians in New York, which
appraised them of a general meeting of the
relief association under the auspices Of
the club and society this afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Aston Gallery Of the Waldorf.
The letter especially asked men with bust
ness interests in San Francisco to attend.
Mrs. Friedenrich, wife of David Freiden-
rich, a San Francisco attorney, read q tele-
gram that had Just come from her husband
the first news she had received-which
said:
Managed to keep health, but condition
deplorable."
Another telegram to Mrs. Maurice Schmitt
Hotel Savoy, was dated Oakland and ran:
'Just arrived here. Situation terrible.
No one hurt"
street had a message from Henry Wise,
dated OAKLAND, that had a hopeful tone.
"We are badly battered" it said, but
still in the ring. Danger over
Melville Ellis had Just received another
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mother: we are safe and well. Don't
worry
Mrs. j. q. Patton OF Manhattan avenue
read a telegram dated Fresno signed Lottie
| J. Harding, proprietor Hotel Oliver, San
Francisco, which told "All safe in Fresno.
| Loss total
Albert F. buchanan of the San Francisco
Construction Company announced to the
meeting that he would leave for the Coast
this morning and that his San Francisco adj
dress would be Fifth avenue and Ii street,
south Of Park where he will be glad TO
receive messages from anxious Fasteners
and will send them all possible inforrna-
ton.
aWeu build that town up in three years
said Mr.. Buchanan, better han it ever
was before; and I 60 now to do my part.
l blushed to hear a Californian say in this
hotel this morning: I'm going to stay
away till that place is fit to live in We
want the men to go to the front now"
That's right said Mrs. Vivian. "R
you men will go to do the work of building
we women can attend TO the relief work
here" ,
"San Francisco was the best insured
city in the country" Mr.. Buchanan oon-
tinued. THE policies were well distributed,
and although two or three small local oom-
panies may go under, most OF the CLAIMS
will be turned into the city in this way
for reconstruction work. Horses will be
needed, and | shall turn over all the animals
OF our company and shall stop in Nevada
on my way out to buy as many more as |
can get
Mrs. A. A. Neumann, a sister Of Judge
Cabanis of San Francisco and of Eugene
Howell, NevadR's Secretary OF State, also
announced she would leave for the West
this morning with trunks filled with cloth
ing, canned meats n medicines.
"Thirty-six babies have been born to
homeless mothers at the Presidio during
the past three days" said Mrs. F. NJ. Bates
mother Of Miss Blanche Bates, who is a
member Of Tft,the CLUBS I6ls supply COMMITTEES IN, tee,
nv M daughter era and / have already secured
many checks and not one of the many
merchants we've called on has refused us
goods. We want clothing, groceries, medi-
cinee, soaps for the babies and what we
can't get for nothing we'll buy here
Mrs. Bates said her committee was having
donations sent to the Majestic Theatre
where they will meet this afternoon at s
o'clock. She said she hoped to start a car
filed with goods westward tomorrow
night.
The announcement was made by Mrs.
Vivian that the clubs rooms 1874 and 1873, at
the Waldorf are at the disposal OF all Cali
fornians, and it Ia hoped that all kilograms
and other information will be left there
to be posted on bulletin boards. She also
said that the Wells Fargo Company will
express any relief goods West Free II LETT at
their Office.
. The club will give a benefit euchre In the
large ballroom OF the Waldorf at 2 O'Clock
Friday.
Charles E Eyles, assistant secretary Of the
relief association, was especially anxious
that the newspapers ask every one to
the West to the California Club. He
mentioned the case of Robert Mackay
managing editor of Success, who SO far
has been unable to get even the slightest
information concerning D. c. .Maokay,
| his father, or Of his many close relatives in