The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-27
MONEY TO AID
DESTITUTE PEOPLE
Salt Lakers Respond in Splen-
did Manner to Appeal From
San Francisco.
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE STILL
POURING IN TO COMMITTEE
Several Funds Raised i'm Zion
Have Reached a Total of
$57,07S.75.
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though the surroundings were desert
like, tho residents came to the train load
cd with something for them TO cat
man who had evidently seen the world
In all its phases. said he never knew that
there were so many really good and gen
erous people before.
Many at Restaurants.
The refugees were mostly taken for
restaurants. while forty-seven of them
were taken to the home OF Mrs. Leo
Chamberlain, at $50 West Second South
street, where they were not only given
supper, but were given lunches to take
with them In addition. wagonload OF
clothing was supplied at the Chamberlain
home. Mrs. Chamberlain was assisted In
this good work by the following ladies':
Mrs. Ed. Janney, Mrs. Frank Janney,
Mrs, Nellie Brough, Mrs. Nellie Holmes
and Mrs. Miller.
Clothing Distributed.
At the Armory a large room was pre-
pared, each for the men and the women.
and from these places vast amount OF
also provided and most OF the needy were
clothed literally and comfortably before
they left.
Fully fifty OF the women OF Salt Lake
devoted the entire afternoon mnisterlng
to the wants of sufferers. Everything
that they did was done well and greatly
appreciated,
Many More Expected.
On Friday an even greater number Of
pressing need @ Of aNPHe'd the day viii % be- Women s
and children's clothing. especially under
wear, stockings and handkerchlefs, The
unfortunate sufferers have been sleeping
In the open air and trodding through dust
and smoke for more than week without
change of clothing.
Contributions of tins class should either
70 he. Ia h,,I hzf.
noon or to the Armory after that time
Volunteers Are Wanted.
Volunteer women workers are also
wanted to report to the transportation
committee for duty at the Armory for the
afternoon. 1t is useless TO go TO the depot.
The committee can be reached by No 955
both phones A tent for handling baggage
will be erected at the Rio Grande depot
More Provisions Shipped
on Thursday two cars OF lime car of
provisions and car of clothing were sent
TO san Francisco Among the things that
nave been sent by the local committees
are 1000 each OF cots. quilts and blankets
Consignments of drugs and dsnfect-
ants, provisions and clothing Will be sent
Egg" Day for Schools.
Friday is also egg" day for the school
children, and II Is expected that each
pupil of the Salt Lake schools Will send
at least one egg
II Is expected that each pupil will write
his name, age and address on the egg,
commendable case OF self-denial
comes from the baseball team of the Lin
coin school, which has been raising
money with which to buy suits The idea
has been abandoned, and instead the cost
OF the suits. from SIS to $50 will be
sent to the destitute in California
This Will be the only team in the schools
without such suits. but the boys will be
proud OF their sacrifice, and will play
ball Just as well. II not better. than they
would have played in handsome suits
Federation Gives 800.
The Utah Federation of Labor Thurs
day night gave 500 to the California
penters gave 500, which. with the
amounts reported elsewhere through the
local committees brings the contrIbu-
tions up TO the grand total of S57.O7875
FROM CoalYllle came the report that a
car partly loaded would pass through Salt
Lake, and the citizens committee will
complete the load.
The Rowe-kelly company of Salt Lake
contributed Thursday s2S1 - worth OF Sc
lected clothing TO the citizens general
another timely contribution. In View
OF the arriving refugees made to the
transportation and forwarding commit
tee, was that of Bray and Shafer,
groceries. SO.
Shipment From Bingham.
The citizens committee also was I'm re-
celpt OF almost carload of clothing and
provisions shipped In by the Mayor OF
Bingham Junction and his relief commit
tee. These contributions, well as others
of the kind. are being distributed now
daily among arriving refugees here and
they are greatly appreciated by the
recipients.