The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
RICHMOND MEETS
CALL uDERAlLy.

CALL .L|DERALLY
Continued from First Pase.)
Gcsc OF Virginia II request that ape ,';'l
collections be taken UP to-day. Try luSe 81,
lave beer offered in the Cut lieurnl ~ lVr
several days past by the children N ,t,e
Arst communion band for the people "llo
( have been 10 terribly Athlete
Will Send Clothes. 8
Another suggestion comes frbm TIC
Richmond CITY Mission. The oillcers OF
IS that charitable organl2a ton, III view OF
y Tic fact that quantities of money. CLONES,
provisions. tents etc.. arc being sent
y b. the government TO san Ffanc'sco'
d ask that ul storcs and ihdieidunls lia3'
Ing old or shop-worn or other 's , uu,,.
aged clothing ana bedding, to the head. .
quarters OF iho Associated Charities ~
tho Ballard Iiollsc. where It will be u.s.
sorted and packed for shipment TO Call
"a fornin What Is left rs surplus Will be
Il distributed locally. 8
The first work Of Ills Exccllclcy yes
4 tc,dny morning was 10 attend to 500
spread through tho State. Hc called up
Manager Stevenson Of tho Western
Union Telegraph Company over tho
phone and told him lie wanted to send
proclamation to all tho main points
iii the state The manager replied ny
requesting the words OF the message and
declaring the Western Union would at
4 tend to tho rest and wold send the
message to all points free OF charge.
@ Immediately after getting the message
Gfrom the office Of tho Governor. about
n dozen operators were put on the work,
ana the machines were kept ticking for
hours with the dots and hashcs. BY noon
yesterday the proclamation had been made
a known IN every locality Of any size
throughout the state. In a short time
replies to the proclamation were carried
In lunches 10 the Capitol.
Governor Pleased.
Governor Swanso yesterday expressed
l,mscg as being much pleased with tho
conduct of Manager Stevenson and the
generosity Of the company In giving him.
4 tho use Of the wires free Of charge for
nearly half Il day. The telegram reads
as follows:
81 hope you will appoint COM
mttcc TO solicit subscriptions and give
n copy OF my proclamation to each (
minister IN your city. with the request
that lie make ii collection for this
purpose Sundny.' and to the telc-
graph operators along the line the y
message read: Please deliver tcle-
graph address OF Governor Swanson
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&6l Nh, aanr,. 'i E.xnrass comt,anv ycstcr-
~, s,,o.ta,, ~ 'follnwinp notice in It's
offices and caused It to be published
n "'rbo Adams EXPRESS Company will
J., goo - c,,a ran h,,sncss tintiIs con-
Il tsiIaro,, ,n,,,,ar1 ornnss shipments. con-
sivtin,, n r contr,fn,,ions Of money. clothes
mr. f,s,,npIies for tic sufferers from the
,ra1onitvs which has .overtaken the city
a. san Francisco and neghborlng towns,
when such shipments are consigned, to
CITY officials or TO regularly constituted
cha ritablc organZa tons. Ge
Committee Tomorrow.
In response to n call from the chair
man sent out yesterday, the committee
or citizens appointed Ivy Mayor McCar-
IN tc. secure funds for the relief OF San
francisco sufferers will hold a meeting
TO morrow afternoon In the Chamber or
Commerce at 1890 o'clock. The letter
f,prn headquarters reads as follows:
There will be meeting OF the coni- II
1nittee of citizens appointed BY the
Mayor 10 secure funds for relief OF
San Francisco sufferers, at nc IMAM am
Der or Commerce on NJ nuay az ~ -. ,t5
8s o'clock. Every member is urRed 70 DC Dc
present.
@. q. HAWKINS Secre tary.
The Executive Committee OF the tioral
Carnival have decided 10 appropr'...ee
half their net receipts lor one n'ei'i's
during the carnival ana uevote the a SUI.
thus obtained to the 1und now oeli1h
raised In Richmond Tor the oan f''a'
cisco sufferers.
The ladies' are WORKING ~ -.hc calh. .,,,,,
TO prosiae nome uJe The are
,ha,,' al, no more willing TO divide with
thoso IN distant California left homeless
1hronph the horrors OF earthquake and
ne devastntlng breath OF are.
',rhe an,c Of the benefit evening Will be
s announcer later.
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