The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21

unteered to do, the printing work for
the dramatic entertainment at the Met
ropolitan, and Mr.. Voegeli reportedthat
it chad also done the printing for the
retail dealers association without
charge.
DR.. Il. J. Cooke offered his services
as director of an athletic entertain
ball park Of Northrop field. The offer
WAS accepted contingent on the APP
prevail of Theodore Hays Of the enter
tainment committee. "s .E.,t
| It was announced that the musicians
association, thru the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra, placed its services at
the disposal of the committee. The
knights of Pythias band also rendered
it's services. -;
Hector Baxter, on behalf of Miss
McEachern, graduate nurse, placed
her services at the disposal of the relief
committee. The Red Cross society was
telegraphed that she stood ready to pro-
y coed to California at a moment 8 notice.
B. F. Collins, president of the Pro
duce Exchange, was added to the com
mittee as the presentation of his Or
ganization.
1t was decided to have printed
number of subscription cards for distri-
button among the different churches.
The cards will be taken to the police
stations and the day squad will deliver
them to the churches tomorrow morn
= ing. It is the desire of Che committee
! that every church in the city take up
special collection tomorrow.
All the large retail stores banks and
; other downtown institutions will place
contribution boxes in their places for
small cash gifts. H..
j. E. Rhodes Of the lumbermen's as
. sociation reported that 600 men en-
ployed by the G.. A. Smith Lumber com
) pany had donated one days pay, and
: had authorized the company to take it
: out of their first pay:
| The committee will meet again next
J.. Monday afternoon at the mayor S office
c in the city hall. '.E- .
Movement Is General.
/ The Minneapolis-Cal California RELIEF
l. movement is now general. Individuals
a societies, lodges, churches and business
;. organizations, each working on thel
e own individual lines, are adding every
n hour to the grand total; With the offer
t. sistance. The Minneapolis & St. Louis
# the Omaha, the Milwaukee, and tn
:. Rock Island railroads offer to handl
n all donations for sufferers free o
charge when consigned to any author
lied relief committee.
In the Churches.
~ In all of the churches tomorrow con
le tributions will go to the relief fund
ID The following call to the churches i
At made by the executive committee an
la many pastors have already announce
lie that they will make every effort t.
e. swell the fund to generous proportions
Ill s'To the Churches of Minneapolis
~ At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the California Relief committee
I'd held on Friday, April 20, it was vote
l.. quested to take up a special collectio
o. in their respective churches on Sunda
e. morning, April %, for the benefit of tn
re sufferers from the great disaster on tn
%. Pacific coast and to report the result
al at the earliest possible moment to I
it w. Decker, treasurer, at the Northwest
ern National bank. AS the time IS to
short to notify each clergyman person
ally of this action this notice thru tn
of sufficient to call attention to this phas
eh of the general movement. By order
1e the Executive Committee.
i. 10 Turnout the State.
I'd A special call to the Methodist Epi
I'd copal churches of Minnesota and tt
n surrounding state has been issued b
Bishop William F. Mcdowell to ASST
on in the work. The funds may be eith'
We turned into the local funds Of vario,
K K. cities or forwarded to a general Met
N odist fund to be administered TIN
an Bishop Hamilton of San Francisco.
MS Minneapolis Aerie No. 81, Order !
nd Eagles, voted $3.50 from its treasul
last night to be turned into the fun
en u. c. T. Council No. 63 is sending odt
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