Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
CITIZENS MEET
At ELKS' CLUB.
Organize With Gov. Cutler Chair
man and W. S. Mccormick
Treasurer.
MUCH MONEY ALREADY RAISED
E.lks' Club Itself Started Ball Rolling
With Contribution of Five
Hundred Dollars.

A large body Of citizens got rapid
fire action of their pocket books Mt the
Elks' club meeting held at 1 O'Clock
this afternoon. A large citizens COM
mittee was named to meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks
club. with w. g. Mccormick as troasur-
err. and Gov John G. Cutler as presI-
dent. All citizens wishing to con-
tribute were urged to send their checks
TO Treasurer Mccormick at once, as
II was felt that whatever relief Is sent,
must be immediate to prevent great
suffering In the fire infested city. where
people are now homeless and will soon
be foodless.
James Leary acted as chairman, and
as soon as the motion to form central
citizens committee had carried, the
Elks' club led the contributions with
$780, which the treasurer was In
structed to turn over to Mr.. McCor-
nick.
The people in the audience got action.
Trustee Freed spoke up with 500: Tom
Pitt. $50; Mr.. Redman' SIS; Mr. Desky.
SIS; A. ]. Davis, s25; Ben Haywood,
s26; Thos. Homer, $50; Gibson g. Co,
$3.50; r. |. Goshen, s25; Cal. Woods,
$50; Geo. ID. Piper, $z5; Jas. c. Leary.
SIS; the First Methodist church, $50,
and Fisher Harris, $40, which he paid
over In cash. After adjournment the
contributions continued to be received
by the secretary, A. w. Raybould.
Mr.. Goshen, when called upon to
speak, stated that he thought II would
not be the long socks that would loosen
up their contents, but the contributions
would be from just plain. good citi-
xxI..k A. l.
they could spare, and therefore this
general committee ought to work with
all Its power to get funds from as
many people as possible.
Manager Geo. D. Pyper Of the Salt
Lake theater. who stated that the
Proctor company would give a special
matinee tomorrow, every cent taken
to go to the fund, was given vote Of
thanks.
The citizens committee selected to
meet tomorrow, Is composed Of the fol.
lowing.
California Relief Committee OF Salt
Lake-Mayor Thompson. Willard Sny-
| der, NJ. II. Walker, j, G. L,eary, w. s.
Mccormick, II. G. Whitney, Frank
| Knox, l.. S. Hills, Mrs. Tom ID. Pitt,
Ben Haywood, w. Mont Ferry. Mrs. c.
j. Crabtree, Mrs. Thos. Kearns, Mrs.
Mary Judge. G. A. walker, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Dart, Walter Scott. d. X. Gray, Mrs.
| o. W. Powers, Mrs. ]. r. Walker, C. M.
Freed, Mrs. Ed. Kimball, Mrs. Simon
| Bamberger Mrs. w. s, Ferris,
| Col. T. c. Webber, G.. S. Holmes, Sem
ator Hamburger, John Henry Smith,
! Mrs. G. $. Pulver, Sol. Seigel, Mrs. G.
H. Reed. J. Oberndorfer Mrs. d. N,
! Straup, Mrs. g. II. Cleveland. Geo. T.
| O'Dell, Henry NJ. Dinwoodey, Mrs. q.
| Y. Hancock. II. H. Claiming. II. p.
| Morris. Mrs. l.. II. Hanchet, d. r. Bur-
\ ley, WIN, Iglehart, ID, Elliott
| Kelly. Mira. John f.. Hansen, j.
! G. Mcdonald, j. II. II. Frank
| lin. J. NJ. Marriott, Mrs. r. r. Eddy,
| Mrs. Matte II. Cannon. ID. II. Porter,
| J. w Houston. Mrs. Jacob Moritz, w.
| J. Halloran, Mrs. w. w. Ritter. Benner
| Y. Smith, Mrs. J. T. CLASSIFY. Mrs. G. M
| Strevell. Mrs. W, A. Stickney. Mrs
| Gould Smith, +. r.. McGnrrln, Mrs
| Newhouse, Charles A. Quigley. Col. e.
A. Wall, Mrs. Il. H. Wells, Mrs. J. H.
| Nicholl David Keith. Bishop Preston
y. Il. Dooly, Heber NJ. Wells, r. G,
| Schramm, Mrs. b. F. Redman
| Robert s. Campbell. Mrs. w
| Il. Hutchinson, Mrs. Frank Hines
Mrs. A. V. Toylor, c. w. Morse. Louis
Cohn. II. +. Clark, Joseph Nelson. ID. II
Perry. w. NJ. Bradley, J. s. Bransford
H. ]. Wallace, George d. Piper. p. n
Lannan. Rev. NJ. w. Padcn. Elmer r.
Jones. George Y. Wallace, Rev. r.
Goshen, W. II. Bancroft. j. J, Judson
Judge c. c. Goodwin, 7. w. Madse,,
Or. II. D. Woodruff, ID. c. Jacklln, Chas
w. Whitley, C.. r.. Allen, Y. +. Roberts
Mrs. NJ. o. Rice, ], y. Cosgriff, Mrs
Scion Spiro. Col. n. w. Clayton, FRANK
|. Sefrit, Col A. Il, Blunck. Leon Sweet
J. w jenkins, Mrs. NJ. T.. Mulvcy
VIM Wood. IT.. w. II. Dickson, Mrs
NJ. y. Whitney, Jay Harris, Mrs. w
n. Jones. Mrs. V. NJ. Pease, Mrs I.
NJ. Bailey. w. r. Cooper, Mrs. r. Y
Farnsworth, Mrs. w. $. Henderson
Jos. w. Gallagher, Mrs. w, @. Fyler
+. =. Gardner Bishop Seaman.
All contributions should be made pay
able to the California Relief Committee
SELLING OF TICKETS,
The committee of Elks on entertain
mcnt. to handle the sale OF tickets 10
tomorrow's matinee at the Salt LAX
Theater 10 aid the sufferers al Sal
Francisco, is composed Of a. j. Davis
Pew Elmer l. Goshen and ID. 4. Red
man. These gentlemen will see tina
every seat In the house Is disposed Of
Chief Of Police Sheets has announce,
that officers IN the business district
viii be permitted to sell tickets. Ever
cent taken In at the theater will b
added to the relief fund.-