The San Francisco call., 1906-05-26
ANGE[ENOS SHOW
GENEROUS HAND
Southern City Prompt
and Liberal in Civ
ing Aid.
Phelan in Receipt Of a
Statement of the
Work Done.

most prompt and liberal In coming 10 Tie
rescue and aid of the homeless OF this CITY,
The following statement from the relet
workers there. received by James ID. Phe-
Ian, indicates what activity there has |
been in the sister metropolis to help the
stricken city:
Dear Sir-In reply to your favor or
Nav IL 1906 I desire to make the FOL
lowing financial statement OF the 1unus
received by the Chamber or Commerce
citizens relief committee of Los Angeles:
Gross receipts to and including May Il,
1906 s2sO.6s237; less refund, $1,000; net
amount received on above account, S22l,-
0Y37.
In explanation of the deduction on ac-
count of the refund. would say that the
Farmers and Merchants Bank sub
scribed to General Otis $4,000, and j. A
Graves $1,000. The bank delivered these TO
our collector in error, and we credfted
the amounts on our receipts. Later
learning that Mr. Graves and the bank
desired General Otis TO have the nan
ding of their subscriptions, we gave
our check for the amount to the Dahk
and to Mr.. Graves.
The other amounts refunded are made
along similar and other lines, for which
We held vouchers.
Disbursements to and including May II.
1906: Food supplies, Sc, 1873; bedding,
equipment Camp Angelus), $6lS.6O camp
equipment detention camp. SLooo.os;
camp equipment (San Francisco, account
ID. j. Desmond). $6Sl0.27 miscellaneous
and sundry supplies, s60IoS6 freight ana
drayage. s9S; refugees (meals and lodg-
ing), s26l.50; miscellaneous expenses,
SS0O.l9; amount assigned w. l.. Vail,
chairman general refugee work, $lO50;
amount assigned Frank Virgins on ac-
count special refugee work. $1,000; amount
assigned Mrs r. NJ Wdney for women-s
refugee work, $1,000; amount assigned G.
c. Desmond Il. j. Stuart and Dana
Bartlett, committee, s3036.62; amount as
signed r. w. Burnham. special relief
work passed upon by committee, 500; j.
j. Fogarty. Oakland, $1000. CThe last six
amounts We're drawn from the treasury
and placed TO the credit of the gentle
men mentioned for carrying on the work
as indicated In some instances addi-
tiOnal amounts will be assigned, and pos
sibly there will be small amounts re-
turned to the general fund.-
Assigned to Mayor of Berkeley. cash,
$500; James ID. Phelan, 1920 total ex-
pended. $l40.06O.34; leaving balance on
hand. SS1. 022.03
We are still forwarding supplies to
Oakland in quantities as indicated by
Messrs. Edward Stearns and j. j. Fo
garty, our agents at Oakland, and still
have some unpaid bills. We are caring
for quite a number of refugees. and an
tcipate that we will have to do so, in
all probability, for some weeks to come.
The committee still feels deep interest
in its work. and expects some future
subscriptions to its fund. They will from
time TO time forward supplies or cash as
needed to such points as they feel are in
the greatest need of the same. In this
matter we have the desire to carry out,
as nearly as possible the wishes of the
subscribers Eventually we will publish a
pamphlet showing in full the entire re-
eeipts and how expended in detail, at
which time the relief committees in San
Francisco and other towns suffering from
the earthquake will receive the entire
cash balance of the fund.
This committee has forwarded In sup
plies of various kinds 100 carloads, and
expect to get another car off Tuesday
We feel confident that Los Angeles has
forwarded in ALL from its various COM
mittees and fraternal societies. over 200
carloads of supplies, and Will have sub
scribed, including the expenditures of
above mentioned cars, between 100000
and 5000, 000 1s
We would say that all of our expendi-
lures have been made by experts in the
line of goods purchased. in a most care
full manner on a wholesale basis and all
bills before being paid have been passed
upon by other experts. Very respectfully
submitted.
CITIZENS RELIEF COMMITTEE.
+. q. STORY. Chairman:
FRANK WIGGINS, Secretary.
The following reply has been forwarded
by Chairman Phelan:
Frank Virgins, secretary citizens relief
committee, Los Angeles:
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your let
ters of May IA and May. IS. To the latter
sent telegraphic reply. l had under
stood from our subscription department
that an acknowledgment had been made
of your generous contribution of $32 900,
made in two installments.
We have prepared formal receipt for
all contributions, but the printer, on ac
count of the difficulty. in getting out
work, has disappointed us and we have
W.
L note what you say concerning the
disposition of your large fund raised for
the relief of the citizens Of California
who suffered from the recent catastrophe
Our finance committee has endeavored to
consolidate all work, but in spite of that
.much relief has been Independently given
and in many cases there has been seri-
Gus duplication and unnecessarily large
stores of supplies collected in cases
where advice was not sought. For in
stance, we have in storage now $4,000. 900
pounds of flour, of which, of course.
there is no immediate need. 1t would
have been better to have sent us the
money and permitted us to have pur-
chased the flour as needed.
/ note that you are forwarding supplies
to Oakland and beg to call the attention
of your committee TO the fact that we
have paid TO the Oakland relief commit
tee out of our fund 100000 and to other
committees in Oakland, Berkeley and Ala
media, about $4,000 more.
wherever it was needed in Central Cali
fornia after investigating the needs
through our committees. The Oakland
committee is represented on our board
by f. S. Stratton.
In view of these facts we would be
pleased If you would confer with us as
to the necessity of sending relief either in
supplies or money to other points than
San Francisco, and we would give you
the benefit of our information.
we intend to use any fund which NAV
remain after claims are paid and the re-
lief work accomplished for the rehabilita-
ton OF men and women in their employ
ments, who have been deprived of means
tools. implements, homes and shops by
the unprecedented disaster of April is
on the theory that the best charity is to
help others to help themselves
L personally met several members of
your committee, including f. @. Story,
the chairman, and Joseph Scott and /
nave stated our case to Them We are
still of the opinion that the best inter-
ests OF the cause and probably the pur-
poses of the donors would be best sub
served by the careful outstanding of the
money subscribed. To that end we are
asking our sympathetic friends who have
raised funds to forward them to this com
mittee. Please present this communica-
ton to your committee and much oblige
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