Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-26
Mass Meeting Of Citizens Held at
the Court House For That
Purpose Yesterday.
F. F. PHILLIPS CHAIRMAN;
| R. |. BENNETT SECRETARY
Victor Seaman is General Treasurer
And Must Sign all checks-Work
Of Relief is Begun Under Excellent
Management.

A mass meeting of the citizens Of
Hattiesbnrg was held at the court
house at 1920 a. M, Saturday, at
which steps were taken for the pur-
pose Of systemizing the work of re-
lief in behalf Of those injured by the
cyclone at Purvis and other nearby
places.
A committee was appointed to
which was committed the detail work
of relief, and this committee is as
follows: F. F. Phillips. chairman; T.
s. jackson, Jno. B. Burkett. T. o.
Watkins, R. L. Bennett, v. M. Sean
Ian. M. ]. Epley. F. w. Foote, VIM.
Griffin, Mrs. s. E. Mongre, Mrs. s.
G. Eaton, Mrs. A. U. Montgomery,
Mrs. d. B. Holmes and Mrs. ]. A.
Bishop.
This committee Immediately re-
paired to the rooms of the CONNER
cial club and perfected its organize
ton by the selection and assignment
of the following committees:
Finance-F. F. Phillips, chairman;
". M. Scanlan, treasurer; M. J.. Epley,
F. w. Fotte, VIM. Griffin.
R. G. Hauenstein was appointed a
committee of one to take immediate
steps towards purchasing coffins call
ed for by Purvis, and directed to Sc
cure train to transport the coffins.
R. L. Bennett was appointed COM
mittee of one to look after the care
and assignment of the dead and
wounded that may reach the city after
this hour.
! Mrs. D. B. Holmes was appointed a
committee to give attention to the
special needs of patients at Hatties
burg hospitals.
Mrs. A. U. Montgomery and Mrs.
A. Bishop were appointed to do SINH
lar work at the South Mississippi In
Urinary. Mrs. s. G. Eaton was ap
pointed to take charge of the worl
at Windsor Annex Mrs. s. e. Longrt
was appointed as committee to take
charge of the work at the CONNER
cial hotel.
1t was ordered that all ladies of the
city rendering their services for spe
cial work shall be directed to repor
4 to Mrs. Longre at the Commercial
Hotel, who is authorized to make such
assignments as she may see fit.
1t was also ordered that all contri
buttons of clothing and provisions
made after this hour shall be sent II
!, the Commercial Hotel, to be cared fol
under the direction of Mrs. Longre
who has authority to appoint all spe
cial- or subcommittee that may b.
found necessary in the ladies' work
/. r. L. Bennett was elected secretar,
Of the general committee, and 1t wal
! voted that c. F. Larson, secretary o
the Commercial Club, be requested II
assist Mr.. Bennett in looking afte
; the details of the secretary's Office.
4 1t was also decided that the chair
man of the committee, F. F. Phillips
/ make his headquarters at the Com
) mercial club while the committee find
work to do.
The public being thus notified tina
all communications intended for tn
relief committee should be submitte,
to the headquarters of the CONNER
cial club, either TO Mr.. Phillips or MI
! Larson.
On motion, it was unanimously vote
: that all disbursements of money shal
be upon the authority of the financ
committee. and no payments of fund
shall be made except such warrant
or checks signed by v. M. Seaman
D treasurer.