Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-02
Money for Fire. Sufferers
All to Be Handled by
Central Committee.
CITY TREASURER MEMBER OF
STARS RELIEF COMMITTEE
Action of Trustees Makes Gus
todian of Municipal Moneys
Trustee of Other Collections.


The STAR Relief Fund committee
met today at the Board Of Trade rooms.
former Judge Gottfried Kruger pre-
siding. There were present besides the
chairman, President Of the Common
Council William Pennington, James M
Reilly. secretary of the Board of Trade;
Louis v. Aronson, Frank 1. Liveright,
Austen H. McGregor, City Treasurer
Albert T. Guenther and the two inves-
tigators, Miss Mary L. Clark and
william ]. Hagan, of the STAR. The
STAR committee decided to add to Its
personnel the city treasurer, and Mr.
Guenther was forthwith elected trus-
tee Of the STAR as well as the munich
pal fund.
Clty Fund In $4,000.
City Treasurer Guenther reported
that the city fund now approximated
5000, and the STAR reported that its
fund was now in excess of $1,000. The
moneys will be banked jointly and dis
tributed through the same channel
A subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
Aronson, Pennington and Reilly was
appointed to devise distribution plan.
This subcommittee will hereafter re-
ceive the reports OF the STAR investi-
gators and the chairman and secretary
were authorized to honor the demands
of the investigators in so far as funds
were needed for the immediate relief Of
the factory fire horror victims.
The STAR reported that 1t had de-
cided to close its fund on Saturday,
December TO- and requests that all con-
tributions be in by that time. 1t was
explained that there were several
benefits scheduled for the remainder of
this week and that all OF next week
was filled with theatrical. social and
athletic events, the proceeds of which
will go to the STAR fund for the relief
of the Ere sufferers.
Fund May Exceed $4,000.
Indications are that the total funds
will exceed $25, 900. The iovestigators
report that there will be In the neigh
borhood of four score pc: sons entitled
to relief from the united fund The
scattering funds WILL of course. all be
merged into the big fund. The STAR
investigators have already given relief
where Immediate action was required,
and their Judgment was ratifie ed by the
whole committee. The investigators
Rave considerable work ahead of them
vet, and it Is expected thar they will
rot be in a position to make a final
report for a week or ten days
1--WE have found several victims of
the fire." explained Miss Clark and
Mr.. Hagan, who are nursing their in
juries at their homes whose names
have not yet appeared in the published
list of the injured. Many of these, as
well as the families of some of the de-
ceased, are in urgent need OF relief
We will not pay out any moneys except
where the cases are urgent, but VIII
make cornplete report of all the cases,
so that the committee can attend to
the final distribution.
offer Their Services.
The committee received a letter from
the Bureau of Associated Charities, In
which the bureau offered the services
of its Investigators. City Treasurer
Guenther reported that he had received
a similar letter. Mr.. Aronson stated
that in his Judgment the two STAR in
yestigators were doing their work sat
isfactorily and that they were fully
able to cope with the situation with
o It any outside assistance. The other
members of the committee entertained
the same views and the bureaus letter
was ordered filed, the secretary being
instructed to forward the thanks of
the committee to the bureau for Its
offer
The STAR, as previously stated, will
continue to receive contributions to the
fund till Saturday, December 10.
The Wolf Company. .....:..:.$ $4,000
NSaIaam Temple, Order Mystic
CN.tre Market Fund, Thomas }.
hoNe, treasurer ........... $4,000
Employees of l.. Hamburger q
L.. :. PIaut & Co. ........,... 25O.00
T.. Bamberger & Co. .........-. $4,000
Habne q CO................... 25OsOO
The CeIIuIOid Co. ........... 250.00
Rro.'. Inc. ............ 1885
Ieni Lenape Club. ............. 11s.O0
Judges, clerks. constables and
once employees at Court
si1tb Ward Dem. Club ........ Io5.o0
Employees of American Under
garment Company .....-.... 10O.2S
scssefer Bros, New York. ..... 10000
Gottfried KrueEer Brewing Co. !y0.O0
JOS. HcnsIer brewing Co...... 10000
Christian Fiegcnspan COrpor'n. 10000
JoLn II. Dryden 10000
Tniou Hrewing Co ..... 10000
Gsar9e w. Wiedenmayer, Inc. 10000
The Mansfield Company 10000
peter Hauck a Co. ............. 10000
Balbnch Smelling t& Refining 90 10000
meny .................. 10000
usrne Hrewfne Co.........,. 10000
TS.far AcrlcuIfuraI Chemical Co 10000
mcn Er9nlxIfn Murphy. 1900. 10000
" U.iIenfine a sons s......,.. 10000
r.es~ Rreyvins Company ...S. 10000
m ~ ghauIey fr......... 10000
Il. S. Plaut & Co.'s Employees
Mutual Aid Association. I00.Oo
John j. Gnynor Association. lO0.OO
Essex County Brewing Co.. l0O.O0
j. M. Quiaby & Co. Employees. $3.50
Employees of Eastwood Park Co 7s.00
The Wolf Company Employees
of New York. s<AV
Newark Wafchcase Material Co
and employees. -. o<.VV
Mnnufacfurers' Can Co. andem-
p1Oyce8 ,.-s.-.. s1o'vv
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