The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-25
Actors to Assist,

ACLOTS 10 ASS1SC,
An effort will be made TO secure the
services OF Max Figman. leading man at
the Garrick; Miss Maude Adams. who Will
headliners at the different vaudeville
houses and A number OF Salt Lakes
prominent musical talent. Although IT
was tentatively decided to give the en-
tertal during the first week In May
the date and details of the programme
will be definitely fixed by the general com
mitteeS appointed yeste erday. Tho pro-
gramme. II is intended, shall be the BEST
that talent can make possible
The following committees were ap-
pointed TO arrange tho various details:
General committee--The Red Cross
board, Mesdames a. J, Gorham. r. e.
Mshona Mrs. Emily c. Adams and Mrs
c. F, Wilcox.
, Programme John D.. Spencer. G. D.
Ketchum: Dan Mccoy, Mrs. McMahon.
Mrs. K. f. Gemmell
Ticket committee-Mrs W. Mont Ferry.
ham, Mrs. Emma A. Ernpey. Miss Georgia
Railway and advertising-p. S. spen-
ifF + Mhifnsy II Rsgto4 4 n II moKaI MandsFsS seesE.
e. Hale. e. A. Vandeventer. s'
M: H. Walker is treasurer OF the state
board and 1t is urged that those who are
tickets remit what donations they are
able TO make direct to the trensurer,
"A. tho close OF Yesterdays meeting
urer walker Sl33 20. which forms the
nucleus OF the larger fund to, be raised.
Telegram From President.
The general call for relief camc In the
form torm or teiesram to Governor spry
American Red Cross sssocIation 1'be
telegram reads as follows:
Coy William spry, Salt Lake CITY.
from the flood in the lower Missis.
sippi valley have assumed such IN
tensity and magnitude that il has bo
SU,ne Sn,oziy my 6uty as president Of the
the facts as given to the press loday
IN order that the people of the United
n,ates ~ s,s,gtay may express their sympathy
narsn m substantial form. Fully 25.OOo
pendent on the generosity of the
country for food and shelter and the
number is steadily increasing The
army is doing everything possible to
provide shelter and food 10 meet the
immediate emergency. But the
equally Important task OF conducting
the relief camps, maintaining health
ana restoring the flood refugees to
their homes under conditions which
WIN enable them TO return to normal
ooh1ltions OF NE rests upon the local
thousands Of people will return to
thelr homes TO flnd their houses and
furniture and farm implements and
FOOD supplies for themselves and their
farm animals almost or wholly do
stroyed. Questions of health which
inevitably arise from the gathering
or great numbers into camps are al
ready becoming acute and 10 those
VIII be added others even more serI-
Gus when the waters subside. Ty-
phoid, dysentcry, smallpox nrala ra
and other diseases threaten and must
possible be prevented by prompt
and vigorous measures. For this Ia 81,
resources far In excess TO those nov
at command will he essential II you.
as president OF your state Red Cross
board. see ut TO supplement the pub
lcation by proclamation 10 the people
OF your state the force Of the appeaI
VIII be greatly strengthened Con
trfoutions received by members OF
YOUR state board should be- duIy
credited by your board treasurer and
transmitted TO the national treasur-
er In Washington
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
President American Red Cross