Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-01
NEWARK'S FLOOD
FUND S22,3S6.O2

The special auditing committee APP
pointed to audit the receipts and dis
tributions of the local Ohio Flood Re-
lief Committee met in the Board of
Trade rooms at noon today and ap-
proved the report of the treasurer,
James NJ. Reilly.
Wilson j. Vance represented Mayor
Haussling at the meeting. The treas
urer, Mr. Reilly, and A. V. Hamburg,
the other members of the committee,
were present.
After perusing the report of the
fund committee the auditors passed
resolutions congratulating the fund
committee on the success with which
the funds had been received and dis
tributed.
The report of the auditing commit
tee is as follows:
1--WE have this day examined the
records of the Ohio-Indiana Flood Re-
lief Committee, representing the
mayor of the city of Newark and
the Board of Trade, and subscribe
that we find the records kept in per-
feet order, every cent subscribed
properly accounted for, and the
method of distributing the fund meets
with our entire approval.
"The subscriptions received and ac-
counted for amounts to a total OF
1922, 3s602, with the full sum disbursed
to the various officials of the relief
committee in Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky.
1.-THE distribution was made as fol-
lows:
"Colonel MacLee Wilson. treasurer
Ohio Flood Relief Commission
Columbus, o. Appointed by Gov
ernor Cox, $4,000.
"W. f. Bippus, treasurer Dayton
citizens relief committee, Dayton, Q.
Appointed by John Fl. Patterson,
chairman Dayton citizens relief COM
mittee, $4,000.
"Hugh Dougherty, treasurer In
diana flood relief fund, indianapolis,
Ind. Appointed by Governor Ralston'
$1,000.
"Hon. Thaddeus Straub, mayor
treasurer Hamilton relief fund, Ham
ilton, Ohio. $4,000.
"Hon. John H. Schofeld, mayor
treasurer GAINESVILLE relief fund, anes-
vile, Ohio, $1,000.
~. J. Montague, mayor, treasurer
Catlettsburg relief fund, Catletts-
burg, KY. $500.
''R. B. Carnahan. Jr., treasurer cit
liens relief committee, MiddletowH,
Ohio. $500.
Louis J. Weber, chairman Business
Mems Relief Association. McCon-
nellsville, Ohio, $3S5.92.
at is a matter of satisfaction to be
able to point out that all of the work
connected with the handling and dis
tribution of the moneys subscribed.
clothing and foodstuffs donated, has
been attended to diligently and with
dispatch, without taking a single
dollar from the fund, the incidental
expenses for printing, postage, tele-
graphing, as we'll as clerical and Office
help, being donated by the Board of
Trade.
DAVID II. MERRITT
CHARLES BRADLEY,
FRANKLIN CONKLIN,
Special auditing committee"
The committe today issued the fol-
lowing:
ITO the Public: In accordance with
previous announcement the fund col
lected in the city of Newark for the
relief of the flood sufferers of Ohio
and adjacent States was closed last
night. A total of $22, 3S6.02 was re-
ceived, and the disbursements equal
this amount, as all expenses Of collec-
ton and disbursement were paid for
by the Board of Trade. The report
of the auditing committee indicates
the manner in which the funds were
distributed.
'Tn addition to money contribu-
tons. about 100 packages of clothing,
etc, left at the Board of Trade offices
were forwarded by express. There
were also many contributions of this
sort forwarded by individuals and
generous donations of food supplies
sent from the city.
GAS the contributions came not
only from individuals, but also from
lodges, societies, churches, schools,
public departments and other organi-
cations, they represent the offerings
of many thousands of persons. In
deed, it may be said that practically
the whole citizenship of Newark con-
tributed.
I'm closing this work the under
signed cannot refrain from adding
word Of thanks to our people, who
have again demonstrated their warm
hearted sympathy for those whom
calamity had left in dire need of aid.
JACOB HAUSsLING,
mayor of the City of Newark.