The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-14
Over $4,000 Received By
Committee to Aid Toward
Sufferers Last Spring
ALABAMA RESPONDED
NOBLY TO THE CALL
In Addition to Actual Money Many
Donations of Clothing, Provisions,
Bedding and Furniture
We're Received
BY HELEN scHAMBURGER

| Lower Peachtree, August 13.-(Special) }
| The final report of the Lower Peachtree
Relief committee contains some interest
ing figures which are given in full be-
low. This little village was practically
wiped off the map by terrific tornado
which struck it last spring, leaving the
Inhabitants homeless, without food.
Imoney, clothing and leaving them de-
pendent upon the charitably inclined, who
responded nobly to the call of the stricken
community.
Received from the National Red Cross
association, together with the Alabama
branch of the association, and with other
subscriptions, quite a large sum was SUBJ
scribed for the purpose of helping the
tornado sufferers the sum amounting to
SIG, 4sl05. The following is an extract from
the report of Colonel A. F. Flagler, corps
of engineers:
The adjutant general of the army,
Washington, D. c., inspection of Red
Cross accounts
| Il learned that the committee had been
assisted In its operations by the sugges-
tion and advice of Mr.. w. NJ McGrath.
representative of the Alabama branch of
the Red Cross, both before and after
the appropriations by that body In ad-
| dition to these funds the committee re-
ceived large sums for relief work by =
nations from individuals, corporations.
| societies. churches, etc. The amount of
the funds received, other than the Red
Cross, was stated in the accounts as
| SlO,7OS65. The donations were carefully
| listed by the committee. but their veri-
| fication by me was impossible in full.
The only evidence available to check
| these donations were letters of transmit
ta', all of which had been preserved, and
bank statements of deposits made to the
| committee, some supplemented by letters
| OF transmittal and some not. There were
also large numbers of donations made oy
| cash or personal check handed to the
committee of which no evidence is avail
able except the mere notations by the
committee of its receipt. L checked 119
of the letters and bank statements and
found only two discrepancies, both very
small and both to the disadvantage of the
committee"
The discrepancy was surplus of s472,-
| II the difference in the donation list of
| the committee and the bank statement
as shown by Colonel Flagler's report lie
says:
81 conclude that it (s472.7D could have
arisen only by failure to make note of
| tut many DONATIONS received immediately
after the disaster, when some confusion
| existed,
| ii am convinced, however, from my in
vestigations that the gentlemen of me
committee have earnestly and honestly
performed their duties under very tying
circumstances. The larger surplus shows
a lack of care in the accounts, but / am
loathe to criticise it under the circum-
stances 70
Final report Lower Peachtree Relief
committee follows:
Committee: Mr.. j. w. Gibson, chair
man; w s. Irby, member; w. L. Jeffrey.
treasurer; c. c. Hare, secretary.
Receipts
Received from National Red Cross
April To- 1918 ......................S 5000
Received from Alabama branch
Red Cross May II, 1918 ...... 304
Received from individuals, corpora
tions. societies and churches s11 1S1 .36
| In addition to the above donations OF
| clothing, provisions bedding and furni-
ture were received Taken as a whole,
no letter nor bill came with these dona-
tions, and during the confusion of the
first few days things were handed out at
once, no note being kept of what came,
hence, it is impossible to list accurately
and carefully these donations. Most Of
the provisions dread. meat, etc.) bedding
| (mattresses), furniture COTS, came from
Mobile and Selma. Notice of the majority
of these donations appeared in the Mobile
Register and the Montgomery Advertiser
Boxes of clothing came from all quar-
ters of the state In every case where a
lletter followed or proceeded the box, ac-
acknowledgement was made immeGia tely
Disbursements
"a Appropriations. (2) Groceries On
Clothing. tD Furniture. (5) Drugs. (6)
Medical service. ca Care of wounded
homeless and transient. (D Wreckina
and ditching. t9) Hauling and livery. 1O)
Messages I'D Sundries O2) Committee
Q9 Camp. QD. Coffins. W
| O-Appropriations .
ia)-Individual ~
Mr.. L. D. Bryant ,................-...$ 10000
Mr.. l.. G. Walker ................. 80 .Ot
Misses Cooper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900 0C
Messrs. w. B. Shamburger, S. r.
| Stabler. j. M. Kirk and Sam Irby, 81
each 5000 ..L....................3 2. 400 90
w. S. Irby ......................,... 45O.0t
| Messrs. John Baker, c. e. Gwynn,
!, W. A.. Prim and Mrs. B. p. Wat