Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-28
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VICTIMS GIVEN
BY COUNCIL
Ohio and Indiana Sufferers Are
Aided by Rapid Appropria-
ton of City of Atlanta.

ci1 council, moved by the call Of
u. distressed, established a record to-
,,y by the dispatch with which it
,.sed a generous appropriation for the
,od sufferers in Ohio and Indiana.
called in special meeting by the may
council within less than 80 minutes
rrt through a resolution introduced
\, Alderman James E. Warren donat-
.rg $500 to the stricken, raising the
.mopnt subscribed in Atlanta to over
B h 600 II usually takes several days 20
Def such a measure through.
After council had acted the alder
manic board came to order and APP
nroved the resolution. Mayor Wool
rard signed it and within ten minutes
had affixed his name to the checks, one
+ h Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, for
4 h 500 and the other to Governor Sam
he'll NJ. Ralston, of Indiana, for 81 900.
+ The money was wired to the two
Governors for immediate use.
While council was adjusting the le-
bal technicalities of the resolution.
..Iavor Woodward suggested a private
Contribution. subscribing IS himself.
SThe following responded with IS gifts:
4 Thomas l. Lynch. c. d. Knight, Jesse
M Wood. George H Boynton, l. N.
'Ragsdale. Albert Thomson, Claude l..
ASHLEY. James w. Maddox, A. r. Col
rord. F. J. Spratling and Claude c. Ma
Bon.
Mayor Talks Briefly.
Navor Woodward made brief talk
o council. He recited how Atlanta had
IBided Galveston and San Francisco and
that he believed the people of Atlanta
would heartily approve a liberal dona-
ion by council to help relieve the hor-
'fble suffering in the Ohio valley sec
HON. He said that while Atlanta was
Strained financially he could well afford
4 o do without an automobile for such
Pause and that he thought council would
H. well in using the money in a chart
liable direction.
The vote of the council was unani-
nous.
Councils action to-day swells the re-
i lief fund subscribed In Atlanta to
brand total of over $4,000. Numbers of
Contributions have come in from vari-
bus parts of the state.
To-day's Contributions.
Contributions of IS and over re-
ported are as follows:
L. c. Smith Typewriter Company, So;
atlanta Club, SIS; Bell Brothers, $25;
Henry A. Inman, $25; Employees Plant
Department American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, $11; Charles w.
(Ford, So; H. c. Beeman IS; Card
Printer" IS; l.. n. Anderson, IS; DR..
John Powell, So; j. Lee Barnes, $40;
pohn ]. Woodside. $40; Mrs. E. B. Ros-
Fer SO; Harry Cohen, IS; j. w. Nell
b; Donald Lawless, SO; Ike Lipstein,
B.; A. NJ Sheets. So; Mrs. H. b. Bay
ISIS Of Lake Charles, La, IS; Mrs. 5.
r. Purtell, IS; DIR. E. H. Cox So; Mrs.
Robert j. Lowry, $40; H. C. Wads-
worth. IS; j. NJ Boiler, So; Henry
Nellhouse So; T. j. Peoples, IS; Mrs
+. A. Friedman, IS; H. +. Rasher, So;
pohn E. Murphy, $10 Charles Turner,
b; Coca Cola Company, $50; c. A,
Plauck So; o. H. Jones, 81; Mrs. l.
Springer. $25; w. H. Kiser, $40; Hayes
Brothers. $40; Mrs. Jack D. Hayes, $40;
I. T.. McClelland, IS; Mrs. T. B. French,
FlO; Ike ~ Kriegshaber, So; Atlanta
Police, $6O.5O; H. G. Hastings & Co.
R25; Simmons Swing Company, IS; Cit
fzens Of Greensboro, $25; City of At
lanta, $1,000; Fulton County, $500; c. 7.
I-adson. SO; Mrs. F. c. Austell, SO;
Barclay & Brandon, $40; Mrs. M. F.
Boynton. $40; Edgewood Boys, $1s.O2
Thomas B. Paine, SO; Max Kutz, $40;
plrs. Sarah Low, IS; George M. Muir
ply, IS; Anonymous, $40; L. H. Apple
gate, 50; Mrs. J. F. Huse $40; r. II
Cover, $3.50; Schoen Brothers, $25;
Employees Atlanta Stove Works.
FlO90; John F. Ridley, IS; Anonymous
| III; Martin May, SO; Wylie West, So;
". II. Moore. So; DR.. r. R. Kline, So;
\ NJ. Alexander & Co., $25.