The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-31
LOCAL FLOOD
 RELIEF BODY
 SENDS S2,5OO First RerlittanCes of This City Are Sent
 Today Store to Store and House to House Canvass Is Under
 Way

The Bridgeport Flood Relief Fund, through it's secretary y-treasurer. Frank T. Staples by bank draft sent $2,5O0 this afternoon to aid the stricken flood sufferers of Ohio and Indiana polls. One sight draft for $1,50O was sent to Col. M. l.. Wilson, treasurer of the Ohio Flood Relief Commission, and an- other for $1,OoO being sent to ". L. Pfppas, of the Dayton Citizens Relief Committee.
 The local committee today appoint ed Mrs. w. H. R. Dubois, Mrs. L. L. Young, Miss Anna Turton and Miss Marion R. Phelan as official co1Iec- tors. These ladies will start in the business section of the city and will make store to store canvass to be followed by a house to house canvass in the localities radiating about the center of the city. Fred Enos. presi- dent of the Board of Trade and a member of the committee was dele gated with powers to increase the number of the solicitors if it was deemed advisable.
 Frank T. Staples, president of the Automobile Club of Bridgeport and secretary-treasurer of the Bridgeport fund made his report to the special committee at a meeting in Mayor Will sons office this morning. Present at the meeting were the mayor, MT.
 
 of the Board of Aldermen, Andrew M. Cooper, president of the Board of Ap- portionment,. and Fred Enos, presi- dent of the Board of Trade.
 MT. Staples report showed that the total subscriptions up to noon today were S2,088.82, which amount does not include the returns from the bene- fit held at Po1i's theatre lest evening. This amount it is expected will be about $1,30o. Of the amount sub scribed up to noon, MT. Staples had received in cash $1,263.
 The committee believed they acted for the best when they donated $1, 900 to the Dayton citizens conlimtee as they believed that that city was the greatest to suffer, also that in sending the $1,500 to the Ohio state fund at Columbus the funds could be much better apportioned throughout the state.
 The comrnitte received word from Meigs & Co, through Frank D., Bell that the company would donate $50 in new clothes to the Ohio committee at Columbus.
 the Farmer of Saturday evening has been augmented by the following names:
 Mrs. P. L. Perry. s2o; Mir. and Mrs. Henry Setzer, $20; Cash, $4; Bridgeport Ladies's Charitable Society, $30; H. c.
  Beardsley Memorial Fund, $5; The Book Exchange club, $5; s. Higgins, $5; Elizabeth F. Bishop, $1o; s. W. Baldwin, $25; Bridgeport Post Relief Fund $57s.s2; Cash, $2O.
 Mayor c. B. Wilson today received a wire from Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in answer to his queries of last week asking the Ohioan the best procedure to take. The wire: "C. B. Wilson. Mayor of Bridgeport. Wire received. My thanks to the big heart ed bunch of the East. More than quarter million people homeless in Ohio. Sends funds to Col. M L. Wilson, Ohio Flood Relief Commis- sion, Columbus. O. (Signed), James M Cox
 Another telegram came from Gov ernor Samuel M- Ralston of Indiana as follows, stC. B. Wilson Mayor of Bridgeport. Accept thanks. Send funds to Hugh Daugherty, Trustee,
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