The Detroit times., 1913-03-27

neved, could not get close enough,
now that the water IL receding.
1T has been decided to handle the
money received by the Board OF Com
merce committee through the Ma
tional Red Cross society"
C.. A. Pfeffer. of the Chalmers Mo-
| tor Co. whose parents and daughter
are supposed to be In the heart OF the
flooded district In Dayton, the fash
! ionable Riverdale suburb, will make
an attempt To get through to the city
In q Chalmers six which has been
sent to Toledo, where Mr.. Pfeffer was
held up by the break In railroad ses
vice. The automobile left Detroit,
Thursday afternoon, loaded with med.
icine and supplies.
$4,000 Raised First Day.
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed in De-
, troit. Wednesday,, for the relief OF
flood sufferers in Ohio. The common
, council. In a special meeting Wednes-
day evening, appropriated $4,000. at
Mayor Marks suggestion. Former
! residents OF Dayton met In the
mayors office during the evening and
raised about $1,000. individuals and
firms In Detroit contributed nearly $3,-
900. Hugh Chalmers heading the list
| with $1,000. The relief committees
wired $1,000 to Gov. Cox Wednesday.
The former residents Of Dayton or
ganlzed with II. G. Shockey as chair
man and G. f. Hale as secretary.
The following civic committee was
appointed by Mayor Marx to act IN
conjunction with other relief commit
tees William J. Chittenden, Jr.. Her.
man Darmstaetter. Charles Il. Chad
soy Mrs. X. H. Ashbaugh, the Rev.
J. Percival Huget. the Rev. Samuel
Marquis, the Rev. Francis j. Van Ant
werp, Frank II. Croul, Charles w.
Burton, August Marxhausen. Otto c.
Sprunk. william II. Maybury. John j.
Comerford, Alfred ]. Murphy. Milton
Oakman. George II. Clippert, DR.. j.
H. Carstens. Arthur K. Gordon,
Charles A. Buhrer. Thomas F. Far
rell, Ernst Kern, Charles F. Backus.
George p. Codd. George Engel, Guy
l.. Kiefer. John 8. Haggerty, William
H. Traub. Thomas l.. Newton, Alfred
Lucking and James Phelan.
Charles B. Warren. chairman Of the
Board Of Commerce committee. named
the following men as his assistants:
Hugh Chalmers, Lee Counselman, N.
8. Hawkins, A. j. Lauver. Roy Chaplin,
John NJ. Dwyer, w. T. Barbour
f. w. Lewis, J. T. Shaw. Harry Skill.
man, J. b. Howarth, F. j. Murphy,
Thomas Neal. l.. ID. Heusner. w. c..
Leland, r. p. Joy, George Lawson. w.
j. Gary. II. NJ. Jewett. c. A. Dean.
Ralph f.. Stone. r. w. Blair, Charles
O.. Patch. Andrew II. Green. John b.
Ford, Edwin 8. George. Edwin DENLY,
Howard g. Shockey. Alvan Macauley.
James lnglis. Abner e. Larned. z. II.
Doyle and J. J. Crowley.
A relief committee OF the Detroit
Life Underwriters association was or
ganized Wednesday with NJ. II. Zach
arias AS chairman. In hurried can
vass, $25250 was raised.
All contributions will be handled
through Julius II. Haas. president OF
the Home Savings bank. who has been
appointed general treasurer OF the
| relief fund.
Assistance to the Red Cross will be
received by Emory w. Clark, presi
dent OF the First National bank.
The Board OF Commerce received an
appeal. Wednesday. for two launches
to convey rescue parties into the
vicinity of Marion. O., which Is
flooded. 4E
To Take Up Collection.
A special collection will be taken
Sunday In the First Congregational
church for the Ohio flood victims
The contributions will probably be
turned over to the Red Cross.
Throughout Detroit there are peo-
pie who have relatives and friends In
flooded cities Of Ohio, from whom
nothing has been heard since the first
reports were received that they were
In danger. The telegraph Offices have
stacks Of messages written by De-
troit people to persons In Ohio and
Indiana which cannot be put through
because communication has been de-
stroyed. Subject to delay" Is the only
condition on which messages viii be
received, and man after man turns
away from the window disappointed,
only to return to leave his address or
telephone number and ask to be noti
fed. the moment communication Is
restored.
Friday will be flower day on De-
troit streets. A committee OF young
women from the School Of Fine Arts
and pupils OF Prof. William Yunck
went to Mayor Marks ONCE Wednes.
day and received his sanction Of the
plan Florists will be asked to donate
plants and flowers. The young women
in charge Of the scheme are Misses
Julia and Elizabeth Markus, Anna Full.
Ter, Irene Ladendorf, Flora Gygas and
Katherine Gridley.
No mail from points south of Toledo
has been received In Detroit since
Tuesday.
No aid win be sent from Detroit to
Omaha, az Homer Warren has receiv-
ed a telegram from the secretary OF
the Commercial club Of that city, say.
Ing that for the present at least
Omaha will be able to take care Of It's
people.
The Pere Marquette railroad will
transport over its lines, free Of charge.
supplies for relief Of sufferers In Ohio
when same are consigned to the
mayors of municipalities or to author
lied chairmen of relief committees.
Shipments from Detroit should be de-
livered at Third-st. freight house with
shipping bills marked For Ohio SUI.
ferers."
Local Relief Fund
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