Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-28
$4,000 FORFLOOD
VICTIMS GIVEN
BY COUNCIL
Ohio and Indiana Sufferers Are
Aided by Rapid Appropria-
ton of City of Atlanta.

City council moved by the call Of
the distressed, established a record to-
Gay by the dispatch with which it
passed a generous appropriation for the
hood sufferers in Ohio and Indiana
called in special meeting by the may
.r. council within less than 80 minutes
put through a resolution introduced
by Alderman James E. Warren donat.
ing $500 to the stricken, raising thu
amount subscribed in Atlanta to over
$4,000 1t usually takes several days 20
get such a measure through
After council had acted the alder
manic board came to order and ap-
proved the resolution. Mayor Wood
ward signed it and within ten minutes
had affixed his name to the checks, one
to Governor James NJ. Cox, Of Ohio. for
$1,000 and the other to Governor Sam
uel NJ. Ralston, of Indiana, for 1000.
The money was wired to the two
governors for immediate use.
While council was adjusting the le-
cal technicalities of the resolution,
Mayor Woodward suggested a private
contribution, subscribing S. himself.
The following responded with So gifts:
Thomas l. Lynch, c. ID. Knight, Jesse
w. Wood, George H. Boynton, |. y.
Ragsdale. Albert Thomson, Claude b.
Ashley. James W. Maddox, A. r. Col
cord. r. j. Spratling and Claude c. Ma
son.
Mayor Talks Briefly.
MANOR Woodward made a brief talk
ro council He 2ecited how Atlanta had
aided Galveston and San Francisco ana
that he believed the people Of Atlanta
would heartily approve a liberal dona-
tfou by council to help relieve the hor-
rfb.r suffering in the Ohio valley sec
tiou. He said that while Atlanta was
strained financially he could well afford
TO go without an automobile for such Z
cause ana that he thought council would
do WI in using the money in char
table direction,
The vote of the council was unani-
mons.
councils action to-day swells the re-
lief fund subscribed in Atlanta to
grand total Of over $4,000. Numbers Of
contributions have come in from varl-
Gus parts OF the state.
To-Cay's Contributions.
contributions Of 50 and over re
ported are a. follows:
l.. e. Smith Typewriter Company. 50;
Atlanta club. SO: Bell Brothers. s25;
Henry \. nman. $25; Employees Plant
DEPARTMENT American Telephone and
Telegraph COMPANY 81; Charles w.
Ford, s.. II. &. Beemau. So; Card
Pwu.er." 50; l.. y. Anderson. 50: Dr.
John Powell, So; J. Lee Barnes, $40;
Joan j. WCodside SO; MIS- f. b. Ros-
SEN $40; Harry Cohen. So: j. W. Neil,
S.. Donald Lawless. So. Ike Lipstein.
So. \. NJ. Sheets So; Mrs. IL. b. Bay
li~. Of Lake Charles, La, 50: Mrs ;.
r. PIrteIl, s.: Or. T.. II. Coz, s.; Mrs.
Robert J. Lowry. $40: II. c. Nads-
worth, 50: J. NJ Boiler, 50; Henry
W~'aousy. s.: +. j. Peoples 50: Mrs
: A. Friedman. s.: H f. Rasher. 80;
joan +. Murphy. SO: Charles Turner
So. 'uca-Cola Company, $50; {. A
Aiad,E. 50: -. II. Jones, s.; Mrs. l.
Springer 80. W II. Kiser, $40: Hayes
BDthers. $40: Mrs. Jack y. Hayes, SO;
L. r. McCloliand, 50; Mrs. T. b. French,
SO; Ike \. Kriessduber, s.; Atlanta
Police. $G0.50: H. q. Hastings x Co.
So: simmons Swing Company. 50; Cit
tzens of Greensboro, So: City Of At
lauJa. $1,000; Fulton County, 5000: c. T.
L&dson, $40; Ms. f. G. Austell so;
BARCLAY K Brandon. SO: Mrs. NJ. +.
Epyutou. $40: Edgewood Boys. $ls.O2;
Thomas b. Paine. SO: Max kutz SO;
AIRS Sarah Low, IS; George NJ. Muir
ply. So: Anonymous, $40; l.. H. Apple
gate, 50; Mrs. j. +. Huse, $40; r. II
Cover. $3.50: Schoen Brothers, $50;
Employees Atlanta stove Works,
5000; John f. Ridley. 50: Anonymous,
Sl1; Martin May. so; Wylie West 50;
W II. Moore. 50; Dr. Il. r. Kline, 50;
j. N. Alexander < CO., So.