The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-06-07
MORE THAN $500
ALREADY GIVEN
TO STORM FUND
Commercial Club in Special
Meeting Last Night Made
Plans for Distribution.
S5,0OOTO BE RAISED
FOR STORM SUFFERERS
Presbyterian Bible Class Heads
List of Contributions
With $500.

The contributions sent to the Gem
mercial Club yesterday for the storm
sufferers of Southeast Missouri total
1886, according to the announcement
made by President NJ. E. Leming of
the Commercial Club in a special
meeting held last night. 1t is planned
to raise at least $4,000 in the city and
county for those who were injured by
the tornado last week.
The largest donation was made by
the Presbyterian Bible Class, the
members of which contributed 5000.
The Southeast Missouri Trust Co., and
the Sturdivant Bank were second with
500 each. The Bell Telephone Co.,
I. r. Kelso, the Civic Improvement As
ISOLATION gave $50 each. Other large
sums were donated by Mayor Hirsch,
s25; Knights of Columbus, $25; Julien
Fl. Friant, S25, and Carl Wielpuetz
Bakery, SIS.
Sam NJ. Carter, who was appointed
chairman of the Relief Committee of
the Commercial Club to take charge
of the contributions and distribute the
money described the scenes of destruc-
ton wrought by the cyclone Wednes-
day evening near Zalma and Dongola.
Mr.. Carter visited the storm-stricken
district and found that not a family
escaped from the horrors of the storm.
OF the SO houses in Dongola, he said,
only three could be rebuilt. Not a
dwelling or out-building between Zal-
ma and Greenbrier was spared by the
storm. The neighboring towns, in
Guiding Advance, Marble Hill, Lutes-
vile and Brownwood had done every
thing to ameliorate the condition of
those who lived in the district swept
by the tornado.
Carloads of supplies of all kinds,
Mr.. Carter said, had been sent to the
lIOil lONllSJ anu
dreds of dollars worth of clothing had
been given to thosemade penniless by
the tornado. Cape Girardeau ought
to take the lead in aiding the suf-
ferS, Mr.. Carter said, and donate at
least $500 for the support of these
people. An additional sum of $500
could be raised in the county without
any effort.
The contributions will be made in
addition to the expense of caring for
those who were sent to st. Francis
Hospital during the last few days. A
special appropriation from the funds
of the Commercial Club will be allow
ed for this purpose.
In outlining his suggestions for aid
to the sufferers, Mr.. Carter said each
family should receive at least $50
for furniture, S25 for clothing, 500
for the rebuilding of their homes, and
S25 for Incidental expenses. The Sal
walton Army was given vote of
thanks by the Commercial Club for
its hearty support in caring for the
injured who were brought to the hos
pital and in supplying them with
clothing and other necessaries.
A representative of the Red Cross
of st. Louis has taken charge of the
relief work in Zalma and Dongola. He
will direct the distribution of the
funds and clothing furnished for the
storm sufferers.
A vote of thanks will be extended
to the officials of the Frisco for the
relief train, the physicians and nurses
who accompanied the train to Zalma
Friday afternoon and aided the injured
and to all who in anyway helped to
relieve the sufferers. A committee
composed of Messrs. Julien n. Friant,
Judge Edward D. Hays and DR.. w. S.
Dearmont was named by President
Leming to draw up resolution of
thanks.
The list of donations includes the
following:
Presbyterian Bible Class. go. $4,000
Prof. H. S. Moore. 500
w. G. Bartels. 500
c. f. Tinsley. NATURALIZATION. 500
Bell Telephone Co.. 5000
H. L. Albert. 500
DR.. W. S. Dearmont. ...... 500
Carl Wielpuetz. ......... 1900
J. N. Friant 1900
Mayor Hirsch. ............ $500
Ora Burch. LOO
]. S. Kochtitzky. .......... 500
A. N. Durnell. ............. 500
c. j. Hannah. ............ 500