The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-27
Soape Reports to
Governor of State

Ralph soape. private secretary 20
Governor vs. = Hobby. came 90 Cor
pus Christi a. make a survey ~ con-
dtions here ana personal report on
them 90 the governor iiis report Boo
part faliows
Mr. Soape reported 20 the governor
that at TIE Invitation 10 Roy Miller
chairman Of the general relief com
mittee. he attended yesterday evcanE
and again last night q meeting of the
finance committee. az which represent
tntlvcs of county ana city together
with ST. Jones OF the Southwestern
Division of ue American Rcd cross
were present Tho purpose 0f THIS /
meeting was fo devise some system
attic method ~ collecting relief fund .
and providing an equitable apportiou- /
menf ~ them 90 the dinerrnt iocaiitie 7
ihr0urh0nf the affected area lt was
Thought best az this meeting 20 advise
I ihe contributors to lhe relief fund t1I
make remitiances direct 20 Zoo gov
ornor nt Austin % was wgeested that
fbe services 80 iha Southwestern ul
Vision 0f the American Rfd Gross could
he utilized in the proper apportion
nert Pursuant 90 thia agreement Mr
Soane requested u tne governor he.
haf ulat this ofsani1atiun Through Nr
Iones mako complete and careful
survey Of the infected area for tho pur
goose OF determining the ioFs suffered
in each locality after which time the
fund tho governor bad accumulated
could boz placea in thr hands of thai or
eanization o. he passed 90 tho looal
committee az each Affected DISTRICT
pfoporfiouate tn ipaH Sustained some
of the affected areas was represented
40 either Of these conference
However after the agreement was
reached sir soape COMMUNICATED with
Gen j r. VOTERS who had visited
uht stricken area across me bay out
lining tc him The result 20 thls arree-
ment Ho stated that the action taken
cnncided with The Views ~ the local
.etzens Of mo various places and nF-
eested that the arrangements contem
plated he perfected without further de-
. lay
! Prior to ny yimt 90 Corpus Christi
the state as well as tho local commit
iees throughout that district were
working fo % common end said ST.
soape but ] think that the result OF
my conference has brought more har-
mony and henceforth the state aud io-
ca committees VIII be working hand
Boo hand along tine same channel. which
VIII result 90 accomplishing tbs desired
purpose more specifically
when an troops moving have reach
ed Corpus Christi COL Cope VIII have
!n hls command approximately $50
uoops This number think VIII ba
adequate 90 properly police Corpus
Christi ana Nucces county and the ters
ritory thar side Of The bay ard enable
him 90 relieve from police duty ol Give
lans whom he win be- able o. utilize
OR labor and the clearing away of the
debris
found tnat while the military az.
fairs were under the control of the fcd.
eral authorlties Col Cope would OF.
each detachment of ruardsmen arrived
have them report Immediately t0 Co.
Porter federal district relief officer On
duty ANA that during thc time of fed
sral occupation there were from ls
to 2i5 national auardsmeu being use,
Cor police duty This cooperation be
tween tho military a1thoriues or th
federal army and the national guar
enabled tle state 90 assume charge %
the military without any Inconvenience
or dsupuon