The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-25
Sill YER SPRING
STORM FUND
CROWS
$4,000 Subscribed for Tor
nado Victims and Committee
Sees Balance in Sight.

With more than $4,000 collected
toward the $4,000 Silver Spring
tornado relief fund. the committee
Charged with raising money to in
demnify the losers by the storm,
announced today plans whereby 1t
expects to secure the additional
81, 800 before the middle OF May.
Practically all of the citizens or
ganizatfons of the locality are rep
resented on the committee striving
to raise the fund to be used in re-
building the homes of the tornado
victims, many of whom were prac-t
ticaHy ruined when the wind blast
which swept the vicinity recently
wrecked their homes and places of
business. Among the organizations
affiliated in the work are the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department,
the Silver Spring Citizens Assoc
citation, and the Ladies Cooperative
Improvement Society. The last sur
vey made of the damage inflicted
by the wind storm places the loss
at 100000. Much of this loss. was
sustained, however, by persons who
are able to stand. vt financially
without participating in the fund
Appeal to Churches.
The campaign to secure the addi-
tional $500 needed to rebuild the
homes of those who were ruined by
the storm includes an appeal to the
churches of Prince Georges county
to take special collection on Sun.
day, May Is, for the tornado suffer
ers. The county commissioners will
also be asked to appropriate q sum
of money to be paid into the relief
fund. On May and 5 the Silver
Spring volunteer fire department
will stage a minstrel show for the
benefit of the fund.
A week ago the movement to
raise $4,000 was started, :" said Fred
L. Lutes, assistant cashier of the
Silver Spring National Bank and
treasurer of the relief fund organi-
zatien. Much Of the time was given.
over to organization work, so we re-
gard the results to the present as
both satisfactory and encouraging.
Among the tornado victims whose
homes were wrecked are several
who were practically ruined by the
disaster. In some instances the
wrecked home was heavily mort
must start all over under heavy
handicap. Certainly the public will
recognize the position of such vic.
Tins, and ! am sure the response
will be liberal now that the drive
for the relief fund is under way"
Several Homes Rebuilt.
In several instances homes de-
stroyed by the tornado have been
rebuilt through cooperation of resi-.
dents of the District This has
been particularly true where the
original structure permitted Of
being repaired. In the case of
those whose homes were completely
wrecked, however, it will be rleces-
sary to rebuild them from the
foundation up. and III is for this
purpose the fund is being raised.
Subscriptions to the fund, it, is
said, should be made by check or
money order payable to Fred L.
Lutes, treasurer, while registered
letters containing currency should
be directed TO the latter at the
Silver Spring National Bank.
Work of rebuilding the wrecked
homes will be started at once.
Members of the committee declare
they can all be built> before mid.
summer and the OWNERS placed in
possession Of them.
Silver Spring residents say the
tornado has not hurt the locality
as nothing of the kind has oc-
currred in the vicinity before and
the section is not regarded as being
in a tornado runaway.