San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
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SATURDAY MORNING
Committees and Special
Workers Will Cover
Every Industry.

Twenty-Five workers began Satur-
day morning soliciting contributions to-
ward the $4,000 that has been des-
| ignated as the quota of the San An
tonic chapter Of the Red Cross in the
relief fund of sJ,O00.000 TO be raised
by the American Red Cross. The
campaign will continue till the full
amount of San Antonio's quota is
raised, according to present plans.
Plans for raising the money were
completed at the meeting of represen-
tatives of civic and religious organi-
cations and other interested people at
the Chamber of Commerce Friday art
ernoon. Marshall Freeborn was made
treasurer. and Miss Alice Lathrop an
Z. P. Mcdonald will act as secre-
taries. Maury Maverick is chairman
of the forces that are conducting the
drive.
At the meeting held Friday. sub
scriptions to the amount of $1,000
were reported. An advisory commit
tee was selected composed Of the fol-
| lowing citizens: Mayor John W. To-
bin. Judge Augustus McCloskey. r..
J. Harding, Frank Lewis. John Boyle,
Judge W. s. Fly. Henry Hirshberg,
W. G.. Higgins, Ike S. Kampmann,
| Rev. Arthur ]. Drossaerts. Bishop ].
:. Johnston. Jesse Oppenheimer, II. {.
Frost. Mrs. J. X. Beretta. Mrs. Hugh
r. Rice. Mrs. Frank Fogelson, Mrs.
+. +. Stauffer, DR.. Fred Thompson,
Claude Birkhead and Harry Hertz
berg.
Persons appointed to handle the
subscription for organizations follow
The army. Brig. Gen. Edward
Kinds and Col. L. VI. huffman;
Kiwanis Club. NJ. Fujiyama; Lions,
W. e. Higgins; Elks. Jack Burke;
Conopus. Ike S. Kampmann; Adj
vcrtising. o. H. Nickel; Technical,
Arthur Muir; City. Henry Phelps;
Manufacturers Association, c. c.
Leel; Builders Exchange, Sidney
Cornelius; Open Shop. Sidney
Cornelius: American Legion. Ralph
Durkee; Trades Council. w. J.. Hoef-
gen Retail Merchants, Adoph Gras-
so; Junior Red Cross. Mrs. Kate
Schenck: Catholic diocese. Rt. Rev.
Bishop DrOssaerts and Father VI. s.
Garriga: architects. Carlton Adams :;
hotels, Henry Matthews; banks. Joe
Frost. Ernest Brown and Henry
Hart; bakers. Charles p. Steffler and
! Herman Richter: coal and wood, Curt
Meusebach; lawyers. Dick o. Terrell ;
dentists. DIR. !. b. Waggoner drug
gists. Walter Whisenant; department
stores. Mrs. Middlebrook and Mrs.
Partee: movies. Mrs. Hugh Il. Rice
mems furnishings, Berry Frank and
Lee Ransom; oil comnanies, c. Kear-
ney: real estate. d. X. Furnish and
II. E. Thorman; auto dealers. Frank
! Winerich and W. A. Williamson ;
laundries. George Robbins: insurance,
Ralph Hugo: American Legion Aux.
Hilary. Mrs. Burgess; furniture deal
ers. y. H. King; hardware, Ewald
| Praeger: plumbers, Walter Shafer
electrical supplies. Martin Wright
produce. Nat Goldsmith; wholesale
grOcers. Leon Goodman; retail gro
GERS. Mrs. Franz Fogelson and Mrs
+. F. Stauffer; tailors. j.. J.. Lentz
| undertakPrs. Porter LOring: lumber
yards. Albert Steves Jr.: doctors. DR.
). i. Cunningham and DR.. Harry
Lcau: courthouse. Judge K. Nei
Campbell; city hall. Mayor John W
Tobin; fire and police. Phil Wright
st. Marks parish, Mrs. Partee am
Mrs. Rote; wholesale wooden ware
and crOckery and paper companies
Wallace Carnahan; printers, Ber
Schwegman: wholesale dry goods
Reagan Houston cotton men, Franl
Rennert: florists, Frank Suchy
Greeks, John Anthony; Italians. Mrs
II. 4. Guerra; negroes, Charles Be-
linger: y. w. c. A.. Miss Edit
.lunisOn: capitalists. Frank Lewis ani
Maury Maverick: railroads, Waite
Walthall; schools. DIR. Jeremiah
Rhodes; ladies' committee to be form
ed by Mrs. ]. X. Beretta.