Show I I I CHICAGOANS TO AID SUFFERING R Relief Fund of to Be Raised for Families of Victims Chicago o. o July Tuly 26 At At a meeting of ef th the tho m mayors mayor's ors citizens advisory committee called b by Acting Mayor 1 Moorhouse to to to- tia day It t to raise Immediately a a. fund o of l by public subscription ion tion for tho the relief of tho the families of ot the Eastlan l victims In III addition 1 to this sum officials cf ef f tho Western ElectrIo Electric Elec Elee- trIo e company who attended the conference conference confer- confer ence enco h held Hl In the mayors mayor's office an announced announced an- an n- n that that the Empl Employees Employees' Benefit association had 0 available for tor relief f work The Tho Western ElectrIc company officials officials stated that not more than one one- third of the victims victims' were employees ees of or orthe the tho company compan the tho others being members of ot the employees employees' families and friends A A. subcommittee composed of Julius Rosenwald chairman J J. J B Forgan n A. A A. A Sprague John Scott R R. R J T Dunham James A Ai Pugh u h B. B l B. B Sunny W. W A. A Gardner Cyrus Crus H H. H McCormick E E. E J J. J ton George M M. Reynolds and James Simpson was appointed t to tc ob obtain obtain ob- ob tam tain subscriptions to the tho relief fUn fund Belief tellef Fund Kund Acting Mayor Maor said the relief relic fund was gU guaranteed by bythe bythe bythe the subcommittee and would b be available avail able for use within four twenty hours Tho Tile relief work worle will be he In charge e of the National Red Cross Grose tho the Associated Charities of ot Chicago and the thc city health department At noon today Acting Mayor Moorhouse Moorhouse Moor Moor- house tele telegraphed a a detailed report of ot the thc relief vork work begun to Mayor Maor MaorY AY W. II II Thompson Mayor or Thom Thompson son affirmed everything that had been clone done and re replied replied re- re plied he would leave S San n late toda today on a special train an and 1 expected to arrive In Chicago Wednesday mornIn morn- morn lag Ing InThe The Tue following committee was named to assume direction of ot the relief work Health Commissioner John Din Dili Robertson Rob Hob ertson chairman Daniel J. J Schuyler Schuler secretary Charles II 11 Wacker acker Chief of Police Charles g C C. Heah J J. J J. J OConnor O'Connor of the tho National Red fled Cross society A A. A. A Sprague William P P. vice Ice president president pres pres- ident W Western estern Electric company the theRe Rev Re John 1 P. P Managers ers of Chicago theatres theatre Instead of closing their place places of ot amusement today announced the they would keep them open and give Iv a percentage tage of the receipts re re- to the tho relief fund I IThe The entire force torce of or the city government government govern govern- ment mont will be bo at nt thu the disposal of or the tho National I Red fled Cross Cros society Acting Mayor Moorhouse announced toda today He said that nurses of the health department department depart depart- ment were giving attention to mournIng mourning mourn mourn- ing lag families The Tho department of public public pub pub- lic lie welfare In charge of or Mrs Irs Louise Osborne Rowe Howe opened a bureau of or In Information information In- In formation and used Its Hs employees In Inthe Inthe inthe the relief work 1 Ernest 1 P. P national director of or tho thu National Red fled Cross arrived In Chicago tonight to take part in the re relief relief re re- lief work Chicago is 18 nobly responding to the call catl for relief and we will wilt not need as assistance assistance as- as from outside tho the elt city said Acting Mayor We re have an efficient organization all the mone money needed and anel every care caro of the Sufferers will be promptly relieved Mr Ir received hundreds o of telegrams from officials of ot cities all nil over the United States and also In Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada expressing sorrow at Chicago's grief and offering aid I An emergency call to clergymen of Chicago and visiting ministers to offer their services ser at the funerals of ot tho tIm thoE E Eastland dead was issued sued today by an Interdenominational committee of ot churchmen headed by Bishop Samuel Fellows Hundreds of phY physicians responded to the ap appeal eal of ot tho thc he health department anti and offered their assistance without charge to th the tho survivors hors |