on, W. H. Remick, Graham F.
Blandy, R. H. Thomas, W. W. Price, G. V. Hollins, C. E. Knoblauch, C.
J. Housman, G. M. Sidenberg, Townsend Lawrence, T. F. Wilcox, Erastus
T. Tefft, Chairman; Charles L. Burnham, Secretary; Edward Roesler,
Treasurer.

"The title of the Committee was formally agreed upon as 'The Wall
Street Employees' Relief Committee.'

"Through the courtesy of Mr. Clarence Mackey, the offer of a suite of
rooms on the second floor of the Commercial Cable Building, 20 Broad
Street, for the use of the Committee, at no charge for rent, was
gratefully accepted, and arrangements for occupation were made at
once. Mr. Oswald Villard, through a member of the Committee, evidenced
his interest by offering temporary use of rooms in the _Evening Post_
Building for the purposes of the Committee.

"It was determined that the principal object of the Committee would be
to act as an Employment Bureau, to find positions for unemployed and
to relieve distress where it was found to exist. It was understood and
arranged for, that any Wall Street employee who had lost a position as
a result of the war was eligible, and that no fees whatever be
charged. A circular letter was sent to Stock Exchange members and
firms appealing for subscriptions, and the matter of selection of a
depository of the funds was referred to the Treasurer with power. The
work of receiving and recording registration blanks commenced with a
rush, over one hundred and fifty were filed the first day, and in a
few weeks they numbered over one thousand.

"A very pleasant feature of the work was the cordial cooperation
encountered on all sides. Helping hands were extended everywhere. The
newspapers gave many 'reading notices,' and special advertising rates,
and the news bureaus printed any and all notices as and when
requested. The Stock Exchange Library Committee and the Secretary's
Office placed their typewriting, multigraph and circular printing
facilities at the Committee's disposal, furnished the rooms with
desks, chairs, etc., and supplied all necessary stationery. The Stock
Exchange force of telegraphers and other employees practically in a
body volunteered their services, and those selected were of great
assistance in preparing the card index system, which was used and
found to be practical and eminently satisfactory. Appreciated
assistance was promptly tendered by The Telephone Clerks' Association,
The Association of Wall Street Employees, and The Wa