1 | List of Members Finance Committee of Relief and Red Cross Funds and Its Permanent Committees
Finance Committee
James D. Phelan, Chairman
J. Downey Harvey, Secretary
Rufus P. Jennings (elected Secretary in the beginning but resigned)
James L. Flood (resigned July 16)
Thomas Magee
M. H. de Young
W. F. Herrin
Herbert E. Law
William Babcock (resigned June 29)
I. W. Hellman, Jr. (appointed in place of I. W. Hellman)
Rudolph Spreckels (appointed in place of Claus Spreckels)
Charles Sutro, Jr.
Allan Pollok (appointed April 21)
Garret W. McEnerney, elected to membership April 24th
Frank G. Drum, elected to membership April 24th
Joseph S. Tobin, elected to membership April 24th in place of R. J. Tobin
Elected April 24 to represent the California Branch of the Red Cross:
W. W. Morrow
John F. Merrill
Horace Davis
Appointed later:
F. S. Stratton, appointed April 30
F. W. Dohrmann, appointed June 29 on nomination of California Red
Cross to succeed John F. Merrill, resigned.
Charles S. Wheeler, appointed July 13 to succeed William Babcock, resigned.
NOTE: At the meeting of April 30 Dr. E. E. Baker of Oakland was appointed to Finance Committee to represent Governor Pardee, at the latter’s request. Later in the same meeting it was arranged that, since Dr. Baker’s duties prevented him from attending meetings, he should be represented on the Finance Committee by F. S. Stratton. Mr. Stratton was from that date on a member of the Finance Committee, representing both the Governor and the Oakland Relief Committee.
Sub-Committees of Finance Committee
Committee of Supervision (appointed April 22)
Allan Pollok, Chairman
F. W. Van Sicklen
A. Haas
Wm. Cluff
J. Solomon
Nathan Bibo
R. B. Hale
L. P. Lowe
W. L. Harvey
D. Samuels
R. D. McElroy
Edward Heller
W. F. Williamson
Purchasing Committee (also called Purchasing Agents, appointed April 26)
Allan Pollok
Edward T. Devine
Auditing Committee (appointed May 7)
M. H. de Young, Chairman
Joseph S. Tobin
Frank G. Drum
Committee on Hospitals (appointed May 9)
Edward T. Devine, Chairman
J. Downey Harvey
Allan Pollok
Rehabilitation Committee (authorized May 5, appointed June 29)
Edward T. Devine, Chairman (succeeded Aug. 6 by Mr. Dohrmann).
Rev. D. O. Crowley, representing Archbishop Riordan
Rev. J. A. Emery, representing Bishop Nichols
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger
O. K. Cushing (Treasurer)
F. W. Dohrmann (Chairman from Aug. 6 on)
Dr. John Gallwey
Later appointments made by the Executive Committee were
Ernest P. Bicknell, appointed July 31 to succeed Dr. Devine
C. F. Leege, appointed July 31 alternate for Mr. Dohrmann and on Nov. 2, member, to succeed Mr. Bicknell
Abraham Haas, appointed Nov. 2 to succeed Rabbi Voorsanger
Frank Miller, appointed Nov. 9 to serve during Mr. Dohrmann’s absence. On Nov. 2 Mr. Dohrmann was granted leave of absence for 90 days and Mr. Cushing was appointed Acting Chairman in his place
Executive Commission (Official Term of Office July 1 to August 1, 1906)
Edward T. Devine, Chairman (appointed by the American National Red Cross)
Edward F. Moran (appointed by the mayor)
George H. Pippy (appointed by the Finance Committee)