Several other local relief committees also brought supplies to affected areas.
A relief committee was created, and in total over £42,000 was raised.
In the disaster's aftermath, Bell was the chair of the medical relief committee.
He also established relief committees for the poor and dispossessed of Washington.
A relief committee was formed to handle the charitable donations that were being sent from all over the country.
Tacoma, no longer a rival, but an ally in the time of need, raised $20,000 and sent up a relief committee to help.
The relief committee offered to pay the outstanding tickets and to accept a delegation from the 13 schools to discuss the matter further.
His statement had been made; the members of the Relief Committee had stood by him to a man.
Young single men often went because employers and relief committees gave priority to married men with families.
In 1915, he established a relief committee for victims of World War I.