New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-08
A True Charity.

We find the following account oil an earnest
effort to do good III humble way in the last
Sailors Magasine of our City. We copy it in
the hopc of interesting some Of our philanhropic
and generous citizens in The undertaking:
| To The Editor Of the Sailors .NaSG:;nc
| VIII YOU permit member OF The Mariner l. am
! v Industrial Society 10 present lew STATISTICS re
specling the Society, ana thus correct some errors
observable in The Kind notice given III the hiarCh No.
of YOUR Magazine
The ladies who labored at the Fair i'll Dec. last,
| little expected by that service 20 soon 10 be emit
bled to Start the charity OF wages the most san
guine supposed that two years al least would ex-
pe, ere they could prudentlv open clothing store
and call upon the friends OF the sailors family 10
patronise an establishment so novel. But, thank
God hardly six months have elapsed, and we mud
ourselves able to announce, that al the Clothing
store of the Mariner Family Industrial Society, I6
Cherry-s, two doors from james Slip may be found
a constau, supply and good assortment oil garments
Tor SeaInen aud other gentlemen. The materials
used are of the best quality, and the garments well
naIe-,luube the usual prices being pad Tor making
Gtn,lemen'S linen made 10 order Orders tax. II Tor
ship linen or families and executed with dispatch.
By The FAIR we cleared the sum of S935 Al, and
reservins $500 thereof be distributed IN charity
needed, we deposited the remainder III The Sealnen
Savings Bank and went diligently 10 work, soiict-
Ing donations io swell the depoSie 10 Sl,UuU-the
sum specified in our constitution as necessary 10
have in hand ere we could open Il slore. During
The winter we had so many applications for work
that II purchasing committee were appointed and
some few garments handed over 10 the industrious
applicants, more an experiment than any tang
else. The delight and gratitude expressed by The
workwomen supplied IN this manner, lncilcd the
managers 10 continued effort, and some seasleii
hearing of the matter have already sanonized us by
purchasing some OF the garments thus made, ana
nov consider that money and goods 10 the value
OF Il thousand dollars III hands, aud that we
wall best subserve the interest OF The Society by
venturing into deeper water. Between three and
four hundred garments of the best material and
workmanship are on our shelves, and solicit
from the sailors and sailors friends share OF pa
tronage. BY paving liberal price for the work
wrought for the Society, we have made glad many
u sailors widows heart and fed many sailors
orphan. Who will aid us We know the sailors
ieart too well doubt his willingness, but months
must clapse. perhaps years, ere sailors generally viii
be madc acquainted with views and locations
To whom can we look during this interval! Friends
OF scalncu Will you not permit us 10 cast an i'm
ploripg look towards those who have been liberal
m former enteIprises7 Will YOU not become life or
annual members Wi!l you not give the assistance
Of vour name as u donor! Merchants willing
10 sell To us at cost the materials we need. Women
are waiting anxiously 10 know whether the Mari
ner's Family Industrial Society c1n p,orniSe them
employment. The sick aud the aged are asking
our managers, can you continue 10 assist ie N'ousn
tiie summer, ii live so long
What shalt we answerl We now number los
annual members, and five life members. Who will
constitute their WIFE daughter, sister, or themselves
one of our fraternity
We shall need the assistance and counsel oi all
the good TO perfect work begun in so much weak
ness, in city thronged with the families OF those
who go down 10 the in ships. God grant that
every one who reads this basty sketch may be LED
conscientiously ask themselves, What ought 10
respond to this appeal A. {. l..
M wbv ;s a m,n who roes an .no;,eer;Do