New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-06
The aIariners' Family Industrial Society of The
Port of Newly York.

X.
This Society was organized two years since for
the purpose of furnishing employment at tcir re-
n,,tnerat,on 10 the female relatives OF seamen With
the small capital of $1,000 obtained bv Fairs and
donations, store was opened May lst, 1874. and
stocked with materials for seamens clothing. Two
supervisors were engaged to cut the garments give
ont the work 10 those whose benefit was cop,em
pated. and superintend the general business of the
store. The Society being established on The pfinci
ole Of relieving poverty and its attendant evils by
apDropriately REGARDING honest INDUSTRY il is evil
den, that 10 carry this principle the managers
mus, either charge customers higher prices than
other clothing establishments or depend on the be-
nevolence Of the public TO sustain the enterprise
until the scamen frequcnting this Port should gen.
ersllv become acquainted with its designs and rally
TO its support The universal propensity TO patron.
ize the cheapes, market has thus prevented the
abortion of tie former method OF increasing their
capital and resources, and they have therefore been
Obliged 10 solicit the necessary aid By great effort
and unwearied perseverance they have obtained
finds sufficient to sustain the association to the pres
ent time. They have fully tested the experiment of
the Charity Of Wages" and are satisfied tina, it
presents the only method of effec,ually relieving
the ills of poverty while it tends to elevate its bene
fciary in the scale OF humanity and of moral and
intellectual being. That an organization for this
object was necessary il need only be stated that as
the result of careful examination of the best data
in their possession the managers satisfied that
in This CITY. Brooklyn Wiiamsburgh and Jersey
Civ there are at least 1000 seamens widows and
3O00 families of seamenl OF these families where
the husband and father still pursues his perilous oc
cunatiop were he buried by the next gale in the
deDths of ocean, would more than len in hundred
o me bereaved widows able provide for their own
sunnort from the avas OF his toilsome lie their
industry if not better compensated than al PRESENT.
Then ia il not evident that some permanent OF
lief should be sustained for this class OF females in this
great maritime city, The friends OF this effort felt al
the commencement that they were treading new
ground and that their operations must be for time
ptreu cxerimentdI yet having witnessed the success
attending the effort enlist public sympathy in behalf
of the Sailor an effort which though feeble in its begin
ming has resulted in the establishment OF Homes for his
temporal benefit and chapaincics free Churches and
Bhe disrbulon for his moral and spiritual stiles
while from all parts of the land auxaries sending
funds TO sustain general cause they felt it to be
reasonable TO expect encouragement and support in
enterprise designed 20 benefit the Sailors Family. But
in tbis cxnecation they have been disappointed Few
comuaravey have their aid and the assistance
rendered has been extremely limited crs's has now
arrived in TIE affairs of the Society and II must be soon
decided whether It's efforts for the moral md physical
benefit OF Il numerous and suffering ella OF females
shall be continued or cease The following is synopti
cal view of the receipts and disbursements oil the So
ciety since ito organization, Dec lsi3.
To cash received from To cash paid Tor merchan-
Fairs ...Sl756i IL disc ------.-.--.S2sI2 Is
To cash reed from Cash pd for wages l64S 90
donors &sub'bers ll35 a Dsed in charity. Ala As
To salcs 1926 A Rent fixtures and
Total receipts. S59iS 90 rrr;Jan,aIs I3i M
Leaving balance on hand D r;n,;n IS9 81
of S5l -. which, with the -
goods in the store val Total exp tures Soe9' W
ued at Sal g. constitutes
all our present resources.
Unwilling TO expend the sum necessary TO publish the
annual report the Board have taken this method TO make
known their necessities, and only throw the
cause they advocate upon the generosity OF discrim
mating community hoping that in view OF the necessity
of such an organization and of its certainly laudable
plan of relieving penury aud want IN we" also OF tne
obstacles already surnounec ana the loundhlon lehuy
laid they lru furnish the OF prosecuting ts ope'
rations Could the friends of the sailor witness the sor-
rowfu countenance OF the wife and the widow. now AID
ed by this society wncu told OF It's present discourage
rnenis and hear the anxious inquiry q" To whom shail
look for support for ourselves and our little ones
YOU disband y they could suffer this chary 10 cease
VIII not benevolent individuals insurance companies
and other associations forward and aid this effort
as they have aided furnish homes bibles and churches
for the saori The receipt OF 81 800 in goods and mo-
ney during the months would place the society
on firm basis Without this 1t will be useless to
struggle against the tide of individual competition
and the powerful spirit of trade which robs the father
less of bread and the widow of hope" Remittapces
NAV be made TO the following gentlemen To whom we
are permitted 10 refer Rev B. C. c. Parker. East Broad
way Rev Chase and Capt n Briggs, A Market street
and Rev. s. c. Stewart Hudson-street; or 10 Mrs. r..
Scrbner the Societys store 25 Pearl street, or 10 the
Secretary ls3 East Broadway.
la behalf of the Board MRS. {. TRACY, sec.
Nelo- York Jan. 5rh. 1916.