New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-13
The Association for the Improvement Of the
Condition of the Poor.

To tie Editor Of The Tribune:
Having been visitor of this Association who's o
visitors labor gratuitously ever since its organza
ton, Ibeg leave, through your useful paper to give
TO the Public and especially to ts numerous mem.
bers and patrons, for their comiort) some interest
inc facts with which have become acquainted IN
,he course Of my vistations calculated TO increase
he confidence Of the Public in this Association winch IN
ia Heareaiy beneuoience spreads is broad sneens
wings the ehole Cy from the Battery to Fofte'h
st and from River 10 River Granting temporary GA 20
the poor, distressed ecy class and condition. @e'e as
sistance be gwen and not encourage ihieess anu
vice but especially those no str"SH 10 MAINTAIN @ss'
independence by honest labor and are uanea'hS 70 ask
either for public or prfrae aims and this they 90 az aH
,mes and sedsons the year although the Hat season
4. the pcrt;e.o. time in which their outlay is large ITO
prevent begging and assist the worthy suffering
may be said be be the motto Of the association
These preliminary remarks may be necessary for sone
who are but partially acquainted with the Soety and
its operations
hasten to the relation of my acts. And hsre am
at loss no, for the rant of material but from its o1nd
onee For l. myself in the Of more than two
wears have as one Of the Visitors of the Association
sisted more than hundred different. families in all the
vsried grades of morals and restitution which be
found in this great city However viii begin with apoor
Irish family which found in - street They mad
been in this country but short time. The father OF
the family common laborer lay dangerously i'll his
wife from recent confinement was scarce able 10 move
sbout-they had two helpless children, and were dest
tu,e not only OF almost every article that could make
life comfortable but also Of all that could sustain life
The husband at first supposed was deeply affected with
consumption however J thought would procure the
best medical talent and skill within my reach and after
drawing sufficient provision for them for season
through order on grocery, obtained the services
of Doctors C. and II who generously attended
him without fee reward OF nm earthly sort visited
this man and family for months and nearly sustained
them through the funds Of the Association and through
the blessing of Heaven, the gifts of the Association
and the skill OF the Physicians ut last had the great
pleasure of seeing the cmacatcd dsprited. mis-
cradle look sleek fat and plump ready and able
follow his usual hard labor again
ANOTHER CASE found, few months ago very in.
teresng Scotch. woman-a widow with four children
the eldest girl of Seventeenth cripple for life-in
miserable attic Of miserable house in still more
miserable street The wretched widow more than
douby wreched from the fact that she not only
widow and rery poor hough she had better days
but very sick and her eldest child Il cripple This
sick wdow-reduced by coughing and raising blood nj
most to skectoD-ay III corner OF the miserable
attic chamber The floor. lo'S any thing in Me shape
Of a bed under her ooh ye sons and daughters oil
Wealth who reclinc couchcs OF velvet and down.
member the suficrings and OF the poor sick
widow and her destitute orphans aud hasten in some
way TO their rclief) Her condition was appalling !
She appeared to be intelligent and vrtuous and had
been aborious while health asted-~hen 1t Jailed she
was forced to pawn thing after another till her bed
which she SO much needed was in the Pawnbroker's
clutches procured comfortable food for her and her
children through the Association and by private be.
nevolcnce raised her from the floor into comfortable
cot-procurrd excellent cough remedy-and soon
tho poor widow began TO recover.
When called 10 see her few days since found she
had gone out mile or from home to look for work
Speaking with her since her recovery about her past
fororn condition she replied with grateful emotion in
something of the broguc of her native land An
badun ye found me- had now been dead !" have
little doubt indeed that fundamentally we saved her
lie have much more tell but FOR fear of burden
ing you with much at time, III wait for another
opportunity closing the communication with but
mark-A Society that thus blesses he SICK poor the swf
fiug rdoc and the taheresS deserves the praise and
the patronage of all, and certainly receyes the smiles
ofapproving Heaven VISITOR.
Neto. York Nor l0ih, 1876.