The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-25

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The committee Of hve bed crgauised ~ eecanf Drs
n Cabeil Chairman, William Mncloxienes &c.
retary, and ID J. 6aunders, Treasurer; sno uas
hey had sppointed : seb-ccmmhtse from ne9 o.n
s S0y = a Relief House fhas suboomniftss bad
orsnared report which the committee Of I'VE had
sdopted, and which woald b prssshted e shs
meeting.
loving. report, which was unanimoualy adopteds
The Committee appointed 70 maks sfrsasemsnts
for estsblshing house b Monroe Ward fof the re-
s Of tas pIsS ssd sRsa.s j. Il.
nation upon the mhjsee within tbsiE reach: ThsiE
s Be. BEEN s sos re
sut Of their snquiriss e: lint eoavistioa g its
III. on olisrs per day; sod thirdly hs & that cost
q w sood food 70 one hanred sad o. Two
In making the estimate Of the cost the Committee
have proceeded upon the suppositdon that every ar
icis necessary foI the farnlshins and outfit Of the
s. s sc Of them
Hons
the COMMITTEES and Superintendent Of the Relief
House for efferson Ward, which house 10 now IL
uccessful operation, and feeding daily one hundred
Committees and superintendent vs return our ain
cere thanks -
sbjsets for the purpose Of learning the best mode
of dispensing relief and take the liberty OF snggest
ing that cordial operation with the Female Union
nsns give to The operations 81 The plan higher
degree Of certainty. efficiency and p!0mptnen than
entire security against the danger of wasting cur
means upon unworthy object4 and thereby promo
sns s Is
formed, that the officers and members Of that Socie-
u viii chssrfuliy cooperate with NJ.
nesting of the following revolutions: -
ist Resolved, That . house for the relief of the
poor upon the plan OF the one ON nth street. be
Sd. Resolved, That the butchers, bakers, grocers
and dry goods merchants be solicited to aid in the
enterprise by either giving. or by telling at the low
ost remunerative price to the committee managing
the relief house. such articles needed for the
Sd Rs.oi led, That the Female Union Benevolent
Society be earnestly solicited to co operate with
in e ss h the poor
establish and manage the relief house. be urged to
devise. with the Union Benevolent Society plan
of combined operations such a. in their judgment viii
most efectually the prompt, efficient and iu-
dicious dispensation of the relief our means may
afford.
DR.. ]. G. Cabell called on the Treasurer to report
the amount of funds In hand.
The Treasurer stated that $3I5 10 had been paid
In, but that number Of gentlemen who were not
present, had made collections, sufficient probably,
to increate the funds 10 $500.
Mr.. D. S. Delaplane moved 10 increase the com.
mittee appointed to receive contributions to forty
six. and the motion being carried in the Affirmative
to solicit contributions of oney, food and clothing,
stand thus: Rev. T. v. Moore, Joseph r. Anderson,
Fred. Bransford, VIM. Rutherford, D. H. Miller, A.
B. Crenshaw, w. GoddiD, WIN. Breeden, B.W.
Starke, Geo. B. Saunders, II. p. Lefavre, Abraham
Warwick, D. 8 Delaplane, Fleming Griffin Chas.
II. POWELL Alex. Garrett, Capt G. Dimmock, Mai.
Jacob Shook lDr. Jas. Bolton. Dr.. John F Garter,
Henry Miller, N. c. Lipscomb. Col. Tho. J. Evans.
Thos D. Quarles, Peter w. Grubbs, Daniel True.
heart, James Dunlop. w. D. Blair, R. s. Archer,
A. w. Lambert, M. Mccormick, VIM. F. TAYLOR
r. Morriss, Geo. w. Munford, VIM. Gray of R.,
VIM. A. Pratt. Thos. Sampson. John Clash, Mark
Downey, Thomas Dodamead, John Sledd Edwin
Robinson. Judge John Robertson and Stafford H.
Parker.
Mr.. David ]. Saunders offered the following re.
solution, which was unanimously sdopted, a. a di-
rectory for the committee contributions:
M e oss4 to tss
81 and e e g ne
tablished in Monroe Ward, all articles of provisions
clothing etc received by them.
Thefollowing gentlemen compose the Committee
of Arrangements: DR.. J. G. Cabell William Mac
farlaDe, David J. Saunders, C. G. GriswoId and Ro
j. Barksdale.
On motion of DR.. Garter, the thanks of the meet
ing were unanimously rendered to Mr. David j.
Saunders, for the use of his hall.
Mr.. B. w. Starke offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That when this meeting adjourn, it ad-
ourn to meet again al the call OF the Committee of
Arrangements
Mr.. Saunders rendered the use of the hall to the
meeting or committee of forty-six, whenever they
might need it.
The meeting then adjourned.
Nor DONE wITH.-Robert F. Kirby,
charged with violating the law by carrying on his
usual business on Sunday last, appeared before the
Mayor last Saturday to answer to the complaint -