New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-29
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE
RELIEF OF AGED INDECENT FEMALES.

RELIEF OF AGED INDECENT FEMALES.
Tho fo,tv first anniversary Of the Association for
ne Relief of Aged INDECENT Females was celebrated
Yesterday afternoon at the Home, in East Twentieth
Ian near the Second av in the presence Of the friends
land patrons Of the Institution.
Al noon the exercises opened by the Rev. Mr..
|BIoLER, of Moravia, with prayer, after which the
lrverend gentleman read the annual report, from
shich we make the following interesting extracts;
"Twelye months have taken their rapid flight, and
he numbered with the years beyond the Hood, since
d he last Annual Report Of this Association was pre-
i snted 10 its benefactors. During that period the
TRADED pestilence that walketh in darkness has
Visited every part Of our land, sunderng the dearest
6ss and causing many hearts to mourn TOR those that
ara not. Yet within the walls OF this Asylum, in
family of nearly ninety aged persons, feeble and in.
sm as many are where any prevalent disease mlgot
naturally be expected to make lite ready nroad, not
one instance of the cholera has occurred.
1--WE would not be understood to attribute ths re,
arkable preservation TO any human foresight or skill
In the management of our household, although wise
supervision of diet and Other prudential measures
with regard TO the health of the family, have oeen
faithfully Observed but to the sewerage mercy a'onS
of that good and gracious God who has ever blessed
the eBdeayors of this Association to provide Tor ana
cherish His aged poor, would we render All me praise
"Thouch spared from a visitation OF CHOLERA withih
The ylOm there has BEEN through .ne y; h
course of about three months Elk OF the inmates were
removed by death. -Four of these had beer long
time, for many months, hoveIng on lne orhS % .ae
vraye and death may be attributed IN Their cases
rather Ia wearing out Of nature than to any parcu-
lar disease The whole number OF deaths for the
past year is H. exceeding that OF the previous year
f53l bv5 The year 81 had g. 81 had g. so had !, and
10 the wear 40 in which the cholera prevailed, there
we're H. There was more sickness In the summer OF
nat year also in the last pas, than hes en- usual
but with the exception OF one case, tdat OF domestic
fhere was no cholera. She, poor g,rl, with very
H.. vofsa inf
we doubt not viii interest portion OF the friends OF
his charity They show the ratio of mortality IN
The Asylum for six years past; the advantages tor
health and comfort as far as the Institution l. con-
ttmed, being the same one year with another during
HAT time and the size OF the family not varying for
many YEAR, except from the absence OF an inmate
visiting some friends in tho country or room vacated
by death remaining empty for short space until ~
can BE- prepared for its next occupant. Taxing into
account the years and the nhrmity, more or less OF
every individual that makes up the family OF eighty
seven aged persons is il not matter OF pleasing sur
priss that there should be 80 few. rather than so
many deaths. II also bears favorable testimony to
the kind and unremtting Of the mairon, having
regard for the welfare and comfort Of every undr
her care. 1t affords evidence, likewise, of generous
and udicious supply Of nutritious paatsole food, In
Reasonable variety, contributing much 20 the enjoy
snent Of old age and needful perhaps, than in
youth, 10 recruit the energies Of decsying nature"
After citing the peculiar character Of the inmates
Of the institution, the report says:
The very high price Of food and fuel, and OF every
hing, indeed that was necessary 20 provide Tor the
Comfort and sus,enance Of the household, numbering
ninety three persons has borne very heavily on the
Treasury Of the Society until its funds being exhaust
cd ii became necessary 10 encroach on portion OF
The capital that had not yet been permanently nves-
ted, but still was bearing interest. Such measure
sLways resoried to with reluctance, and only wasn
there Is no alternative In this necessity, by the
goodness Of our Heavenly Father, which we desire
thankfully TO acknowledge, timely supply In tue
ter1n OF leg acies came to our rellet' -.
"intimsted the Withdrawing Of their subscriptions
and donations, which abridssmeat would cause gre"