New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-14
AMERICAN HTDOJVS' RELIEF ASSOCE
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the Secfary reported that since the organization Of
the Association in Janu,ry last, toe cash donations
taid 70 Mr. McElra'b Treasure amount - $3.50 30,
oil Of Which ard more has been expended, leaving
ctfoit Of over $500 ous the severa Trustets About
So 600 wc.th OF clothing, bedding, shoes, s'ocknss,
flour end other provisions, has also been received,
mekirr over $40 900, distributed TO ab0u! 525 fan-
lies IN lees u IN three months
TIE Secretary reported of his rn doings, that he
had pi.en ont from toe rooms Of The Association, No
IA Greene ct from Feb to April |, So $50 10 cash.
ard rahiIy 80 COO worth OF clothing and provision,
snd aso $50 Howard As ocistion tickets, making
So 500 distributed TO of,he most worthy objec s.
pcrbsps ever aided by charity in the hour Of darkest
need Many Of these widows families were. when
foufG hy the visitors without food, fire or masns TO
procure then, erd some families had psvDe1 almost
eyery Article Of clothing Icep. the very poor dresses
in dali, use During February aud March, the Sac
rotary rsdeeT ri G57 pledge tickets, at an expense
Of 81 IL l. mates that the tickets con.alnel az
le.et OoO articles of clothing beds aud bedding be-
sides yest amount Of ievery and other a4oles,
snoIg which are rings, AID ockets with lost 'nehd'
lsir eid 10 sore cases das uoI,eoS pes OF aeptfea
hushnnds Several old family Bibles have been re-
de.n,o which hao hfen parted With when = else
WA soie The pawnSroker' are Guided 70 - pr
cert IIieres. per anBum, but rarely content toem
selves With lefs ttan hundred per cent wh'le tnsy
often tske rlore snd give up anything l-tt yer
aver or give ANY overplus on &C cunt ct artc'e,
sod. Tie secretary reported that OF III tickets 20
oefmro in tue month Of FehluArs, COS wsrs ov7r-
cbsrsed. Fn- which the "a Enbrokers srs liable 20
ttnsty tf$IOO upon each tckst which " luld mtke
sec 800. The ,tary estm.ted the total vaIe OF
the Irn,eTfy redeemed al over $1,000.
app4ajs. from the Reports Of the Trustees and
Ni.iors lgst vetk th-t there are numerous cases OF
extreme ci-trets still exs'ing that grea. portion
Of the needle women ara still unemployed, AID tnnt
fsmilies are very destitute OF clothog-shoes IN par
tcnler TIE cfe'ary rez'ed sad case Of resp9ct-
.plNN DIAN IN mr. . -
st-,hs won on lick in bed sud tbs children ~ithout
foot, ard one little boy, three yesrs old, Ning
ectlse N n tOuse with no friend or me.us - bury
the de.d or feed the living He very per.iaeniy
asked What shall | DO with such use As tnls,
g. AID usny Others almost ss bsd, that apply eV.ry
coy; I'm $500 out of pocket-sbi' shall Do :,
On. If The Trus'ees remark ed, Make Is 500. 9rd
Iust Providence AID generous Puehc hl'
answer was, WIZ. we uus' Hs WI n'' W 1i'
rropcstion wss entertain ed By the Bos,d to Ask
the Aid of some of the C6ur hes, and Committee
wa, appointed to wsit upon the Consstory OF the
Dutch Ref, rmed Cbur' 10 Lafayette place. ana per
Lsus some others, for that purpose
A Constitution ives adopted, which proVldes tOr
q Truifees 10 Re elected by life members ana Az
NAL subscribers Of g each Life members pay S'O'
The following ere among the proVhlons OF trS I d.
Tbs Us. N,s4r be hei TIE d' Ttur'iay Of N9y.n.
ssl ts 80 |es II IL. seeissry L.dy vi.lrsrs
H. ,rroipfFa b, eseh TTnse Tie esdns o1I-et OF hs As
sesStS - :S'a suss! o 80 a,,.
Toe NIB trice TO beg, or beeoae 'ouotafy
n. ,bsrty The use. oil far - possible s1etllsaI
1so h.se cone through hsd o. iosoetJ
or IN rorsluy # AIRY INA Women VIA i.ml 80 Q,
ciS,,p uko are sn sryiog live nes ana respects. &c
bs b. III fT.t coI srd bu, .n,l be iAeen apoe ae
boots, rIuI P.hioe !, .a, Ss .oS
ttu,rstaeed pr,.,rt wsrt spd sho ony Geo - a.
t,ss ,r,. n 30 b.ve formerly eto5ei 81
tou ID society. Who ere uosbe 20 s9p1ot -
be s..t,s f.r the fune. Of the Ae.sn 81. 0e,~h
40 a. Ave ter from tie osgsdtiion Of "a ne
~. reuse ith 70 eisp psnpe To -ldoNI o.
tii er,rity eeu6aed and Ptinep., % a. s 20
b. '9sst ...r .'hsI 'a.0 ,Ss!. q s''
Tbefuonirg Is slaied as the oigin o. tHls As'o-
citation: Nil
In The fore part ofJspusry 1855, John G. DsshleT.
. eou. u.,chrpt If Buffalo y Y, cent - IS. K OF
THr TRIBusE Office 25 barrels Of Hour, vi
o,dsr. 10 ci,rribu'e it il h,fba p4sc'i, 70 nty
An ericsu Widows. such - 'hcee wno soh7f, otI
who sre TOO proud 20 1T .ee Qno e kno ' uhei
Wal. BITE su, ring every -AinE oul Tue uesi
",ior % b-geay ~ rave that prids 50 na 1fal ID
American In m.kiug ttst c-- Foutlon Oh noUs'
fat. came 20 light not dreamed CT before Ioc'e
yto wee eDf aged IN the Work fc1ni 10 'e- ~ M
bi,, ur.uspeotsd Of beng 10 |snt OF auJ o. tu7
n.ce..sris. or corfor - lie were hYi1S up.h 'ne
.csry ujitapce ottsinsG Pom ths pt~n y )ksfs 100 y
mo-, t.s la.t sr-c'e Of c.pt ng rs. COCO ne 'ptnl
ard fhs; many ifdustsinus. wiling SasHs were dl.
az nust psr 81 stheit aid hsfor- sgring la snos'
II va. fut5 a. a. Bircs been full! proved tna' the
r.al.urr. ro1 the depression o. bu-insss ard sant
Ct en- tlnvueut wee th- vefy pscsons meo'ioh7h u
NJ. De.hl.rs lettr ED .aat bEmani:y required I'M
ueCs,e sotior.
The result hiss been s.sted.
TIE fciloNi IL sgenteaen compose he present Board
Of Trustees: , ,-.. !.
p -r,.cvsu PresSeut; TIC, NeE'rsth Trea'areri -
=, &c., 49,. Geo W Browne James b. Co gaze
w. II P.yrou,hs Ctai es L Er5s,, e Diasn'fe X VI
e..,.o, n ,,r, d Nu-ph1 Fr-6e I'D Cook, VIM b Ah-u
-. ss,I,m JohI Rober1 stephen Cat,sS. J0ssp'
Cagis
CorycrLxEs This Board of Councilmen ms' ia''
night. The principal business was voting 500 u
NiLop Irdu-trial School; voting $4,000 to he
p,irs ard Supplies; and directiLg the Controller Z
advertise proposals. for publishing Corporation 81