New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-22
,vrrtc.y WIDOWS RELIEF AsSocE-
ALTON.

e,us ,c.,hs, a, N.ssrs Foylers saf Weiss roo rs
No. SIS broadway. on Saturday eEeniSg, tie neces
siiy Of an orgsnz ssion under the shove Eee was
fully explained BY those who have been eannec'ed
With the business o. making inquiries after proper rs-
cipien's Ct the donation Of Buffalo aour merchant.
Of fry half-ba-rels Of -four 10 fifty American
widows, sIch tbose who suffer but are too erout
20 let the public know their wants Suffering every
thing but the degradation OF beggary, to save that
" pride 80 natural to Americans"
Among many other very interesting euses mention
cd. was that II widow Of q MISTER me.hanic wa,
bsd never known tie want Of sny luxury N her
Young dsys-vso lived via her hus,and in tte most
resrectable and comfortable circumstances, With the
ID and ability f. help Others, bu, wiz, by tbs long
,icksess snd death of her husband for years ago,
was left with otbsg but her wcifurrshed houss TO
support herself and two lovely children. Much OF
TIE persOnsl properly had to be seid to pay OF Lite
debts doctors bills fnera expen es and rests snce
which by the most une,ing industry, she h,s been
abe keep o,sing neat andco nfortaSls md
her children welcothed and al schocl and bids from
ali her acquaintance the ssct that she often suetred
for ant of little aries but never asking charity
credit, until last fall her health gave way, and
lately she has been unable get work Ter her needle
which, heretofore, has take, the highest premiums
year after year at fairs; ard 6asly she obliged TO
ask short credit for fifty pounds ofour, (Which, said
she to the visitor, sis almost gone, and God only knows
where the neat is to come from. cannot ,sk 10 be
trusted sgaia-I cannot ak cherty-Ihave no rola-
tiycs thai can apply to- cannot make AnoEn my
press D. necessities TO those who ksew and associated
with me in days Of prosperity. still hope to get
work and tssn can live independ mt and not hum
"ble my children to the level Of beggms Ihave al
4 H.
Sin lin sti; feel confident that my trust Is rolia
"ble one" So we trust it will prove This day abe
is giving thanks TO God over bread baked from a
portion Of thai iour, and when that is gene she must
have more Such woman and such children must
no; be reduced - beggary.
Another very modest delicate young woman, six
months widow with two lovely children, an ia
faut and feeble mother, also widow, living in
wel-iurDshed rooms as neat the best lie the City,
has no mesns OF support except the little that she can
earn with her needle Her husband was a piano
maker-awaJs lived well, and was always careful OF
hi. feeble wife, but could not lay up anything for her
support after be was taken away. trting assist
ance will help this woman to live without degrading
&" that pride so natural to an American
There is another very interesting case, OF which the
yi.itor remarks" and thereby hangs tale Ills
tale Of truth tina, beats romance. 1t is tale OF
widow Of man once worth hundred thousand dot
lara lady who has moved in the best society, re-
duced to the necessity of working day and night az
copyst when she get such work to do, and VINO,
with her four nice children the Oldest OF when Is
sicky has suffered the pains Of cold aud hunger thus
winter because che could not, would not beg or eat
bread that she did not earn, il she had labor Tor
hands 1t is almost needles to say that If there had
been "prohibitory Law" in her husbands day, his
wife ard children would not now be N want
Another widow OF a respectable clergyman walked
with worn-cut shoes from Harlem because too poor
TO ride to ask lady friend in the City TO apply for
portion of that -four to avoid exposing herself and
Der poverty to strangers.
Another who, the visitor says, " is young and in
"teiestng, with two sweet children one two years
s'and one four months old, was wife Of clerk and
always lived well till his death three months SINCE
She can make dresses, but cannot get work. Her
rent is paid for the present, but she will be obliged
to sell her furniture to get food
Another, woman O. years old, born in Wall-st''
husband dead eight years-has four children-never
knew pinchipg want till this winter when her eyes
have failed her and al her four children are out OF
work except ore who is employed two days In week
In folding newspapers which just pays the rent, leav
ing the lttle work that the others get to do to
iuInlsh fOOd, Nhlcn cVucirB prime VI CVsh hoa.
The old lady nearly barefoot, and canaot get pair
Ct shOss.
Eighty seven similar CAGES are recorded, which
have been visited besides numerous applications,
which do, and some which do not come within the
scope Of the requiston ofihe aour-donation- ltsfor
the present relief Of SUCH without regard to creed or
color or 70 anything but satisfactory evidence to the
visitors of good moral character and need OF assst-
enee, that q new Association has been prelimnarily
formed, as Advertised in another column.
The Association earnestly solicit immediate contri-
buttons which may DO made TO either of the Trus-
tees whose names are sufficient guarantee to the
donors that the funds will be faithfully and adiciousy
spplied.
IS r., Tfbune Office has paid over TO the
Treasurer 500, cut Of dor aiioIs sent to him, for
charity. which be hopes will be applied, with much
more TO the most needy and worthy Of the hundred
American widows already on tao books Of the A'so-
citation.
We bespeak the attention Of those who are sbleio
svisit the widow sad iafherless in their ahhcilon,
TO this new Association for their relief
In future ell contributions received at the Tribune
Office. either from town or country unless Oths'1s.
.poesaAy 1iyecfed will be paid over to the American
Widows Relief Association"
DPST-TTTTTON or THE POOR.