New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-23
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN WIDOWS RELIEF ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN WIDOWS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
FIRST ANNIyERSA MEETING
This Asocia, on be its First Anniversary Meeting
at the Broadway Tabernacle last evening To soy
that it wss an interesting meeting does not convey
cea 10 the mind e the reader Of the amount Of in
terest manifested by the arge audience in behalf of
this most excellent charity, 1t an entbusia stic
denomination.
The President othe Ass )caton called the meeting 70
orcer ard invi ed Mayor WooD to preside, who call,
upon the Rev. DR. De Witt to opentbe proceedings with
spIs sgsrg to the Author OF all COED gifts
fer the msny that were put ino the hand, Of the
Trustees lest Winter to aid this particular class of su
hripg families.
Short addresses were made by the following gentle
mtn: HORACE GRrELEY the Rev. A. ID. SMITH, JOEL
PARKER and he Rev X. NJ. HATFIELD.
SoLos ROBINSON, Secretary Of the Association then
cad the report, portions OF which are given below.
TIE Trustts Of u American WiioSs Relief AssO
ciaiion having received hOuntifulIy, AMI having OK
hqusied all that they have eved ond now appealing
more ready ano willing to account for their re-
C. pts expenditures But first We will givea brief
account of organization and its objects Our con-
sti'u'ion ssys
section The leading object Of The Acei.to9 shall b. TO
help thar ss OF snios who have been reduced ny m ,or
price to beg OF become voluntarily io-pent' of ehshy
Tire Irus'ees Wl Tar ts pOSOe e1clu
have esne through habits Of iey indoence or
.s WEI n"S VIII Win m, of bep. children who ar.
sill striving aud respectable sta the first
3td but shah be taken upon the booA' resu
See IT, 1t shall be leading object families who have
b, thrown cut Of mt thu, reduced present
sbd who only need Hle tenPoraJ aid TO save thsn
70 L @ o be .noss he G, y 9Gs T r.l,6 5s s; s
uaiiOis in The oqotry CITY ws.Te hey earn 81 homes,
advising them sbee gbsy get WORK IT hor sc ;n
med trades, far funds will psrmh giving Temporary
70 No Tse 'hAu sIprOPi late over SO to f.ily t
Que 6Se weVg' the n n
SC Ad0ns who hsve been sssi.tei, bscsus out of en-
wh,tieI sven as hey h.vs osn sccutom not Who
I,ue accept srco an opportunity when on'led sha 10
lerf,r rece We the lid Of tire As oci4ioa.
q. Aged iud'm or 6ecrpt person. who have formerly
~jI AIep,ciste Po ion soc-y VIII Gre nases 70 'up
citation ill permit them from the degradation of
ieesee in The Aims u Use, With o-sigO p,upers
SEC q To widows OF Amer cans or payoeorn So nen ana
Children # repua>e character this charity mus bs conhq7d,
eipa hose who must be sought After rather than
those who seek frsiO.
Such is the elject then that the Trustees Of this
association lave in view. To such persons will the
charities oopfces to their hands be given, 50 far as
they sle ebe TO discriminate.
Itisubnecessary to say how the rapid organization
OF the association was Perfected and the machinery
brought SO speedily inc working ORDER except merely
10 remind YOU that il was Americana country noted
for its go-aheeHitivebess at Locomotive speed. In
rec GAYS 6ftefl III epuOu, dctNe WOhnS hltp' anu
noble glorious angelic women, were al " DIX, t9Vere-
irg the streets and lanes, climbing 10 fifth story gar
rets wheIe tbey found fTeless rooms and hungry
cllSr,p; or going down into damp and ch e-less
hastn eI IT, TO caIrv food and medicine 10 woman-
Anne rio. II w0ueEstre'cbed upon beds of straw upon
colo foCls whe'e the Orv thing LET 70 them beside
their scenty cow ring, TO make them better of man me
btas;s of the feel was u shelter Bat Of ess aud
fieltss, they never Lost their native pfl-e. Ihey
c nc + arvt-ihty would o beg.
Oh if / cOulG exhibit 10 you here beauliu Con-
u, ct cut slr the only prop OF her aged, rieuna &c
no her, md let her tell how they were rescued at the
lat 10, meat from a ce>r in Muber street, where
vs1t Of work ard sickness bad drivrrs thvm to die,
your heart. would met Nth thsIhssivins.
In two days a. before ststeo, after Ihe organIa'on
was solver sed The Treasurer reported S73l in hand,
and a. thu end OF eight days q, s54
Nessked for relief for a very " Tthy clSss who had
uese asked before, and hearts and hsnds sere opened
Swft as the winged mt sseIgeis of Heaven the
estolse came FROM the great American heart, liss
e,fo from thousano hills-from VI 4ine to Minnesota,
from the SEES TO the LAKES from Florida 70 Foao ia
Lsc-They shall not starve Yet they old sutfef, sun
suffer sl pine in silent grie for our hands are Win
ont riDews. We have received IN cash 8 80; hve
thousand Of II hand in the frat month of our
eNstsI ce and about two thousand the next month.
We have nothing ON hand iess than nothitg now.
Sui the den ards are pressing
Ills very osy, smart, well oTei, m>hy-sPokeh
boy twelve Yeas old, came 10 ne with these words;
"Mr Robinson, my mother has sent me 10 ask you
if you help her any, If II is nothing more ina
ous 70 get ltle something TOT ne cu!Iuen ~ ca
to-day"
Have YOU bad no breakfast
I'VE Lad s1me bread and tea, but We have none
left ard nv mother is sick in bed. She las the
scrofua or eIyspelns in Der fac, aud smos biad
NJ, sis;er octr ihsn Is cripple and can't hardly
eey about TIE house bps she tres 10 help mother 81
sie car and my other sister isnt big enousa 10 DO
anything ,,,,
Then how DO you live-how have you lived
I'VE nv 10 do the BEST AMI We don CON
plain. Sometimes can earn shilling, and some
times my aunt ives M one
Whist do You do for fire -
I've have 10 give eight cents pail for coal, sud
make one pail ast day aud half, but we can a.
ford that No w. and so buy coke for three cents
nsilful ard bum one day but the rent IS the worst
tToube; that is four dollars and half month
"But how co you pay that |"
"My brother older than me Gid Work IN cooper
shop spd get A. week, but the shop burned, aud be
has zone the country to Try TO get soetnhS 10 no.
and ID, y he will hep nay mother.
on referring 10 my book find this t.miy reported
nv Mn. Hart: Mrs. l.. born IN New-1 o K, Two
"yeasa widow, "a years old, shirt-maker, out uns-
"ble 10 work much; husband born IN tnis s1ste' oy
tade an engineer, died poor four children, 10 IL,
al 9 one cripple, youngest go TO SCHOOL ~ Is =
desperate effort for this family 10 I'VE ""a'u'
begging
receive daily calls to visit ssch families The boy
said az he went away, "Wdl you please 'end some
BODY soon 10 visit my mother"
Shall II repeat the question Americans oasA
American women and cbildrea stsrvei Whst your