Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-03
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
0EORgRFOWN. Nov

GEORGETOWN, Nov. g. 1856.
We are pleased to learn that there Is to be
a meeting of the ladies to morrow morning for
the purpose Of reorganizing the Female Union
Benevolent Association. We had been panied
on hearing it rumored that this society was to
be disbanded We sincerely hope that such
will not be the case so long as there is a Wild
sw's sigh to hush or an orphans tear to dry
so long as the voice for want or the cry for
help is heard coming up from the homes Of
bereavement, affiction and restitution, which
are to be found in ours as we'll as every other
community Wewould rather see every other
association in our city, apart from the Church,
disbanded, than this one; and we verify be-
lieve that if the good ladies who compose it
could be brought to fully comprehend the one
hundredth part Of the good they have accom-
plished, they would at once abandon the idea
of disorg their association. Time, how
ever, will be insufficient to enable them to
fully comprehend it; eternity alone can make
the pleasing revelation and give their reward.
We therefore beseech you, ladies, one and all,
to keep up your organization. In union there
| is strength. Your united appeals to the sterner
sex in behalf Of the needy and distressed, will
be much more likely to succeed than if you
undertake the task upon your own individual
responsibilities.
And in the name of the good ladies of the
association, the widow and the orphan, and
suffering and destitute humanity generally.
we would earnestly appeal to our fellow.o
zens to furnish these good samaritaus with
means sufficient to enable them to carry out
the heaven directed purposes of their associa-
tion-feeding the hungry, clothing the naked,
relieving the distressed, binding up the wi
dow's wounded heart, and drying the orphans
tears. And in the name of the poor and needy
We would appeal to the ladies; we would ask
them to look back and see the great good thew
have heretofore accomplished-how mspy
wretched, cherries fresides your lsbors Of
love have rendered comparatively happy
how many hungry and nearly naked and
freezing innocent helpless ones you have been
instrumental in feeding, clothing and warm
ing And then remember that it is more
blessed to give than to receive; and these. we
feel assured, will encourage you TO continue
your association, and encourage you on in
your labors Of love and works of charity. We
know you have many disagreeable and pain
full duties to PERFORM and meet with mauy
discouragements in the discharge of your mis-.
sion. These will only serve to make your re.
ward the greater
We hope the ladies will pardon us for our
probable 'overmuch earnestness about the mat
ter, and attribute it to the deep solicitude we
feel for those who are mainly dependent upon
them for the few comforts they enjoy during
the dreary months of winter.
Our citizens were again annoyed last night
by the ringing (by the Vigilant belly of an
other false alarm Of fire. When will our cor
porate authorities take steps to put an end to
these annoying and offensive uproars We
have been assured that the members of the
company as general thing are not to blame;
reckless boys and youths, and persons who
are in no way connected with tho company,
are the originators Of them. Be the authors
who they may, however, we verify believe if
the police and night watch would enforce the
corporation laws they could be easily broken
up and if this cannot be done We sincerely
hope the corporation will close up the house
and order the machines to be sold or trans
ferred to other hands-those who will keep
the offenders from the bell and engines.
A most fragrant outrage was committed last
night at one of the public houses in our city,
which resulted in q female inmate of the
house being most shamefully beaten, and
nearly all the furniture in the bar room being
broken up. And notwithstanding all or near
ly all the corporation officers were at hand no
effort was made TO arrest the offender. As the
matter is to DO judicially Investigated we re.
frain from giving names. SPECTATOR.