New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-05
PUBLIC MEETINGS
wOMAE's PROTECTIVE EMIGRATION


CANNED Womsn's Protective Emis ration ,,;.,, a.
aid di,tresied women in going Wet wbers ,k,v 49,.
obtso employment. Last everirg in resp,,..
circular call, a meeting OF lsdies and ge.ts0.,
he I'd ct the rooms Of the hrcsttils La,,,, -.
ton. Dr. L. 7. wARssR was called to p,..,s.
Mr.. ID. c. Van Norman was appointed s.,...'
Letters Of sympathy were received from a pp-s.
gentlemen. some of them sympsthizing to b.,a,a,ss
pecuLisy amount.
Mr. WV ii. Fry was then introduced He .s.
few moments before committee of ladies' h.d ,,,,.s
urop him. with the Request that he wo-a .oo.L =
behalf Of this movement Without tine q, 80.
,op. BE- cheerfuIly complied with ttsrrsQsss 49,
he felt il 10 be the duty of every uaa 20 Do $3.50,
lsid in his power for the smeliorston OF the social s.
5itiou of women. To such an intelligent aas,ss
however he did rot tbItk 1t was Eeeesssry "a a..
barely sryibirg more than to lay the facts beia,s
them. In few brief words oy Way OF ihtrodrctiop.
he ssirme thst woman by reason OF tle crcur,.crS
Cd sphers of action assigned TO her by scc.sty hsa
pecuisr claims upon Our sympathy and support n
was evident that In this general ds,up6oa az
business the lsborer must suffer. Womer ooLfesssdv
weak, were least abe TO provide for taeasevs,
in snch seasons Of general distress, aaS ussss he
helprp hand ives speedily extended to their sesia.
sncs the 6ir.st suffering must follow OF necessity. Ii
an ounce Of prevention was better than @ porrd oi
cure surely il more wise TO save tasn t. reclaim
question that unless assisted eithsr With money or
work thousands of virtuo1s. honest sra woay sogk-
pg omen in this city would be driven N Water BY
beer starvation to prostitute themselves 10. bread.
He believed that the mothers ara wives and csughsu
of ouueuce when they knew these facts, wogld sIet
all tber energies to save tner less favored sisters
from this horrid fste. The Association for which be
had the honor to speak proposed 70 send these
and work were plenty. These wOmsn ksd
a right TO call upon the benevolent Tor
help in this crisis. Tee project Of the Committee
Of Ladies is 70 obtain some suitable dwelling ASuss IN
respectable locality in which to aecot1moess rs-
spectsble women out Of employment, uOtil si'usaas
can be found for them in the country IL IS propesd,
meantime that some members OF the COMMITTEE
shall 90 West, to ascertain where w.men can tM
employment, and to organize summary societies 70 az
tant towns ard vilsees, with view to enlsrsng The
usefulness of the society; 20 confer with oergyosn
nersops in authority and all who can aid the goo1
cause in any way. a few weeks since some Of hes
ladies casually inserted flying advertisement N tso
daily papers, requesting women out of employ.
inert TO call upon them. In three days they hsd
over four hundred applications, and in Q little
longer time over Thousand, nom women
of re spectaby, not seamstresses alone, boy women
skilled in various professions al ANXIOUS 70 soor l0
women in this city wiling to 20 West 10 engage
spy respe Ct able occupation Ii they stay here the
most de plorable quences Will De sure 20 foo4
Mr. Fry had no doubt that the agents OF Railroads IN
materially Such relief to honest but distressed women
was q OF charity but right Many Of tho bsst fAni-
lies in the country were descended from those women
who were formerly TENT here in chip losds from Europe
To CARY this good work TO successful issue the ladies'
must themselves age in it, and If they ddso heartily
he was cure they would succeed. =
Mrs. FARYHaM detailed what the Society had
achieved, and what it proposed to do. They had me.
50 COO, urging their claims upon moral and eeoaon-
ical grounds. There were many thousands OF women
in this city good, honest industrious folks.suddeny
deprived Of Il mesns OF subssence VINO ior mo,'ns
had been llysg a. best they could by psxnisg their
furniture and clothing. Those with whom they bad
oonyersed were on the brink OF starvalcn ssd every
dsy sent feores Of them upon the streets. Wkstever
was done must be core at once.
The Rev. L. n. PEAsE of tie Five points House OF
Industry belng called for said tha. there from,
90 coo TO %, 600 unfortunate women in Nsw-Yak
who lived by prostitution. He believed from Whist
be could learn that these bard tines had increased
their number l 500 more. He had convsrsed wits
them 10 the street, and in every four tod An hat
they had gone there within the past month or two.
He found some who really intelligent ssd csps-
BILE women, possessing tsleLt OF no common ordsr,
whom necessity had driven upon the street. ID nn
opinion prompt action was all important
Mr.. HEURfLxY then submitted the following, which
wss adopted:
Reored in view Of the facts and statements aid befr. this
meeting ths prompt and eff ent action required I'M
medaely in behalf Of the unemployed 'men IN 'n
kOssd That for this pu the plan Of the wensn!
Protective Emigration Association which has been here stated
wise humane feasible snd economical and thai We
DO hey indere and commend TO the conf 1snes Of IL
city authorities and Of LIBERAL who recognise he
obligation aid the destitute and helpless in their tine OF sui
It was announced that subscriptions would be re.
ceived at THE TRIBUNE office; also By Mr.. Z. w.
No. 40 Lafayette place; and Mr.. Jones, No. ia VIII
liam street.
The ladies ard gentlemen present then enrolled Their
names a. members OF the Association.