Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-12

The growth of the Order of the Sons Of Nal
ia in this country has been rapid, and Lodges
are already established in most of the city and
larger towns. The Lodge in this city was or
ganized on the Sd of July last, and the Sons
now number about Four Hundred and Forty
The great object of the Association is Charity
systematic and general, wherever want is found
and suffering to be relieved. The Cleveland
Sons have appropriated Thousand Dollars or
over to the aid of the poor and suffering this
winter, and their Depot on Bank Street pre-
sents the appearance of family supply store,
pretty well thronged with customers daily
Several of the big hearted Sons, as Committee
of Charity, are in attendance each forenoon,
and Mr.. W. J. WARNER is their principal almo-
ner Applicants for relief are kindly received,
their cases investigated, and if found deserving,
aid is promptly given. We understand one of
their rules is not to give unless on the recon-
mendation of member who personally knows
the case to be worthy of relief The system in-
troduced is very necessary to guard against i'm
positions, and makes the members familiar with
the poor and afflicted in their own neighbor-
hoods Great good has been done by the Or
der already many cases Of destitutiOn and sGf-
fering have been cared for, and many heart
blesses the benevolent Sons of Malta in Cleve-
land
To replenish the charitable fund. the Sons of
Malta are to hold grand Festival and Ball at
the Angler House, on Thursday, the 18th inst
1t will be the Festival of the season, judging
from the various COMMITTEES announced and the
note of preparation. The Theatre is to be used
in connection with the Angler for the Festival,
the parquette being AOored for dancing, and the
stage and boxes elegantly decorated. 0LkER
and LELAND's famous Bands will play alternate
ly, and nothing will be spared to give eclat to
the festive occasi on.
similar Festival held by the Sons of Malta
in Cincinnati recently, netted Sl,l33.75 to the
treasury, to be distributed by the Charity Com
mittee of the Lodge among the poor and needy
of that city We trust the Cleveland Sons will
realize an equally liberal sum, and all who pur-
chase tickets to the Festival, whether they at
tend or not, may be assured that their contribu-
ton to the poor fund will be discreetly and ben
efcially expended.
In Cincinnati, Buffalo, ETC., the Sons of NAL
ia have paraded the streets in midnight pro-
cessiOn, in pursuance, we presume, of some
rite of the Order The parades have attracted
much attention from their numbers, singularity
ofregalia and costumes 1t is intimated that a
similar parade of the Cleveland Sons will take
place Tuesday night next, the procession leaving
the Lodge Room on Bank street at II o'clock,
proceeding with music up Superior and Euclid
streets to Erie, down Erie to Lake, up Lake to
Ontario, up Ontario to St. Clair, down St.
Clair to Water, up Water to Superior, and
thence back to the Lodge on Bank. Should the
weather prove favorable tine strange, mysterious,
and novel spectacle, will be witnessed by many
thousands.
As Opportune and of interest at this time,
we copy from an exchange which appears to be
posted touching the Order, the following ac-
count of