The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-03-11
meeting OF the Irish Emigrant Aid
SOciety...Treasurers Report.

AT meeting of the Irish Emigrant Aid So
ciety, held at their room on last evening" ar
rangements were made for grand supper on
the evening of the 18th of March, Saint Pat
rick's Day, full particulars of which will be
published in due season. Mr. Nash submitted
report of the number of Irish emigrants
weekly arriving in New York and other east
ern cities, and stated that the Society should
adopt some plan to furnish them with all need
full information concerning farming prospects
in Minnesota and other western States, that
they may be induced to leave the crowded sea-
port cities and secure for themselves and chill
dren home upon the fertile lands of this and
adjoining States, now unoccupied and un-
claimed. G. B. Stanley submitted q paper
prepared by Dillon O'Brien, Esq, on the same
subject, all of which was referred to a commit.
tee of three. consisting of Messrs M. Boyle,
P. Nash and John Grace.
Mr. T. Howard, Chairman of the Irish Relief
Committee for this State, read report which
shows the whole amount paid into the treas
ury for that fund was $1,846.60. OF this sum
Ramsey county contributed. ...... 1903 IS
st. Anthony and Minneapolis ......... 400 90
Hastings. ZIG 90
Shak0pee. 14O 90
Le Sueur county. y.......... 80. II 45
Mendoza. s.. A SO
Mankato. 800
Mount Vernon 2 90
Sent to the Dublin Relief Committee
on the 23d of May, 1867. ...... $1005 90
To the same, June 18. 4O1 90
To Arch Bishop McHale, Tuam. m...... 401 90
incidental expenses s................. ~ 4O
NasA ou nahu. .................... 70 ~
The report adds: "Your committee would
deem this report incomplete if they failed to
bear witness to the alacrity and good will
with which all classes of our fellow-citizens
contributed their mite. 1t was noble under
taking to help rescue from starvation and death
o people, even in misfortune renowned for
their generosity; and your committee look
back with pleasure to the zeal and promptitude
manifested by Americans and Germans-no
less than by our own countrymen-in making
this undertaking a success"
The Society received this report with marked
satisfaction; voted thanks to their fellow-citi-
zens for this generous and timely aid to the
poor of Ireland; instructed Mr.. Howard to
send the amount on hand, $29, 20, to Archbishop
McHale; after which the meeting adjourned.
C.. B. STANLEY, Sec.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR RELIEF OF DIs-)
TRESS IN IRELAND,
CRY HALL, DUBLIN, 18th June, 1868. }
GENTLEMEN: beg to thank you for your re-
mittance of f141 us for the distressed poor of
this country. / shall take care that your lei
ter is duly published as you desire. Accept
from me, on behalf of my starving country
erosity, which will, under Providence, do an
inconceivable amount of good, and save many
from disease and death.
Believe me, faithfully yours,
JOHN c. vERKER,
Lord Mayor.
THos. How ARD, Esq, Chairman MINI. Irish
Relief Committee.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, FOR RELIEF OF DIs-l
TREss IN IRELAND, CRY HALL. :
DUBLIN, 23d July, 1868. J.
DEAR SIR In the name of the poor of Ire
land I beg to thank you for your draft of fifty
six pounds Is Sd. You will be glad to hear
that owing to the kindness and generosity of
our American and Australian friends we have
been able to relieve from death and severe des-
titution vast number of our poor people.
We have every promise of a bOnutiful harvest,
and hope before this letter reaches YOU the
Irish famine of 1868 will have virtually termi-
mated Again thanking you for your gener-
osity, believe me,
Faithfully yours.
JOHN C. VEREKER Lord Mayor
WM. DAWSON, ESQ, Treasurer Minnesota
Irish Relief Committee.
JaIIATF TUAM july 81 1864