, 1864-01-10
RELIEF Fer: sCL5lER5' FAMILIES.
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y EtncdcsRf I1cAaIsB or The
E0clctysa Work.. *.

Tic 1esr!Ar ncctlnc Of the soe,e.y Tor The Relief
OF Eoid:css' Families was held at Tie War Commit.
tao Reens, Saturday sfcsrooa, as1: :s7.5 rug lEIy
attended. - -. -" ~, r-',,t
Mr.. Edgcrion; who mas charge :of the ocpos;so.
r, reported that during the pastEcsa sso hare.
ccivcd applications for assistance from sc toll1ora'
falntee, all Of whom received assistance. There
had been contributed ut the Depository $35.s5 In
cash Is packages OF clothing; Sc worth of je.W..
c1sy; $40 warth Of {new3 children - clothing.
Several Of tho ladies' appointed to v!at soldiers,
families, and to see TINT taais ur,ent wan:a wcze
rclteyed, reported "a follows: r.,: =. . ,.,r.:
Mr.. E: Sexton reported hsrtng co!1c>tel esf = =:
Of which SIS nnd tons CT coal were from joins:
than Burr, Esq. Her district lies cast or State, be-
tween Hubbard court and Liberty, street. :,
Mrs. RobnEon-dtstrics between: Chicago river
and H11ltcd, Adams end Ha:1le0n st,eets-fepo.t-
cd having visited II soldiers families during tbs
week, and fonId much suffering and dcstitu,ion
among them. She relieved 20 Of the famiA.s, and
thsrs are othcrs who will need attention early next
:M1e. Reynolds-dlstrict east Of Clark sirest, BE-
s,aa5;L affL Nichols collected ss.!5 and lot of
Ar. =: Ioomis had spent the 1osk In visiting
disttct west Of Clark erect east Of river, between
3}uney o9d Polk streets. She had relieved IS des-
Mrr.,W. F; White collected $8: Mrs. IA Ty-
I'll. t.s; 4rs: Ae1ckle.' eio,N Mrs. Viii 9, s.;
M1a. Flfsbic, sas5; Ms. J. 3. Hamilton, s 10
dGring the week was ssl,z0. ~
Ths Vest Chicago; ;city Railway Company do
ades sfe &c I'll e a ao
Ths South and North Division lfnes viii probably
Que of tho lsd1cs stated that she found tou,
small children tn room without anF dre-ths
the renamed viii them til the mother aa returned I
Another found house where q poor toldierss
wiaoW had been turned out for her iaabilityto pay
G- isnt-the soul1ess landlord having removed tha
doors and windows to render the house. unnt foF
occupancy and to force the poor woman ont Bho
and her children had been taken in and csled for
tGSmposaEiy Ga1pr y 2 nsishhoF. Some were without
Scores Of families complain Of needing more
e'othing and bedding to keep comfortable Hencc
Vii s. Gee 5s ssd 5as{ e.
used By familiee will come eniae sent to the De-
2oeitoEy. Tx State street.
work has been done BY TIC Society. and a!feady an
immente amount Of: good has resulted from the
laoo,s q ths s sanysfsera; The ladies who hare
meuda1on for the manner in which they lave per-
severed, during the intensely cold weather Of the
pat week: BIT we read in Holy Wr,t list spare
aa'ie:ioa," . &c. ' '4sne'Ns' ana WIDOWS IN their
- MORE oAsvAssIRs WANTED,
1ne 1ouoHsuE districts are yet without yis tora
a1d n some or them the-e a-e many tIes .::tute
families. It is hoped th1t ladies' Wbo can yislt
these families will call at the Deposi,o:y, 75B State
stEce. std ta5e the work in lind ii ozce. TIC
fol!oW4rv gre the numbers a1d bosnd,-.es o. tEe
unsuppllcd districts: - - @-~
NJ 70, in; l@E2n1ded M hy STATE st. ". By the rivo.,
~ -; l;wE l. and s. y ,he rve: y BY Union e.
Ne sqss.S1 stE ssS s. ea; cs;k = r tha ;1er r.
No. lG-E. BY Lake Michigan, ". By Clsrk St.,
N; b 9Th St, and s. b. nidSejy Place 1sist Is.
h!Sgeiy ag rlsee. ~ aHd 4 $; by eIty liniis;
Ee 70 @Es 6y henbcn BY city limits and
css,a Mo; sE ,lsang By The 5ycz nastea Str n BY
So ~ SE "a Y ro'stsa S. BY Rueker n
No. e:-E. by Rnckcr@ ". Union Park Place, N.
No: E5-E. By Halstcd ST., ". by Ruckez, n, by
FanBuc0. AID s. ~ Taylor St.
:. No; 4ezE; By Jefferson, y: BY Bluo Island aye
mug. n: By Taylor St., and S. by r. h. crossing.,
No; DE By Union ST., y. BY Bluo Island ave-
nuc, N. by LuFi. Il. r., aad S. by Chicsgc River.