, 1864-10-21
6EA1kF FOR TaE POOR
SA@'SnH tselae1 Oomm1ttee-The Work
~o"mthced-Flxn Uf Action

] r VkA l. AV0Ae
Citizens Relief consmlttee--Fne wor,
somm@nced-a'l4n of Action.
aoIfuhnt TO public notice, a meeting Of tn
est-ens hetief Association was aeld last even
,ee IN the Young Mems ~rhris.tsn Associate,
tnn 20 oeyite plans to rs.e subscriptions 10
or mouon. J. 8. ReypoIus. E-o.. wes a, so,nteI
4he ch;,i1 nc e. " Fuller Ed sseresary
for III ~ submitted the FOLIO resolution.
4o ne =. ts1Gelatlon 0l the gentlemen present:
a,no;n,rG 1aat committte OF sesen psrsous bs
sp,ia spptntea ~ TINS meetmg, tthrre Of whom sha!
ecntive Committee of Re,ef reder hose eenerai as
s aia ne funds 10 be raised for the supply
d eode.s IT p90s .! y
t., Heto!sed, That tie city be DIVIDED INTO districts
sr,t aecJfaanee with place herewith submitted
tnet, Tor thorough and sYstematic appeal to our
e'tzene lor contributions.
81 money s cell. c,eo shall be- hapded over to
and ao shsl p.s OH he stme a.
anected by the Chairman OF The Executive Com
ao Gs III 1s ~ 6y ans otsr :%v
.uIssmel1t, certided By the Audltlng tommittes,
Cxlved, ~ ~ '' 4"
-. Nsze1s. s.--a.e hereby constituted the Audit
,hg ,hhg Committee whose out, Il ehal be to extmlae
Tue AIraBatttn accounts ant vouchers, and make
report lhsseof to The Executive Commfe.ee.
IRe ieltel department Of ths Y. b. G. A.-noN
C. e..
ment Of ite chairman. Hehry W. Fniier, Eaq.. and
az co.laborers. to perfect system and requiring
tknoroneh ard eyRtenstic visiting of'ail appiicsnts
most economical 1uethud Of dis1ioutlon, and /, ia
neieoJ adopted as tbs dispensing agency Of ttIs
association. The Executive Comm,ttee may,
noWet.1s Employ other agencies for debursiue d
portion Of ths funds II The, ueen it r1pe1lent-a
magGsfty Or tha member concerning.
spgoiI g@ith tments were then 'ead
4adttcrs-W. Il. Brown, Sidney Movers ann G.
E4ecutsre Go,nnaAtee-J. L. Reynolds, chairman.
D9ce:tt. =. u. Avery. Vert Dexter, j. ii.
Bowen, Il. ". htng and c. G. W1okpr
% motion the resolutions as a whole were
The following preamble aud resolutions we're
submitted ny the ch1ff. ano adopted:
HuxnsAs, The long contiouance Of the war,
and The Repeated calls ior volunteer soldiers.
which have always been met by our city, have
greatly Increased the number of soldicrs' families
.rs9Spi51ns Si1aa asFts1anee; i, , s9a ,.1,..
81 Chicago necessarily caures q heavy increase in
the nnmter Of. bick md sutfeting. ppor aud
WnEnEAs. Tue eErat lnctease. 10 The cost Of all
ssjp upon the eick aud destitute portion OF our
population, We recoe1ize the solemn dnsy resting
upoo u and upon all who are blessed with CON.
noIty for the support OF 6ur Iailen soldiers. and
the families Of those who ara el1ll periling their
lives In our behalf, and also in nid of The Worthy
eutt rsnr poor in our midst, therefore
A<eo!re1, A. the senae Of tbia meeting, and in
view Of the fact eet foth in the foregoing pream-
Bile that At least 0c0 TN addition to all that Is
,s 4ons sy +, tne eity and county and ,he Board u
~ cobrrltutiup to Afford measure OF eclef eoual
to TINT iuE1 ished last season, when about <l5 CQ
s Mas ipas nnd Te hereby plsde our utied
ne follow lnx districts ana distriet committees
nl - Jis!Het7a: y. Hln.dAle. W. T. Allen, II g.
;d-e,ioert Hubbard, P. L. Under sood. ]. z,
,sd@M. KAre. v; F. Doseett, G. R. chlttendsn,
ath- c. R. Iatrahee, 4. q. Downs, J, II, Muhlke,
Mr Gree rlea'. Z B. Neleon
5lh-Mtrt Dexter, ]. V. Farwell, G. q. Latin.
0th-T. J. Dfckersoo. J. a, T5uel, V. II. uig-
7h-W. 4. Brown, Tuthil King. ", R.y-
mond, 9. Fptftp2ton, u. 3. Armstrong.
, s1e3c.G Wicker, ANDREW Blown, F. T. Gray,
Obj. y. Barker. E. E. Robbirr, Y. Perkins,
Z, 1Gtnn q; clensvef. }srss Ha,. ous, j. 4, Brown.
1s-GF 1G.er ,;i hsl''sfes mes,a A. =: e Campbell
HOLDEN.
1sth-T: =. Baxter. ". 7. o.horae.
1sth-Ph1lo carpenter. F. u. GARNER, Thomas
t4th-E1'iot Anthony, ] D, Moss. ~
16th-Hailroaos-c. 4. uaInmobd, u. E. Urgent,
bard: Daniel Thomson.
lsth-Lnmbtrmen-E. E. Bats, A. G. Callins, J. L.
l9th-Banks-J. 7. scammon, ". s,urges, VT.
Ccolb.neh-
so'h-Hoiels- John . Drake and D. French.
The e., IL ois:rIcted into 1llten districts.
oA motion adjourned.
Our sick Soldiers
A lond call comes from the So'dlers' Home at
Caifo. ,Cr "ooeu or co:tan flannel DR. .wcss and
Woo!eC tocka for the eoldie:s. C.nyate scepts
coming from below, suffer greatly from chsuge oi
climate, aLd need these comforts before proceed.