New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-19
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sociGEon commend themselves to the Whole
community, and should awaken to favorable
action the truly phiIanthropic in every civil
ized land
This association had its origin at a meeting
called at the St. Charles Hotel on the 22d
June ult. at an adjourned meeting held on
the 29th ult there was q large attendance of
some 81 the most prominent gentlemen Of
New Orleans and OF Louisiana, with a repre-
sentation from some of the other Seathern
States. At that meeting the charter which we
publish was adopted John B. Hood was
chosen president of the association, and s. 5. 1
Buckner vice president. Thirty-fFe directors
were chosen. Their names are published
and are a guarantee Of the fidelity with which
the affairs OF the association will be admins
tered
AT a meeting OF the board OF directors held
on the 18th inst, Mr NJ J. Newman was APP
pointed treasurer Of the association, and
Messrs. W. S. Pike, James Hewitt and Il. i.
Gibson we're selected as the finance com
mittee.
DR. Il r. PIN, who conceived the idea of
the Institution, was selected by the directors
ton with Dr. Warren Stone and r. L. Gibson,
viii compose the committee on aomioil.
Any person can become a member of the
association Oh payment Of twenty five dollars.
Books for the registry Of membership will be
kept at the banking houses Of Pike aLapeyre
3 Brother, and OF Smith, Newman q Co., in
New Orleans. whera donations will kereceived
/ Every director is also authorized to receive
donations and to remit all moneys he may
receive to the treasurer Of tle association.
I We also publish the address 70 the public
which was adopted DIT the meeting Of the Gil
rectory. We hope it will be published in
every paper ins the country, and that assooia-
tons will be Eormed throughout the whole
land to collect subscriptions for this needful
work of charity While the memory Of the
gallant dead has been every where deservedly
honcred, the living, who have been disabled,
have even q higher claim upon public graft
tude. There may be daily seen ON our streets
numb ers of Confederate soldiers, prescribed
from all public assistance, whose wounds
appeal Loudly for aid The State institution
is insufficient, and provides only for Louisiana
J soldiers Iimping Denfederates may be seen
here from every Southern State and it is de-
signed by the charter of this association to
provide for them all, to give them needful
medical assistance, to furnish them with arti-
fetal limbs, and to procure such employment
for them as they are capable Of performing.
| It is hoped that under an effective administra-
ton of the institution it may, instine, become
a second hospital Of Inyaides,n to which
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crippled heroes.
Another feature of the charter Of this asso-
citation eommenda itself to approval, While
the legislation Of Congress excludes Southern
soldiers from all the benefits Of their chart
table laws and while radical philanthropy
goes into Mysteries even when pity drops a
ksympathetic tear on q Southern grave, the
benefits of this truly charitable institution
are not denied to the unpro7ided soldiers of
any country In this the charter expresses
the sentimentof every gallant soldier and Of
every generous people. It but interprets the
feeling which inspires soldiers on the battle
field, where a wounded enemy ceases to be a
foe and may claim from gallant adversary all
the attentions which misfortune has a right to
demand from the brave. We consider the
incorporation Of this feature in the charter as
! signal rebuke to radical bigohy and as com
lmending The objects Of the association to the
charitable and the generous amongst every
civilized people AS the address of the direc-
tors justly states, charity should not be re-
stricted BY geographical lines and the
manned andsunprovided soldier from any land
who finds himself IN New Orleans has the right
to limp intothe hospital Of this association and
demand a share Of its charities
We trust the efforts Of the directors To- col
lect a sufficient fund will meetawith the sue
cess they So fully merit, and that great in
sitution wall ere long rise in our midst as a
monumentaof the gratitude of people to the
unfortunate defenders Of the lost cause, and
as an evidence OF feeling of true charity to
all manned soldiers.