Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-23
The Relief Of the Peer

The Relief Of the Peer.
MEETING OF TIE PRovIpKSr AID SOCIETY, &c.
A. noon to-day IN adjourned meeting Of this
society, which was organised on Thursdsy
ight, 10 take measures for the relief Of the
poor OF The city, was held In the Aldermeu's
Chamber Hon. Peter Parker, president, in the
CD air, and Mr.. +. A. Boz well secretary. There
was quite q good attendance, Including mum
Der of ladies'
Mr.. Shepherd stated that since the meeting
on saturday he had received so from Mr..
Campbell OF the Fourth ward, and &3s from
the L street Baptist Church, through Mr.. z.
Richards.
The Chair stated that he had been handed Q
check for $50 by Mr.. George Lowry.
Mayor Wallach handed in check Of $50
from Mr.. Cornelius Wendell, and also stated
that of the SO handed In by Mr.. Campbell $50
was from Mr.. V. Wille,t
A vote Of thanks was rendered to these
parties
Mr.. Tustin stated that the subscriptions in
the Interior Department would reach $500 or
$500, ar it was stated that the collectors were
bus,ly engaged in other departments.
Mr.. Dalton stated that q relief association
had been Organized At the Navy Yard, the OBJ
ject Of which was to relisve the families of
those recently discharged from the yard. and
until ne knew what would be the action Of
that meeting he could not promise that there
would Be liberal contribution made for the
association.
The chair stated that the Association was not
formed to supercede any charitable associa.
item already formed, but to act supplementary
to such.
Major Richards, superintendent OF police, IN
reference to hunting mp destitute persons. He
bad promptly issued zach order, and this
morning be had q list OF 10 or a dozen families.
Rev. DIR. Hall, from the Committee on Soup
Houses, reported that they had gene to work,
and that this afternoon the soup house in the
First Ward, which Messrs. McElue and
StinemetZ had volunteered to manage, would
Lao had
tickets prepared. With Mr.. Shepherd he had
called on the q uartermaster General in refer.
ence TO obtaining kettles, and had through him
procured two, one OF which was In the Firs,
Ward. They had waited ON the Surgeon Gen
eral also, who ordered several cauldrous TO
be sent from Fort McHenry for the use CT the
Mr.. Hall also read q note from MI. Ashley in
which he states that Meesrs. Sibley & Guy
donated stove for the First Ward soup house
vote of thanks was adopted to the Quar-.
termaster and Surgeon Generals and Nessrs.
Sibley Guy for their Kindness.
Mr.. Tustin reported regulations and bye.
laws for the ASSOCIATION, which, after some dis
cussion, were adopted. The regulations are
so framed that, II strictly carried out IMPOSE
ton on the association VIII Be impossible A
subscription OF one dollar per year entities ore
to membership.
Rev. DR. astin spoke Of the importance of
this movement. in which every Christian nor.
son should be engaged, and moved the APP
potntment Of q committee TO prepare q brief
address upon the subject to the citizens of
WashiD eton; which was adopted: and Rev
Drs. Tustin, Gurley, and Hail were appointed.
subsequently, on motion of Mayor WaIlach,
George Savage and Rev. Mr.. Finkel were an.
pointed the committee
Mayor Wallsch submitted plan for making
cheap bed quilt of paper and cotton, and also
suggested that the central police station be
named as place where articles intended for
the Association could be left-Mr. Feinour
the Clerk Of the Major, having offered to take
MI Shepherd moved tina, N. nru,., ~.
soup houses be increased to seven, one for
each ward. and the committee DO increased by
the chairman, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Shepherd also moved thar the secretsrv
addrets note to the Councils, asking the pas.
sage Of the bill providing for the parchase of
fuel FOR the poor, and stated that the Mayor
the association. He also stated that Mr.. Baiiv.
of the Gaslight Company, had offered to honor
the drafts Of the association for coke, and
would DELI yer II a. i've cents per bushel. The
A lady present suggested that there was
great amount OF suffering among the DOOR and
tnere were cases which could not be reached
by men. She asked il ladies could not do
some of this work.
DIR. Hall suggested that the board of directors
would appoint some ladies.
Mayor Wa1lach offered resolu ton of thanks
to Mr.. Baily, Of the Gas Co., for his Offer
which was adopted.
After some other business, as to the manner
OF conducting the soup-houses. &c, had been
transacted, the meeting adjourned.
Subscriptions Of t25 each were handed to the
treasurer, Mr.. Sheppard, by Harvey Clarke d
Given, George T. Schafer, and George F. Gu.
lick.
This morning the following members OF the
COMMITTEES, appointed for the Fourth Ward,
met at the store Of Mr.. Robert Ball for the
entering on their duties: Messrs. W. B. Told,
Aeker, Andrew 9leasoa. j. ID. Connsll, p.
ID. Dubant. Jas. Y. Davis, Robert Ball. The
lows: Canal TO ID street and frern I'd TO 9th
streets-F. A. Lutz, j. J. Campbell, S. Nor
ment; Canal to street, and eth to 7th-Jas.Y.
Davis, p. M Dubant, and Robt. Bail; 1st and
9Th streets, and d to F-W Il. Todd, NJ Acker,
W. f. MatsinEly; street to N Y. avenue and
ith TO 7th streets-Andrew Gleason, J. ID. Con.
n nns am. Sna JSnn ~ C ,S street ave
and w. II. C.agett. 1t is expected that ali
named above will Immediately 70 to work.
and should any decline Ii is desirable that they
should give Information Of the fact that Others
A meeting was held at Stots Hall, in the
First Ward, on Saturday evening, to further
the chair, and Alexander Ashley, Esq, chosen
secretary. plan was presented by the Sec
rotary whereby the ward could BE- blocked out
INTO districts n order to moro fully carry out
the system Of collecting moneys, clothing,
food, &c, ard distributing the same to the dss.
utute. The proposition OF the Secretary was
acceded to, and the following canvassers were
| appointed Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets
and Pennsylvania avenue TO n. II. M p
| KING; do from N street to Boundary, VIII.
| Wormsley; do. from Pennsylvania avenue 70
| the canal, samuel Duvai; from Eighteenth 10
| Twentieth streets and Pennsylvania aven ne
| to M street, F. II. Sny der. do from n street to
the Boundary. Henry Burcn: do. from Penn
| sylvania avenue 70 canal. Samuel Draper;
from Twentieth to Twenty second street and
PenLsylvania avenue 70 NJ street, George Il.
| Fillebrown; do. from NJ street TO the Bounda.
| ~, II. Himber; do. from Pennsylvania avsn ne
| to the canal, John Il. Hine; from Twenty.ssc-
| oDd 10 Twenty sixth streets and Pennsylyania
| avenu to the boundary north. J. F. Harding
| from Twenty second to Twenty fourth street
| and Pennsylvania avenue 10 the canal, H. H
1 Tilley; from Twenty-fourth TO Twenty sew
| enth streets and Pennsylvania avenue TO the
| canal, Sam usl v. Miles. The can vassers were
/ ordered to turn in all subscriptions to the
| Treasurer of the Provideat Aid Society O,
| the city, and in the districts where poor are
| found to report their names and residences tC
the directors Of the Provitent AID Society on
| The part OF the First Ward. Adjourned.
| In connection with the Movement for rei:s.
| of The POOR, Major A. q. Richards superin.
\ tendent of the police force, Saturday after
noon issued the following order to the iieutsn
ants Of police, the observance of which vii
aid materially in securing relief to the suffer
| ing:
"You Will report TO this office all cases o
suffering from desttution that may come Il
| your knowledge within your precinct. Yot
also cause the men of your command TO inst
| tute inquiries upon their respective beats as e
| the condition OF families supposed to De II