New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22

the private subscriptions of individual friends III 1893
the project OF erecting building whcn snouo "a 70 t
able asylum for the pensioners, first proposed 70
friends OF the Institution The want OF suen Du
had long been felt In me winter Oh oS hct in ye "
preached by the Rev. Dr. Schroeder ID me Cutan
OF the Ascension then in Canast after when
ton made amounting 10 $50 20. so eloquent vas
the preacher in setting forth the claims OF tns
class Of the poor that his appeal touched the hearts 81
many OF his hearers. On their return from chucn shd
Mrs. Peter q. Stuyvesant 10 her husband COuu we
afford to give them little landP The suggestion was
compiled WITH and three lots very soon after pre-
sened to the Society by Mr. stuyyesan subscription
list was at once opened which Mr. John jacob AStor
headed with 5000, condition that $4,000 should DC
raised within year. The managers now awOke 10 new
ZEAL and presented the claims OF the association 10 many
Of the merchants OF City Within the year the required
raised but the building, for good reasons was
not begun until 1887 In the Autumn Of 1888 II was com
peted and opened for the reception Of inmates In S4o
the lot adjoining the asylum purchased ana another
building added TO the previous one, and now the asylum
stands not only retreat for the aged inrm ana des
ttute women but also a monument TO the munifcent
charity Of the merchants OF NewYOrk.
This Asylum is one well worth visiting. The home-iEe
air and serenity which prevail certainly attest to the
contenmen and happiness of the family 1t is an inter
esting fact that the Asylum sheltered near rela-
tive Of Washington and that at the present time cousin
Of Gen. Lambs is within its walls, beside many others
who have spent their earlier years IN ease, ana sur
rounded with luxury and refinement but VINO now nave
been reduced to sad condition OF dependence on the
erection Of building. In prospect, the Association
has many and urgent needs aud any contrDhti4ns M
rected TO the Association. No 226 East Tweneths VIII
be gratefully acknowledged.
SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF HALF ORPHAN AND DEsFI'
TUTE CHILDREN.
This Society," which is located at No. 65 West Ientnst
was organized December 1885, and is one OF the Oldest
of its kind the city In 1885 there were only two Or
phan Asylums in this city In April, 1857 an ACT OF
Incorporation granted by the State, under the name
Of "The Society for the Relief OF Half Orphan ana pes
titute Children in the Ctyof New thereby naKe
discrimination for or against any children VINO were
half orphans and destitute. In May, 1897 MI James
Boorma now a. h1%Ss Wense
and the Society moved into it, In 1856 the mouse was
kindly donated by Mr. BoOrman Since then the society
continued to flourish That the asylum Is now IN the
S3d year OF its existence is proof OF the 81
those who have long contributed to IT, that IL has al
ways been full is proof that Is useIul ana necessary
charity. -,,,.
instruction, and habits Of industry are inculcated.
When their age and requirements render them eapaDle
OF earning their LIVING II not claimed by parents OF
friends they placed with some respectable person
for such object. The discipline IS strict but gentle
where the established routine is ever preserved Out e
Individuality of the children is not destroyed The
manag OF the school has been satisfactory
discipline is good and the course OF study Is 70
the age and requirements Of the children Beside the
day school there is sundayschoo connected with0he
Asylum which conducted by voluntary teachers tehus
OF The movement The Children attend the Mercerst.
Church, where they take part in the singing.
THE NEw.YoRK FEMALE ASSISTANCE SOCIETY FOR THE
RELIEF OF SICK POOR.
This Society was organized in ls3 by band Of chart
table ladies' under the lead OF Mrs Francis Hail. whose
husband formerly proprietor OF The Commercial al
rerser The benevolent hearts OF these ladies' were
touched by the misery about them, and their ready
purses and willing aid employed for the RELIEF OF
those who lived squalor and suffered with raVagnS
disease These ladies organized themselves INTO socie
~ which hey resolved to call the New York Female As
sistance Society for the Relief or SICK POOR IN one
district the Society has established library where It's
moor NAV enjoy the perusal Of works which their scany
means would not purchase. Every Monday evening
prayer meeting Is held in places In the different
districts FOR the benefit Of the men in particular, who
cannot in the day time. In this way the men are
reached and an impulse given them IN te alteI %
OF poor who are Instructed IN all that sOo
and led to Him who suffered even more than they anu
for whose sake Christian willing TO go about
doing good Then the children are DrOught tOgeler anu
these good teach them to sew, ana other useIi
knowledge. The Society gives TO the poor FANNY COAL
clothing and 80 cents a week. -
This Is little band OF these workers, who after an ex
perience OF many years, think they nave iouhu the
missing link between the rich and the iowly ana %C
high aud the low and CLEAN from the former that when
will rejoice the hearts Of their poorer sisters ana ee'e
The subject of establishing training home" where
women may be trained for this Bibe work. is aglated
on the 10th OF this MONTH meeting was held at No 40
East TWeny-thirdst. ut which Mrs J. l. Graham pre-
sided. A large number OF the Wealthy men gnu hi9
thoroughly discussed and the project thought ieasGle
So@ sa T be C OS d the Bible Society viii
have valuable working power Contput be most St
clothing and money for Christmas MIL DC most 80
Mrs Dr. Alfred 5. Purdy, No As East Twenty-third-st
SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND CHILDREN.
This Society located at No 257 West Fourthst, is one
OF the oldest societies OF its kind in the city, having been
organized seventy-one years ago. at which time band
OF earnest women of New-York founded the organiza
ton aud commenced by aiding by systematic visits, by
advice and by assistance, those women with helpless
children whom God had left widowed and destitute Its
field OF labor extends from Canal to Fortyfthst Inc
object to relieve either by peeuniay alu OF
already mentioned No restriction Is made AS 10 tue mum
Der OF children which the recipient OF their bounty may
fl,u hall he
manager appointed for every district TO visit the poor
widows and ind out where they live II their quarters
are very circumscrbed. low aud uncean, they are I'M
medatey ordered to transfer their home to some more
respectable neishborhood or else be denied me PRIV
eges OF the Society. Money urgently needed aud
any lberahearted Christian who desires TO ald suffer
ing humanity send his mite to the Society al NO. 20
West Fourth with assurances OF It's being appreciated
GIRLS LoDGISG-HoUsE.
stranger passing along Bleeckerst, between Wooster
and Greene Will have his attention attracted to the large
number Of girls who gather every day before particular
DOORS and whose merry nowise lowered at his
approach This is the Girls LodgngHouse carried EN-
under the auspices OF the Chidren's AID Society Here
younR women who have no place TO sleep, strangers
Seeking Tor friends or empOym servants who have left
situations. orphans who have no nome ana young Sis
OF incorporate parents, find shelter for the night
and food FOR the day The house can accommodate about
40 girls a night. Frequently that number remain Dut
The average humber Is about Many OF the girls pay
ma much as 81 40 per week for their board
Sp five cents for lodging and five cents for
each meal A sewing.machine school has been opened
for the purpose OF gratuously nstrucng poor girls on
the machine of their section and allowing them TO
practice long enough 10 become good operators lhis
will be another incentive to industry, and nj
those for employment who have no means OF
having tuition. IL any friend OF the poor
& Who has an abundance or one who has but little, is
willing to share with those poorer than herself such
contribution Will do much toward making these girls tdy
and comfortable There is to be festival here between
Christmas and Years. aud the ladies IN charge most
urgently call for contributions There can be no hesta
ton in giving such worthy enterprise as TINS, ana
contributions OF money clothing forwarded 10 the
matron OF the Girls Lodging House. No. las BleeckeIs,
inlV Ina Nar
THE HOUSE OF MERCY.
The House Of Mercy, situated at No So East Houston
at il another OF the benefcent institutions with which
our great city abounds Its primal lobeot is the protec
ton Of destitute young women, to whom 1t affords shell
ter and instruction 1t is secaran in Its principles be-
ing under the auspices Of the Roman Catholic Church.
and was established in this country IN 1870 oy