The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-01
ACTION OF TIE IRON mouLDERs 0. UNION

tt thc ia-. session W thc Iron Mouldcr.
International Union, the following rcr,r
relative 70 the family Of the late VIM. II
Sylvis, Wa unanimously adopted
Il is viii taown to most il tLc member,
that when VIM. II. Sylyjs departed thi,
life that be left behind him barely sufficient
q this worlds goods 70 pay III debts thu,
leaving bis family, consisting Of q wife and
Eve children il almost d s'.tutc circum
stances. The children are an boys; aged
respectively III, ] 3, l3, ~, ann 2 years
BY fortuitou, circumstance, thu wife Of ID,
deceased came into possession Of 4 sum Of
money Immediately after biz dcccase, which
places her and the youngest child beyond thu
necessity Of any aid from outside partyies
The four elder children, (by Mr.. Sylvis frs;
wife, are not 80 fortunately situated they
having no legal claim upon Mrs Sylyis
She has fcl aul clothed them during the
past year, and has no doubt, 10 the best Of
her ability, taken every care Of them.
These facts w.re llil before tho Conven
ti5u. and referred to the committee TO devise
some plan or measure To- aid the children
We will quote from their report to the Con
vDntion which report was ad Npted.
Believing that the late VIM III Sylyis.
who for nearly seven years occupied the
D CHEST position in the -it Of the |. IT,,
has ~ cndcarcd himself tl THE members Of
the organization hy lis answering integu-
ty and zeal for their best iuteres that it
will he only necessary to inform them that
h- children are, Or will soon be, i'll a suffer
Ing coud ton, Tor them to act ana gcner-
ously respond to any appeal in their behalf
And we would respectfully recommend
t'at the President of the l. III, 10 author
zed, immediately ulon tie adjournment If
this Convention, to draw up petition Set
ting forth The facts as to the present conli-
ton 81 d. family, and forward copy o.
copies, thereof % each 'nion under TIRE
jurisdiction Of the !. L Said petition shall
be for contribution to a fund for the relief
q thc children until they ART able To take
care VI themselves
We recommend that the contributions
shall be pail the Treasurer of the l. L., and
that the fund shall 10 subject to The control
of three Trustces-of whom thc President
shall BE- one. These Trustees Shall have
power to invest the funds 50 collected, or
disposed 81 the same for Tie best interests
Of thc children
The president being authorized to state
the present condition Of the family and call
FIR the contributions for their a,sis.ane
would respectfully make the following state
mcnt:
Mrs Sylyls and tie youngest child need
no assistance. The oldest boy is ~ present
in Cincinnati, and bis friends are endeayor.
lug to get him a situation where he NAV
learn trade. The second boy is provided
for, having a good home. Tie two BOYS
aged p and 10 are not provi led lor. It
appears they have no relative competent to
take care Of them, and circumstances over
which they can have no control, will soon
launch them upon tho streets as objects Of
charity This we, as men should prevent,
and we therefore make this appeal to every
member Of the organization to contribute a
small sum towards securing them a home
until they ara able 10 70 to a trade Let
all give something, no matter how small, in
the aggregate, it will be sufficient to secure
~ them that which tho services Of their
father certainly entitled them to-a home
This l. matter each Union should take
hold Of as body. lat one or more mon
be appointed in each Union u receive c,n-
trlLutions, and let tie money 50 contributed
be forward TO the Treasurer. 1t shall be
well and faithfully accounted for.
AT the last session Of the National Labor
Union, The amount,in the hands of thg trcas.
urer Of the organization, collected for the
same purpose, was ordered to be paid into
the hands Of the President Of the L. NL.U
The amount, little over one hundred dol
lars, together with the amount collected in
answer to this petition, will be used entirely
ior the benefit Of the Children not as vet.
provided for