, 1870-01-17
3 TO THE BENEVOLENT.
Gard from the Executive Committee
of the Relief and Aid Society,
The Necessity for. Prompt and Liberal
Donations Of the Means of
Suhalstence.

To TIE Benero2tnt PulIic ey chiea9o:
Tho undersigned, IN beha]f Of the Chicago ne.
Lei and AID Society, dexfe to call the attention o,
Inc Public TO tho necessity that e1tsts for prompt
4na noe1A contributions 10 enable The society ia
meet me- e1uxord!nayy dsuands for ntd nov
oeinS made upon IL In addition to the usus,
clas1 OF appilcaQis for relief, VIZ, widow With
dependent children, aod families suffering from
nckneas or other miafo1tnne, thero ls this winter
an unusually ia1ge class Of labo1ip9 men With
lamMsa. n.14 on o. employment and dependent, IN
tnca Ia na Ia =. aey @2y G1sSs . rha,y upon M
basy ee.snu Tsn,"s sTs sanasn ha.a.aaea e.a5
ID sa; "a ,, tsw stmpy
The past seafon has not f1tnished tie usnai
amount OF Hork 10 t11s class OF uep. Cold weather
.,i. set y 4 onta earlier tnan usual, cs1glng an
ens,ness = hieh furniahed Them employment
curing o1lans ne summer, such as oaldme.
anppHs. upon tSe does. In aSnez Sqe ,a,as ane
DC. &c ~ consequences, 1ney were not AZ we'll
7Se n5episq 1or wl1,eE e - usual: a3d at snts tins
tnlfpnfg opepE They are cot psapers or per
sons o. y1cious habit, bat indu.trlous and sober,
rpd r1d Woqto gamJ earn lhetr l'Slng they could
ir,,1 nsq nans only Apply for a'd IN the lass ex-
Alnost every 6s, families Of .hIs class are found
vim neither feo1, fuel, nor the means OF procur-
Within the lest week, family, consisting Of tho
I1th ef mother, Acd thlee children, were 1ound Ia
sh1DIy On tho prairie Wess OF toe old city units
hali-nile away from sug petg nbor, viii DO nrcs
70 tuel md 60 1000 except lew pounds Of nouf.
Nnlch they were m.x!ng up with cold Water and
eatllR raw. Over l,009 families have received sld
from thus society ttnce the 1st Of Noye mpef, and
thereia every prospect thIt the rumoer viii 30
doubled WITHIN the next two EontrB Our cash
exeeldlturea ior the month Of December wera
G.l9a taitnont tocluttrE the iueI furntsned from
cnr J1Idl. HRaihst &9 5S4 for tue corresponding
0n1h Ct tie pteVioue year.
-. Our ol.buteenents are Of necessity confined 70
meat, po'atocr. meclcine'y and shoes arc an ri
dnfe undertake to furnish, except IN SPECIAL clse4
Me meet Win nresstux Esntz every day in The
direction of clothing, bedding, and other needed
articles, which would ba RlAd to faruiah dld
our meana permit. Our ARRANGEMENTS tot raising
funds are the fame n IN former yeara namely.
By Soliciting committees Of our leading ousipexs
nen. But there afe many persons IN the comnu-
ress. TO I'D in tDis wozT VINO are not reached 81
cur soliciting committees, either bec8use tney
arc not IN vheu the COMMITTEES cails as their psce
OF butineta, or thny haze no otlce OF plAce Of
We Huuld carresny request ali fuch ~
hsse not yet been called upou, and Hho
arc sn;, MinsnE ic aia n cs1r1loE he
out delay TO Mr. o. 4. Qbb4, Secretary. At tue or
Dee Of the Secretary, No. 2is Warrington sueet
or 70 either OF the pndeIMXned at our pIHces OF
business: and We would especially urge thote 10
NcttrR couu1tieet which have not YET completed
with ~ tile delay and In ~ thorough manner a.
poaaIble- HzKxr ". KING,
Mukxr NILSSON.
J. Z. RYkRsoE,
Executive Committee.