The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-11
TIE HOW4RD -ASSOcIATIoN.
Regular Weekly Meeting.

The regular weekly meeting Of the execu
tive committee of the Howard Association was
held at u NJ. Saturday, in the Market Hall
President James b. Taylor in the chair.
Mr.. j. Fraser Mathewes was elected mem.
| Der Of the executive committee, to fill a yacan.
cy IN Ward l.
Letters of application Tor membership, with
five dollars inclosed in each from Messrs. j.
C. II. Claussen, F. E. Taylor, F. ron Santen
and John Ryan, were read and the applicants
duly elected as members of the association.
The following letter was then submitted
To the Officers and Members Of the Ho,oard as
Sociation Of Charleston, s. C.:
GENTLEMES-It affords me great pleasure to
inform you that at meeting of the German
Freundschaitsbund of this city, 1t was
Resolred, That during the prevalence of the
yellow fever, the hall OF this society be tender
ed to the use Of your valuable association with
out compensation.
Yours, respectfully,
]. NJ. PETERSEN, Secretary.
Charleston, September S, 1871.
The secretary Of the Howard Association
was directed to acknowledge the receipt Of
the above, and enclose copy Of the following
resolution, which was passed.
RESOLVED, That this board return their
thanks to the Freundschaftsbund for the
generous offer of their ball, and that, should
we require the use OF it, we will gladly accept
their offer,
This generous offer Of their hall on the part
the Freundschaftsbund is in keeping with the
kind feeling and practical charity which the
German societies have always exhibited in
cases of emergency. After the epidemic Of
1853, and when the friends OF the Howard
Association were well nigh exhausted by the
protracted struggle with the fever, the
reundschaftsbund, in like manner, came
forward, and contributed no insignificant aid
by giving the association the benefit Of grand
concert and elocutionary exhibition at their
old hall. The German Rifle Club likewise
contributed s12S to the same good cause, and
1t Is pleasing now to be reminded, by good
deeds, that the Germans are just as whole
souled and generous as they were when the
community last needed their cooperation and
aid.
Mr.. Robinson stated that he had permit
from the City Railway Company 10 pass the
clerk and messengers of the association over
the road free of charge, which was acknowl-
edged by the committee by q vote Of thanks.
The reports of the directors OF the various
wards were then read, and several cases OF
destitution discussed, which were in the end
left to be acted upon by the directors of the
ward at their discretion. The reports show
that since the opening OF The Office Of the as
ISOLATION, on the 3lst of August last, there had
been forty-fve applications for relief, which
had been attended to by the officers OF the
association.
The donations of one hundred dollars from
General William Gurney, Of five dollars from
Mrs. Hudgins, and of FIVE dollars from an un-
known gentleman, were considered, and the
treasurer directed, by resolution, to return
the thanks for these and any future donations
which might be received.
The committee then adjourned to meet on
Friday next, instead Of Saturday.