New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-13
Young sIen,. Christian Association.

At regular meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association, at their rooms, No.
80 Camp street, Tuesday evening, the fol-
lowing report was submitted: ,,1-,4
fu NEW ORLEANS, July ii, 1871.
To the President and Members of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of New Orleans
BRETnREN-Your committee on benevo-
lence and employment beg leave te present
the following as a report ut its actions since
the inundation of the rear portion OF our
city: tg
At special meeting of the association,
held at II NJ, june 6; to take into consid-
GRAFTON the suffering caused by the over
flow, and devise some means whereby the
committee on benevolence and employment
could in some measure alleviate the dis
tress, committee of three, viz: Robert
Gribble, +. A. Hodge and Jasper Powlis,
was appointed to wait on his Honor, b. +.
Flanders, and tender the assistance of the
association in relieving the distress OF the
inundated. .r. fss.,. s..5 .E-..atI it,. s.l..
The offer being gratefully accepted, your
committee prepared for the task. Having
had our numbers increased by the follow
ing assistants appointed by the board OF
managers, at meeting held ON the evening
of June 6. viz: Jasper Powlis. L. E. Suter,
f. A. Hodge, J. NJ. Harding. J. p. Mellen,
w. l.. Shepard, P. Werlein and j. b. Gable.
Further assistance was also rendered by the
following volunteers, viz: A. j. Tardy, Jr.,
F. A. Sumner, Il. 5. Twitchel, John A.
Mcconnell and others.
Hon. III. Bonzano and associates. cOmpris-
ing the relief committee of the City Coun-
Gil, placed eight boats at the disposal OF
your committee. and together with Messrs.
Cavaroc, Fortier and Slocomb kept them
supplied with provisions for distribution
during the continuance of the high water.
During that time we visited lat low esti-
mattel 1900 families of five persons each, or
a grand total of 5000 persons were provided
with the necessaries of life. The subsiding
of the water did not end the distress, and it
became necessary to investigate the numer-
Gus applications for monetary relief
Messrs. CavarOc, FOrtier and SlOcomb
having given us assurance that all the
funds necessary would be provided us, we
made no special effort to procure subscrip
tons for this purpose. The small amount
that was handed in, was, in obedience to
the instructions of the board of mana gers,
paid over TO the general relief fund. Up to
June 81, we received instructions from the
general committee, and made daily reports
to them. After which time the manage
ment of the whole matter was intrusted TO
us, and the funds remaining on hand placed
at our disposal. Since the decline of the
water we have visited $50 families, and pro
vided for the necessities of the sick and
destitute so far as our means would permit.
We have expended in this manner
$23l6 40; having received from the COM
mittee $3.50, leaving on hand $50 90.
The chairman of this committee begs
leave to tender his sincere thanks to those
gentlemen, who, though not members of
the committee, have been so untirlng in
their efforts to assist in the performance OF
our duties.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE G.. MESLIER,
.. n Chairman.