, 1872-10-09

azaa.as.sss:es:esEaees:zz: s,esa..1:
tae transportation anG d.s:-triicr cf ccr;rl1.,oc.
aad c.sc Of the sick and disabled. Genera; Suer1d1
desires thi: arrangement, and h.s Promised TO c.
opesse With the .seooia:on- It viii be fre1a IL
csution has :os tsfen IA TSrast, to Tts d:snoi.c
contributions -. T. z. 3:AsoS- Il eS5er-
CIETY.
Cors1nttec No. l. Ga -erey:us stnz;nS x1e s7-*:.t
supplies, and dealing out 1e7risicas SfoE e:.-
cs1Ett:eek. Chairman, Ma--y s.isen, sidc6 ~ Gan
DO. = Committee CT slel:er to rroy!de tents aai
hGSr.cks- Chairman, 7. VI Avery. .
No 3 Committee On Eniie:1ent, to pro.5Ge 1s!:f'
3or ahln-bosied applic2n.s. Chairman, n a Fsis
80. 4: conceittee cn Ttanspc=taHoa, 10 Ezos:dt
esses for rezscns, and freight Recommendations fos
supplies Chairman, Geo. u Pullman.
ence to receive visitors and answer all dispatches ac
lettaIs- Chairsnar, Viz: Dexter.
5nd Fual Chairman, o. G. GiEIs, Superintendent c1
Belief and Ali Society.
No. 2. Committee On sieE, s=nitery and Hosnita1
No. 9. Executive cemmitiee, coasis:ing Ct 4 B.
Mason, Mayor, and the city Comptroller, the
Of tho chicago Reliof and Aid Society, tceether With
tie Chazraan of each Of the foregoing COMMITTEES
o If n n AuanE &c s t. r. IA h'ye
upon checks DRIFTS signed By tbs Preddsn: CT
chatzman Of the Executive Committee & tie Relief
Alnyoz.
The chairnan Of each Committee VII in up, from
mittee mans il AZ large IS ths ssnisnde Of liz WORK
mEy require, and be responsible for its coings-
1hs Clergyman of The city are requested 70 orga1ize
Md Aid Society, and, through Executive Committee
d their owa appointment, communicate with our
We recommend the fornaticn ot 1oca1 societies by
tirens, and request thcn through their officers, to
communicate Wish the Chziren OF the foregoing Com
mittees ali nnat.Ms filling under the respective
work Of sid Committees.
The work Of distribution now proceeding vii 60
On until our Committees supplied with force
Eere the present workers, but request Eli persons
engaged IN the work to stop hasy distributions, and
gire applications much examination psssibe, to
the end that aJ not waste the generous aid pou-
ing n, as the Vozt o{ relief IS not zo1 vel, or
MONTH but for the whcl Of the coming winter and 70
greet extent for even longer pet1od-
The business Offices Of all the Committees except the
Executive Committee End Committees of Reception and
West washington street, just west of EHabeth. 10
relief will te administered 1T these Offices they being
Eoiely for the transaction q Conni.tee business.
Applications for passes on 1ai]7osds viii Ia sc.ed
upon at che OF more nseea TO be Designated b. tie
Chairman Ct That Committee
The o!Ece of the Executive Committee and Commit
tee on eeepioa and Correspondence, and the sere:l
business of the COMMITTEES Transportation viii ue
gan aTsaue Bome contributions Of money vii he g
eeipted for at Standard Hau-
Chicago Ee!is5 and Aid society.
HESET u. KEc, Pesacnt.
Nn1 DETER, Chan Ex- Com
TEASBFEE TIE EELHF WORK.
Tbs Belief aud Aid Society had e1ISe:sed no PFC
eious intention Of taking immsdtats cc2rge Of the
ur did they at onee enter upon the tsS ct their
Reaf soctey continued its general aud special hbors
as usra Any discussion growing cut Of the personal
questions invaIvea IN tas t1anEfer OF tie business
feeling resulted from the manner IN which the chzree
WAS effected Which time has, IN neeasrre soothed
Relief COMMITTEES ended md the Aid Society begin its
work:
Cmc.Go, cct. II, 1871.
FIT Ds=er, Esq, Ga'rmcn kzeetltszs connsitcs
Chicago Rc}:er aid Aid Socidy:
sm: The Gsnezal Relief Committee, Of which We
quarters at tie eornar Of Washington and arn ses,
discontinued all ocial acttoc Committee Sotur-
day evening l1st ae 14th,, and have Sce referred al
Official matters coming to sour Committee sup
posed That this fact generally Known, and now
shat there h.a NOT ieen BE- any conflict
part to possibly enbsrTass your Ccnmtee IN the f1n
control and direction Of all matters Pertaining to the
xelief at the destitute IN midst Respectfully,
ozE1s E MOORE, chair.'aan.
C. 3. Ho1cHAIss. Secretary.
The pronpeness and energy Of the gentlemen con-
nected with the Genernl Relief connittee ca1nct te
critical period Ct the RELIEF worE. They furnished
xhalte1 and distributed food to sixty seventy thou
ssna Reop1e who would othezEiss @ hare gnne n argsy
tion of the hastily formed COMMITTEES s.ved many
amount of suffering. It's period Of eziEtence was 80
bref and the sub committees eo busy occupied, that
iss1ss. we eaa therefolu judge of Tfst It acco1s-
plished only in tbs oggregate but may be cera;n
T. t tha, 5 a1Ste tS9a .e q geoa done viii seem even
CHICAGO RELIEF AND AID SOCIETY.
The Chicago Relief and Aid Society was inco1po-
nois. The drst section It tte aot Of Incorporation
2c.ds follows: @6Ec11on l. Bs it enacted by the
ststs 1ast q M59o5 II s Gen
Edwin L Nnkk.m, joseph D. webster, Joseph 7.
5yesson, 1sa2s e =; Arnold Norman 3 Judd, Jeha =.
John 3. Ennis, John Woodbr;dee, u, Hsstas &
Hsnay T.!ah! 9 e1SRa rs Sox @ s1Es fsp
ner and thar aEsociats and Successors be and they
e. eess ess ssa ead Ses sad
power to eoaEset and b contracted VIII to Sue md
pe!saasi, u mixed to have and use common seal,
and to alter the sa.e at pleasure to make and alter
'aaa for m the os sesn Of ans 1as e5
sssatsS The se5 farthss provided thst
e ss3sos ssas ssSga b ss st
riyats charitJ aud to devise for the zmelo-a
bon Of pauperso it should lnve the Usual cozporate
pGWers ha managed by Bozrd Of Directors, should
hold It's property tres from taxes and assessments
hould be qualified to receive appropriations legally
sar5 dspots and stations report regularig to Council
teve the power to admit honorary members, md to
It's members seemed ht to the directing Bocrd-
4 further provided by the act that the Mayor Of
Chicago should be e. oJleio acting member Of the
Boa1d Of Directors
Hx@IsG UPoS IT'S LADoRE. /,
The Relief md Aid Society really entered upon dts
1uttas about the 18th OF October It required eone
title time to arrange its machinery for operating On
Large scae. and to find suitable raans for tLe
ctio1 Of it's immense daily business The original
ian haFing been found IN respects inconvtlert
alieht change made in the working plan pub ,
iEhed aboye. An Executive Committee chosen by
he Board from among Themselves invested with the
to transnct III business subect to the 6Ere1-
sion Of the Board The committee composed CT
he heads Of all the committees Of departments, 1nd
Though E the ti1cs dSty, its members received
carnpensnfon for their services The Executive :
has been sort Of Mayor Of the palace
sile the aingtha- is, the Board Of DirecIocs-Ezs
ylaE p1Iu s
After the FIRST Necessity Ct Coed SID cloth
nR, the equally imperative de1nznd for Eheter