Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-28
RELIEF FOR THE POOR.
Meeting OF Citizens Yesterday in the
Second Ekaneery Courtroom
Useful and Effective Organize
ton Established.
Visiting and Collecting COMMITTEES APP
pOInffd-Zist of So bseFipiiOBs-Th
Next Meeting will be Held in ne
Attorney generals Office this
Morning

A meeting of citizens having been
called, to assemble at the Second Chan
Gerry Courtroom, yesterday morning, a
number of gentlemen gathered il there
at noon, and proceeded to busiress by
organizing into a regular meeting, with
! Colonel NJ d. T.. Stewart rs Chairman,
and Lou LeubFie as Secretary.
] Colonel y. H. Douglas, in stating the
object for which the meeting was called,
made a speech Of great pathOs, depicting
| the miseries of the poor, and showing
/ the duty that devOlved upon every man
/ in easy circumstances, of helping the
needy in hours of trial like the present
time.
/ On motion of Mr.. a. E. FARMLAND, a
committee of five was appointed to re-
port as to the best method of securing
aid for the poor.
The Chairman reported the following
COMMITTEES: A. E. FARMLAND, b. Nj.
Estes, Rev. DR.. Carmichael, B. F. An
dersOn, NJ. P. JaTnagin, J. L. Meigs.
During the absence of the Committee,
the citizens subscribed the following
amounts:
H. Marks, S.; L. r. Richards, $50: H.
Furstenheim, S25; Leu. Lubrie, 500: J.
Wilkers5g, s.; DeSoto Bank, sf00; ".
NJ. Smith, s.; H. E. Jackson, $50; W.
F. Brooks, So; VIM. Wallace, S; E. G.
Mcdowell, SIS; R. F. LOOney, SO; G..
Reder, ten barrels coal; P. NJ. Winters,
S25; Barbour & Simpson, SO; L. B.
Mcfarland, 50; G.. W. Winchester, s.;
NJ. d. L. Stewart, $50; A. II. Douglas,
So; r. J. Black, s.. Other subscriptions
were made subsequently, but not Off
ciaIly reported.
Mr.. A. Z. FARMLAND, Chairman
of committee, reported that the
committee had duly considered the
matter and concluded to select one eiti-
zen in each ward, whose duties will be
to receive contributions, canvass their
respective wards and distribute funds as
standing committee.
The gentlemen selected We're: First
ward, S. II. DunsComb; Second ward,
H. d. Council; Third ward, H. Higbee;
Fourth ward, Minor Meriwether; Fifth
ward, John League; Sixth ward, J. d.
Williams; Seventh ward, J. J. Busby;
Eighth ward, c. w. GOyer; Ninth
ward, G. Reder; Tenth ward, ]. o.
Pierce.
In addition, the committee call on the
Mayor Chief Of Polite, Recorder, pas
tors Of the different churches, and citi-
zens generally, to cooperate with the
standing committee, and furnish the
names Of any poor people needing assist
ance.
MEETING IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
The Standing Relief Committee Sc
lected from the different wards, were re-
quested to meet in the Criminal Court
room at four o'clock. The meeting was
held, but all the committee men did not
attend.
The following account Of the proceed
ings We're furnished by the secretary:
The Executive Committee of the
Memphis Relief met in pursuance of
call, at the Criminal Courtroom at four
O'Clock last evening, to effect a perfect
organization. The following gentlemen
were elected:
Presidents. II. DunseOmb.
Treasurer-C. W. Cover.
Secretary-LOu Leubrie.
Some of the appOintees having de-
clined to serve, the following were added
to the committee; J. Nj. Graves, NJ. P.
Jarnagin, A. j. White, A. f. Frank
land, NJ. L. Meaeham.
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted:
ReSOlUed, That visiting committees
of three be appointed for each ward, to
visit all portions of the ward and ascer-
tain and report the names, residences
and wants of all destitute persons, and
that collecting committee be appointed
for each of the following districts: First
District, c. W. Goyer and A. J White;
Second District, G.. Reder and w. S.
Bruce; Third District, A. L. FARMLAND
and Lou Leubrie; Fourth District, J.
ID. Williams, NJ. L. Meacham and JnO.
G. lizer.
ResOlued, That the storekeeper shall
issue supplies only ON the voucher Of the
Visiting Committee, and that the store
house, No. 235 Second street, under the
Criminal Court, be used as the head
quarters of this committee, where all
communications should be addressed,
and where some of the committee will
be constantly in attendance.
Visiting COmmittees-FiTst Ward-F.
G.. Atwood, Owen Dryer, A. Renkert.
SecOnd-JOhn Gum, August BertOn, A. [
Newsom. Third-M. D. L. Stewart, A. I
S. MeNaiT, B. J. Semmes. FOurth-F. /
w. Smith, N. c. Cayce, P. NJ. Stanley. /
Ffth-G. A. Hanson, A. ]. Wheeler, |
Joseph ClOustOn, ST., tcOlOredl. Sixth
H. NJ. James, L, L. Dyer, w. l.. Marsh. 1
Seventh-H. Wade, ]. II. Barnum, i. /
III. GOOdbar. Eighth-N. 3. Holt, r. |
H. Norris, Geo. Montgomery. Ninth
H. HaineF, - Mccormack, A. A. Nor 4
man. Tenth-B. P. Anderson, James \
F. Barton, George Hook.
Councilman Marks rendered the COM I
mittee the use of his storehouse, No. 235 1
Second street, which was accepted, and /
viii be used as the headquarters Of the
where all donations Of fuel,
provisions, etc, will be CRATE
fully received.
The meeting then adjourned to meet /
1t the AttoTney-General's Office at ten
o'clock this morning. The Visiting
Committees are solicited to attend. 1t /
IS sincerely hoped that the appointees
viii serve, in the name of humanity,
and not make business an excuse: as the
parties who have generously taken the
matter in hand are ali business men, and
parties having no business would be Of
40 use on any committee.
LOU LEUBRIE, Secretary.