New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-29

Butler. Carr, Cochrane, Crawford, David
son, Demas, Devices, DeslOnde, Ellis, P.
Harper, Huston, Hyams, Kenner, Killen,
Llambias, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews, Meadows, Moncure, Oplatek, Ring
gold, Souer, Stamps, Stinson, Thompson,
Verrett-37.
Lost.
The Committee on Charitable Institutions
submitted the following report, which was
ordered to be printed in the journal:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Charitable and Public
Institutions have the honor to report that,
in pursuance of the duties imposed on them
by this honorable body, they have visited
the numerous charitable institutions IN the
State and find that the wants OF the help
less creatures who are inmates thereof are
such as to appeal to the immediate generos-
ity and charity of this Legislature. II there
could be one impulse more noble than al
others it must be the holy desire to anchor
ate the sufferings of the poor and needy.
| They are indeed the messengers OF the
Lord, sent to remind us of the responsible
ties we owe to Hun who has been SO CON
tinually kind aud beneticent to US, and to
recall to lie thai he who gives to the poor
lends to the Lord.
We would especially call attention to the
condition and wants of the different asy
lums in this State, and earnestly entreat
that prompt and liberal action be taken in
| their behalf, viz:
CHARITY HOSPITAL.
The Charity Hospital is the oldest insti-
| tuition in the State of Louisiana, and has
probably met with more success than any
| other The present building was erected in
the year 1882. 1t was founded in 1856,
| through the eXertiOns and liberality of Don
| An mi nd .Iuli
dras, who donated about $4,000 worth of
real estate. The State of Pennsylvania and
our own State have contributed largely to
the institution.
The object of this institution is to provide
| for the medical wants of those poor sick
people. The institution is partly sustained
| by u tax on theatres, balls, and apprOpria-
tons by the State Legislature. The ex
pense incurred for the support of the insti-
| tuition is about $780, 900 per annum. The
conditions upon which patients are ad-
mitted into this institution are that they
require medical treatment and care. The
medical administration of the establish
| mcnt is under house surgeon, DIR. Smythe,
| an assistant house surgeon and three physl-
| clans, who visit the institution daily. The
individual wants of the patients are admin
istered to by the Sisters Of Charity. Your
committee visited this institution in all its
| parts, and examined into all its apartments
very closely. We found it clearly and
| well kept, and patients well cared for. The
building needs repairs, and the support of
the Marine Hospital, which is under the
management of the Charity Hospital, and
| receptacle for the aged and intirm. which
| at present contains some sixty or seventy
people, cared for at that institution.
Therefore, your honorable committee
would recommend an appropriation Of
| $50, 900.
| ST. Vincent's Home for Destitute Boys, No.
| 81 Bienville street. was opened as the only
means that could be devised for the rescue
! from vice, and save to society as many as
possible of the large number Of half orphans
and neglected boys who are left destitute
in this city, without control or protection,
| to roam at large, committing depredatlons,
| and at last becoming inmates OF our prisons
| and a burden to our citizens at large.
! Since the opening of the Home, in 1866,
| 339 bows have been received, and as soon as
! they are able to work they are sent out to
| good institutions The inmates now sup
| ported in the institution number los. be-
| tween the ages of five and fifteen. They
are kept in perfect discipline, taught regu-
larry, not only as in schools but all useful
knowledge. 1t is an admirable institution.
| and your honorable committee would re-
| commend at least an appropriation OF S3OOO.
Association of the Ladies of Providence
was founded in the year 1910. and regularly
| incorporated as a charitable institution.
| The objects of the institution are to relieve
| the sick assist widows with orphan chill
! dren, iniirm and aged persons They are
| at present assisting large number OF peO-
| pie in the city, and depend entirely upon
public charity for making up their funds
| Therefore. your honorable committee
would recommend an appropriation ofsl3U0.
| Society Of st. Vincent de Paul.-Ihe soci-
| ETY. has been chartered, and its objects are,
| as set forth by the charter article three,
| .'to visit the sick and poor at their dwell
| ings, to carry them succOr In kind, for the
| members to- apply themselves to the ele-
| mentary instruction OF poor children, visit
| ing prisons, patronage OF orphans, rescuing
and protecting poor boys from suffering,
want, idleness, and other influences detrl-
| mental to virtue, and to train them up to be
good and virtuous citizens. The society in
| New Orleans consists of twelve conferences
| or branches. mostly composed of working
men, who contribute all they can spare
from their scanty earnings. The society is
now visiting and relieving l43 families, con
sisting of 439 persons, regardless OF their
position IN lite.
Therefore, your honorable committee
would recommend an appropriate on of at
| least $4,000.
St. Vincent Orphan Asylum, Donaldson
vile, Louisiana.-1his institution was Or
ganized by Sister Mary Austin, who was
| sent here for that purpose. The last Leg
islature appropriated $500 for this institu-
zion. Before the war the wealthy planters
in the neighborhood did great deal to-
ward the support OF the asylum. There is
a great deabof restitution in the neighbor-
hood of Donaldsonville, and an asylum OF
| this sort is absolutely necessary.
| Your committee would recommend the
| institution to YOUR consideration, and would
suggest an appropriation of $1,000.
| The Morning Star Benevolent Association,
Donaldsonville, sparish of Ascension, Lou
| isiana, was organized in the year 1863,
| and heretofore has been supported by pri-
vate subscription.
| The objects of the association are to visit
the sick, relieve the poor at their homes.
They are now relieving $50 persons in the
parish, as well az the support OF forty or
! phan children under the control OF the
board of trustees The buildings are made
quate to their wants, and the board of trus-
tees have under consideration now sulta-
BILE site to erect a proper asylum Tor the Or
phan children of the parish. Therefore
! your honorable committee would recon-
mend an appropriation of $4,000.
The Home Missionary Society of New Or
| leans is strictly charitable association,
| and has under its care forty-seven widows,
thirty nine orphans and eleven invaiids.
Your honorable committee would recon-
mend an appropriation of $1,000.
House of Good Shepherd.-1t was inau-
gurated about twelve years ago by charlta-
bic parties in this city, with "a view of re-
| claiming, if possible, women who have
been seduced from the paths of virtue SO
far it has met with great success, and many
| a poor woman whose soul was imperiled by
| the wHiSperings Of wicked men has III tins
| retreat been enabled, by contemplating the