, 1873-12-04
GERMAN h|D SOCIETY.
establishment ofn Lodging Homo
Oh Union Street.
The Capacity Of tho Building."-Ru!o5
end Regulations.
LARGO Contributions in Money and Sup
plies.

,nc oe ,,,m,, ~ w.. a.t ,,,iv,,-
80. N""y W. i''' ',",s"'4's u, sasa r'sa
OF othore hayo thrown thousands Of mon, women,
mud children ont Of employment tho Btroam Of
immigration Of laho, ora in ecarcl Of work con
linuo ,,,,n,,a.a1 t,,"s .uo,,;nr ~ ~, .to,,ni,,
exsent tho namber OF thoso "ho' In tho bos1 OF
times. aro compelled to live from hand to mouth.
but who, dopnvol Of their daily earnings, bccomo
Mt onco tho yioti,ug Of want aud tistross,-
roluotapt donoulonta ou nuLio or nri-
.o,ao'an. uot'"us,,a ,u.',, W puu"o VI lnl,
VITO cnarlsy. WIN ai,ptoneialoh ana
Rnxioty, tholoforo, does tho nhllauthropiot
lsoh forward to the coming winter,
will ;ts attout,ant mj.orv and ncoI: and tl,o
d,yor,,t ro1ior or1 ,l,,ritoi,a a,o;a.to, T..
a'''oion' to''u. "''' a.''4'"olo 72c1oS''s III tno
CITY aro 1haRlng hA possible preparations to
alleviate, In measure. tho sufferinss Of the dis
trossod, aud savo tho poor from despair,
The Gormn,a o1rhva ,,ro,,,,ant /, m,ttora ~
,h..;.r ] w., ,s@s psoa'lo'.s ~ as.ofh o'
cnnf4tss anu uawinln3 TO DO n ptraoh TO te He'
Lief uud Aid socloty, waiuh IN already oyorrun
With tho nMnom!nloyea aud moody Of other nntion-
t! Slites cailnG for l,up have boon yory se'iyo
tablishing a, asylum lur tho needy and uucnl-
ployod among thoir countrynen.
Tho Gcru,an Soc,cy tor tha Protection of
Em:grauts aud tho F.ioudicss-tho only German
rolici-Hociely III thu city, having no Ltlcr Pc
cuniary muu1ls than those arising from tho au-
nual dues Of its n.onbors whoao n,,nlbor is very
limited found itself unab1o to meet tic PROSE-
Ing demands made upon T, lts offices being .con-
persol!H Of all na;ionaitlca, but mostly 9ormars.
whp lgnorunt OF the English language, seek aid
whero their neceasl,irs a.o oest alluoistood.
Theso peoplo, con- istiEg mostly Of modest up
plicants, whom only tue bitterost want ronlpclH
10 accept tle charity Of othors, eloul,i
not bo forced to tho alternative Of
public alms-lo,1Hcs or doglatling bogeary,
aud cou u4equontly tho Directors Of
ru... ~
Esq. il tho President, decided at tIcir ,noetlng
on tho 1oth OF laEt month to appoint q numbor Of
Germans iu tho city, to cali upon our merchants,
Traders, and professional men and soIicit sub.
pnabliug then, to establish Homo fol- tho Poor,
where homeless atlxonY and e1nigranta could
flu1 temporary place Of refuge, aud wlote pro.
vAions, coal, clothing. md other necessities
might bo stored, to bo Issued to tho moody and
destitute on the order ol the Agent Of tho So
ciaty.
Al tho sa,no meeting cali WAS isaued ap-
pealng to tho generosity aud charity of tito
eit=alis Of Chicago lor aitl. This appeal has
thun fur boon noby responded to, and up tp
last evening over f.30O0 in cash, and large
amounts Of coal, provisions, and clothing Lid
bcai. subscribed. The Executive Committee,
consisting Of l.. Claussonius, Charles Knobola-
dJri, Arthur Erbe, J. BaiosBdorf, Morris Uorg
mud Emil Dietxech which was authorized to
procure auitablo Homo nnd Buporlnteud the
same. layo accepted tho ollor Of afr. Kuhn, aud
fonsed LIS buliainG at No. la0 Union
shco1, coraor Of Mllwankeo avenue for ss76
PCT month. Tns building has just been
vacated ny tho C1icago = northwestern HALL
roaa COMPANY, which used 1T Tor general Offices.
9id paid lor the samo MI annual rent of 81, 50D.
IL vail thug lo been that tho price (3Il per
monlh) ahket by hir. Kuhn IL only nominal.
No moro suitable building for q Hune could
have Gccll found III Tho city. 1t IL OF brick, bU
by LEU lcot, and stands III Tho contro of several
lots, giving It plenty u nlr aud ventilation: 1t
contains n to modem improvements, such - as
There are thirty-six good-sizod rooms III tue
bnild!nG, only lew Uf Which. will be fur
n.Haed. Iho rest will DO given to such
faniiea as are too poor, TO pay tent.
on the first iloor, t1ore will be reception
room. dln1nE-roonl. Kitchen, storarooma. Super
1ntenuonta room, anu lousing- -roonIH 1or women,
nufo M t WI ~ tu onI 'o coatah. u
ro I'll; ao h ~, tc t;rst rr ~ ~ Soa ~ .na uo,