, 1873-12-27


too proud to beg. "nnd, by Cd, " ho ndtlcd
| qucncos."
Elany ot1,ora of thoso proHont declared them
eelyoH nuPorHo to taking money from tho NDliDf
Society,", They want 1t to turn their money ovor
10 tho city, nut, tho city to givo tlom employ
CONFERENCE OF THE RELIEF SOCIETY.
AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Tho conference between tho Workingmon'a
Committee ana u Hpccinl Committee Of tllo Com
mon Council with tho Relief and Aid Society,
took place laht oyoning, though in uiapo aomo-
what different from tint which had bnou con-
tem!pl'atea. Tho meeting vas ut ilrst appointed
anbtcquent1y arrangod to assemble in tho Office
Of tho Relief aud AID Society, on LaSale stroot
Eight o'clock found tho Council Chamber well
tilled with Aldermen, representatives Of tho
worklnEmon, spectators and hero and there d
Mayor Colvin called tno meeting to order and
aaid:
oEsrrEMEx: II va: understood at our last meut-
mcet Us In thu uoncil c,anbuy sAls evening" for tho
nurnoao Of explaining to lo Council an1 .ils Com
atfS ana fSosIp y ' sg s f
Society, and afr. D1xter, waited upon mo, aud wo
compared n9tes III regard to tho mncr and they held
SHOW to tho Wurkinymot's Association uud tp 1ncnl-
bers Of tho Common Council composing tIat Commit
tcc, what hal lccn done by them for tu recf Of tho
sas,, was SO, ~ aud . I,.,; s4id = lion i woaIti
sos @eo nn at %n f nsr esnson 'as wo Soa
adjourn to meet ut Tho headquarters Of their socioy
These gentlcou seemed to talk very iairy, and lad
right THEY intend to rcleyo the people If tho City Of
Clicago that need ro!ief, and believe, gcnc,ren,
you Will 80 thcro aud listen to them, NC will all ha:n
IN lii EntjAf1r1 TINT TINT a in
they entirely willing to islruaot 1t whoreycr any
no desire 10 sssatn tho money that Ii necessary for to
Denet Of our people r Sf q cho M that as nesa An
new a, ~ T DO i'll Older fur H'0 OF you 10
ADJOURNMENT.
;, IN Aldern1an-l move, Mr. President. that
this mcoting adjourn.
Tho presidcllt-it ia moved mud sccontlcd
that the Committee now adjourn to tho head
quarters OF tho Rofiof and aid Society.
Tho motion WIS agreed to, and tho Commit
toes. accompanied by the spectators, adjourned
to the Offices Of tho Relief aud Aid Society, M.
40 aud 81 IaSalle street, where thoy sat down
round tho room. =
Il. y. KING.
Mr.. Henry ". King, President Of tho Relief
and Aid Society, called tho meeting to order.
uo safd:
We havc como hero tonight, gcntloaen, members Of
tho Relief md Aid Society," 10 neut tho committee a-
ion1ea M the Mayer an 5 d0s aH Under
about tho work that is accomplishing by tho Chicago
Relief anu Aid Society, AMI ts officers. No arc very
ready to give any Information thut you desire in
gard to lilo work. orr bool;s ORC Icre. nntl wo arc
ready to have any gentleman Or any con,teo Of gen.
tlemen examine and pass Oh them. And tt ,cy 1nnko
my suggestion IN regard to work, aud tho auucr
IN which it Is prosecuted, wo shall pc ylad 10 hear
those snggosous Our work la very large, AMI il Is
10 assste t IT any yuAt time Ivy Iosye en 10
Las tho leisure mud disposition 10 co,so here, and
asstst u # in this work: wo aro here "a ,epresslt1
should understand tllu work tAat ia doiug.
l. has besn The duty Of ths soetey from ysar to
Ills city. That report viii be n,a,o ugai on ,hu irs
day Of January, w4icn is tho annual tno for lo
port 10 be made II thcso aro nuy question: that auy
them, aud would 10 very glad 10 hear from, Mayor
co!ytn III rcgard to tho PURPOSE for which tLese Com
mil1ees we're appointed.
Mayor Colyn-Afr. King, President Of tho Relief
soctety; Gentlemen: Iappcar brforc you to-nig4t
added to that committee In tsut olcai capacity
The Council aud myaelf weru WAITED few evenings
ago, as YOU are u!l we'll aware-f you were not there
by tho Committee appointed by large nuniLer Of
citizens, who claimed TINT they III distress, and
they thought te lroner place to rceeiye fiat rsicf
VIZ wcro wholly u;labo 10 grant that relief to tic
fullest eTont, M ont er;nps in prt . NO lt hive
were appointed by tic Common Council md
d committee vas Enpoiutel fruln The ncoule To
confer With tho Teiief md Ai Society," is BoarI,
That was to hayo been t,onn Wednesday. Int lis tine
being nllort, It was not deemed convenient Iy lie
Doard they having met your Honor usit Two or trso
nntil thc cyening by ev,,sc wle. W. were to uye
mot at tbe Council CnnnIrr. 1 mt Mr. i5eytsr tis
,nprnug, nnI Yourself, aA you thouant lint It wns
better. fl,ut vii, colIld nccotnn.h rsnrcthat ynr
wol,ld bo nblc to show tLe cninmiteo nnuointsd fc
tbo wursns,.,cn what Won had done. w,at vo, wcrs m
,Inr md wnt ynm wSre wiiling to ia Gnnarnncmtlv
it WA agreed uctyceu us. tlr.t Va wonl ,nect nj Tia
Council Chamber ind then adjourn to thut room. Wo
have ,lnnn en. ~ ~ "' ~ ' $e"*'' W.
So f,r ns he Council nrs concc11cl. artl the ,vor
we ar, snti ;lc flat fho Islinf md AiI socintv ~
very roo,i nrrnnJyotfnn Va ,nov t,Ifer i,tts "a u,
III. ,nna nr rcnIrrit,r rcnc h,t tn fo ,nnin sc III
orrco thut van aro oInr nerhana ali that nav Il, to
t If It il not iii douu sbat SHOULD ba o1c ~ wa arn
sntis,ic that Won inirl to In II md va romc nj cre
for tint nurnsn In eyo tho f:omnit,e" o,oortnnSto
avea to yn to,ioj,l On liza n,,bioet mil for vn, 10
oxnin,n nvar tl,cr mr1errrraa .m Sr tnt nrr.
vii rctirc and prolaliy Mr, mo,na ~ ouismau
pf thn (,on,mittec viii atit1rnss var -" ~''A'% A'1
~ >A0 i. a. morrIfS. st
Mr.. r1of',nau-air Kiu~ nrt1 .cnt,cn,c,. J. ,y,o,
.o nj I'M rnnH W,nau1,w nftnrncon .na .t1.,t -.
i1ir Mnunr lin Stny,r nf Gean tint hn rn,ti,o5