The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-21
Relief Through the Police and the
Ladies' Aid Association.


II any one has a desire to see what can be accom-
pshed In the way OF charity through the aid o. the
police they nad better 60 down some afternoon
and witness the distribution Of ood at the Twenty
seventh precinct station house. When the cry ior
food resounded ron all quarters Captain Lowery
instructed his men 10 solicit contributions from
the different deale in his precinct, and when the
goods arrived he placed the distribution OF the
same In the hands oil Mrs. John FoX and the
Ladies' Aid Society OF the First Assembly district.
BY thus working conjointy-the police providing
the loOd and the ladles visiting and persona ly
ascertaining the necessities OF the poor-an IN
mense amount OF good has been done during the
past TWO weeks. Mrs. John Fox told the HERALD
reporter that the LADIES' Aid Society had only
been formed few months and before they re-
ceived the assistance OF Captain Lowery their dis.
trDut0ns had been chiefly conf ned to clothing,
but tnat now the donations OF meat bread, vege-
tables aud groceries have been so liberal that they
are IN tie way oI assisting some 500 families.
Yesterday afternoon number Of women and
children, carrying baskets and bags, were col
lected OUTSIDE J1e station awaiting the arrival OF
tie ladies VINO took Charge OF the Distribution
The house was crowded with barrels OF potatoes,
turnps, parsnlps, DAT meal, flour, rice and cab
bages, bundles OF dried fish anu several whole
sheep. The ladies' arrived at three O'Clock,
and were sOO1 hard at WORK putting the good
things up in packages and arranging everything at
hama, as to insure speedy transaction OF busi-
ness. The applicants were admitted IN ba ches OF
ten, and their tickets were then handed to Mrs.
Fox, showing tnat their Iamuies had been visited
and were deserving OF reliei. When the ticket had
been pronounced all rignt the basket was seized
b Mrs. Snyder, and. passing through half dozen
busy hands. eacn attending TO some special line
OF provisions, 1t was soon returned to the appli-
cant. who trOtted or with smiling lace and
loaded down with enough to give comfort and hap
plness to her family Tor some days TO come The
Distribution lasted for several hours, during when
time several hundred families were supplied with
I0Oo and the IOuOwng list OF goods dlstriDuted:-
From Messrs Brick steele, No. l26 West street, one
barrel OF Hour.
J. w. Rowan, No z Dey street. barrel of potatoes
Myers Underhill two bags OF oatmeal.
r. Plessner No. 70 Dey street, bag of potatoes.
Howell Overton, No. oil Dey street, one bundle of
John Hayn, No. so Dey street, two bags Of four
Apgar Il CO.. No. 73 Dey street one bag OF rice.
Baker antord Co, No. 10 Dey street, one bag of rice
Thomas Curry West Washington Market, one sheep.
p. Burns u Co., West Washington Market, one barrel
Il E. Vanpelt, West Washington Market, one barrel of
John Mix & Co., West Washington Market, barrel
A. / il. Duryea. West Washington Market one barrel
Mount Erwin, West Washington Market. bag of
potatoes.
West Washington Market dealers, pounds of meal
one barrel OF urnips, one barre OIL parsps ana two
barrels OF Cabbage.
Besides the above there were also provisions for
which captain LOwery had expended the sum OF
Sl29, winch had been sent in Cash Contributions.
Mrs. Fox also desires TO acknowledge the receipt
OF 500 rom the New York Produce Exchange Re-
lief society.
The Lolice OF the Twenty seventh precinct give
away from their own Iunds 1U0 loaves OF bread
every morning ana Mr. George w. KIDD has also
gwen over l,0UO lOaves through the same channel.