, 1874-04-02

Of tho Bureau Of Special Roliof started during
the wintor OH tho South Side, which Las doue &c
noble work among tho poor:
Tho last meeting Of tho " Ladies' Special Bureau Of
Relief +" VAS hold Wednesday afcruoon at tho usual
place pf meeting, No. 1911 1ndaia avenue the Presl-
dent, hra Leander Stone, In tho chair On account
Of tho dangerous Illness Of tho aeorotary Mrs. w. W.
Corbt, 1t impossible to obtain her very valuable
statistics, that much information 1tst bo omitted
from tho lnal report Of this very efficient and WORK.
Ing Society. The papers they havo u tholr possession
exhibit m Utmost incredible amount Of work done,
considering tho very fow ladies who Ind tho matter In
charge, and tho limited meana p1accl at their disposal.
cations besiae Bome hfty applications by letter. These
haye with VERY few exceptions, been visited By Mrs.
tho President othor ladies' connected With tho
Society. Although tho Society orgazed especially
Sed M ana wes byaons as n th
South. Tho donations huyo constaed mostly Of food
nnd clothing. and occasionally sn1al sins OF money
Reptat Mrs Wiits fron whence some sixty families
hnve drawn their supplies until such tmc as work
thcy would baromo suf-Bupporting. This hsa been
tic grand feature of the socioy Tho first object was
posghe to obtain work for either nale or female,
needle and gone out to SOW, while the father WHO could
by no possible means Obtain iay's work would stay
eployn,snt could b oGaincd i5r Himself Cases Of Of
horulsm moro thrilling Than Gnu be found In fiction
hayo eono uner tho observation Of these charitable
up tho lust sheet from their beds TO tho naked
mesa Of netghbor's child, and othcrs who had divided
goue supperless to bed ut night. A poor widow had
ied homeless boy who alort in barn, when shc her
1neal for her own children. Tic magnaninsity Of
this easa towards each other amounts to the
,nGsay sublime but there 'a os sad featurS In
our eyes while We write. a good mother came
to us for work. bringing with her little girl II l2
was Immediately placcd beyond want. a riaco waa
found for tho CHILD as girl in good family but
It came too lste for the child sS had already besn
already fallen. Want Ind driven her out Of the door
Of yirtue into hell Of Vice ,shcte her frantic
1notler cnnnot now follow or ind her. Let a those
hard-heartol woln who would conflno in jaila this
osEsese M sas e0sss for TIT
hocout babes but, lilo unprotected ambs bccsno an
Three deaths hayo occurred amoug o1,r protcgcs.
Two were hea1a Of families. nn9oubted sacrifices to
w.t. w 5 nh ron a w. ~ q mtsr to 5 9ns @
These men were sober aul industrious, nnl each ono
las efs sorrowlng, hepleaa wife and children to
to tug burial of these parstes insisted by the Aid and
Relief Society Tho latter Society Inns been very cour-
seoa5 70 tae Laass spssal bureau OF oltef WHEN has
cases which cao cr their notice, for which they will
please accept cur sincere thanks, Also those mer-
cercs, meats, etc. To tho very kiud 1Hdies who ays
given lis small sums Of money or seconlhanl clothing,
tnsrusted the distribution oi their gifts to us that
they llnve gone 10 feed some worthy hungry child Of
university aud cotlo Of Gods suffering children,
for all His, both rich mud poor, anl lie holds all
In kindly remembrance, although Ut tl1nes they may
doubt, mud be annzcd at Ills mysterious dlspensa-
tons.
This Society may congratulate itself upon a lnpre-
cedented alicccsa aH has established one great fac:
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