National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-10
OUR GLORIOUS SUCCESS.
THE BEST DAYS FoRF fET DoEEIN
THE CAUSE IF CHARITY.

THE PREs-pzNT AND MRS, GRANTS Inc.
rFREsy-THE,R HEARTY COOPERATION
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE MANAGING
COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC
FOR suPPoRT-THE PoIICE AND FIRE
MEN NJ SELL TICKETS.
ys.,s-dov xas decidedly the mesa encouraging
,5,v Sbe charity movement has Fee experiences.
nh, weather was unIropitious fer out-ofdeor &c
sIvstv Int the real friends Of the needy are not
st,sr.Heather workers, and tho cause was mate
sially advanced. On every hand the magnitude
of the Flan and che remarkable progress It Is
making were subjects Of remark, and the public
admiration for the warm workers In tho ehari-
table undertaking are freely expressed. The
undertaking, 1t is admitted, was at first one that
requsred considerable courage to undertake, but
the persistenFendesyorseoh awaken public Interest
inthe charitable institutions was stlast success
fol, and nov those who were originally lukeWarm
Il the cause are among its most enthusiastic pro
Floters. The fact furnishes abundant PROOF that
THE hearts Of the people Of the capital city are IN
the right place after all and that their interest In
the Wesfare of its unfortunates Is very deep.
THE LADIES' COMMITTEE.
The Indies constituting the managing commit
tee Yesterday held their adjourned meeting at
Sheresidence Of Mrs. Justice Strong. Mrs. Dawes
was present and formally accepted the position Of
secretary. when the ladies proceeded to business.
The committees appointed to walt upon tho ladies
Of ,he District made their reports, and It was
fond that every person called upon gladly en-
rolled their names as cooperating with the COM
mittee, and promised to forward the movement as
far laid in their power. The ladies greatly
pleased and encouraged at the alacrity with
which ell called upon entered into the good work,
and the fact was accepted an additional favora-
BILE omen Of the ultimate triumph Of the scheme
Various matters connected with the manage
Rent of the work were discussed, when it was
agreed that an address be drawn up by the secre-
tary aHe signed by the managers and those who
had lent their names as aiders in the movement
The following is
THE ADDRESS:
A series Of charitable entertainments for the
relief Of the poor having been proposed, the re-
Spouse has been both immediate and generous
The ladies having the matter in charge desire to
take this method Of thanking those to whom they
are already indebted, and Of presenting the sub
ject anew TO those whose cooperation they DESIRE
1t would be superuous at THIS time to call atten-
that can be done in the way Of charity, as we'll
for the institutions established for that purpose
as for individual cases.
The success Of the present venture IS we trust
already assured; butthe managers feel that there
may be many ladies whom they have been unable
TO see or who may not be personally known to
them, who would feel It privilege, as well as a
duty to lend their assistance either by the OF
their names or otherwise. They will consider It q
favor, not so much to them as to the common
cause, If any such will give their names, for pub
Location, to the secretary, or to any Of the board
of managers. Tho undersigned ladies have al
ready siRniied their cordial cooperation and de-
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