The daily gazette., 1874-12-17
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Helping the Poor.


Helping the Poor. ~
A MEETING TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR CARRYING OUT THE WORK OF
CHARITY. .,s.f
On Wednesday evening, about thir.
ty ladies and gentlemen, prominent In
our community for charitable work 8,
met In the room of the Historical So
cioty, Mason Temple to make arrange
ments for the relief of the needy dur.
ing the winter. Mr.. Peter F.. BrBnan
was chosenPresident; Mr.. WHastings,
Secretary. '""
Geo. Bates, Esq, stated the object
OF the meeting, at length, and was Of
the opinion that measures OF charity
could be advanced by assisting the be-
nevolent organizations at present mex.
istance.
BENZ, Nields, Esq, was of the same
opinion, and alluded to the extensive
character Of the benevolent work per.
formed by the Female Benevolent
Society, and the Young Ladies' Relief
Society. He thought that the city
should devise means to find employ.
ment of some sort for the unemploy-
ed. 5i i-.- = I
Other remarks of this character were
made, when some OF the ladies' present
representing the two societies above
spoken Of, said that work was not the
only necessity but that many women
children and aged men, who could not
work, needed clothing, fuel and food.
The Societies needed money TO supply
the wants Of these people, 7 /
After some further conversation,
Mr.. Nields offered the following reso.
lutions:
Resoloed, That 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the necessities of the poor
of this city can best be relieved by
the benevolent and relief societies now
organized.
Resoloed, That we aid the societies
now organized in their work.
Mr.. Gregg moved that q committee
OF citizens be appointed to solicit con-
tributions and distribute the same
among the societies.
Mr.. Crosadale moved to adopt.
George II. Bates, Esq offered the
following as q Substitutes;
ResolDed, That q committee of thir.
ty ladies and gentlemen be appointed
to solicit subscriptions for the poor,
and make collections and distri.
button of such funds as may be OBJ
tanned rs to the best of their judg
ment.
Rev. Frost moved to insert ten in
place of thirty-one for each ward Of
the city.
Mr.. Fields Withdrew his first resoiu-
ton.
Mr. Crosadale moved the adoption
of Mr.. Nields resolution as amended,
The resolution was adopted as amen
ded.
Mr.. Nields moved that committee
of three be appointed to select the
ward committees. Agreed to,
The chair appointed Messrs., Hast.
ings, Gawthrop, and by request OF the
meeting himself. ii.t r
Mr.. Hastings moved that a commit.
tee be appointed to prepare an appeal
TO citizens. Agreed to. -
The chair appointed as said commit
tee, Messrs. Frost and Israel.
Mr.. Niclds moved that committee
be appointed to wait on City Council
and see what means can he devised to
giving employment to the unemploy'
ed. :
Mr.. Bates seconded the motion.
The chair appointed Messrs. Bates
Nields and Croasdale as the commit
tee.
On motion at 10 O'Clock, adjourned
to meet on call of the committee,
REAL ESTATE SALF.--The farm, Of
Ezra Webster, deed East Marlborough
Chester, Pa, containing II acres, wal
sold on the 10th TO j. Walton Martin
for $50 per acre.
James Ewing has sold his farm Of
as acre near Louisville, Chester coun
ty Pa, to Washington Ewing of Ches-
ter, Delaware county for So, 800.
The farm of the late Jonathan
Hopes, near Kennett Square, contain
ing l07 acres, was sold at public sale
on the 9th inst, to William Cox, Of
Kennett Square, at S102. so per acre.
George Whitson sold at private sale
few days ago, the farm os Micah
Whitson decd. containing sixty acres
In Bart township, Lancaster county, tc
VIM. Mcclure, at $l10 per acre. Also
Q small farm belonging 10 Whitson &
Hartman: TO Henry Conner.
IMPRovEMRNT.-Next week the In