Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-26
Ladies', Benevolent society.

We publish by request, the report
of the President of the Lal!es' Be-
nevOIent Society, which was omitted
in our report of the Annual Meeting
of the Society, given in our yester-
days issue:
LADIEs;-In reporting to you at this
time on the concerns Of our Socety.
[ feel more at los than on Other
similar occasions. 1t is seldom thar
we have had totally exhausted
treasury; more seldom than our an
nual appeal for aid has met with So
little response. Never before have
we been appealed to for charity by so
many who, in other days, were able by
industry and care to provide cemfor
tabiy Tor themselves and their families.
During the year just past, however,
we have had occasion to record many
liberal contributions. We cannot
omit to thank the generous citizens
who have enabled us, by their gifts,
to afford relief to the numbers who
come to us IL distress; nor can We fali
to bless the Ruler of men, who has
inclined so many hearts thus to aid
Us in our work aud labor of love.
But, yet, to be like Him who daily
sends his sun to shine upon US, and
his ram to fructIfy our lands, 1t be
hoOves us not tt cease our Efforts fof
| the relief of suffering humanity: and
we are constrained still to stretch fortl
our hands that they may be flied Will
such bounties AS ale required fot the
sustenance of the sick and destitute.
We cannot fOrbear to Complain Of
| the small numbers who, as regular
members, contribute to this end. Tn
whole amount received from the las
! annual subscription was bat $93, 10
| Donations from various sources, dur
| ing the year, amounted to 1927 90
making a total of $500 rs. Beside:
this, we had gifts in kind: 10 load.
| of wood, tN o or three barre's of -four
one barrel mOlasses, a snail quantity
of rice, and several pounds each O
coffee, tea and sugar. These supplies
| have been exhausted for some week
| and now We have been contracting
| debts for meal, for six Or eight weeks
past, while the drug bills stand I'M
paid for three months. Our app a
| made last week through the press
| brought one generous respoue il
kind, from a merchant on the wharf
and our present supplies consist q
molasses, -four and a half-barrel rice
The outstanding bills amount to some
thing like $50, while We have i'll tht
bank only $40 to meet them. Wha
| are we to do? Shall the needy cry tc
us for bread, and none be given? Car
we turn away our ears from the voicg
of distress? The list of applicants We
cannot numerate. We know that the
supply of work is insufficient for the
hands that crave it. Many would
! gladly work, but cannot find employ.
ment. We try to restrict our aid tc
the most needy end the most deserv
ing, but the task of discrimination is
q most difficult one. Often we give
| sparlngly, lest some should presume
| on obtaining help; but We cannot be
| unEind while our Father in Heaven is
SO kind to US. We can only trust Him
| for the means of showing kindness,
| bat at the same time, we must exert
| ourselves. Let each member Of the
Society solicit, throughout her sphere.
the names and subscriptions OF all the
| ladies' whom she may meet; this
should bring four or five hundred
| names upon our books. This is such
work as ladies ought to do, and surely,
there are few ladies who could not
save from dress or ornament so much
as $40 year to feed and warm the
| suffering. Wool, flannel, blankets
and other necessaries, are required; We
cannot purchase these TIL funds are
placed at our disposal The winter is
upon us. Cod and hunger will drive
many to our doors. Shall we not be-
stir ourselves? VII not every one
toregO some pleasure, and see to it
that none are left to perish around us,
May grace be given IT'S all to do our
duty. One other item must not be
omitted. \ private check for $50 has
been sent, which is reserved at present
Tor the purchase of some articles of
pressing need. We trust that hers
Will do likewise.
PRESIDENT.
We append to the above as cor
rection by request of the President of
the Society. the following fact:
This was to the effect that the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons in
this city had placed at the disposal of
the Society S34S--a most liberal dona-
tlon-to be dispensed by them in drugs
from Messrs. Cobb & Norcom's store.
The Ladies desire to express their
thanks to the College.
The supplies of food for the poor
have been placed at the store of the
Messrs. Carr, under the Manning
House. Orders for supplies may be
sent there.