The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-05
TAE ORPHANS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

ST.. MARYs ORPHAN BOYS Asylum THIRD DISTRICT I
New Orleans, November 18th, 1876
The sentiment OF gratitude 10 an impulse OF Divine
pleasure. In utterance 1t is the voice of reward tits
also in special manner, the wealth of the poor and
might be termed the coin of the human heart
possessed Of q mystical value stamped with the image
Of God, and passed In exchange for kind words and
works OF mercy.
The orphan boys of St Mary's Asylum owe much of
this manner OF heartmoney, and offer II freely to
good people Of New Orleans in thanksgiving for their
long continued sympathy and support.
Tho entertainment given In the Opera House Sat
urday October 18th and repeated at the place the
Wednesday next succeedng. has resulted in the real
tion Of sum of money for tho benefit OF the Asylum
which expectation and CRATE
fully to the credit of the kind hands and hearts
whose exeriions generosity the accomplishment of
tho work is due The returns yet hat incom
plete but it is deemed safe say that when all
the amount already turned the Treasurer of the
Asylum cannot fail to be increaled tho of
seventeen hundred dollars there abouts This
time in city history should have been esteemed
hstering success at the ent 1t Is accepted
magnificent tribute to the its of the 1t
tains
While tho Chaplain. the Sisters and other active
friends Of the Orphan Boys AsyIm Joined together
with the undersigned Committee of Arrangements in
unity of thankfuners for every ones support. sepss
of duty suggests that tender of thanks be made sps
cially and publicly thus
To L. Grune valid ESQ for tho of Of his cels.
brated planes free of charge both ocoAsons.
To the City T. Company through their p IT sident.
F. Wentz KS for transportation furnished the chi ID
rem to and from the place If entertainment.
To Ed. 5. Levy, Jr ECO, the very courteous and
efficient Chairman of the kece,tio Committee, and
through him TO his several young gentlemen Friends
members of said COMMITTEE r their general usefulne
and successful ell deavoIs to please.
To Messeurs p Fourchy, President, and q. w. Mott,
Secretary and through the to the company
they represent for the of the Opera House. kindly
given free of charge.
To the Newspaper Press of the city-ever ably con
Quoted ever generously managed-for editorial mt
tion, frequently made and advertisements inserted
either altogether account of charity or at such
reduced prices conduced handsomely the augmeu-
taton of the netted for the gain of the orphans
nd lastly. by way of Q imax-
To C. F. w bankers, Esq for the authorship of the
tabeaux and drama presented for the gift of hun
dred and twenty five stage suits and many outfits in
costume made to the As Irm together with other
equipments and for donations in labor and
monev, too literally made and too often repeated to
admit of being here recounted.
Finally, for ourselves, We beg leave to thank again
and declare ourselves under lasting obligations each
kind co-operator, who has in way and to whatever
extent helped the good work. and thus established
his claim to the gratitude and prayers with which the
orphans shall remember their friends to the latest
moment of their existence.
c. SPORL, p BRADLEY
P. MoLoNY. VICTOR SERE
j. CONNORs, WIN HOLLAND,
NJ. E. CARNEY, Chairman.
Tesfying to the correctness the foregoing state
ment heartily in the expressions of thanks
to the public for their sympathy and aid rendered
| the orphans this former occasions.
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| Acting Preeident of of