National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-17
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Receipts and Disbursements to Date.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April Is, 1875,
To the EDITOR Of the National Republican: -
Sir: AS your paper was thefirst to bring to the
knowledge Of the public the deplorabie condition
Of some OF the female employees Of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, rendered so by the
suspension OF work in that Department, and as
you aided and assisted them IN every possible way
since, and have also been instrumental in bring
ing into our hands much Of the money we have re-
ceiyed, which has gone, so far TO alleviate the
misery and want in our midst, We desire to make
known TO the public through your columns the
total amount of the money received by US from
all sources, and what disposition we have made of
the same, with an outline Of the work performed
by the committee: From male employees Buresu
Of Engraving and Printing, s3O3.5O; individual
contribution, $se.75; @. @. Cornwell Sons, s25;
Pension Bureau, ss2.T5; Secretary Of Treasury's
once, s3sS.15; Internal Revenue Bureau, s2o7 3s:
Paymaster Generals Once, sl06.25; Comptroller
Post Once Department, S22520; Quartermaster
Generals Once, CSC; United States Treasurer's
Once, S2Sl. o5; Patent Office Department, sSO560;
Second Auditors Once, sis.l5; Third Auditors
Once, SASS; Fourth Auditors Once $40 so:
Fifth Auditors Once, ell Sixth Auditors Once
comptrciiers once. Sc Glenn Mis- Pa sToSsa
Excelsior Bank Note Company, $50 church Gem.
mittee- by Miss Fuller, Sl.5O; Joe Jefferson
ESQ; contributed BY the Warrington Hebrew con,
gregation, the proceeds OF lecture given by s.
Wolf ts7,s5; total receipts 70 date, % ts7.4.
vouchers, as follows: Groceries, sl,l70; wood and
coal, $50: cash, l,l2e.le; meat, S7i; committee
expenses, ssss; amount Of grocery and coal orders
d. TVi IS; baiancS in bank; $sSS.si
There was also dlsbursed by the Second
Auditors Office, previous TO the Organization Of
this committee. $500, and by the Signal Bureau
Of the United States army, $50 -
Number OF families relieved 10 d3se, 50S en-
plo,ment procured for 10 persons; distributed 70
packages OF tea, donated by B. W. Reeds Soma;
distributed Il children's caps, donated by Wfiett
& Ruoti; distributed cord Of wood, donated by o
gentleman from Montgomery county, Md.
The cash balance in bank is now turned over TO
subcommittee Consisting Of DR.. p. r. Keene,
health Ofieer. l223 T street northwest, Ward Nor.
gan and Chas r. Haight, suPerintendents in the
bursed by them for the relief Of those of the
female employees who may not be reinstnted on
The reOpening Of the bureau, as there must be a
large reduction mace on account of the substitu-
tion Of silver coin for fractional currency, The
gentlemen named viii endeavor to furnish trans.-
portation free 10 any Of the furlOughed employees
desiring TO return TO their homes, such having
Georgia. y
In closing our report OF the manner in which we
have disposed Of the money intrusted TO our care
we cannot refrain from expressing our gratitude
for the noble and generous aid extended us BY the
different Departments and the public generally.
charge Of Their seiEimposed duties. III '''' u's-
~ &c 80 ~ SANuEI. 7. SCHoFIELD
' ~ ~ Secretary Relief COMMITTEE (
C.R. HAIeHT, President - = ~
70 Alta meeting Of the general coinuit,ee, held
Friday evening, 18th inst, we were designated an
auditing committee. anu aiteT eareful inspection
treasurer oithe committee found them TO be cor
rect in all particulars careful record having BEEN
kept " lfueofyv rece'yed and asbqrsed
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