National Republican., 1877-08-28

SMALL MEETING WITH BIG oBJECT-A
COMMITTEE, WITH COMMISSIONER BRYAN As
CHAIRMAN, APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE
SUBJECT.
A public meeting for the organization Of n
relief union was called last evening at Lincoln
hall. The meeting was held IN the lecture
room, in the interior Of the Y. N. c. A. build
ing. instead Of the hall, and some persons went
away. finding that the hall was closed and
thinking that the meeting had been postponed
About thirty persons were present, among
them Gen. wm. q; Lc Due. Commissioner Of
Agriculture; Hon. Thomas u. Bryan, Commits
sioner of the District; Gen. r. ID. Mussey,
Simon Wolf, DR.. {. G. Cox. Consul General
John s. Hitz, Appleton p. Clark, Mrs. A. N.
Gangcwer. Rcv. Jacob Voorsangcr, Rev. e.
Kramer aud John q. Adams Gen. lie Due
left before the meeting was organized.
Gen. Mnsscy called the meeting to order.
rcmarkipg that II did not not soem that there
was the interest In the snllcct that should he
taken when. In a population Of one hundred
and eighty thousand, they could get only thirty
or forty to attend meeting Of this kind, and
he suggested that the meeting be postponed
until some cooler and more propitious occa-
occasion.
Gen. Hitz suggested that they onght TO
make some preparation for larger meeting
aud proposed the appointment Of n committee
to look up the subject and SEQ how the purpose
for which they met could best be accomplishcd.
The meeting was then organized by the elec-
ton OF Gen. Musscy as chairman and Mr..
Wolf as secretary.
Mr. Wolf made motion for the appoint
mcnt Of q committee to report what ought TO
he done, and to take steps to have larger at.
tendance at subsequent meeting. The mo-
ton was adopted
The following committee was appointed by
nomination
Consul Gcn. ]. s. Hitz, Hon. Thos. B. Bryan,
Gon. r. D. Mussey, DIR. G. e. Cox,
WIN. Stickney, Gen. VIM. q. lie Due,
Simon Wolf, A. 3. SOlomons,
:. A. II. Marks, A. s. Pratt,
.Ino. F. Cook A. NJ. Gsngcwor,
Gen. Lockwood, ii. A. willard,
Matthew q. Emery.
II was left with the committee to designate
the time Of the next public mrcting.
Gen. Hitz nominated Commissioner Bryan
as chairman Of the committee, romarking that
he knew Mr.. Bryan TO he man of business,
and that u he called a meeting Of the commit
tee IL would meet.
The motion was carried, and Mr.. Bryan,
who had entered tho room while the commit.
tee was bcing appointed, was introduced.
Mr.. Bryan said that they had all met for
business. What they wanted was to put
bread into the mouths Of the needy, and this
was not work for halfa.lozen. but for the
whole community, for the necessity wa, great.
Not an hour In the day passed, but what
cases Of the direst destitnt!on were brought
to the notice Of the District Commissioner.
Most of the cases were unusually touching,
because they were those Of people who were
not accustomed TO want, who, driven almost
to distraction, pass from house to house to beg
food for themselves and children. The ques.
tion Of what should he dono for their relic
was too grave to be discussed there, but they
should 60 home In the spirit that they hud
met and reflect what was best to be done, and
do it.
Gen. Mussey remarked that It was very evi
dent that the right chairman had been ap
pointed, and tho meeting adjourned.