The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-25
TrB NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, srJdDAY AUGUST g. 1878

enpW be- but still the amount received IL SUI
uotdtt to enable the organization to do consid-
eff4ble good.
The association distributes no money, but In
vests NIL ut their command In neeessaries, and
the members personally supervise the distribu-
ton OF the same.
Yesterday quite a number of eltlzsns. not
members Of the association. responding TO the
ce q " Shepard Esq., q r. th dn re-
and In consequence the committee has been on
abled to double tho force of workers In each
Chief Of Police Boylan has kindly consented
to allow the association the use Of the police
telegraph. and reports OF cases OF distress mage
GERS Of the force will be- promptly forwarded to
the central office, and from thence to the Off.
GERS OF the association. and will receive imms~
The association rooms are open deey and
oel rn and I'd, acted upon at any hour
rendered their services
DR.. D. Henderson, .5o5 Magazine street
DIR. J. u. Newman sos ut. Andrew.
pr. Gus KEITH, Franklin and Felicity.
Pr. 4 d,Estampeg; 47s South Rampant.
DIR. FL. Bezon. 1886 Dumaine.
DIR. Campbell, Carrollton,
DR.. Henry Carrollton.
DR.. @. L.. g. Hsrndon 8 Dryades.
DR.. w. J. Johnson 405 Carondeet
DIR. Howard Smith. $40 BIT. Charles
Greenleaf
4 committee of ladies, from the Ladies' Physi-
citation. and volunteered to solicit contributions.
The offer was respectfully declined, the relief
committee has determined to authorize no can.
vass tor money but to depend entirely on vol
untary contributions The ladies were. how
ever, Informed, that II they chose to proceed on
their own responsibility any, amount they
might collect would be thankfully received and
judiciously disbursed
Among other contributions received yesterday
American Instructors Of Deaf and Dumb In
session at Columbus. Ohio.
Tho following. us reviewing the
WORE PERFORMED
by the association In the past, will be- read with
interest:
Extract from report Of the relisf committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association, De-
Cember 7, 1852
The relief committee. IN presenting their re-
port to the association Of their operations dur
profound gratitude to Almighty God for His
KINDNESS and mercy to them ne a body and as
Up to the commencement Of the epidemic the
committee had never devoted themselves to
seeking out objects 81 charity or nursing and
the committee soon became so numerous. they
determined to ask the consent Of the assooia-
ton to enroll themselves as relief committee
and call upon their fellow citizens to subscribe
the funds necessary TO carry, on an extensive
tioh was granted Inc response 70 our appeal
for funds was beyond our expectations. We
had begun the work without dollar In the
treasury Of the relief committee The result of
our labors VIC now 10y before you.
The total number Of cases Of sickness have
been about 1900 during the epidemic OF these,
we have treated 1900 eases of yellow fever and
400 cases Of other diseases.
The treasurers report shows tho total amount
Of receipts to have been s22o72 7s. of which
si9,o35 20 was contributed by the citizens of New
Orleans and $9.o37 so by our friends from
abroad The total disbursements have bnen
&21 1913 u.
Our nurses druggists and other employees
have oil been paid in full but the physicians
who volunteered their services have received
nothing, but we are endeavoring to solicit q
sufficient sum to pay them something for their
devotion.
All Of which we most respectfully submit
r. q. LATTING
Chairman Relief Committee