The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-03
LADIES' PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Since the organization Of some OF the Ladies'
p ysiolygical Society into q Relief Associa-
tion." August27 we have received from different
sources donations Of money amounting to
s2293 DO, the sum OF st64 81 being the gener
GUS contribution of the st. Paul ladies alone.
through the exeltions Of Mrs. D. r. Lehman
of this city. These have all been acknowledged
In our relief notes, save the last donation Of
5000 80. We began our work by turning over
small sums as we received them to other socie-
ties hoping to work with them. In this way we
advanced to the Y. N. @. A. the sum Of s35: to
Peabody r, A. s15. In our Investigations among
parties applying to us for Peabody acquisitions
We soon found this plan was not feasible. rs
many convalesoents required delicaces, We
decided to obtain these and dispense them our
Selves.
trib. ted by the Peabody, and to this was adued
merchants OBJ aimed by the efforts o, DR.. D. r.
! Lehman. which were placed ut 254 First street
and from thence dis .rbuted. keceiving ay this
| time our first donation from st Paul, Mimi,
we purchased s40D wort tn Of supplies for con-
vaiescents and placed them In seven different
parts OF the rity-Wllere dealt out by the pf9-
we're fed. Every society has ,noby sustained
us, 'he Y. M, o. A, aud Towards responnd1ng to
| the Kindness of the P. d. A. We issued by their
own statement 1441 redusitions, feeding 5267
| families. Through Central Relief AssocIe'i Jon
through RI The st. Georges Association 18l r.
QUESTIONS feeding 1o2 iles-they invariably
aiding every petitioner ssent to them. The
va A appe q r rs tac have
| from ? s. 4. two packages Of clothing. two
from Hannibal, Mo-, through Or. Palmer. one
! sent direct q us from Hannibal and, one from
| Rochester. MINI; also o small package from
the widow of Ben DeBar. ALI OF these con-
tained partly worn clothing. giving US the dis.
r. II nf n
we found entirely destitute.
Pending needs so great, we solicited our dry
Thr raa nse
Fellman Bros. who recently sent US three bolts
Of cotton goods and two dozen pairs hose. Of
cottons and Il tnpe!s we have given out, un-
| made. 1910 yards. We afterward purchased $l25
worth Of these goods. and cut and gave out to
be made 47o garments, which were distributed
at one time thirty women about to become
mothers without garment to put on their III
fants whom born.
which was made in our relief notes., a. COM
forts, 90 sheets. 70 d gen pairs woman's and chill
dren's stockings. Is pairs Shoes, and two dozen
| penses in exceptional cases. Moueyed relief
given to sufferers $685. TO- Owing to the gener~
ositv of OF liens and the self sacrifice # the
ladies of our association. who !defraved th' II
own expenses during the first three weeks OF
the organization. the society was enabled tt9
| relieve the dire distress Of many who would
ever. the car fare and Incidental expenses for
| 15>actiye members, amounting to 1886, has been
The residue remaining In our hands will be
applied to The pnymtnt OF some bills, and the
balance will be used as b. fore. for the benefit
Of th,se sufferers ALREADY known to US:
every member has worked most faithfully, and
w. now offer this report as women's work in
tho fever an" famine E. q l. ls7 SAXON President
NJ. A. TRtpLER. SECRETARY nos lt2dp