The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-01
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
Rooms or THE HOWARD AssoCIArIoN)
No. 50 Camp street.
New Orleans NOyemhar 9s 1878 ]

! No. 50 Camp street,
| New Orleans, November Is. 1878
wards the stricken cities Of the South during
| the late epidemic has no parallel In the history
| OF public charity. Free. spontaneous. unstint-
ed. tho benevolenoe OF our fellow-eonntrymen
| and that OF foreign countries overlooked the
measure OF our direst calamity.
To peoples utterly impoverished. cut off by
plaque from every resource Of selr-help. II
brought solace and succor; 1t fed the starving,
It clothed the naked, ministered to the sick.
and robbed death OF its bitterest terrors In fits
provision for the desolate survivors
The graves OF our fallen are sanctifed by the
tenderest memories Of human kindness and
| sympathy, and our darkened homes are bright
and lavish as to be almost divine.
30 long as the memory of our anguish sur
wives; nndying gratitude to those who alIeviated
II will All our hearts. And we recognize. above
all. in the spirit which prompted and the self
sacrifice which sustained the steady current
OF benetcence. that saved us In an hour Of dark
and 9 patriotic sympathy az ample as the
Reso1ved. That the thanks OF the Howard As
sociation are gratefully rendered to the ply
siclans OF this city who. volunteering their ser
Vices have SO nobly. go faithfully and 50 Ell
Gently served the patients Ct this association
10 me Southern Express Company Thos M
Wescoat. agent, for their Indispensable and
Invaluable services in carrying to and fro for
US over their routes without charge any and
everything for the Howard Association and
those whom we assisted.
To the Western Union Telegraph Company
Tor the free transmission Of all messages to and
from our association. and to the Ocean and
Bafze Telegraph Companies for like kind
service
To the Chicago. st. Louis and New Orleans
railroad Company. the New Orleans and Mo-
bile Railroad Company. Morgans Louisiana
ana Texas Railroad, through q. A. Whitney 4
Co.. for their free and generous Transportation
TO and fro over their routes. Of DOCTORS nurses
supplies. etc, for the sick at stricken points.
70 me Cromwell Line OF steo mers. for free
and In sending free Of charge on their wav
nome. patients OF our association.
10 the captains Of the Vicksburg. bond and
their kindly tender of service in transporting
nurses. supplies. etc. for the sick along their
routes.
TO the president Of the Red River Transpor
ing home to North Louisiana and Texas some
who had served our association.
10 me captain and owners of the steamer
Blanche Porter. for the free tender Of their
steamer 70 carry nurses. doctors and supplies
to Greenville. Miss, when cut of from all other
means Of communication.
10 the City Railroad Company the Claiborne
ana me Dumaine Street Railroad CONF anies
Tor the free passage over their roads OF the
members OF this association and their assist
ants.
To the city press for their kind attentions.
Io Capt. John A. Stevenson. for the free use
OF our business office during the epidemic.
To the American District Telegraph Compa-
NY. Tor the free service Of messengers.
TO Mr.. J. E. Mcdaniel. agent of the Asso-
clated Press. for repeated favors,
And to all who. here and elsewhere have hv
personal service or otherwise. aided us In the |
OF the sacred duties imposed upon
rs. we tender our heartfelt appreciation and
BY order Of the Association
J. M. VANDEGRIFF. President.
+. H. soUTHMAYD. Secretary. del 1t 2dp