The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-01
GOV ERNMENI, AID.
ORLEANS CENTRAL RELIEF COMMIT.
TEE.
Meeting TesGeraay--Whnt the C0nnsnits
ees Propose Doing.

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| A Meeting Tesgerday--Eyhat the Commits
| See Propose being.
Responding to q coll from Chairman Richard
son. the Orleans Central Relief Committee. and
| the presidents Or representatives OF the charit-
able associations whose reQuisltions have been
honored by it, met yesterday at about 80
o'clock at the old depot Of distribution in the
l Custom House.
Chairman Richardson presided, and after the
opening preliminaries submitted
A REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
which read as follows:
| OFFICE OF THE New ORLEANS
Central Relief Committee, Custom House. /
| New Orleans. September 30, 1879 }
To the Charitable Associations OF the city Of New
Orleans. represented by this Oomfnittee
j fIent1emen-~The object OF the appointment of
f5 sesh oone re
IN tae yixEIl sYly ii gIis E4sss6SI siz
committee met mt the office Of the Coltegsor#gF
~ The ta Yng msnpMfs gresbsat Wrs o. T.
v. d. Brown nj Matual senevolenoe Assoelatfon;
I Victor Sere. OF st. Vincent de- Paul, and Il. l..
Richardson Of the Army Of Tennessee Assoeia-
''qFi' The committee elected hIr. +. L Richardson
chairman and Mr. D. L. Mitchell secretary.
Il was resolved to proceed at once to the bust
ness Of issuing the 10000 rations d.onated by the
| Major Isaac Soherck was invited to open the
necessary books and direct the details OF issu-
| 4 full statement of the proceedings of this COM
mittee will be found in The minutes kept by our
secretary, which is herewith submitted.
| Major Isaac Scherck kindly accepted the posi-
ton of superintendent Of the issuing depart
mont. and was made an ex-oificio member Of
this committee.
G. r. Hall ESQ, was also elected member to
fill the vacancy created by the non-acceptance
of Mr.. T. Dolhonde.
Of the Secretary nf War to the Collector OF the
Port, the supplies gould only be issued to those
obo baye vs1a Z ZsGw sv9 b II rs hsF tes fs
vented. Us from, relieving many, To guard
pyRs 2r Fsf ssdr 0 nS 9aq
statements OF reliable persons that the PARTIES
As an additional safeguard, We caused gen
tlemen selected from your different associa-
lt0ns to visit tho houses Of the applicants in the
wagons In which the supplies were sent to their
II homes.
We did not allow q single ration to be de,
ltvered at the soreroom to the applicant but
distributed them throughout the city in wagons
borrowed for that purpose from The generous
grocers. merchants and others. We found that
call In addition to these, We hired three
wagons for the purpose. This mode of dis,
tribuing prevented crowds at our doors. and
at the same time. enabled us to personally in
spect the residences Of the applicants for relief
BY this mode also We were able to supply many
|
, compelling them to undergo the humiiintion Of
standing. oil day with their baskets ct our doors.
and displaying their poverty, The i. reports
In the extreme. They. encountered gaunt
sd df tod Bs bow ey e. had ed
and death had taken from them their support
IN Inc 1w was ~ added T @ pesenee R This distress dist was was
not confined alone to the laboring Glasses. but
sIana. msn ed q property hode~s de' x2nr
her In need of the necs5sffsJ u s1Ea1Es
She was the owner Of property, but her tenants
were too poor to pay: she could moi moftgage
or sell and could only cry for help. It was our
to cases like, these. and to show them that fbe
great, Republic in, which they lived. Of which
had heard 3ny In ed nTn Th
great questions of State and come to the door
Of an . nnhapPy people cr2ss their thresh1,las o.
the sword sustain the falling victim OF famine
and pestilence,
too soon Said some OF the visitors: Let no
nlan hereatsr say this bounty was Ill bestowed D
Il the testimony Of true men can be believed, i
was not; the ten thousand bat received it will
add their testimony to It, 1t is true that among
% 90 many piled; some impositions we're prac-
about one hundred packages brought back by
the visitors with the wagons, the parties having
been found not enttlef to them;
The names OF the parties relieved appear In
alphabetical order in our books which accom-
pany his report. In q moments time any
the amounts received. The receipt books kept
by the visitors show the signatures Of the re-
cipients: Should it be desired to ascertain who
were relieved and on whose application the
alphabetical index shows the time OF app1ica-
tion. the rage OF the book containing Il the name q.
making the reauisition. the residence, the date
Of delivery-or return OF the package.
The excellent report of our chief commissary,
ffvn
relief afforded to the thirty eight charitable as
gsociations represented by, this committee
distribution hns not been fair and impartial
The size Of the government ration was for q
time REDUCED. So as to relieve q greater number.
ment ratlons to $780,. There was Q small
amount ri remaining On hand after closing our
sY asms o aEaed th Ety. hs
to Messrg John /. Adams b o., for supplies
borrowed. of them n anticipationn L, Of second
The system vs. V Of ''i distribution adopted by us
elusive Of the S above 'ei sum paid for SUPPLIES
amounted to about $500, To meet these .ex-
the Howard .Et As AAssoelation kindly waited
Col. Geo. L. Smith, Collector of the Port, from
Wm-P. West. Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, 5000. and
Volunteers. OF st. John, N. B., the sum Of s142;
making q total Of si1o2 received full ac-;
count of the receipts and disbursements will
be found in the financial report fled h rewith,
Any balance remaining ON hand will be re-
turn ed to the Towards.
We desire in this report to mention the
kindly and courteous manner IN which We have
been met by Collector Geo. L. Smith From the
beginning he has evinced desire to aid US in
this distribution. He has furnished US with
excellent quarters for carrying on our labors.
and has given us the assistance Of number OF
men In his employ, and took q personal inter-
sides. most untiring In his efforts to induce the
government to again extend its aid to the vel
low feyer sufferers of this city. We are also in
debted to the merchants who kindly loaned US
supplies until those of the government arrived.
and to those who loaned US their wagons at
Finally, it is with regret that We alude to the
| fact that we have large number of applica-
| tions for relief now lying upon our table to
! which we are Dowerless to respond, for our
j! supplies are exhausted. We trust that their
cries will be needed by other associations, who
| still have the wherewith nal to bestoW
Respectfully submitted,