The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-07
THE ARMY RATIONS.
WHAT IL TO BE DONE WITH THEM
THE CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.

The representatives of the various charitable
and relief associations met yesterday. In pur
suance to the adjournment OF the day previous.
in the Office Of Collector Smith, to receive the
report Of the committee to whom was intrusted
the duty of devising method Of distributing
the $1,000 rations donated by the United States
government for the relief Of the destitute in this
city.
Mr.. T. L. Richardson called the meeting to
order. and ON his request Mr.. George Grindley,
private secretary Of the Collector, consented to
act as secretary of the meeting.
1t was announced that the following named
organizations, not represented at the prelimI-
nary meeting, had delegates present, to wit:
Young Friends Society. Equity Society, Touro
Infirmary Hebrew Asylum Association, La
Corcorde and the Union Benevolent Associa-
ton. represented by o. lady. Mrs. Caroline Muir
ply. :, ,,.,,
report of the committee on arrangements.
Tho report, as amended and adopted, pro-
vided for the organization OF
THE ORLEANS CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE,
to be- composed Of the following named gentle
J, NJ yandegrif, President Of the Howard
". T. Hardie, President of the Young Mems
| Christian Association.
VI VIM s1 Wrisit, Grand Army Of the Republic.
T., L; Richardson. President Of the Relief AS
socaion. Army Of Tennessee.
". G. Brown, President Union Relief Assoc
| citation.
Forester Dolhonde, Peabody Relief Associa.
| ton.
The report further provided that this com.
mittee should have power to Derpetuate itself
and tbs ooP9 Of @
| appoint chief cOmmissary and all the assist
ants and clerks necessary; and authorized the
| committee to establish as many dcpots and at
such places as was by it deemed essential to q
proper distribution.
THE CENTRAL DEPOT
will be at the Custom House and from it. on
re1uisitions Of the committee, the rations will
| be forwarded to the depots Of distribution.
| The central committee met last evening and
| decided on the
PROGRAMME
/ which appears In the following official report Of
| the proceedings:
New ORLEANS, La. September 6, 1878.
Meeting of central relief committee at the
office of the Collector OF Customs. PRESENT..
Z. richardson. of Army Of Tennessee; Vi:torr
Mutual Benevolent Association: VIM. Roy. Of
Grand Army Of Republic; p. L. Mitchell of
| Young Mems Christian Association.
| Major T. l.. Richardson was elected president
and u. L. Mitchell secretary.
| Resolped. That the office of the central COM
| mi'tee be ct the Custom House.
| That The necessary books be furnished by the
| Collector Of Customs,
| That MAJOR Isaac Sch6rck DO invited 70 open
| the necessary books at once. and direct the de-
| tails of the issue of supplies.
That this committee meets daily at 10 o'clock
q. M, SUNDAYS excepted.
| That the president procure the necessary
| blanks.
| That we Issue five days. rations at time to
each applicant upon reuuisition duy signed
| by the chairman of the relief committee of such
| benevolent association as may be recOg niZed by
this committee or such other officer as may be-
designated by the president of said assoca-
| tions the presidents of said associations to
| furnish us with the stamps Of said associations
and the signatures of said officers.
That tho seal Of the Commercial Insurance
| Company be adopted as the seal of the commit
| tee and be used on all official documents; that
reuuisltions be approved by one OF this COM
! mittee and duly registered in this office.
! The name and address and number of family
shall be filled out in each reuuisition written
with ink.
That the president of each benevolent asso-
citation be requested to furnish the committee
with the number of members of their respect
i've associations and the address Of said asso-
citation.
Ra' ions will be issued from 10 to Q o'clock at
| the Custom House and places hereafter desg-
mated. These ratjons arc to he issued only to
the families of yellow fever sufferers.
| FRANK l.. RICHARDSON, President.
The Collector states that the necessary pro-
visions to complete the 10000 rations are on
their way to this city.