Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-30
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP.
The Ward Committees Of the Relief
Committee Fix Places Of Meet
ing and for Applications
for Help
GO THERE
MrMpRIs, August %. 1878.

MEMPHlSi August ASi lo'O'
The citizens relief committee, in regu-
lar session, authorized and empowered
the working committee to adopt such
rules and regulations with regard to the
several ward committees as they may
think advisable.
In pursuance, therefore, of said reso'
ton, we beg TO announce the following
rules governing the subcommittees in
the wards they represent, and hope, for
the good Of all, they will be faithfully |
and energetically executed.
l. Each ward committee to have some
place designated in the ward where the
committee shall meet at stated times
each day, to whom all applications for
relief shall be made; and in no case shall
relief be granted to persons who are able
to be removed to one or the other OF the
camps.
2. Persons entitled to relief are such
as are afflicted and unable to be re
moved, and then orly two adults to each
one sick, they being necessary to attend
to the wants and necessities of the Of
6icted.
3. 1t ia especially enjoined upon each
of the ward committees that they guard
well not only the interests OF generous
e public, but the welfare OF the citizens OF
: the ward they represent See that those
I entitled to relief receive substantial aid,
by making personal visits throughout
their wards, and that two OF each ward
) shall sign requisition for supplies,
which shall be countersigned BY the
chairman of the working committee.
6 4. All members Of the ward commit
n tees are requested to pledge themselves
J. that they will investigate every applica
/ ton for supplies, aud any vacancy &C
curing in either ward will be promptly
- filled by the working committee, upoI
y the recommendation Of the respective
OF wards.
of The following are the ward commit
tees, with place and time Of meeting:
First ward-John L Eichberg John
TX Duffy, P c Kennett, A Stevenson
us Meets every morning from $3.50 to |
a m, on Market street, rear Of Renkcrt
drug store,
't,r Second ward--D F Goodyear, F Ma
:, shall, Rev e c Slater, Henry Trobridg'
Ter Meets corner Main end Poplar street
ak every morning from 8 to 10 am.
ne Third ward-W P Proudfit, ] G Ma
T.. cabe, H A Grigsby. Vacancy to Gl
Time and place Of meeting not yet fxe'
, Fourth ward Thomas Randolph, Il
air air Brinkley. Two, and probably three, Vi
,ut cancies in this ward Time and place
lily meeting not yet fixed.
Fifth wsrd-Hon John Losgue, JANE
In Cleary, W Alexander Meets ever
in morning from II to H. Beal street ma
Dor ket.
md Sixth ward-L E Wright, G G Fishe
I'M. Vacancies to be filled and time al
place Of meeting not yet determined.
Seventh ward--W E Mcclure, W
4, Whsatey, S Fl Coe, V Chalmers. Me
at W E McGuire's, corner Pontotoc al
Orleans, Z to 8 o'clock, am.
on Eighth ward-Rev DR. Harris, G
ays Conn, S M Jobe, John s SaiIer, CAPITA
de. James Glass. Meets every morning fro
m. 8 to 10, 346 Poplar.
ned Ninth ward-A I Lacey, ] P Grew
Jas Lott. Meets every morning from
to 10, corner Fifth and Looney street
!. Chelsea.
Tenth ward-W j Hobson, Geo Woo
}. Vacancy to be filled, and time and pla
lac' Of meeting to be determined.
the Committee will endeavor to empl
23i physicians soon as they can be obtaiut
can LIE WRIGHT, Chairman
I'm. DE GOODYEAR, Secy.
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