The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-06
TO THE CHARITABLE.
AN AmBgEss on THE PEAR0DYs TO
THE PEOPLE OF ,THE UNzTEEs
STATES.

Last evening, atthe meeting OF the Peabodys.
the following address to the people OF the
United States was read and adopted unani-
moilsly.
The document is remarkable for the terse-
ness OF its construction. and embodlss In few
words q world OF truths the realization of
which was not even approximated until the as
soeiation. as though through inspiration, re-
solved to organize Itself in behalf Of tho sick
and destitute.
80 careful have these gentlemen been In pre-
senting their case to the public that they have
even er-estinated the mark; for, referring
citation. they say that that amount Hill last only
Are DAYS at the, present rate OF dIstEibntignss
| s Faps 5Wsst efs fuseon sh ar@ q
cents d ration, amounts TO s4G6 1e. And this
does not Include esoulents and delioacies which
are given In. n.aCattlon in special cases.
THE ADDRESS.
New ORLEANS PEABODY. suBsrsTENoEl
Association, !
Rew Orleans september s. 1915. J
10 the People Of the United States:
Inasmuch asthe Peabody Subsistence Assoc
ciation Is beginning to receive liberal dona-
tions from abroad we deem it not Inappropriate
that we should state to the couFtry the nature
and extent of the distress which has called it
into existence, as well IS the DISPOSITION 1t is
and charltable PUBLIC.
New Orleans, sinking under the weight Of
by &C Gordon of quarantines which have effectu-
ally cut her. off from all intercourse with adJa-
cent and tributary country Her bEsines a ELS Is
| OF her people. who are dependent ON their daily
labor for. their daily bread have been thrown
y @ afd d 81 es sae
homes have been, added the horrors, Of the
| fever. Dis case and want have met and the OK
this awful isitation is removed it will be inn
hat s hsse zs TO eabddv
| sistence Association Is endeavorlng to feed
them,
nursing and caring for the destitute sick. Each
organization is distinct, and has its separate
duty. But the desitution resulting from the
| epidemic has spread far beyond the limits 81
tie disease, and its needs are no less urgent
The Psabodg f a asgoes9R bhs has b9en aete
aaops o1 ye to onys e amss s
5000 people and the calls. show, no aIminution
SO for the great bulk of supplies issued have
GUS 1sn aid d extended from G abroad, broad except 10
Il limited extent. has aot yet reachsdius
/ Tho requi ements are stretching beyond the
\ The Howard Association has nobly voted us
o donation Of s1ogoo. from its FUND. At Inc pres
n ent rate Of distribution this will last FIVE days
Among those who are daily receiving succol
are found eyesy naii.2nalisy e. every soor. ever M
ferers are from the humber classes, there ar
among them representatives Of almost ever.
grade Of society. Such is the condition OF th
, plague stricken city-such the calamity which
We gratefully acknoWledge, the liberal AM
/ practical charity which has been shown on
] people, ia this and other crises ofmisfortune
III hV fEian{s Of the Nosth, East. and West; and VI
!. saY to those friends. that the need was neve
, more more sincere, A'" JOHN K. e. NEWMAN.
5 FRANK RopER. EHs'ElAsA'
l. r r STNNOTT
Executive Committee Peabody snbsistenc
Z azas Association.
/. around the market yesterday bafHed descrfL
ton. The throng was twice as great as 0
Q Wednesday which itself was largely in excee
Of the attendance on the previous days.
. SEVEN ARRESTS
n were made during the day OF persons attenp
, Ing to defraud the association.
a | One case WAS remarkable, The requfsftion boz
O not only the signature OF the president OF on
of our of charitable associations, but the stam'
y Of the association as well and not only tina
but the signature of Mr.. 3. Dolhonde, the pres
ident Of the Peabodys, in approval OF the col
reetness Of the Tequisition. Nothing short
the strong police force, under Capts. Mannin
and ONeil, prevented serious damage to the il
dividuas who thus attempted to rob the need
and the poor.
u AN INNOVATION.
10 The committee assigned to the duty reporte
b last evening that they had secured the lars
n warehouse at the corner of Lafayette and Con
10 merce streets, for the purpose of establishiI
an additional distributing department T.
ic ments will probably have been completed
ii open the new departm which will be in fu
l. operation on Monday morning next, at Il
ID latest.