New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-02
Ha3 A CONFERENCE
Between the Howard Association ana ,ks.
Representatives Of Other Benevo-
,.r lent OrHanixatiOns.
A CONFKRHNCR

sd lent Organizations.
"A committee, representing the several
charitable and relief associations Of this
city, called upon the Howard Associa-
ton last evening, at quarter past eighk
o'clock, for the purpose of requesting 4
purchase by the latter, of forty thousand
rations for distribution to the sick and
destitute through the Orleans Central
Relief Committee. s----------
The COMMITTEES consisted of Isaac N.
Marks, President of the Firemen's Ohari-
table Association; L. II. Gardner, of the
Y. M. Q. A; Colonel Wright, one Of the G.
A. r. Jacob Hassinger, Of the German
Relief Association; and W. G. Brown, Of
the Mutual Benevolent Association.
Mr.. Marks, as chairman of the commit
tee, said the Orleans Central Relief Com
mite, at their meeting, Monday, found
that the efforts Of some forty or mora
char table associations and relief commit
tees were virtually paralyzea by the state
ment of the Howard Association that they
needed no more funds. This statement
had its effect throughout this country aud
In Europe in checking further remittanceg
and relief Even the Secretary Of War,
while ready to extend government aid.
was estopped by the announcement from
the Howard Association that they had am
pie funds for the relief of all the sick and.
destitute in New Orleans. Under these
circumstances, the Orleans Central Relief
COMMITTEES, representing thirty y-eight char
liable associations, through this commit
tee, Of which he (Mr. Marks) was chairman.
would respectfully ask the Howard Asso-
citation to give them the Mcility for con-
tnuing the relief through the Orleans
Central Relief Committee, by supplying
them with funds for the purchase of from
thirty thousand to fifty thousand rations,
to be-distributed, if necessary, under the
immediate supervision of the Howard
Association.
In closing Mr.. Marks paid very glow
ing tribute TO the work and noble cause in
which the Howards were engaged, and
said that in his opinion, il would. be q
glorious contamination of their labors.
which would enable the several relief as
sociations of the city, by an appropriate
contribution, 10 carry on the work en-
trusted by them to the Orleans Central
Relief Committee.
Colonel Wright, of the Grand Army of the
kepubh supplemented Mr.. Marks ad-
dress, by reading q communication re-
ceived from Chicago, which stated that
there was in that city, q given sum Of
money, for the relief Of the Sufferers of
New Orleans, through the Grand Army of
the Republic, but that the statement ha ~
ing been promulgated that New OrleanN
needed no more relief, as the Howard As
soclation had ample funds, they would
await further advices before renting the
same.
General Ogden, addressing Mr.. Marks,
asked if he was aware that the Howard
Association had made an appropriation
enabling the Orleans Central Relief Com
mittee to distribute 40, 900 rations donated
by the government.
Mr.. Marks replied that he had been lose
formed that the Howard Association
adysneed to the committee $3.50 for tn'
and other purposes. egnty
Central Relief Committee desirni g snces
Howard Association shou5 - e & ca
liar appropriation for theS g g S1as
cilitatiDg the distributiof2 lns =, 600
rations now in this city sent By the ger
ernment ne
Mr.. Marks reiterated his statement that
the Howard Association was now asked b
furnish rations to the sick and destitute;
that the Secretary of War, in view of the;
amount OF money supposed to be in the
1 udu0b Vi bL5 IIOMhEu hsSOCA6uOQs QhU Q6@
clined to make further issue of ratiow
at government expense; that the 1000
rations were now in the city, but they
were beyond the control Of the. Orleans
Central Relief Committee for purposes u
| distribution.
General Ogden replied that the Howard
Association would consider the question
and return an answer as speedily as pos
| sible.
The committee, Of which Mr.. Marks
was chairman, then withdrew, when the
matter was discussed in secret session.
The Howsrds on Tuesday, returned a
reply substantially as follows:
That all the moneys sent TO us have
been sent with the expressed object, in
aid of the sufferers from yellow fever"
That money so intrusted to us Is held
as trust fund, and must, therefore be
expended under the supervision of our
membership, sto whom relief money in
this city is issued, and who are RESPONSE
BILE for its expenditure. That we tele-
graphed through the Associated Press
that we had money sufficient for our pur-
poses, is true, and the same is true in
point Of fact. Any applicant for relief
who is sick and destitute from the present
epidemic in this city, will receive prompt
attention and relief if his or her name is
recorded on the slate in the district where
resident from the member Of our asso-
citation in charge of the district, and the
different districts and members are to-day
advertised in all the morning papers.
Our dispatches in reference to having
money sufficient and stopping remittances
to us does not and cannot prevent any as
sociation or associations from putting forth
its or their own appeals for aid to relieve
the poor and destitute.
Therefore, the Howard Association can
not depart from its rule, and will not
purchase the rations desired by your com
mittee for distribution.
The usual explanation Of the warmth Of
woolsn clothing is that, being very porous.