The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-02-02

Nineteenth Annual Report Of the Ladies Of Charity
Of St. Jossph's Parish for the year ending
December Slst, 1873.
On the slst of December, 1877, We had
From collections and weekly meet,
Donations from Ssneiaotofs:::.::.'i ~ s5
Collections at Christmas. IS %
Makiug total fvr the year OIL: ss44 90
Total. 80
Our sssP 1tp psss haze sssn m
Gash relief At Christmss M ls sd IS
dsSa. Suis.nn assss.s f0r Insane Poor
Mafins a total for the yesr...-.:.-. s7s5 90
Balance in the Treasury. s3s 80
The total relief granted during the year
Families on roll last report
sdSpssd fom aopns rsssf tae
| Families now on relief roll ...--..-. 10
Attest: MRS J. McCAFFREY, secretary.
Mrs. JOHN PowsR. Vice President
MRS. Q. LYNCH, Treasurer.
APPENDIX.
In addition to the regular work OF the So
| ciety, ss enumerated above, we were enabled
| to aid many distressed families during the
epidemic of the past summer, by visiting the
sick and providing for many of the wants OF
the poor. In this work we were forced to ap-
peal to the Peabody Subsistence Association,
| the Orleans Central Relief Association, the
Catholic Relief Association and the Ladies'
Peabody Auxiliary Association, each of which
generously recognized our applications in be-
half of the distressed.
We were thus enabled to obtain relief for the
following:
Families relieved from Peabody %
Families relieved from Orleans Relief "-.--- "
Total.---..----- ------.--..----..------..--.l
| A. E., -a5 Fory
than one week, and many Of them received
supplies for five weeks oonseoutively.
Mr.. E. j. Forstall, general superintendent Of
the New Orleans Gss Works, kindly placed at
the disposal of our Society large invoice of
clothing, for distribution among the fever
sufferers, and twenty six families were supplied
therefrom.
Our Society is also under obligations to tt Q
New Orleans Gas Company and it's generous
officers for q donation of one hundred and fifty
barrels of coke for the poor under our imme-
date care, which, with the clothing above
mentioned, has tended to greatly alleviate the
suffs sripgs of the benefoiaries during the severe
cold Of the present winter.
Donations of money were received from the
Catholic Relief Association and from Hon. j.
Pierrepont Morgan, of New York, much of which
was used in the purchase of wearing apparel
and bed clothing for the poor, and by which
>. eigbty-six families were supplied-underwear,
shoes and blankets being the principal articles
distributed-st cost of $303 55; besides which
the Society distributed in cash for relief Of the
/ fever suffsrers, through it's members and the
: Conference of st. Vincent de Paul, $526 so.
, The total number of families relieved by this
, means was over two hundred, and relief was
, continued to them for six weeks consecutively;
all the families being visited regularly at their
homes, where their wants were fully ascertain
ed before relief in money or clothing was
granted them.
Looking back over onr years work, We can
not but feel thankful to Almighty God fol
being made the instruments in His hands il
alleviating some of the distress and suffering
visited upon our community during the pas
wear. The result should serve to stimulate oul
members to even greater Efforts in the future