The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-09

You can buy Two Dollars Worth
Of ii and 20 to the Bell Next
Friday Night.
Thereby Adding to Your Own PIeas.
ure and Aiding the Poor at
the Same Time.
HELPING THE POOR.

| lhere seems 10 De q genera ana pre-
vslent sentiment among the citizens of the
metropolis in general that some steps must
be taken at once toward the alienation of
the misery and suffering among the poorer
classes. Steps have been taken to raise
funds by various means, one Of which is
the giving Of a grand charity ball, while
subscriptions from private sources, from
the churches and the different societies, are
solicited. This is peculiarly bad winter,
more severe than was anticipated, and the
amount of suffering and restitution here Al
| the present time can neither be imagined
| or described. 1t is understood that the
different church organizations of the city
will do something to-day toward raising
money, and there is no doubt Whatever that
if the ball IA once started to rolling relief
will pour in thick and fast. Leavenworth
responded nobly during the yellow fever
epidemic in the South, leading all the
cities Of the Missouri Valley in the amount
OF her subscriptions, both in money and
| supplies. The situation is most distress
ing one, and as the city and county are
really in no condition to do more than
they have already done, the citizens them
selves must turn in and see that, as far as
possible, the needy shall be succored.
THE CHARITY BALL.
A number of gentlemen met in the Office
Of William Booth, corner of Fifth and
Delaware streets, yesterday afternoon at 5
O'Clock to make arrangements for the
charity ball which il is proposed shall be
given at Occidental Hall next Friday eve
tho r,rnccola ~ urhfah ahon be- IL,
| mated to the poor fund Mr.. Z. G. Lowe
Mr.. J. V. Wurdeman secretary. After
of the meeting and the situation among the
nittee, consisting Of ten members from
esch ward was appointed for the purpose Of
ascertaining the names of the most deserv-
ing, and to sell tickets for the coming ball.
Messrs. Rush and Flesher, donated the use
the night OF January 10Th. The genera
committee contests of the following gestle-
men:
FIRST WARD.
Chairman William Pinkston: d. NJ.
Swan, ID. X. Anthony, S. +. Medley. S.
Dodsworth, John Lamber, L Fleeber, ID.
II. Doty, George H. Dsvis, and J. Y. Wur-
dsmsn.
SECOND WARD.
Chairmsn-M.S S. Thomas; j. G. Grahani,
z. q. Lowe, II. NJ. Aller, S. A. Couch,
Thomas Leonard W. ii. Bond, Thomas
Moonlight, n. Byipston and Thomas Ga
bic.
THIRD WARD.
Chairman, VIM Booth Geo Ummethun,
Frank Scott, Il n Hersh6eld, W GRANGER,
Walter Sprague, Ed Morgan, A Pink
ston, J W Park, Frank Robinson.
FOURTH WARD.
Chairman, Sam Black; NJ ii Insley, Z
fenlon, Levi Wilson, Martin Smith, Ed
Haberleir, & Townsend, Fred A Miller,
Fred Noll, c II Miller.
The committees in each ward will fur
nish sanwiches for lunch. i
The price Of the ball tickets was fixed at
80 per couple.
The following other committees were then
appointed:
Committee on printing!. ". Taylor, S.
+. Burdett and julie Neihsus.
Committee on music-Wm Pinkston, s.
F. Neeley and w. II. Bond.
Floo. msnsgers-Wm- Booth, Martin
Smith, Thomas Moonlight and S. a.
Couch.
Treasurer VIM. Booth.
The committee on printing was instruct
cd to have five hundred tickets printed.
The chairman of each ward committee
will meet at the office OF VIM. Booth, at 4
p. NJ. on Tuesday, January 9TH, to report
progress.
The meeting then adjourned to January
9TH, at O'Clock, Pm