New-York tribune., 1879-01-15
AID FOE THE CirYS POOR.

COLLECTIONS IN The LOWER wARDs-THE CANVASS
TO CONTINUE TO-DAY.
The work OF canvassng the city from the
Bltteiy Harlem secure si's for the various char
table organizations OF NewYorE was begun yesterday
and Will be c0uc ud.I to-day. TIE headquarters Of the
recutive committee yesterday were at Nos. % and
l3t south FfIh-aye. Al $50 Yesterday morning the
teams Iich the various mercantile houses bad sent
were on hand awaiting orders The city, from the Bat
terry 10 Fourteenth-st, divided into Districts and
eacn wagon with It's complement or men and boys many
4 whom were by the charitable societies. was as
signed to district. The Institutions represented were
thr WomeUs Home. II. Johns Guild. Home Holy Fam
ily, u. JOscphs Orphan Asylum, Public AID Society
Howard VI ion FIVE Poiuts House OF Industry Father
McNanarl', Mission. Chldrrns All society, New-York
Caino.c Prutectory. and Union Home. sryenty-six
wagons hat been promised. but only ahOnt forty re-
ported. Many the others VII take part VA the WORK
to-day. 49,
+ scenes ss the wagons went through the streets,
preceded Dy the boys who announced then apprOtcD'
-re varied ana interesting. Zach of the teams bore
huge placaTd and ne men supplied with crefcn-
al- 4 Oui the committee. The fortunes oi the several
teams widely different some returned 10 tue
hradauAi ers well loaded win vegetables, boots ana
clott ing. Others fted 70 collect much. Wnen the
team ndd returned az noon ana unl0ad-d me iiIHe
az jhe headquarters con sned many ples ot
clothng and vegetables. Figs scr,tsbng-5ru'hes tur-
keys bread. rah0 q. 9n nAgs 81 loir Eere scdt.reu
about, anu were regarded with wstiul eyes Dy tAe
curious lpokrison who hocked Into the room one
roorvciad od woman tooke'! eagerly ihr'ugh thr WIN
dow and -kri bvsJander she could nave something
% -lt dlr.cfly. a shr Wa starving.
In Tie AFTERNOON tie teams started on ther -ecohu
trip aud asail returned w- loaded. During the hay
m, urmrer- OF Executive Committee were present
the u person or by representatives. experimenting
The WORK Tue Rev WI ard Parsons was present
fhrOIghout fhe day. Tine committee nas issued notice
rruuetu. thar al organizations when intend % ca III
snare OF the lpcjiru- SrHi word 10 the Rev iIu
Iar.uu.. The Committee 0f Apporuonmrnt VIII dee dc
Il o. a.! ups The dl-irbItIOu IL intend to rrarh
hospitals as well a. other organizations. Ihe WORK
W. continued to-day III TIE upper part OF tHe cly'
AMI al persons are requested to have whatever they
may br Inn. tO give rrady fJr delivery. ,
-rprr mode up from the books cf h"-sr-. Anger. "
Co. of tbc .hi .m~lta Of cl"lnE 10 the Scu
south. ha.Wc,.1 September Il and November 20 ui7
been submitted to Henry HerH. chairman nI 'he
southern Rflel Committee OF the Chamoei oI Com
urr.r TAt NUMBER u packages rI!Ipcu "is "'9'
which Vcs~ Gi.tr butrd ~ focws; Memphis, - StN-
O.raus. 3i3: N.cA-.urg. 30; hOuF oprAg- - 'cL-
son Nas 20. Dty Grove, Miss, - 'Or fID,o' Mss,
/. LIcrn.i.!,. Nj. /; Clinton, La Z. doOiM, 4,
PlI-sl AL. l. II s - na I .lAi tlt CO.. ,'l' y.
ia ruutroatIoa. w4s $4,000 Ihe report sdtt7 'A.t
= y. T4.IpkIus. of NJ. - IA1nas-st ahG OTOr-o y
udeis .rr entitled special credit Tor lhfl ~ ~ c
WOrx thut accomplish such good t"aGt- ana lha we
generosity 81 the seyaru express strli-'-hp ahu e
,f-.lu cg.lplu.r- Hu.cu Eoud take no pay Tor thrI
services. Ias most pT=l,eW Worhy AS7Ir Ah-o' a. ~.
IRE .gaet frr t4e ssliul manner Ia WA!c1 they
h4HulcG and slIpp,d tie EDu,-.