Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-15
A NOBLE WORK.
The WOman's National Relief Associa-
ton Of the Blue AnehOr-IRter-
estiHg Letter From
Mrs. ii. ID. Money. OF Mississippi, Con-
corning the Scope and Character
Of its forts.
Washington POST.

Washington Post.
Ths Woman's ational Relief Association,
concerning which Mrs. II. d. Money, of Mis-
sissippi, has something to say below, is an
organic alton Of comprehensive scope and de
signed to cover the whole field Of benevolent
effort. As part OF Its record il points to the
supplies which it has furnished for persons
wrecked at fifty life-saving stations, to the
hundred cases Of goods which IT forwarded TO
the Michigan sufferers, to its numerous char
tered auxiliaries and TO the constantly enlarg
ing sphere of its usefulness. 1t asks no
appropriation from the government for itself
and objects TO any form Of public subsidy for
any charitable organization.
MRS. MONEYS LETTER
EDITOR OF THE Posr-In order to place in
its proper light before the public the asso-
citation known as "The Woman's National
Relief Association" | desire, as a member,
to have the Enforcement and assistance of
your able paper. This national organization
has for its officials the representative public
public women of this country. Mrs Gar
field Is at present president, Mrs. Chief-J US
tice Waite vice-president and MIS-. Hannah
McLaren Shepard, of New York, correspond
ing secretary. The auxiliary branch OF
this society at Washington IL COM
posed OF the most prominent benev-
client women of the District, and, having
been Incorporated, has legal and reliable
status and occupies the same footing or
CARNATIONS of similar nature. A year ago,
in its incipiency, specific work was under
taken by this society - the relief OF ship
wrecked persons brought into the life-saving
stations upon our lakes and seashores some
times denuded of clothing. and sickened and
often injured by contact with the waves. But
this was a work too small for the energies of
the women who compose this association.
While this great and benevolent object is
for NH oh oh daily
pose is, emphatically, to be comprehen-
sive in orr schemes for relief of the suffer
ing as this broad land of ours. In the yell
low-fever districts of the South, the insect
infested part of the West, in cases of great
fires, floods or other calamities, we wish TO
be known as an active, energetic, organized
body, recognized as competent and response
bic women, ready and willing to render
sistance Of every kind. We desire to have
auxiliary branches in each State, hIch in
time of need will be the receiver and dis
burser of whatever money or goods
may be collected or donated for
the benefit of the distressed section. Our
hearts are full of the work, our hands
ready for action, our trained nurses and COM
petent physicians ready at our command,
and whist we ask of the public is a proper
ackno wledgme mt of our efforts. The symbol
of our association-a blue anchor in a white
field, surrounded by a blue cable-is original
in its design, and we are strong in the faith
that it will find favor in the hearts of our
people. The contemplated demand to be
made upon Congress for the recognition
aud Endorsement of the Geneva Treaty of
the Red Cross is reasonable and
eminently proper. The women of
the Woman's National Relief Associ alton
heartily desire that it shall be Endorsed, but
protest against an appropriation by Congress
for the establishment of an organic alton, OF
foreign origin with salaried officers, founded
altogether upon the necessity which exists
for an international and neutral sanitary
association in time of war. This treaty
should be deposited with the secretary of
state until war calls for its rise. If
those who intend to press this de-
mand upon Congress claim that their
American Association OF the Rcd Cross
shall comprehend all benevolent work, it
should fall powerless upon the ear of Con-
gress, since for year the Woman's National
Relief Association of the Blue Anchor,
national organic alton, has been in successful
operation aiding the government in perfect
ing its work of rescuing all nationalities
from wreck and death, and asking no money.
and until this time not even recognition of
their work. / cannot, in this condensed
article, describe the comprehepsivenes of
our work, but hope l have made it plain
enough to awaken sufficient interest to all
who read it to justify further acquaintance
with the snbj5ct. This is woman's legitimate
field of labor, and the judgment and good
heart of every man who reads this article
will approve AMI wish US God-speed. Mrs.
Hannah Shepard says: mo government
appropriations for purposes of organization
shCu d be demanded by the people of the ma
ton. II they cannot organize benevolence,
garner, ire for, and, in time Of need, hon
estly distribute the relief thus obtained with
out taxing government to sustain a national
bureau therefor, it had better be left undone.
0sf national charities must in no way be
made lien upon government. 1t is con-
trary TO its very genius" 1t is not our pur-
pose to offer captious opposition to the Ge-
neva Red Gross Association, but if congress
ional aid is invoked for organization OF this
| character, submit that charity begins at
home, and that any appropriations that may
| be made should be devoted to home societies.
| 1t is our intention before long to appeal TO
| Congress to increase the salaries of the men
who are engaged in the life-saving service of
| the United States government, and we do not
care TO have the success of our efforts ia this
direction impsded by allowing, without pro-
test at our hands, an appropriation by Con
| gress in favor OF a foreign association that
| has no raison d'etre III times of peace.
| MRS. H. ID. MONEY.
| WASHINGTON, January :, 1882.