The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-10
THE LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY.
What it has Done in the Last Month.

There were ten members present at the
first regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Relief society at the rooms corner
Sixteenth street and First avenue, Mrs.
Gen. Hoffman presiding. Reports from
the ward managers were called for, and
given, as follows:
First ward, Miss Ionic Denkman, man.
ager-Number of families assisted, 12;
nationalities: German 4, Belgian l, col
ored 2, American 2, Swede /, Irish 2,
amount of money expended Sl5.1s.
Second ward, Mrs. DR.. Pelham. acting
manager-Number of families assisted g.;
German 2, colored 1, American 2, English
| amount expended $l309.
Third ward, Mrs G L. Eyster, mana
ger-Number of families assisted -,
American 5, Irish 6, English /; amount
expended $500.
Fourth ward, Mr.. L. B. Edison, man
ager-number of families assisted 8; Ger
man 2, Swede 1, Irish 2, English /, col
ored 1, American /. Amount expended
$14S0.
Sixth ward, Mrs. S. Plummer, manager
humber of families assisted II; Irish 5,
Swede 2, German 2, American 2 Amount
expended SIS.
Sixth ward, Mrs Z. W. Hunt, manager
number of families assisted Z; Polish
Swedish l, American 2, Irish 3. Amount
expended S10l5.
Seventh ward, Mrs Lizzie Weyerhaeu
ser, ma2ager-number of families assisted
5; English l, American 9, Dutch l, one
not stated. Amount expended $16.S3.
Total number of families relieved. 81;
Nationalities, Irish 10, American 10, Ger
man 10, Swedish 5, English 4, colored 4,
Belgian /, Dutch l, Polish 1, unknown 1.
Total amount of money expended in
February for the relief the destitute 800.
81; donated to St Mary's hospital, 800;
paid janitor, 81; Coal Valley Mining
company, $40; total expenditures, S203.
OF.
New and second hand clothing and bed
ding have also been contributed, not in
cluded in the above statement
Mrs J. S. Gilmore rendered her resig-
nation of the treasuryship on account of
intended prolonged absence. The reslg-
nation was accepted and Mrs r. r. Wall
was elected treasurer.
The secretary was instructed to prepare
a report for publication, including a
statement of the receipts of the society in
money and other donations, which is as
follows:
Received from sale of tickets to bail. 5 sos GO
Donated by j. NJ Christy........-......... 10 W
Donated by f c. Cropper and others .... 3 0C
Mrs. Carse in lieu Of calico. ........... o.. o.
Mrs. Reticker in lieu Of calicO...,.,....... OC
Membership fees OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS 81
Total in cash to March Observation-Disclosures. 53S 81
Expended in February. Observation-Disclosures. 203 u
Balance in hand March LIST. &c.. ........... 335 IL
Other Donations-Mr. ]. S. Gilmore,
use of two furnished rooms. calico and
secondhand clothing; Mr. E. G. Frazier,
hard coal for use of society; Messrs.
Blanchard & Bailey, order for groceries
in lieu of money for ticket to ball; from
friend, six chairs for use of society
Mrs B. T. Gable, coal; Mrs. s. B. Edison,
calico and second hand clothing; Mrs
Chas. Buford and family. secondhand
clothing; Mrs. ]. J. Parks. Mrs. Howard,
Miss Howard, Mrs Henry Curtis, Misses
Weber, Mrs. I, j Buford, and Mrs. L.
NJ. BHford, calico: Mrs. j. NJ. Montgom
cry, Mrs Henry Curtis, Miss Burial
Mrs. W S. Knowlton. Miss Lizzie Wyer
heuser, Mrs Eastman. and Mr.. Frank
Paul, secondhand clothing; Miss Ionic
Denkman, groceries clothing and bed
ding; Mrs. W. W. Eggleston, bedding
and secondhand clothing; Mrs. G. J.
Eyster, delicacies for the sick; Mrs. VIM
Hoffman, new under clothing, new bed
ding and secondhand clothing; Mrs
Morris Rosenheld, new under clothing
unknown, a piece of calico; unknown,
several packages of clothing, The press
notices
L. R. CURTIS, Secretary.