New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
THE COMING BENEFIT PERFORMANCES.

ARCHBISHOP CoRRIGAN DIRECTS THAT coll
LECTION BE TAKEN UP IN THE CHURCHES
FOR THE STARVING IRISH
The benefits to be given at Chckering Hall ana
proctors Twentythird Street Theatre OIL Thanksgiv-
ing evening and December 2 respectively, were Or
canzed for the American Famine Fund Committee, and
after the arrival of Mcssrs Dillon and OPnen were
transferred to their fund, as the following CORE
spondence will show:
Boston. Nov. 10. 1890.
Geo NJ Wood, No 40 West 2Stlst New-York
On behalf OF Irish delegation we gratefully accept Dehe
fits which American Committee have SO kindly transferred
TO US. DAN''N
Boston. Nov. 10. $780,
We accent the two benefits transferred by the American
Famine Fund Committee Mr. VIntsn sec etary arranged
TO take place at Chickerng Uali and Proctors Twenty
third Street Theatre and appoint Mr.. Miles NJ O'Brien
our representative here 10 audit the accounts ana receive
the results and do not authorize any other peheh'S 70
he announced given in Newfork prior 10 NOVEMBER 10
We shall BE- glad accept similar benent IN Ii'oANh.
you see your to organize one successfully
WILLIAM 0'BRIES,
Per T. HARRINGTON.
request was made that the results should be
applied to the relief of urgent cases OF distress Inc
performers all volunteer their services tie promoters
giving their time without any remuneration thus
maiing the expenses almost nominal. MI Mics M
O,Brlen will audit the accounts ana receive inc reSios
rba foovinr paople have volunteered Their SER
vices
Wilton Lackaye Nelson whestcrott William j. Lavn'
tenor william Courtney Columbia Quartet Of the Blue
eansu Company Rosita the Spanish dancer; Miss Mar
guerte ST. John, Miss Florence Ellis, Miss Alice hofe'
solo nanist Miss Mabel Stephenson, soprano L. Florence
Rose shoenes Miss Louise Gerard soprano; Aoer' u
Thes tenor Miss Eleanor Beebe, soprano; Henri Lynn,
Ntss Maud Mason Miss Edith Totem George Elton and
Richard Cauthory, ETC.
on the necessities Of the Irish people, the following
oo,oroI letter inst issued BY Archbishop Corrgan
speaks volumes - a. ,0oo
psv Dear Sir: Letters are beginning to arrive from
ireland earnestly requesting assistance for the poor 10 'ne
distressed districts The last European mail NC
thr. UGH appeals bishop, another from Pres
en,a-oo Skaters in County Galway third from sisters
NJ Mercy In County Maho All tell tho same story OF
actu. want and stl greater prosperity misery sng
from one OF writer's Will suffice to show the
nressiug need Of help 1.-The FIST objects who claim
our sympathy say the presentation nuns ARE the young
children; ,tful little with pinched hands aad
nallId faces with shycrng hafeothed limbs, ana ieet
not only bare but blue blistered with the cold These
moor children schools Of them coming long
distances that they spend few hours in warm room
and receive the scany psnce OF food that try to pro-
vide for them
Ny own observation, during recent visit TO I'eland
enables me 20 attest reality OF the distress. The
poto crop even then IN many places baekcned and
bghted aud nothing but continuous sunshine could save
Il from almost total failure Unfortunately. instead Of
fair weather continued 10 pour down daily AND
IL is now only thousands Of brethren In
the faith-thusands Of heah and blood-sre In
danger OF starvation
In view of these circumstance. reverend dear ss
please special cslecsn fer the relief Of these
sufferers ~ be taken In church on Sunday the