Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-28
TO APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
The Temperance Committees Plans
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The Temperance Committees Plans
for Raising Money.
The committee appointed Saturday to aid
in the temperance work started in this city |
by Temperance Orator Murphy by estab'
fishing and maintaining gospel temperance |
headquarters and reading room met yester- |
day morning in the new rooms on Orange
street to take steps toward perfecting a
plan for raising money for the support OF
the ROOM The meeting was called to order
by William Il. Spear, W. E. Bull acting as
secretary.
Those present besides the above were
Mrs. NJ. D. futile, Mrs. F. NJ. Lovejoy, B.
B. Savage, Mrs. N. Adams and William 81.
Conklin. It was decided after considering
various plans to send out circular letter
to the friends of temperance in this city
stating the needs of the room and the ne
cessity of money being raised to furnish 1t
and asking subscriptions. Mrs. N. Adams
and Mrs. M. D. futile were appointed
committee to canvass Chapel street and
solicit funds for the reading room.
Mrs. Lovejoy and Mira. L. Benedict of
Fair Haven, who were added to the COM
uittee, were appointed to canvass Church
street, and B. B. Savage, Colonel Osborn,
Colonel James and Alexander Troup were
appointed committee to lay the matter Of
raising money to maintain the room bsfore
the manufacturers. W. E. Bull was ap
pointed to call upon the banks and other
financial institutions in the city and solicit
funds. 1t was further decided to request
the city to appeal for funds and start sub
ecription, which after time should be
turned over to the treasurer of the hnan-
cial committee Another plan of raising
money was also adopted, it being voted to
request Rev. DR.. Phillips, Rev. Mr. Poteat,
and Rev. F. A. Sheffield to act as a COM
mittee to confer with the clergy of the city
and ask that they take special collection
in their churches for the fund. After add
ing the name Of F. 81. Brown to the COM
mittee an adjournment was taken until
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The following minute was adopted at
J the meeting:
PURPOSES FOR WHICH MONEY Is NEEDED IN CON,
NEcIIoN WITH CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE READING
ROOMS
| 1. For rent Of rooms
+ ishings for parlor and electric light, which, o !.
ing to the height of the rooms, had to be sed in
g. For d.hss and kit chen furnishings, for it Ii
7 | Intended to have occasional receptions anc
1
| men IN be present and light lunches and re
b freshments served.
4. A piano organ for music is great at
& traction.
y 8. For employment of capable assistants in tn,
| rooms for aiding men by visiting homes and co
| operating with pastors and city mission worker
Il ! In providing them efficient help.
6. For papers and magazines. suitable book
| and SO on.
t Note 1t is intended to charge a small fee TO
f | certain members who able to pay, but a
, | the start it Is not thought well to make thi
'' | fee large, and at the beginning the incom
from this source, the best judges think, can
It not be wisely made large enough to meet al
Il | these extra expenses, but once started it
hopet 1t will be so successful. that those fee
will largely pay, If not alt ,gethsr. the ez
u penses.
The committee who have charge of the fttin
- | up of the rooms are: C. A. Baldwin chairman
q | G. E. Hart, treasurer; Frank D. Ludington, sec
q | Rotary; F. M. Lovejey, John G. Collins.
4. 1t is believed that they can use to very grea
advantage for the purposes indicated above q
3 least $4,000.
In accordance with the request that tn
various papers of the city be asked t
make appeals for funds to carry on tn
. good work. inaugurated. by Mr.. Murphy
!. any and all sums sent to William 3
~ Conklin, at the Office of the JOURNAL All
Z COURIER, will be thankfully received an
duly acknowledged.