The record-union., 1893-10-09
UACRAMENTO'S NOBLE CHARITY.
The Howard Benevolent Associations
Thirty-Six Years Work.
Nearly 500, 900 Expended IN Reliev-
ing Distress Among the Poor
The Years. Operations.

The annual meeting of the directors
and active members of the Howard Be-
nevolent Association was to have been
held ct the office of W. p. Coleman yes
terday. but was deferred until Wednes-
DAY evening.
The report of Secretary Dale shows that
on December q, 1857, small band Of chari-
table gentlemen met in old Philharmonic
Hall now the Jewish Synagogue), on
Sixth street, to organize society for the
relief of the poor during that winter.
Foremost in this good work was \. a. ID.
Ball, and from him came the declaration
of intentions for the relief of the poor of
the city. He was ably assisted by George
w. Move, than whom a more benevolent
man never lived in Sacramento.
Move was the first President Of the
society. He was aided by James NJ.
Kennedy as Secretary and John S. Bein
(of Watson & Bein) as Treasurer. The
ak directors were Lucius a. Booth,
James P. Robinson, John Mcneil, DIR.
r. A. Pearls, James E. Perkins and n.
A. II. Ball, with George Z. Warner as
Steward. These were the gentlemen
who first organized the Howard BenevO-
lent Association.
The following year Isaac Lohman, ia
cob Shew and II. l.. Nichols joined the
Board of Directors.
In 1859 and 1860 Fred A. Gibbs, James
L. English, John II. Carroll, George |.
Lytle, P. H. Russell. W. P. Coleman,
Charles Robin, Richard Dale, Edgar
Mills, D. o. Mills, t. NJ. Lindley, r. T.
Brown and a. j. Durney became direct
ors of the society. Ofthese twenty-six
few only are lett TO read these brief
memoirs.
On the 9th of December, 1851, came the
terrible flood. Over 400 women and chill
dren were housed and fed that day, and
before a week had passed the number
averaged 500 a day. The Pavilion at
Sixth and NJ streets was secured, divided
off into small rooms, and the whole thirty
active members, with plenty of Volur-
teers. went on watch day and night,
making the Pavilion look like military
barracks. The outlay for that flood
month (December) was .507 II, with d
large Indebtedness still outstanding.
The next month came the second flood,
and the expense for that month was over
$l1, 200. The donations of food and money
from all over the State was enormous.
Over $50, 600 in cash alone was contrib
uted, TO say nothing of steam boat loads of
cooked food. clothing, blankets, stoves,
furniture, beds, bedding, and goods OF all
kinds.
y. y. n. bail anu George w. Move
were the TWO moving spirits in all this
early charity. During the few years iol-
lowing the Directors were Rev. W. II.
Hill, Llewellyn Williams, l.. A. Upson..
O. ID. Lam bard, A. NJ. Hayden, w. NJ.
Harron, II. +. Hastings. W. l.. Camp
bell, Thomas Baker, &. 4. Peake, Henry
VanHeuson, NJ. 5. Cushman, Frank
Miller, Newton Booth, e. 4. Wheeler,
George w. Chesley, c. II. Ross, j. Davis,
Louis Bien, q. II. Swinerton, c. II. Nc
Crearv, l. Elkus, Daniel Flint, J. n.
Porter, Joseph Hahn and H. X. Snow.
Thus ends the first twenty-one years of
the existence of the society, during which
the amount of cash received was S103.-
5lS %, and 43,S03 persons assisted.
For the lhirty-six years during which
the association has been in existence the
total number of persons assisted was
81, ,233: number of dispensations granted,
264, ,297; total amount of cash received
S2Sl. .G9J 80; total amount disbursed, $780,
$50 30.
70 this must be added say Sl,OO)
each year, donated by the public, in
clothing, provisions and furniture, SGT, 600,
and during the flood year. S20,0 900; added
to the above is S2Sl ,090 40, making a total
i'll thirty-six years of S337. 900 40.
THE PAST YEAR.
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