The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-20
FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR.
THE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION APP
PROPRIATEs 5000 FOR THAT
PURPOSE.

Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars 90 BE
Distributed Through "A Committee
10 BE Appointed BY Mayor Myers.
and $500 10 Go 20 The Poor Of the
County, and Its DistrIbutiOn Di-
rected by the County Commits
mfssioners.
The Savannah Benevolent Association
at a meeting yesterday appropriated 5000
for the relief OF the worthy poor and indi-
gent in the city and county. OF this
amount $3.50 is TO be turned over 20 the
city council 10 be distributed through q
committee Of citizens to be appointed by
the mayor for this purpose. and $500 is TO
be turned over to the county commission
ers to be so distributed by them as TO re-
lieve those in most urgent need.
The meeting was called by the request
OF several members Of the association. who
We're acquainted with the fact that the
elemOsynary institutions Of the city are
so badly crippled by the failure of the
securities with which they are endowed,
20 return their usual incomes, that they
are unable to afford relief TO the needy
in the present emergency, as would other
wise be the case.
The meeting was attended by fifteen
members 70 the association. including
President J. II. Johnston and the secre-
tary, G. b. Pritchard. After discussion,
It was decided that the state of affairs
now existing was an emergency sufi-
Client to justify the association, acting I'M
der its charter In appropria ting a portion
Of its funds for the relief of distress. Il
was agreed that it would be inadvisable
10 appropriate 10 any particular institu-
ton or institutions any sums
Of money for the purpose in
tended for the reason that the society
could not afford to discriminate in Sc
Letting its agencies for this purpose, and
20 divide such a sum as IL was intended
TO appropriate among all the charitable
Institutions Of the city would only give
pittance to each. The matter Of an ap-
preparation was discussed by President
Johnston, Col w. w. Gordon, Mr.. NJ. J.
Solomons. Mr. ]. NJ. Solomons, Col. Cliff
ford w. Anderson, Mr.. W. w. Starr and
others. After a full discussion. the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr.. Starr
was unanimously adopted:
That $500 be turned over to the city
council, to be distributed through a com
mttee OF citizens appointed by the mayor
and 500 to be turned over the county COM
missioners, to be 50 distributed as will re-
lieve those IN most urgent need.
MI W. =. GCniIIu ItdQ a letter IRON
Mr.. r. b. Reppard, in which he stated
that he had several hundred loads of
wood on hand, which could be Immediately
distributed among those needing it, pro-
vided money was furnished to pay for
hauling it. The letter was referred to
Acting Mayor Screven, to be presented to
council in connection with the distribu-
tion Of the money placed in its hands by
the association.
1t has been suggested that now that a
movement for the relief of the needy and
distressed has been inaugurated by the
Benevolent Association, it would be proper
for the city council to make this general
movement by appointing a general relief
committee to be composed of citizens who
are willing to give portion Of their time
TO this work, which committee should be
authorized to receive subscriptions from
all sources, whether in money or supplies,
to be applied by them to the relief of those
in need in the same manner in which il
is proposed to distribute the money ap-
propriated by the Benevolent Association.