New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-12
PATRIOTIC WOMEN BUSY.
TIE WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION ADOPTS
THE MOTTO "HUMANITAS."
vrEr1NG AT HOTEL MANHATTAN KEPT UP WITH
ENTHUSIASM FOR HoURs-AN EXTRA

vrrr1No AT HOTEL. MANHATTAN KEPT UP WITH
ENTHUSIASM FOR HoURs-AN EXTRA
SESSION CALLED FOR.
A, Interesting meeting of the women's Patriotic
Uer Relief Association took place yesterday at the
Manhattan Hotel. There so much business to
transact that new proposition for another enter
,ainnoent had 10 be laid for consideration at
special meeting called for a later hour
The item first taken up was the proper provision
N he made for the families needing assistance.
Mrs Miller who has been devoting her time to
receiving applications for help and who remains
the most Of the day at the supply depot. No. III
F,rhth-ave told of the that need attention.
and also spoke of those that seem less deserving.
During the Last week $40 people have been provided
for Mrs Miller thought that some discretion
should be shown to the kind of food given out.
She said that many Of the women who come to her
for supplies feed TO little babies the most map
propriate and ndigestible things, such bananas.
watermelon. strong tea and cheese. And it was
suggested that II such mothers were provided with
condensed milk infants foods they would be
willing to give their children the more wholesome
K d.et
Mrs Trautman said II was not the purpose OF the
organization TO encourage or induce pauperlsm;
that help for Of necessity was the offer made.
and work should be given to all able to do anything.
The women organization. Mrs Trautman asserted.
Intended only TO provide food; the rent Of rooms
should be referred TO the Soldiers and Sailors
Families Protective Association.
1t was reported by Miss Frances Barker that $3.50
had been used during the last week for emergency
expenditures and A.l22 for the month. A motion
made and carried 10 give 10 purchasing COM
mtee the stock of the supply depot, and II was
further decided that money should only be given IN
extreme and at the discretion Of the officer
IN charge at the depot. So
desire was expressed that through the public
press an acknowledgment be made of the efficient
Services rendered by the police at the lawn fete
the association held at Central Park on Tuesday
last The women were loud in their praise OF those
guardians OF the public peace who, without food
rest. cheerfully spent long hours In directing
the crowds OF people and assisting the managers
In making the affair success.
One of the events of the meeting yesterday was
the choice OF a badge. The design submitted by
Mrs A. H. Read was shown by Mrs. James r.
Franklin and adopted. The motto of the associa-
ton is "Humanitas." On the badge this word ap,
pears on a god bar beneath which Is inscribed
The words War Of 1895" Two chains connect the
bar with gold eagle, whose wings are spread,
while his claws hold up the folds Of the United
States and Cuban flags. The Union Jack as the
naval emblem will he combined on the badge.
Mrs. Wallace A Downs. of the Woman's Relief
Corps of the list Regiment. says that her organi-
cation has been ready for several days to ship sup
plies 20 Montauk, but will not fisk senoing them
under the present conditions.