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Identifier: historyofnewyork01loss (find matches)
Title: History of New York City : embracing an outline sketch of events from 1609 to 1830, and a full account of its development from 1830 to 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Perine Engraving and Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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care were scattered over a large and continually widen-ing space. To relieve them an almoner was appointed in 1841, andthat measure has proved very beneficial. The almoner visits in personevery applicant, and reports to the managers. I>y that means allfrauds are prevented and money most judiciously distributed. The administration of the charities of the St. Andrews Society issimilar to that of the St. Georges Society. During the year endingNovember, 1882, 3138 applications were attended to and favors be-stowed, and in i»2 cases aid had been afforded to persons to reach someother part of the country. The number of the members of the society,honorary, life, and resident, is 357. The anniversary dinner hasalways been regularly held, excepting during the Civil War. This * The officers of St. Georges Society for 1882 were : F. W. J. Hurst, president ;Edward Hill and Richard J. Cortis, vice-presidents ; John G. Dale, treasurer, and Alex-ander E. Tucker and F. G. Richardson, secretaries.
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FIRST DECADE, 1830-1840. SO dinner is partaken of on St. Andrews day. when each member appearswith a St. Andrews cross or a thistle displayed on the left breast.None but Scotsmen and the sons and grandsons of a native of Scotland,or the sons of a resident member, may be admitted as such.* The Society of the Fbiendly Sons of St. Patrick is one of the oldsocial-benevolent institutions of the city. It appears to be the suc-cessor of the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick, which existed previousto the old war for independence. Like other similar organizations, itswork and its records appear to have suffered from the confusion of thewar of the Revolution. It reappeared after that event, and wasreorganized in 17*4. According to Hardie, there was a society in New York composedchiefly of natives of Ireland, formed in 1S15, called the ShamrockFriendly Association. Its object was to befriend Irish emigrants ontheir arrival in the United States by giving them useful informationand procuring them e

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