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the subject vigorously, for in January of the follow- 

 ing year they were able to report a substantial ad- 

 dition to the Permanent Fund of the Society. 



It is proper to state here that the fiftieth (jubilee) 

 anniversary of the Society was fitly celebrated by a 

 dinner given at Mr. W. Niblo's saloon, now Niblo's 

 Theatre, on April 23d, 1836, at which upwards of 

 130 members and their friends are said to have been 

 present. 



At the quarterly meeting held April loth, 1837, a 

 committee was appointed to devise a plan by which 

 the private donations made by individual members 

 of the Society, for the relief of distressed applicants, 

 might come under the recognition of the Society, 

 and at a special meeting held June loth, in the same 

 year, the committee reported : 



" That in order to afford efficient relief to proper 

 applicants and avoid imposition, it appears expedient 

 that a form of address, as proposed, should be printed 

 and given to the applicant by the officer or member 

 recommending the case for relief, with the blanks 

 properly filled, and that the address should be signed 

 by the party so recommended : 



The bearer, , is anxious to 



obtain assistance to enable to procure 



and requires the sum of 



dollars. Is recommended by 



Mr. , and is con- 

 sidered very worthy of relief for the attainment of 

 „ object. 



