John Eberhard, corner of Canal and Eldridge Streets.
H. W. Jarchow, 214 Rivington Street.
Georg Rau, 193 East Houston Street.
W. Weitenkampf, 67 Forsyth Street.
Ernst C. Otto, 122½ Chrystie Street.
Lawall & Searles, 124 Avenue C.
F. Spangenberg & Nichlass, corner of 40th St. and Sixth Ave.
Paul Balluff, Sixth Avenue, corner of 37th Street.
S. Nauheim, 44 West 3d Street.
The Society paid for prescriptions prepared, including wine
and brandy. . . $506.50
against 384.94 in 1882
and 349.01 " 1881
333.02 " 1880
To the above-mentioned apothecaries who, with a readiness highly to be appreciated, furnished the medicines to us at a considerably reduced cost, we herewith tender our thanks.
THE LABOR BUREAU
was in charge, during the past year, as in the nine preceding ones, of two officials of our Society, and furnished employment to 27,758 persons in search of work. The Emigrant Commission, with the idea of creating a new source of income, very desirable in view of the continued low state of its finances, seriously considered the question whether it was not imperative to impose a tax on employers for the maintenance of the institution; but this project was opposed energetically and successfully by our President. Glad as we would be to save the salary of our official employed there, we still hope that the free Labor Bureau will be continued, and not lose its charitable character by entering into competition with the private intelligence-offices, many of which are carried on more to the disadvantage than to the advantage of emigrants. With regard to our official, L. P. Reichard, who has occupied his position in the Labor Bureau for fifteen years, we gladly acknowledge that he discharges the duties of his responsible and onerous office with great energy and circumspection. We take this opportunity also to present our thanks to the authorities at Castle Garden,
