The New York herald., 1877-02-06
THE DESTITUTE.

PROSPECTS FOR THE POOR THIS MoNTH-woIK
OF THE CHARITABLE SOCIETIES.
The week opens for the poor with some discourage
mcnt Certain classes are sure to suffer from want Of
that practical sympathy which has hitherto so lar
ightencd the burden TO from starving The
ST Vincent dc Paul societies are all working silently
but surely doing noble the cause OF charity
When It is remembered that each Catholic church In
the city has one of these societies attached TO H. and
that average each society cares for nearly 200
poor families 1t will be understood what great work
these societies dong without any otcntaton what
ever In fact Is against tho rules OF The societies to
make public tho assistance they may render to people
In distress. Groceries, iucl and oven a small sum OF
money are given to each family every week From
the statements made by the officials connected with
the Society Tor the Ameoration OF the Condition OF
Inc Poor would seem that this society still labor
Ing on effectively us II has done tor many years IN
the past ST. Johns Guild alone DO work ing
with cloud hanging over u. Somehow other tho
old sympathy manifested toward It by the public gen.
orally Is on the wanc. The brewers have subscribed
their promised 600 and the dstiIlcrs engaged
IN raising another 900 Them again, tho Washing
ton Market soup knchcn was announced closed on
Saturday evening. This closes source OF great relief
W many poor persons IN want OF meal. The Fulton
Market kitchen still continues to feed about 700
poor pcopo every day, and II would seem that
II is TO be continued generously Tor the rest of
the winter. There Is need OF more than
two soup houses IN the city nj the present time aud
those who src Interested in the charitable work of feed
ing the hungry this severe season ought TO make an
eor at all events 10 keep these two market kitchens
going AT superintendent KeilocK's Office yesterday
there was about tho average number applying or the
coal relief. Al the Night Shelter corner Of avenue
and Tenth street, the number lodgcrs
10 ncrcasng. The more respectable portion Of
the housecss idle mon and women rather that por-
ton which xas once better ed had bcgun
to hnd out the advantages OF tins institution Clean
lncss Is marked feature OF the shelter Another I'D
mirabc feature IS that everything done TO help tho
poor homeless one TO get employment. Nearly every
man and woman who gets lodging here is possessed
OF excellent references from those or whom they
nave worked For some days past wood has been pur-
chased by the superintendent anu from twenty 10
thirty men have been daily put to work TO chop IT. In
order to give them chance to earn their dinners
which Is supplied IN the builcing Tho numbers ad-
mltted during the past few days were:-Fcbruary l.
23l men and IL women; February 2. 253 men and I
women February 3, 2l2 men and 15 women; Febru-
airy !. 259 men and Ia women. These have been tho
largest numbers lodged since tho opening OF shel-
ter, January a. The total number lodged up Fcbru-
airy was 5,OO2, comprising $3.50 different persons.
The gentlemen actively engaged in sustaining this in
sttunon arc;-Messrs. james A. Roosevelt, Edward
Cooper, Temple Prime, Phip j. Sands. j. Coleman
Drayton Alfred Pcll, George A. Robbins, Henry Pei.
lew and James X. Gracie Tho superintendent is Ed
ward Cooper.