The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
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ouEsTINa MORE FUSDs-- CASES OF DEsTI-
TUrIoN-coNTRIBUTIoNs AT HAND.
Tho st. Vincent de Paul societies are complaining
that this season the church donations are SUN.
Gent TO enable them care for the poor OF the
parishes Efforts are being made, however to call
the attention of the congregations to this fact. A
lew pennies given each Sunday ut the services by
the majority Of the worshippers would put the
funds OF each parish society in nourshing con-
dition. The ST. Vincent do Paul societies arc A
necessity. Tho work done by them Is a permanent
one. and they should not be allowed to suffer
Al this season from want OF funds Tho
gentlemen devote their time and experience to
conducting them never receive any compensation for
their labor. Tho entire work Is gratuitous. Those
who willing and able to give should avoid tho un.
fortunate theory that others--those, too, who arc
least able 10 gveaiways swell up the receipts the
society Ivy their constant donations OF pennies.
During this month the Silent givcr help reliey-
ing deserving families by making contributions
OF good amounts.
Al tho Church Of tho Holy Cross. In West Forty
second street, u lecture was delivered last Sunday
evening in aid of the St. Vincent de Paul Society OF
Rev. Father MeCready's parish; and In Rev.
Or. Burtsel's parish, Church OF the Epiphany,
Second avenue and Twenty. 1rst street, an
appeal has besu issued the wealthy
aud wel.to-do Residents OF the district asking Tor
iuh"s Win winch tiue over balance
winter In other churches, aiso II Is expected that
unusual enors will DE this month 10 meet the
pressing claims oil the poor. There DOUBT about
the increasing destituton at tins time, ana there
seems TO be very little hope lot thousands of poor
iamiiies except from the ST. Vincent dc Paul soci-
etes-
GUILD an WORK.
Al ST. Johns Guiid Yesterday there was large in-
crease in tue number OF applicants Mr. Wiswal
stated that the distress among poor families THIS
season Is now at It's height anu reet must gwen
or untold misery be endured by the uu Tor TIA nate
women ana children. The Guild that good
natured ana the charitable VIII pay Tor the groceries,
iuel clothing supplying 10 the poor starving
families This work viii 70 Oh day alter day during
TINS month, put with large list OF poor people
BIO looked alter tho money must he donatcd Win as
generous hand possible. 1t only required the few
days oil last weeks severe weather to uncover the
trcss VIII ch had remained hidden IN very many fam.
lies mat were suffering IRON absolute want
CASES OF DISTRESS.
The following cases have been investigated BY tho
visitors OIL ST. Johns Guild aud are reported to be
| every way worthy
In Madison street respectable widow is IN state
band Died SIX weeks ago. To support her family she
lie Obliged 10 sell her furniture. She Can do PLAIN
sewing, but mas no work. The children are without
| clothing.
Ia Hudson street there is very poor family. Tho
father has been sick three years The vile cannot get
any work; tho oldest daughter, who earns 81 u week,
Is their only support. There are SIX cniidren In
need oil clothing aud shoes. One pail oil coal inc
ianiiy's only sock for fuel!
Ia WOVstor street family Ia In distress. The man
has been out oil woik three mouths; The wife had TO
pawn al her own ana tle iour chldren's clothing to
get food. AT present they have neither fuel ood
| Yesterday they subsisted some tea bread
winch was gwen 10 them by lady.
la West Forty nrsL street u family In absolute
need. Tue husband has been wtnout empio yuent
some months; the vile supports The family by doing
sewing, Uut earns very ltte-last week 81 20. They
owe Que mouths rent and the Iandlo demands pay
lnent now. Inc TWO children are wilnout shoes.
In sheriff street. is widow whose husband was
drowned short time ago, leaving her with tour small
children in u very destitute condition. She earns
only 81 week; the children have neither clothing
nor Shoes
| In West Houston street Is a poor woman whose
| q he "a lie
| Asylum; she earns very htlic-last week nothing,
tins week hity cents. Al present she has neither fuel
| nor iood.
In East Ninth street lives a widow IN great poverty.
She has three children, one oi them having
| iour weeks She IL without employ ent has
| neither i0od nor lucL.
la West Tnirty.second street a widow Is in abso-
Lutte need. she has two small children, has beea
vi work i've months, owes the rent for TOUR months
(sls), aud The landlord demands payment Sno had
destitute.
In Eas. 1i2tn street are a sick husband aud vile
ana Their thrco children. The has sick tho
last three months the family Is entirely without food
anu their luel CONSISTS only IN some coal picked up
by ths children ~ tho street They paw ned every.
thing, even the bed.
ln East Forty-cighth street there Is u very poor
widow. she has three small children; Sue used "
earn something by dong washing, but could lot get
any work the last tLreo weeks 'sne Of lucl
food ana clothing Tor her children.
Ia West Nineteenth street widow In great distress
dwells with i've children. she very little ny
dong washng--last week sixty cents Yesterday the
iumiy subsisIed oaf U, bread to-day they have
NO looa ut all. The children have . shoes.
In Washington street is family destitute circum-
Stances. The man has been out oi work for some
time; tho wife Is unable work. There ure two
small children without shoes or otner clothing.
In East Iwcnty seventh sreot Iives very respccta
BILE family IN desttutiop. he husband has been SICK
tue las. three years the wife is without WORK one OF
the two children has no shoes There neither fuel
nor iood III the houso.
la SECOND avenue dwclIs poor man. seventy eight
years old Hts WHO has been SICK eiaht months. lie
HIS dRug htcr Is Ia need oil clothing.
lu East Seventy sixth street there is q family In
need oil Immediate help. The men 10 without EN-
pioyment. There are i've small children without iusl
ar 1000.
In Lewis street thcro IL poor b ind woman In great
distress
The poor working boyr residing in Ludlow street
rear house, call on Rev. Mr. WiswalL Guild Rooms
| No. Great jones street.
car conductor, who resides In Grand street, has
been stricken down with sckness. ami himself, his
WHO children are III need assistance 81 Johns
Guild bus saved tho ianiiy from absolute want,
they are IN great distress. The man had been
able any money while n work, as bo had 10
pay debts incurred while previously idlo In Tho
country.
CONTRIBUTIONS THE POOR.
| Below arc given sums received ana forwarded to ST.
| JOINS Guild
| Check from ''Msrre' Tor eleven cases OF poverty
as pubiishei IN the HERALD. 50 each. .........sZ2
O. II. W., fJr hve casos, 81 each ...............
u. W. J. b. ", tor LADY IN Clinton street. ....... 1
iotai. ................sJ
The contributions mentioned bciOw have been re-
ceived at the HERALD oHicc:-
H. a. H., Tor poor IN HERALD Of Sunday. .......$l0
foI uunkIy ones'. '...''...........
LADY called at The HERALD Office yesterday ana LETT
twehty-doilar Dill WIN follow Ing note From
who pties the poor. | want 81 10 40 to each one of
these suffering womeu"-refcrrIng to list OF women
IN want gwen Ia the HERALD OF Friday, LIST insI
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No INSURANCE.