The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
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THE SEWING ROOM AT ST. JOINS GUILD
WORK OF ONE OF THE soCIETIEs-PEBsoNs
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THE SEWING ROOM AT ST. JOHNS GUILD
WORK OF ONE OF THE soCIETIEs-PERsoNs
NEEDING HELP.
NorEPsrsons desiring to help the families in distress
names and addresses In full by applying this Office.
The work In the new sewing room connected with
St Johns Guild commenced yesterday. Mr.. wiswal
Is sparing effort make this charitable enterprise
q success That the idea Is good one is apparent,
but the manufacturers Of the city have got 10
or tho department must ial through. II Is intended
only 10 supply chance for girls to work at the
Guild, but also TO procure Tor them material upon
which thoy may work at their own homes, II they
happen TO be provided with sewing machines
Those who AZ all familiar with tho
wants Of poor families will understand at
once the great benefit TO BIO derived from
the opportunities proposed TO DO offered by tho plan
This sewing room II ostered al the start, prove
tho means OF allevating and preventing the distress
Of thousands OF girls. Numbers OF girls hav8 now
applied AZ the Guild TOR chance to work. Leading
feature Of the department will be that girls como
and 90 just when It may SUIT them, tho opportunity
Tor work being always there Tor them, that instead
OF the TOO familiar assertion, canr get anything 10
do Tor them," the Guild will furnish q constant invita-
ton TO them and do all they can or take work
home with them and earn all they can.
IMPROVING THE CONDITION POOR.
the Condition oil tho Poor heid their usual nthy
meeting last Monday afternoon, when tho secretary
NJ Bovine, made his report Tor lhs month past, from
II, 4S3 persoDs) had been relieved $3.50 visits
MADE among the poor The expenditure for the month
The most recent subscriptions received At the Office
Of the society IN tue Bsble House iollows:--
A. N. Ross, Rev. DR.. Terry, H. T. Jackson, L. j. Car.
penter, Richard Fisher, Dr. Burke, b. +. Wheeler, L.
L. Wheeler. Henry Reen, Isaac Hendrix, Mira Flasg,
u EFta 10 Mtsa M,tn
Brown, J. Parsley, J. Grfin, DR.. Webster, Mrs.
Fuller. Mrs Hicks. Miss Lawrenoo. .Anonymous.'
Gilbert Oakley. Lloyd Wells, DR.. Agnew, Judge
wandsi, Mr.. Waterbury, RUFUS Parks, J. q Cham
moss ps ya Hs eDch Ah0ny
NJ. lselin, f. Enrey, j. Haisied, HYDE Brothers, Ed
ward ratum, E. raturn, Jr.-s2O eacn.
8 Clark, $50; T. Il. Aamerslsy, $685. Mrs. X, $50; 4.
$ Renwsk, $50; Q. y. Bailey, $50; E. b. Eoote $50;
John 1 I sso
$26; Rev. u T. Tracy, $50; "A German" 49,
yAMLIKs IN DIsTREsS
In East Fourteenth street family 10 great dis
tresS The husband has boon SICK more than year,
AID the vile tor the last three months. They have
ter has been the only support OF the family but she
has had NO employment tor The past TWO weeks There
Is Mother fuel nor iood III the house
In East Thirteenth street thSre lives poor sick
woman, suffering from consumption. Hor husband
Ii out OF work and is without any means They have
In Dhrd avenue widow Is In need of immediate
assistance. She has one child, but earns only II a
week; she does not receive any help ana is without
fuel or food.
In Filth street a family IL in destitute c,roum.
stances The man has been idle tor tour months, and
the vile carns very little They have small chill.
dren who are In need OF shoes and other clothipg
The man has pawned almost eve rything he had.
In First avenue u very sad case. family consist
ing OF husband, wife and four small hildren. Some
timo ago The husband fell from scafold, hurt
very Ssd ~ one 9 nas Sssn IN the hospital ten
account OF the injury. He 10 anxious 10 procure the
means oil obtaining an instrument Tor the wounded
leg, 50 that he can 30 10 work again.
In Mulberry street family ID IN absolute need.
The has been sick for ihroe months and Is now
paralyzed; the wife 10 unable work; the only sou
they have is deaf and unemployed. fho nelp they
receive is sixty cents week; their fuel consists Of
some coal picked ny by tho son IN the street.
In West fhirty-ninth street widow IS IN very
needy CIRCUMSTANCES. sue has TO support her mother,
VINO is egnly years old, her s'cK'y sistor aud Que
little child She used TO earn something, but has
no work for several weeks
In East Forteth street family Is In great poverty.
Inc husband ~ SICK also one OF the three Children
The wife tries to earn something by washing, but Is
able tv do but very little.
In West Fiity-lourth street man has been out of
work since October last his vile can sew out
able 10 procure moro Than nity cents worth oil work
week. There three small children; the oldest Is
mute Money, fuel and bod are needed.
In ElIzaDetn street v blind woman appeals to tho
charitable. Her husband has employ m ent; their
only daughter Is their sole support, and able
earn only ~ a week.
In Ridge street u family, consisting OF q husband
who rs sick, vile and three children, have means
chi,aror nre w,thout hoes and need oshcr csu,ny
In Eat S,xth street a man VINO has boen n,e.,n
an m. voun .at onIv f,,ur mon,hs I'll, ~ = -.
w,lnonl mai an food ana recevo no ass,",anc r"n,
any source.
In Extra place q couple and their four small chill
dren are m noed Thev mead monev iueI ami ,oon
The man has been Idle for a Ionr time ihe wom.n
erns s,x,v csrts nor we.L he sas,',ng rha c,,i,. az
ers a,s AIM a -, snpss ana c,o,h,"g N"'
In E.s, Nav v-iourln sir.e, iam,v ars in w.r,
The husband mas been nnemnIov. I'd iwo monihs. ~"
VIC ~ unahia In work Tn.v have fnur smaI -,
ar.o ona nj = no,m nas h.en .,cr more ,han = 49,
I'm Eourtn av,nue n man who hns n s,rk w,1a ~,
two M ali Gin dren AZ Nd an IVORY for m reo ,,n,,s
Hs - wIsnou. fuo, money and tood' and owcs an.