Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-18
SWEET CHARITY.

1t Ruled the Day Yesterday-The Exiles of
Russia Claim the Attention Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, Which Voted Them
$5OO-The City Council Holds Special
Meeting and Contributes an EQUAL Sum
"A City Full OF Sympathy.
Yesterday was an eventful day with the
needy band of Russian exiles who were
crowded into the emigrants' home on Broad.
way, for succor came to them almost before
the golden sun had walked over the high east
ern hills. While they still slept busy feet
and hands we're moving for
the mitigation of their wretchedness. Bakers
had been interviewed at midnight that they
might have plentiful supply of the staff of
life, and vegetable and meat stalls were visited
long before the opening OF the hardware
stores which supplied the extra cooking uten-
sils brought into requisition during the day.
Although there are not over forty families OF
1sraelites, all told, who are resident in
st. Paul, and of these but small
proportion may be called rich, relief organi-
zation was formed, OF which st. Paul may
well be proud, and OF which our city is proud,
as the facts show. The executive committee
of this body consists Of DR.. j, Wechsler, H.
Haas, NJ. II. Flarscheim, A. Oppenheim, C..
Liebsnstein and B. Anuschynsky, of the gen.
tlemen, and Of the ladies Mistresses Cardezo,
Liebenstein, Smith, Lyons and Rose
This committee worked all day with an energy
and devotion to the cause of humanity which
is rarely equaled and never excelled. They
divided into sub committees with especial du-
ties undertaken by each. One party took a
carriage and secured the city in search of COM
Portable rooms, which it was their pur-
pose to furnish and assign to the
homeless families. Others visited the
city officials, and still others sought through
the city for persons who would employ the
unfortunate, but apparently deserving people.
Thirty of them were sent away to do railroad
and farm labor, and work was procured for
two carpenters and two tailors, in the city.
Among the number allotted to do railroad
work was the boy who understands Hebrew,
creek, Latin, German, Italian and
French and man dress maker.
After providing a substantial repast, the
ladies set number Of the male refugees to
work scrubbing the two extremely dirty floors
of their temporary hotel A hose was turned
on and mops, brooms, and rubber scrapers ap-
piled vigorously to the accumulated filth,
which made an acsdemical newspaper
employe think OF cleaning the Au-
gean stables. When the hour for din.
ner arrived the ladies again gathered
around the cooking range and resolved them
selves into cooking club. 1t was hot work
aud hard work, but there was something in
The crowd OF pltiful and hungry faces which
made it not fatiguing work. Judging from
the bright sparkle in their eyes, the cooks
must have realized how much more blessed il
Is to minister than be ministered unto.
When 1t was found that suitable rooms could
not be had, the school board were appealed to
by their president and granted the use of
Washington school house, corner Olive and
Eighth street, whittier theirefugees were taken
before night. Bathing facilities, clean raim-
piled, and before bedtime great
Transformation had taken place, a
change for the better which was
gratifying to those who had devoted their
time and money TO the cause of humanity,
and amply repaid them for their jealous
efforts at relief.
The committee now has about 81 800 on
hand, counting the $500 contributed by the
chamber of commerce, and sl00 by single
Individual.