New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-25
WcRK or THE ERIE GUILD.

A reDorter of TIE tribune recently accom-
named Mr. Dubois visitor Of Eare's Guild a. ne IN
yestIgated the applications for assistance received at
the Office and called on families whose stories OF want
wore known 10 he true At several places tickets were
given emitting the bearers obtain at certain resau-
rants bu.chershops groceries and coalyaTds the neces
sares Of life The OF the fifteen "reliei depots
A. they are called are printed on the tickets and the
amount for which each ticket may be redeemed Is
slammed on it, In this way the applicant does not re
cAye any money cannot buy liquors with the Ticket
a. these words are printed on each one; Liquor
dealers are warned not 10 receive these tckets aoh
uerson APPLYING the office of the Guild when Is IN
mart OF Earles Hotel Canal and Centrests, Is re-
ouired to answer the usual questions regarding his
name address nationality religious belief, and whether
any Of the family drink intoxicating liquors. and if be is
receiving any relief from other societies II the answers
are satisfactory and the person seems IN urgent need ne
"a given few tickets. and the visitor u sent to ascertain
the train of the statement
"a woman has lust called" said Mr. Earle TO the
porter who told distressing story. or course che
may have exaggerated her condition and surroundings
hut gave her dollars worth Of tickets, believing thst
she told tle truth"
Mr. Dubois and the reporter took the address " Mrs..
E. Brown No 81 BaIteT-st, in The stable Entering
low alley and knocking at what looked to be stable
door the visitors found themselves IN the single room
used as a living room, bedroom and a kitchen. Mrs
Brou said that her husband out Of WORK, and thai
they had three children ten years old another only
three and a baby. A tny wall from one OF the oeos
suggested that the baby must be very small and az
the mother uuwrdpped she said 1t Is only four days
And yet you were outin The street to-day = suggested
81 Was compelled to go" was her reply. MY hus-
band can ger work All Gay sunday lay mere I'D inns
had heard OF Earles Guild OF ms. -b0rs,
and dragged myself up tlcTe ana now You zee have
! nice tire and Ii loaf Of bread"
| "Dd You have medical attendance when your baby
We TTln an alone for eight hours after if was born and
then an Italian woman came down stars ana went TO Il
Ike woman was poorly clad and so her children.
She said hat she lad taken the Oldest g 9Ht 81 5cnJo
10 assist her for few days' ne laMl. Is hSua 9LC
il stable. The II not more than ten ieeJ woe
very low and about twenty live long Nh Dubois gave
thl: grateful O.ner more tickets AID promised 90
sever.i families were visited who have been receiving
ao from the Guild for few weeks. Among them was
the family OF Nj. Bell, az Ne II MuCtta-st tie }, N
poor helh and Ms Bell has been ~ ioT Two years Al
times ucr suffering Il 20 that sic becomes dclir
Ous. iic ply =ciaus al the hahncmanu Hosp at nave
performed operation on her ana nave pkln7eG ~
repeat operation soon as her strength VIII permit
her removal 20 tic hospital From her appearance on
Monday IL did size would be Gfle 10 be
moved IN several weeks She has three children, TWO Of
wioln are in scnool Mr.. Bell Is without employment,
has vile SAID tnat she ana uot huo" no" lney No1
have lived " thout The assistance gwen 10y the Guild.
Inc fanny loF C Wcl Tiird-si and
hayr received a.d from that church In spice OF
me SCI Woman was unable TO sit up anG attended
oy her sister she said she became very lonely ying
also and tile visitors went 10 No. 1877 Elnst, where
they found second floor Oi teueueni-ht use airs
Mary Hutcmnsoi widow wtl five cLlcl en tHe Oldest
ten years OF age. Her husband died Esi May, ana sue
said that wneu sh- cOald obtain washing OF scrnbong
she tOO1 tie Oldest girl Out OF school 10 Hhd inc ell
dren.' sAc has oetn receiving tickets ho tue "ulId
/ Tor nearly IA mouth.
Up four flights Of dark and crooked stairs IN the
crowded tenement h0ufc at No. Z3l Mulberry st, III
reaI OF tie 'front.' EOdse fanny Was FOUND WIN
scarcely any furniture, Il having been sold before The
father applied for help. He nad been employed a.
| Stewards downtown store, at JanrGy's and Dale
DutcheI's, bet has not been employed any where lor
three months. There four children ia Tins family
pretty children despite the terrible poverty watch sur
rounds them The rather sid thar the OdCr have
meal day. He hopes To Obtain WORK soon, Dut
needs clothes before he can get employment
Mr. LarIe .aid Yesterday that lie had PAID cut this
/ wiuler abouf 5000 Towards that amount he has re-
| ccived the following subscriptions: