Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-28

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So do. -; DO. 81; Mr. Bates room. internal reye-
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LEoN.RD @HITNEy. Treasurer.
WORK OF RELIEF BY THE POLICE.
, Major Dye states that he is doing al he can In
the way OF distributing charity according TO the
means at his command. Last Saturday seven col
ored families and five white families were relieved
IN the first precinct; in the second precinct Ii COL
ored and white; third precinct. colOrod and 3
white: fourth precinct - colored and Q white;
iiIh precinc. coaIcfi and white sixth precinct
) cotofed and white; sixth precinct, oonrei alli
White; seventh preriact, col0rrd anu & white
ana eighth precinct, q coored and white families
making III families relieved on that av cOlanpS,-
OF 'a5 persons. OF the above families relieved aS
received simply a load o, coke. and In some in
! stances few sllove,s full OF coal
-NeSSrS- Mcdonald Bros, llti street soul haaSt
have contributed. THROUGH The police 30 loaveS OF
bread; W. ii. Lewis. l.99 IL street a bundle of
coma ana ialI burt l3lo ,th street, Is loaves
oi bread Jacob j. aPp.cil ana ChaS Meades each
Coz r!Duted 100 loaye5 of bread 10 the police to-day
1rl the poor.
stN WEEKS OF SUFFERING TO coME-JUvESILE BEG
CARS.
''Ne have relieved over 1000 families, ,nsaid Major
Dye to STAR reporter to-day. THAT means that
we have given about . TO each family. But how
long will that last? This suffering will continue
for six weeks yet. and great dead of money Will
have TO be raised. or else these poor people Will be
driven TO begging and stealing"
81 noticed Last night" continued the major shalt
dozen little bows going from door to d0sr begging
spoke TO some CT them and they told ple they had
nothing at home To eat. Children are out begging
that never did it before. We can't stop Ii very
well. We can stop the professional beggars but il
would be like a hardship in these eases"
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES-1rH SUBDIVISION
A business meeting OF this subdivision was held
In the parlor OF the Metropolitan church Saturday
evening The reports showed an increase I'm calls
for charity. also iet by increase in gifts distributed
,s11 no Ap
Judge Smell. vote OF thanks was rendered Major
Dye superb tentent of police. for his offer OF an
Office. free OF rent. to the agent in the short inter-
val Of Inconvenience suffered by losing possession
Of old quarters. The od Office OF this subdivision
613 Louisiana avenue. has been permanently rented
with Office hours as Gsual-ll TO IL daily except
Sunday.
MEASURES TAKEN BY CoL0RED CITIZENS.
Active measures have been taken by our colored
citizens to render relief TO the poor and destitute
Yesterday in number OF the colored churches
whose members are Interested in organizing a
pound party to be given on TUESDAY evening In
stead OF Wednesday. heretofore anAounCe1 AT
the armory OF the Washington Cadet Corps a spe-
cial collection was taken up 10 help on the work OF
relief The committee makes an earnest appeal 10
the public to aid it by sending such donations as
they can In the way CT PROVISIONS. coal, wood.
clothing or money. ArnOry hall is on % street.
near 9TH street, and will be open receive conrf
buttons from to 10:3o O'Clock tomorrow evening
AS many of the members OF the committee are
nected with the Associated Charities il is expected
that donations will be largely distributed through
that association The ladies composing the COM
mtteeS are the following: Mrs j. ". N.Iangston Mrs
James Wormley, Mrs. j. ii. Mer1wether. Mrs b. A.
MeSSer, MIS-. ID. W. Atwood Mrs. Carter Stewart
Mrs. II. p. Montgomery, Mrs John f. Cook. Mrs f.
j. Grimke, Mrs. Dr. A. L. Augusta, Mrs. Henry Lee
Mrs. W. II. Warning, Mrs. Caroline TAYLOR, Mrs. J.
u. Gregory, Mrs Q. S: B. Wall, Mrs S. A. Martin,
Mrs. Walter jackson, Mrs. Eliza Anderson. Mrs NJ
Z. Foote. MIS-. J. A. Pollard, Miss &. A. Patterson
and Miss Il. a. Coakley.
NOTES.
Aquantity OF groceries and provisions obtained
by q recent pound party, was distributed to the
poor Saturday night by the teachers OF the John f.
Cook school building.
Washington Lodge, B. P. o. Elks. last evening ap-
prOpriated SlOO for the relief of the poor placing U
in the hands OF Dr. Townshend, health officer who
will eXpend II through the physicians to tbs poor.
An entertainment Is to be given by the colored
people on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Con-
gresS hail. East Washington for the benefit OF the
poor the earnings to he dsbursed by the police Of
the eighth precinct