Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-20
now is THIS?
A Committee From the Womsns'
Christian Association
Pay Visit to the County Infrmay,
and Bring Back Story Which
Would Seem to Call for
Prompt Action.

We have the poor always with US, and
this city never had more than at the pres.
ent time. The stagnation in all branches
of business, and the consequent scarcity of
work, has caused cries for bread from
hungry children to go up from more than
one home in this city during the past six
months, and in many families food and
raiment have never before been so hard to
obtain as during the past winter and the
present spring, These suffering people, in
the large majority of cases, allow no hiptof
their poverty to reach
THE OUTSIDE WORLD,
and although we have severa organized
charitable organizations in our city the Ia
dies and gentleman at their head fail in
many instances to reach those who really
should be helped, and say the vAZed ques-
ton Of how to minister to the wsnS of the
needy has not yet been solved. Tslkifs>Qn
this subject yesterday to lady well-knowh
for the tireless energy with which she has
labored among the sick and distressed OF
Wheeling, she said:
six months visiting among the poor has
convinced me that Wheeling has not yet at
tanned to perfection in the distribution OF
her charity. Thousands of dollars could
be saved the city and world of good done
by our organizations employing some thor
oughly reliable person who would visit and
investigate.
EVERY NEEDY CASE
within our corporate limits, making regu
lar business Of it, and carefully Withholding
from the public that recital Of individual
needs and distresses which ro5s charity Gifts
title and beHttles and degrsdes the giver.
We need energetic and sympathetic action
on the part Of our people. for the amount OF
distress is almost past belief.
Last evening committee of ladies from
the Women's Christian Association called
at this office aud made the following state
ment:
"a committee of two from our association
recently visited the poor farm Of this county,
and the trip revealed facts that at once de-
mand the attention of the public. The
present Superintendent, Mr.. Creighton,
found the institution in deplOrsble condl-
ton in every respect. He told US that
HANDsFUL OF BEDBUGS
could be gathered in some of the rooms, the
inmates being compelled TO use old tin cans
partially filed with water, in which the
posts of their beds were placed, to keep the
vermin from swarming over them. Body
lice were found in great numbers, while
hundreds of black reaches made constant
journeys over the bread and yictuals gener-
ally. How to rid the Home OF these plaques
has greatly puzzled the Superintendent, as,
when he assumed the office, there was not
change of bedding or clothing Of any de
scrlption in the building. Ia the
cellar ~ poor insane girl i,
kent, and the committee wer-
informed she had remained there all winter
without FIRE" The ladies and Superintend
ent describe the sanitary condition Of the
house as not what it should be, and it IS to
be hoped that without delay the Board OF
Commissioners will furnish Superintendent
Creighton with everything needful to reno
vate the entire building and make the III
,titvtion credit to the county.