The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-22
THE NEWS OF HoBoKEN.
METHODS OF cHARITABLB WORK
And THE NEED OF III.
''Tiie Jersey city News'' Account of the
Work in This City Has spurred Up
Interest in Notwithstanding of the
Council-Bow1ing Scores.

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Cou~ncil-I3ow1ing Scores.
The article in yesterdays JERSEY
Cry NEWS about the assistance which
the poor of Jersey City receive from
their churches has aroused much in
terest in the subject in Hoboken.
This morning a delegation of gentle
men who are actively engaged in
charitable work in Hoboken, and in
arranging concerts and organizations
for their benefit called at the Hoboken
office of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS and
described to Inc the different schemes
for the relief of the needy.
Every church, without exception, as
they told me, does charity work.
Holy Innocents' Church particularly
is very energetic in that regard. 1t is
situated on the corner of Willow ave
nue. and Sixth street, which at the
time of it's erection was in the heart
of the tenement district. Now it is
surrounded by frame rookeries and
brick tenement houses, the residents
of which are very poor. The congre-
cation as a whole is not rich, but it
does a wonderful lot of charity work.
There Is a staff of Sisters who visit
among the houses in the neighbour
hood, and if any case Of poverty is
brought before their notice food,
clothing and money are forthcoming.
In cases of sickness a doctor is pro-
vided, and the Sisters themselves do
duty as nurses. The church was en-
dowed by Mrs. Martha Stevens, and it
is her purse which now continues the
work of relief.
The Presbyterian Church, which
has probably the smallest congrega-
ton of any in the city, is one of the
hardest workers. Connected with it
principally is the Helping Hand, - an
Organization formed to provide women
worthy of help with clothes.
The women are taught to make
them, but the material is provided.
1t has on its books at present as many
names as it can support, but the ladies
who are at the head of it work indus
triously in the good cause. 1t is only
fair to add that every Protestant
church is represented in its manage
ment, but the meetings are held in
the lecture room of the Presbyterian
Church.
st. Paurs and Trinity Episcopal
churches also have their organize
tions, but cannot nearly support the
poor OF their parishes, although they
are less in number than those of other
churches.
The DAY Nursery" and "Girls' In
dustrial Society,"" founded by Mrs.
Alexander, are of great benefit to the
poor. Mrs. Rico is the matron, and
can be see any day in the midst Of
her babies. Mothers who go out to
work leave their offspring in charge
of the matronly lady, who cares for
for them free of charge. The mothers
can go to work without any misgiv-
ings as to their safety, and call for them
on their return home. 1t need hardly
be said that any woman who desires
the privilege of the institution has to
prove that she is a worthy object to
receive the benefits of the nursery.
With all these channels of assistance
the poor have no chance of getting an
withstanding the efforts of the
that THE JERSEY CITY NEWS had to
CllIOl4lCIC III ITO OOAu1A1AC IL EACdG
amount of poverty. The city appro-
priation had run out, and Poormaster
Miller knew not which way to turn to
relieve the starving creatures who APP
piled to him daily for assistance. The
utmost caution was exercised in the
distribution of aims, and in remark
ably few instances was the gift mis-
placed.
Charitable work of many different
sorts is going on all the time. A straw
berry and Ice cream sociable was given
last night in the chapel of the Method
list Church by the Young Peoples As
ISOLATION for it's poor fund. The young
people found that their excheouer had
been heavily drained and needed re-
plenishing, and decided ON the sociable
as a good way to do it. The party
opened with the acting of a word
charade in three acts. The word
selected was ''Wayward." 1t was cap
italy played by Mrs. Lottie
denberg and Miss Fyfe. There
was music both instrumental and
vocal by Mrs. Clark, Miss Hathaway
and Mrs. Barnes. The ice cream and
Strawberries were excellent, and de-
licious cake was served. The party
was a pretty one. Everybody was at
home, and the object of the work
seemed to make the young people
more interested in this than in similar
affairs of the kind.
The Committees were Mrs. Katie
Hathaway, Mrs. Amanda Offenheiser,
Miss Lulu Offenheiser, Miss Katie
Norwood, Miss Moller, Miss Amy
Clark. Mrs. Josie Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Annie Allenson, Miss Mary Fenton,
Mrs. Julia Bowes, Mr.. E. d. Wander
bilt, Mr.. William Maxim, MI. Edward
Clark and Mr.. Thomas.
Among those present | noticed the
Rev. C. r. Barnes and Mrs. Barnes,
Miss E, Barnes, Miss Lottie MARI, Miss
Vandenberg, Miss Fyfe, Mr.. G. L.
Pitts, DIR. Nichols and Miss Mabel
Virgins, Miss Lulu Havens, Mr.. p.
Straube, Miss HARDWOOD, Miss Bright
man and Nh. Thomas.