New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-22
TO GIVE WORK Is IT'S IifEN
, MEETING Under TIL AUSPICES OF ~ FAST
SIDE ORGANIZhTION WHICH EMPLOYS
sIcrr,r CLEANERS AND TAILORN.

SIDE Oi;<fANZATION Will'H iMIh''H
STREET CiEANEI.s AND TATLoRN.
Following IN the wake Of charl,ab!y dispo''d
reonIe in various parts OF this rich ami poi'ui MS
city. largel, attended meeting was hri ''''
evening IN The United Charities building. I"eN'.
second-st and Fourth-avc. 10 devise means i''
s,;u rur.hcr ourrncuifn- the contributions or me
wealthy to he assuagement OF me u'u9"'' '''
tress among the unemployed TIE Hl''.''h "'
called in pursuance q circular which hal peeh
extensively distributed. and which was HieheH ~
Seth Low. Felix Adler. ". T. Dodge K'o''i '''',
vor frederic r. Coudert. Il. Fulton cutting ana
Robert W. he Forest. The gath' ring was heiu
under the auspices OF the East SIDE ErHei "oTN
Committee.
Seth Low. president Of Columbia College presided
and in a brief opening speech ore" o"'"'''s
picture of the sunerings OF the poor LAYING par
.icular c-,,,hos,s upon the responsibility thrown
upon people of means to heip tighten ut pu'ue"
IF their loss fortunate brethren. He urged upon
large employers who were obliged 10 re'u'e '''
number of hands to use every device tAeE poS',
bly, could to keep the poor people at WORN lo''
said he at will require every effort We can pu,
forth 10 tide over the present uneXamped perlou
OF distress
WORDS OF STANTON COLT.
Dr stanton Colt the head worker Of the Uni
varsity, settlement Society said that the rich people
p, this cltv should at this moment show true
Christian spirit by coming forward WIN a'eq''auo
contributions to meet this unheard-oi cisueSS
have visited" sail he. about 100 families IN inc
neighborhood Of Delaney Allen. RiNingtoh Hu'
low, Fifth and Elizabeth sts-blocks Of teneInen's
all Thoso visited we're Russian Polish and AUS
TRAN Jews, and German pe3Eie t anu 80 nr cent Of
The Wage-earners Of the houses visited out 81 en-
pioymeit and 10 Per cent more or lheim ohiy ph p
s sanIoved s2ce July and not few unemployed
since last spring Many thrifty Germans have ,9la
n enc 5na such condton of things exists nov
The pawnbrokers r"poTi he''y ouS H. fr th
moor neSple have llttla or nothing TO pawn.
he president Of the Bowery savings bank , con H.
December withdrawal Of 10000 In deposits had
taken place In m ia be G SO WEEK. now only s.
and In other cases is reduced TO as low as dollar
q week
RELIEF For TATf.OIS.
,,-s rosenhine shaw Lowell spoke OF the place
t,t had been opened on December 4. on the East
Cid. with view Of giving employment to those
formerly engaged in the clothing trades. who have
esneciallv suffered for want OF work The pro
ceeds OF their labors she added, would De gwen
IN the sufferers from the cyclone In South Car
DINA, who were badly in need or clothes. we
issued tickets" said She Ito the trades unions ana
onar4,ies working In the neighborhood We pay 20
cents a day for eight hours 20 operators on sewing
machines. 60 cents 10 p-essers and DaSt.rs am
Sjnnl,, because we do not desire TO attract any.
BODY ron re IL simply relief We had sixtyfour
mon and women working there on M,ihhcS ,,io
one cf that number had been idle one inohh' tt"".
Two months. four. three months: thirteen ivu'
ruontll4: eleven five months: eleven. SIX Inoh.ns
| seven seven months. three, cight H'"h'nS' am
eleven zine months. In the families q the'e
ncn,lc there are i2S children. We have MR. a
rsScpnd sSor which will open the day after christ
mas" When Mrs. Lowell sat down the audience
checred her enthusiastically. 49,. =, ~,
| Tho Rev " r. Elsing. OF the De Wit MEMORIAL
Church in the course Of his remarks SPOKE 9i ohr
bcuse in Garrick-s' which he had visi,~i ahu
/ ,rhich was occuDled by seventeen families. oi
/ whose members many were starving Dr. J.. lSo:-
lirs Of the College Settlement. In HiVln&stpIl-St
! dwelt upon the employment that MAO Deen k'F,l
/ "a mon TO clean n. streets AT dollar a hhN ana
Inc great relief that had been thereby brought 10
| many families. poor men have kissed my hant
| said he TO show how grateful they are Tor Whti
/ We are doing for them" William j.. Dodge move
! that a committee be appointed To raise innds
! Monslgnor FARLEY promised the co-oi"Iaugh "i
| himself Archbishop Corrigan and ne 81 nc'h'
| de Paul Society. The Rev Or. tollyer SPOKE 1Ll
so did Or. Ransford. Father Ducey. FclX AdieI
| and II. Fulton Cuttink The Committcc on Finance
| was then announced a follows. ". +. Dodge. A.
! & Frissell r T. Ryan Jacob r. SchG Charles
| + smith James Speyer and the Rev Dr. Rains