Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

Appeals for Help From Many Quar4ers-fhs
Relief Fund.

"Ths tiding-over" process, which the severe
| weather has made necessary in the Gases Of 4
large number Of the poor Of the city, stil con.
| tinuss to be an urgent matter With those Who
have the care Of the disbursement Of
charitable contributions 1t 10 not such
| an easy matter for the poor to recover from
the effects Of the stoppAgs Of all sources Of in.
| come. especially a. the weather has not beer
such - to make it possible to resume outid<
| work. The appeals for aid still continue. Tn
work Of relief goes on and there mpss be money
| to meet the outlay. y
From every quarter of the District come .p.
peals for aid. In many places citizens have
undertaken to give relief from their private
funds but the continued demand has exhausted
| tho means At their disposal, and the principal
source Of relief is the fund administered by ths
| Associated Charities and the police.
HOW RELIEF n DISTRIBUTED.
| Speaking Of the work Of the Associated Char
| titles today to STAR reporter, Secretary Emery
stated that the District divided into eightesr
Subdivisions, each ono Of which was In charge o,
! an Agent Of the association. Each divis
ion raised its own funds when posi-
bic, and in three Of them. that one south Of the
| avenue and west Of 18th street, that ono north
Of the avenue and vest Of l6th street, and
the Georgetown division, there were paid
! agents Of the association. These three paid
| agents had immediate supervision of their
respective Divisions, subject, however, to the
direction Of the association. Where any divis
ion reported that II was without funds it was
when possible, at once supplied from the zen.
| eral treasury, the central Office. over which
Secretary Emery presides, meeting the wants
Of the remaining fifteen subdivisions.
Mr.. Emery explained that in ordinary In
| stances Of suffering each case was closely in,
vestigated before relief was given, such
course being necessary in order to prevent
the association from being imposed upon.
At the present time, he said. when the
distress was unprecedented such close invest.
CATION became practically impossible, for the
reason that every moments delay increased the
suffering to that extent He had no doubt that
the association was being imposed upon very
often by unworthy applicants, yet he fell
that under the present circumstances 1t was far
better to be imposed upon in such cases nov
and then than to cause additional distress
by delaying the relief in order to person
an applicant brought satisfactory evidence
Of real distress in the shape Of letters cards
from trustworthy persons, relief was afforded
in every instance, whether II Was in . time Of
ordinary or extraordinary distress.
At the present time, when the suffering was
widespread and general and when immediate
relief was absolutely necessary, the plan he
followed Ut the central Office was to have
the name and address Of each applicant care
fully noted down by his clerks as the
person entered the Office, and such other infor-
nation would be useful in enabling him or
his agents to arrive at reasonable understand
ing Of the circumstances Of the case. After
that was done the applicant was d.
rected to take his or her place in line outside
the Office door. where the person waited until
Mr.. Emery could call the person in and
through few questions learu the sufferers
~nnvr nnA a.. H. - IL Al Ia
he asked each applicants name, residence,
present condition, support, number in the fam
lily, and any other question which in his opinion
would give him an insight As to the party's real
condition and need. II from his examination
he was left in doubt as to the WORTH
person home and directed that the case be
personally investigated by an agent Of the as
ISOLATION. Where he had no doubt in the mat
ter, he at once gave the applicant an order for
whatever was needed, and called in the person
next on the list made out and handed to him by
ever shown by him or his clerks in the matter,
every applicant being waited upon in the order
in which the party applied.
WORKING FOR THEIR GRUB.
The Central Union Mission has opened q
department OF industry in the basement of the
new building on Louisiana avenue. The place
has been supplied with quantity Of wood and
the proper appliances for saving it into fire.
wood. Able-bodied men applying for relief
are enabled to obtain the same by rendering an
equivalent in labor in saving and splitting
wood. In consequence the mission has for
sale all kinds Of firewood in any quantity at
regular city prices
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
An appeal has been issued from the third sub
division Of Associated Charities for help. The
appeal says:
The unusual demands for relief made upon
this subdivision compel the directors, after an
organization Of ten years, to make this their
first public appeal to the residents of this divis-
ion for aid.
As each division is required to care for its
own poor 1t is urgently requested that tho
charitable within its precincts will contribute to
to Rear Admiral Thos. o. Selfridge, 2Ol3 l
street northwest. Clothing, groceries, DC, can
be sent to office, Sl21S 18th street. Hours from
10 too.
The boundaries of the third subdivision are
as follows: Extending from the junction Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Rock creek along
Rock creek and northern boundary of city to
18th street; thence along 18th street to street;
along south side Of street to 18th street; along
west side Of 18th street to Pennsylvania avenue.
and thence along north side of Pennsylvania
avenue to Rock creek.
IN BEHALF OF THEIR SUFFERING PEOPLE
Rev. s. H. Hestor, pastor of the o Street
Alley Colored Baptist Church, with dele
CATION composed Of Messrs NJ. A. Robinson,
Alder. Williams and Richard Robinson,
called ct the Office of THE STAR
this afternoon to present the claims to
charity Of the people in their neighborhood.
They tell of great restitution. Many Of their
neighbors, they saih, ill, with no opportunity
to work, no bread and no fire. They
state that the poor of their SEQ
ton have been for several DAYS
dependent on DR.. Adams for support, but that
this morning the doctor in tho presence Of 200
people at No. TO street, announced that his
funds would not permit him to continue his
charity; that he had expended $500 or 5000.
They pray that in the disposition of aims the
poor Of street alley may not be overlooked.
RECEIVED BY THE POOR.
Chief Clerk Sylvester at police headquarters
acknowledges the following contributions to
the relief of the poor today: Mrs. r. A. Mil
stead, IS; DR.. X, &5; DIR. Kautenburg,
Is; third and fifth, grades; Seat0n
School building, $1.s5. clothing and -four; Dr.
W. 8. Hardin. $40; fourth grade, Carbury
School building, so cents and groceries; H. W.,
$5; EVENING STAR, s19A. Is; fire department,
%. so; Mrs. o. F. Smith, %; Washington Post,
$45S.50.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The EVENING STAB has received contributions
as follows:
For the Associated Charities-
Heretofore acknowledged. ...........e1, 559. 40