Evening journal., 1893-11-24
PROMPT AID FOR NEEDY
Help for the Idle Four Hun
dred Comes in Rapidly.
gPLgEDD oBaAEIzATION 10 WOEE

SPLENDID ORGANIZATION TO WORK
At Big Mass Meeting the "Unitod
Charities OF New Castle" rs Organized
aud Goes to work Immediately TO
Relieve suTerers-O or the Men citizens,
just sts are out Of Work with not
Bright Prospect Ahead.
Special Correspundence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Nov. 81 The Opera
House was again well-Glled last night
when Mayor Herbert raped for order At
the mass meeting TO devise ways and
means TO relieve the needy femiles in
this city. Secretary c 2 Eckles read
the report of the general committee ap-
pointed ai the last mass meeting TO pre-
pare and propose plans for permanent
organization. The report Of the com
mittoe rs identical with the account Of
its transactions which appeared In the
EVENING JOUaNAL of last Saturday.
dr. Martind0io was called 20 the plat
form 20 explain the constitution and by
laws as recommended by the general
committee The constitution was
adopted article by article, remarks being
made by Rev p. 3. Lightnsr DIR.
Stewart. Mayor Herbert Sheriff Gould,
Rev IS B. Wyle. John Fleming, Viii
liam Rothwell. Ira Lunt and others.
AN the recommendation of the gen
eral committee were sdoptod with
amendments and the general committee
was discharged with thanks. Then the
nominations as presented by them were
ratified and In accepting The presidency,
Mayor Herbert made a neat speech OF
thanks.
Tie officers OF the United Charities
are as follows:
President, Frank e Herbert
president. DR. David Stewart.
Treasurer. d w. Elkinton
Secretary. s. Atwood Stewart
WAYS and Means Committee, Dr. John
j. Black, W. a. Vickery, A M. Hizsr,
Thomas Frazer, John A. Walls, Henry
Hosohumaker Ira Lunt
Chairmen of the Friendly Waiting
Committoes-Nrs Challenger. for Dis
trict no l. Mrs Nesbth, for No .;
Mrs Janvier. for No 8 mrs Rodney,
for no. 3 Mrs Hzlr, for No. .; Mrs.
Gravel, for No. g.
Disbursement Committee-M A n.
Davidson, Miss Kate Mahoney Mrs.
Amanda Boyd
After permanent organization of The
Omitted Charities of New Castle, sew
eral speeches were made Rev p. b.
Lightuer. tf Emmanuel Church
said that in mder 60 prove
10 an that Dee was in earnest in
this serious matter he would subscribe
S2j TO tine Ways and Means Committee
He said that careful investigation Of
@ j ~
him. In addition Co the girls and boys
who bed been deprived by the busines.
depression of their means of earning
livelihood for poor families, there or,
4l3 men entirely out Of work Multiply
iur This number by three be obtained th,
result. aud at a low average. of ] 1926
persons Ira lhe city who would neee
assistance. some of them needed
Do within tho next twenty four hours
he had obtained these accurate igWr
hY canvass among the mauufaCtulili
establishments wh-re men are employed
generally men who support families
aud gave the news from that canvass
Iho Delaware iron Works usually em.
p'cyed $50 men-now they only y.have worl
for las men when running right along
The New Castle Wo0Ilcn Mills pro-
vide livelihood for 1850 men and d0ou
end Windows flere are closed aud Presi
dent ] q Knowles og the operating
company says that prospects are dark
exceedingly dark
The Triton Cotton Mills employ. whei
in operation, 100 OF theIcab0uts Not
tap there since August
Lea d sons New Castle -four mills hav
wolk for twenty Eve men. out for MONTH
only the watohmen have been drawing
their salaries
SIR Lgh,uer concluded bis remarks b.
urging prompt individual responses Tn
Ways and Means Committee must hav
plenty Of money Then. 81 the peopl
gave literally the corporations aud pub
lic bodies would feel called upon to re
spond without a moments hesltancy
Sheriff Gould urged profound secrec
in the district and disbursement com
mittees There were scores of familie
who would not only refuse to npply TO
aid but who would absolutely refuse Q
give information rs 20 their circum
stances unless they knew that thei
fearful stories would never reach th
public. or even an association As tes
timonial of his oarnestness in the cans.
De handed up $50 aud a Piled TO civ
100 l0avCa of Dread
j. s. Goodwin arose and pulled out Si
TO emphasize his remarks Then D
Nartindale moved that the WAYS en-
Means Committee he lefl in charge
raising the money and that the meetin
ADJOURN. lir. MariLdale led in the hym
of Jesus, Lover of iy Soul and Fathl
Brady pronounced the benediction.
VIII soc the Football Game.
lu addition TO the clubmen who will
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