Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
HELPING THE POOR.
Appeals for Help From Many Quarten-Ths
Relief Fund.

''The tfding-over" process, which the severe
weather has made necessary In the cases Of
large number Of the poor Of the city, still CON
tinuss to be an urgent matter with those who
have the care Of the disbursement oil
charitable contributions It il not such
an easy matter for the poor to recover from
the effects Of the stoppAge of all sources Of in
come. especially As the weather has not beer
such Is to make it possible to resume outsid.
work. The appeals for aid still continue. IN,
work Of relief goes on and there must be money
to meet the outlay.
From every quarter Of the District come ap
peals for aid. In many places citizens have
undertaken to give relief from their privat.
| funds. but the continued demand has exhausted
the means at their disposal, and the principal
source Of relief lie the fund administered BY the
Associated Charities and the police
l. HOW RELIEF Is DISTRIBUTED.
Speaking Of the work Of the Associated Char
| tiles today to STAR reporter, Secretary Emery
stated that the District was divided into
| Subdivisions, each one Of which was in charge O,
an agent Of the association. Each divis
| lon raised its own funds when posi-
BILE, and in three Of them. that one south Of the
| avenue and west Of 18th street, that one north
Of the avenue and west Of 10th street, and
the Georgetown division, there were paid
1
agents had immediate supervision Of their
| respective divisions, subject, however, to the
direction of the association. Where any divis.
| ion reported that IL was without funds it was
| when possible, at once supplied from the gen.
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 eaid, when the
distress was unprecedented such close investi-
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 felt
that under the present circumstances 1t was far
better to be imposed upon in such cases now
and then than to cause additional distress
by delaying the relief in order to person-
ally investigate each individual case. Where
an applicant brought satisfactory evidence
Of real distress in the shape Of letters or cards
from trustworthy persons, relief was afforded
in every instance. whether 1t was in a 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 AT the central office was to have
care
fully noted down by his clerks sas the
person entered the Office, and such other infor-
nation as would be useful in enabling him or
his agents to arrive at q reasonable understand
Ing OF the circumstances Of the case. After
that was done the applicant was di-
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 learn the sufferers
real condition and wants. He explained that
he asked each applicants name residence,
present condition, support, number in the fam
would give him an insight IS to the party's real
condition and need. II from his examination
he was left in doubt as to the WORTH
ness Of the applicant he sent the
person homo and directed that tho 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
his clerks. No discrimination. he said, was
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 a
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-bcdied 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 frewood 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 it is urgently requested that the
charitable within its precincts will contribute to
its support. Donations Of money can be sent
to Rear Admiral Thos. o. Selfridge, 2Ol3
street northwest. Clothing, groceries, &c. can
be sent to Office, sl211 18th street. Hours from
10 too.
The boundaries Of tho 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 tosftock creek.
IN BEHALF OF THEIR SUFFERING PEOPLE
Rev. s. H. Hestor, pastor Of the o Street
Alley Colored Baptist Church, with a dele
CATION composed Of Messrs. N. A. Robinson,
Albert Williams and Richard Robinson
called at 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 said are i'll, with no opportunity
to work, no bread and no fire. They
state that the poor Of their Sec
ton have been for several days
dependent on DR.. Adams for support, but that
this morning the doctor. in the presence of 200
people at No. ITO o street, announced that his
funds would not permit him to continue his
charity; that he had expended $500 or $780,
They pray that In the disposition Of aims the
poor OF 0 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, 95; DR.. Kautenburg
IS; third and fifth, grades; Seaton
School building, sl.s5. clothing and -four; DR..
W. s. Hardin. $40; fourth grade, Carbury
School building, 80 cents and groceries; H. W.,
s5; EVENING STAR, S194. 10; fire department,
$3.50; Mrs. o. F. Smith, g.; Washington Post,
S45S50.
THE EVENING STAR has received contributions
Is follows:
For the Associated Charities-
Heretofore acknowledged Al 559 40