Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-19
THE HELPING HAND
Extended to Those Who Are Poor and
Needy.

Needy.
THE GREAT WORK OF RELIEF BEING DONE
THROUGH THE POLICE AND THE ASSOCIATED
cHARIrIEs-THE CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUE TO
ROLL IN-scENrs AT THE HEADQUARrERs-
Notwithstanding the very liberal response
made by the people of the District, the most
generous response, perhaps, in the history Of the
District, the distress of the poor continues un-
abated. Yesterday not less than $50 sufferers
crowded the rooms of the Associated Charities
and Secretary Emery and his assistants were
soreiy taxed to attend to their wants.
This morning, when STAR reporter visited
the headquarters of the association, not only
were the rooms and the passages leading to
them crowded almost to suffocation by the
poorly clad, sick and hungry, but even the
sidewalks in front and adjacent were filed with
All anxious throng OF distressed people.
The crowd today was by far the largest in
the history of the office. and MIR. Emery was
compelled to discriminate even more closely
than ever before that only the really deserving
should be supplied.
Secretary Emery stated that while the warm
weather OF today might afford some slight re-
lief 1t would hardly be more than a temporary
one. especially if cold weather should soon
follow.
He therefore trusted that the liberal responses
OF the good people Of the District would not be
relaxed In the least for everything which might
De given, money, food, fuel or clothing, would
find distressed ones to whom it would prove
veritable godsend.
TIE ROLL OF CHARITY.
Since THE STARS report Of yesterday the fol-
lowing contributions have been received Mrs
H. D. Pickett, IS; Rev. 6. Jackson, s10; NJ. A.
Ballinger, $40; G.. E. sloat, 81 and clothing;
Mrs. Skinner, so cents; 9l4 s street. cloth
ing; 3. p. Davis, IS; Philip G. Russell, S25,
George Truesdell, S25; B. F. Leighton, S25;
F. @. H., clothing; Kendall Green Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, $50; Clements charity fund,
Is cents; Crawford shoe store, twelve
office, 800; Sunday school, Washington
Hebrew congregation, els; G. W. Allen. So;
cash, %; cash, $40; Mabel L. Scott, 81; I.
McMahon, Catholic University, $780, Adams
school, fueland clothing through EVENING STAR.
Sna s sasas Rollins IN b se Aa sS
School. s22.50; Jas. Z. Clark, Sl0; through
Windsor Hotel, s33; cash. IS; Clarence r.
Norment, 800.
POLICE RELIEF WORK.
Chief Clerk Sylvester OF the police depart
ment has had his share Of listening to the tales
Of restitution and suffering during the past
two weeks and it has been the source
OF considerable labor to keep his accounts
straight and apportion the donations in order to
make them go where most needed. Today there
were not so many applicants at headquarters
as there has been each day for more than
a week, but there was q constant run on the
police stations from where the food, clothing
and fuel distributed. With few DAYS
OF mild weather, Mr.. Sylvester thinks the
suffering ones will become scarce "a with open
weather the laborers and mechanics can return
TO work and earn money enough to support
their own families.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.
While the poor persons are suffering the
charitable citizens who have the means are still
sending in contributions, and among them
were the following Crawford Paving Com
pany, el00; United States fish commission,
SAC. 30; Lansburgh l. Bro. SIS, clothing and
fuel; additional contribution internal revenue.
bureau, $3.50; additional contribution third
auditors Office, 81; E. r c., 50; cash, &C cents;
George Leesnitzer. 81; George Bauer,
%; R. W. Dunn, So; Post Office
Department. through Capt. Tubman, s6.l5;
census ss office, through Chief Clerk Childs,
S74;60; 7. c., s5; Friends School, &5; F.
Niehaus. IS; Seaton Monroe, clothing; W. G.
Grasty, 200 loaves of bread; c. W. Thompson
bedding; Mrs. Hughes, 100 loaves Of bread;
jackson City Mills corn meal: State. War and
Navy Departments an additional load of grocer
les: John Weinberger, 100 loaves OF bread; Mr.. L.
W., clothing Builders Exchange, additional lot
Of bread tickets; Conrad Shafer. 100 loaves Of
bread: Chas. Schneider. so loaves of bread; Fl.
j. keogh, SO loayes Of bread; W. A Edwards,
clothing; A. u. johnson, clothing; II. ].
NJ, provisions; Mrs. Gilmore, clothing;
Miss Maggie Christy, clothing: General Land
Office, tons of coal; Geo. F. Dahl, 100 loaves
of bread; S. b. Taylor, 100 packages Of tea; ].
J. Barry. 81 loavcs of bread
Contributions have been received at The
STAR office AS follows: Associated Charities,
heretofore acknowledged, 81, Isl. so; f. H., s5;
Mrs. L.. 81; C. Wilmer, $40: yesterday 4 NAL
lery. eos, Mabel. for little girl. &c. Mrs. E.,
81; cash, 81; disciple Of Jesus. s1o: E. B.,
81; c. r. Edmonston, $40; Miss Lily, IS;
a lady. 81; J. NJ. L., sos; directors Of West
End National Bank, 800; Helen and Robt
Whitehand. So; Anna and Gustave King, %;
Mrs. j. II. Whitehand. 81; Mrs. Thyer, IS; Y.
T. S. c. E. Of First Baptist Church. S.;
$40: Mrs. s. A., 81; DR.. c. B. Purvis, SIS; ].
d. H., "a; Little Elsie Swanks, 81; Mrs. s. Z
Fisher. SIS; National Union Council, No 20
SIS; Mrs. J. II. Hunter, IS; friend. slO c.
E, 81: W. f. g., 81. Total, s1,421.4O.
Police fund - Heretofore acknowledged,
S30S3O; P. VI. Dupant, $40; War Department.
$685. 3. Total Associated Charities
and police fund. s1,83S.33
Bundle of clothes from Mr. Swank and lot of
groceries from Mrs. Albright.
NOTES.
Messrs. Osborne & Hoban, restaurant keep
ers at 9TH and G streets, distributed 100 buckets
of soup today.
In that district of the Associated Charities
south OF Pennsylvania avenue and between 18th
street and Rock creek, in which Mrs. Overacker
is operating, about 400 families have been
relieved, and nearly entirely through the
charity OF that district, over which Justice A.
b. Hagner presides.
The Department Of State contributed from
its small corps to the poor fund twelve tons of
coal and about forty dollars worth Of pr DIVISIONS
and clothing.
An Example for Others to Follow.
The principal OF Adams public school, R
street between 18th street and New Hampshire
avenue, asked that each pupil of that school
bring penny, two potatoes and stick of wood
to aid the auferinQ paaple in citx