St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-18
RELIEF WORK STATISTICS
LARGE INCREASE or APPLICATIONS
THE PAST QUARTER.
ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDY.

Work Generously Responded
to Plans for Winter Relief
Likely to Reach All Worthy
Cases-Womau's Auxiliary and
Industrial School Active.
The report of Secretary NJ. L. Hutch
ms, of the reliet society. for the third
quarter of 1898 was rendered at the
meeting of the board of directors yes
terday. 1t shows that during July, Au-
gust and September the total number of
applications have been 1,026, as against
367 for the October quarter for the year
ending 1892. In July there were 2O8
applications: in August, 405; and in
September, Alb. The total number rep
resenting families was 946; representing
single individuals, so. OF the 1,026, 2O2
were new, and S24 were recurrents.
There were sent to city and county in
situations and societies for aid, advice
and investigation 267.
Further facts and statements given in
the secretary's report are:
There has been clothing given to the
amount of S952.10; furniture and bed
ding to the amount of SCI 25; groceries,
$3.50; fuel, S12; meals, $40; Iodg-
lngs, $500. We have saved for our
poor by securing them one-half rates
and passes over the various roads,
1858. 46. Total amount given from this
office, and not shown ON treasurer's re-
port. Sl,392S1. On account of few
cases of distress, we have made special
appeals through the papers, which have
been promptly and most generously re-
Sponded to, as such appeals always
have been. 1t seems all our citizens
need to know is that distress exists, and
aid will be readily furnished.
. No appeal was made by our treasurer
for funds: but once or twice through
the past quarter; when we have been in
Straltened circumstances, some one has
at once cheerfully and promptly come
to our rescue, and the needed money
has been given me for the society's use.
L think, as there are such multitude of
agencies at work this year (for they
seem to be increasing almost daiiy)look-
ing after the poor, and now that the city
has opened up employment for the
needy, there will be no cases of distress
overlooked through the coming winter.
We expect as usual the offerings
through the churches on Thanksgiving
day, and the public schools are at work
making arrangements for their magniti-
cent donations to be sent in for diStribu-
ton at the same time. We have stated
in our annual circular to the public
schools that we shall need double what
was given last year, and 1 have no
doubt we shall get it.
Of $1,000 of annual subscriptions to
this society yet unpaid, we will no
doubt receive through the coming quar-
ter goOdly portion of that money, but
1t will need extra efforts, as all our sub
scrlbers have been called upon, and
would have cheerfully given had not
the times been so hard.
Our wOman'S auxiliary began its work
last Tuesday. and is giving out sewing
to nine poor women at present. Our in
dustrial school, which has been So eff
| GENTLY carried on by Mrs. c. 81. Burbank,
| superintendent tor the past fifteen
years, we expect Will open next Satur-
day. Mrs. Burbank's health will not
| permit her to take charge of the school
| this year, but we will endeavor to
secure, through her recommendation, a
proper person to carry on the work with
noble staff of teachers.