The sun., 1893-12-27
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Hsis Givea by Ts-u-ny Oressisstions-EE-
ira Holiday Employees Discharged.

trs Holiday Employees Discharged.
Acting under the authority Of the meeting
held on Thursday. Dec. II. at the United
Charities building, President Low has sp-
pointed the following committee to confer
with the Mayor for the purpose OF devisinR
some systematic plan to relieve the poor OF
this city.
=. The Rev. Robert Collyer. the Rev. Dr. Rains
ford, the Rev. Dr. Judson. the Rev. Matthew A.
Taylor. and Felix Adler. The committee has
organized by the election OF Mr.. Collyer ss
Chairman and Felix Adler as Secretary.
On motion Of Commissioner Sheehsn the
Board Of Directors Of the Pequod Club In the
Thirteenth Assembly district adopted n reso-
luton last evening directing the Treasurer OF
the club to pay TO a committee TO be hereafter
appointed $1,000 to be applied toward assist
Tie TamInany Hall General COMMITTEES has
subscribed $1,000 more. and IL Is expected
Tequod CLUB will individually subscribe an all
ditiOnul $1,000, making $4,000 in all tol dis
aST bay W Wfesiyites I of the cuS viii ne Gfw s
pensed with. and the club house viii lie thrown
open to the unemployed ot the district on hat
day, where all comers will be supplied with a
substantial meal
Thomas ]. Dunn. the leader Of the Tammany
Hall organization in the Twentieth Assembl
district, has called a meeting OF the organiza-
tion to he held at the headquarters 2OJ East
sixty seventh street. to devise means for re-
flowing the necessities OF the poor OF the dis
trict.
in,endent Byrnes's plan to have the police
contribute one-hnlt OF one per cent. OF their in
ter and suggested that the Justices start the
scheme in their department aud so encourage
Justices Diver. Burke. Wede. tirady. and
their districts justice Diver said he and his
people were going to hold a big benefit in the
hsa Theatre Jan y to buy cG snd that
Jnstice Grady's. suggestion wac adopted:
This mesne $40 from each Justice Lee, In III the q next
that the clerks and other subordlnates con-
tribute In proportion.
Hecker. President OF the eHecker-Jones- Jewell
Milling Company letter Offering TO dis.
some plan of distribution be form ulated. Mr..
Hecker expressed the hope that the people Of
greed is not the dominating spirit OF the
business houses OF this city. The Mayor
hspsSd Mr. HeeEer and soH.t rssIed his offer to
-, A relief workshop under the charge oi the
Women's Conference OF the society OF Ethical
Delaney street 1t is for the purpose Of pro.
vding work for women who can sew by hand
had applied for work and a dozen had been
employed The tIeas9rer OF the ,, socety is Mrs'
Subscriptions may also be sent to Felix Adler
at 23 East Sixtieth street
MsSs Sss ths re- ,Ss % hs
aust!sl s @ Shristian Alliance rePoTtsd yesterday
ioIlowins, Ffansis ypds, sIstson. 500;
Charles scribner. $50 and Mrs, 4. Mattack
Cheereman, S5o. Colgate Hoyt, Charles Bulk
ley Hubbell Gen. Egbett l. Vieie, kugene Van
been added to the committees.
The Relief Committe OF tho Tventy-third
and Twenty fourth wards established head
A. G. BUTTS was appointed President. tho Eey.
q. Edwin Talmage. Secretary. aud Charles B.
Lawson Treasurer
The number OF unemployed will be increased
by several thousands this week through the
discharge OF holiday employees in the dry
goods stores. Some have been discharged
Saturday Most OF those removed were en-
ployed for holiday work only. and, therefore.
expected their work to cease after the Christ
Such is tho practice. In the big retail dry
goods stores every Christmas. In some in
stances old hands who have not been up to
the mark are dropped in favor OF new ones
who Indicate superior ability. The dry goods
firms appreciate the general distress and are
% will allow. " Mr. isidor strsus OF K. a. Macy I
Co. calculated last week that his firm would
have to drop about 400 or 500 employees.
night. however. the firm holding on to the
other extra hands in the hope that trade
would warrant retaining them: member OF
charging cash girls those were selected who
had good homes to go to. Others said that
many OF the holiday hands were girls who had
good homes. but wanted to make little pin
money. and therefore worked the few weeks
before the holidays In most ofthe stores only
girls and women have been or VIII be dis
charged. The only men to suffer In these
stores are those who work In the packing and
delivery departments