The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-29
A MILLION In NEED.
k<D STORIES or TEE UNEMREoxHD
or FEW YORK CTTE.

A crowd Of bsrshesded women gathered at
me side door Of 10 Delaney street yesterday
morning. A dTiEzHna rain was falling. but
they took no notice Of IT, except to pull their
shsvls over their heads. Two or three m len
barred the doorway and kept the women out.
They wanted work. They had been told when
they nrst came that there was no work for
them. but they stayed on with logged deter
mlnatlon not to lose any miraculous chance
that might come.
Around the corner. at 20 Delaney street.
another crowd blocks the sidewalk every day.
and almost all day. This group is largely com
posed OF men. There IL a notice on the door:
"Hisr ist klein arbeit zu baben." aud they arc
told almost every quarter Of an hour. "wir
haben gar NIGHTS Eu thun." but they stay on
notwithstanding.
Both crowds have occasional nts OF blind
struggling to get inside. But the guardians Of
the entrance push them back and threaten to
call out the police. as they did Wednesday
morning. when the seekers for work became
too desperate In their demands The work
shop at 10 was opened by the Women's Com
ference OF the Society for Ethical Gull
ture. About thirty women arc employed
in the shops and thirty others get piecework
20 do at their homes The women who work
in the shop receive about 80 cents n day and
the 9th ers get 90 cents dozen Tor ordinary
articles OF underclothing. The cutting is dono
for nothing by some Of the large manufactur-
ers The work 10 given to tho women bring
ing tickets from the charitable societies. A
certain mum Der OF these blue tickets are given
TO each OF the leading sociotins. The latter
investigate the cases which come to them and
distribute the tickets where they are most
needed. When q woman gets ono she carries
Il TO the shop and receives her work.
That 10, che receives it II there Is any for her.
II is aimed to give out no more tickets than
there Is work. but when the funds run short 1t
10 impossible to keep so many women en-
ployed. Yesterday. while THE SUN reporter
was In the shop half n dozen women came up
with their blue tickets expecting to get work.
and were turned away Ten dollars will em-
ploy one woman four'weeks Every time do
nation OF that amount Is received. another
woman 10 taken on the list
This amount not only supports ono woman
four weeks. but 1t keeps whole family from
starvation. Work is not given to any woman
who does not represent n family. Not all OF
the women and girls In the shop were married.
but every one Of them represented II family In
which she was the sole wage Garner. In some
cases the so cents paid at the workshop is the
only income OF a family OF ten
do you see that girl chewing her thread 2"
asked Mrs. Olleshemer. who superintends the
work. "She represents a family Of ten. a
father. 20 years old mother, and eight chill
dren. She earns about ~ cents day. which
has always earned So a week. Ali OF these
women have been earning from 50 to SIS ~
sSs sham to re @Rx now "0N" Tor
The woman next to that girl represents
hospital and is very, weak and sick, She has
two little children. We investigated the case
fSss no mosey cotss no oos
other poor family, whose sole fortune was ] .
cents. which had been given them the night
children in with them. Oh u you. want to lind
real generosity you must look for i in the
case Pr two children were running about
The woman in question was hollow checked
one was. There vas hardly word spoken in
could tel you some sem e. ssd story about every
you see the woman in the pink waist Her
pni o mother 80 years old to take care Of. she
has had no work for long time Another
was unable % work. and they had no means Of
Tho woman was on the verge OF sickness her
self. went to the room where they live. 1t
except for a chair OF two and bed with only
on "a Thsrs ne shsS
nuwAy, but for woman in her condition it
we're not quite naked. That Is all l can say.
wish you could have seen their happiness,
DO you make only underelothing here2'
The garments made here are given away to
the poor. The young men OF our society have
donauons OF new and old clothing and every
evening from 4 till 10 o'clock they distribute
we have LETT Of go new orsrceats given US BY By
Wholesale dealers Here are shoes. and. by
Ftafn m at M Fu m \
don't know what soms people are thinking OF
when they give things away. They, send us
al that sort OF thing. Here's big basket full
81 little pieces Of cloth, toe; Some manuiac-
iurer has sent It n to US We can sell 1t to the
Do you give clothing to every one who ap-
"Oh. mol Only to people who have tickets.
We have slips OF paper printed with blanks
iSr the name address and and ciTSsin l Of
the articles needed are specified, A coupon.
isrson to be helped The iirst Slip is given We to
Us during the day. and we lay the things aside
sented and the articles given out, Last night
nty people were here Distributing things
The woman in the pink waist began to be
restless about this time. She cast appealing
q s sS Il %a. ThH %a
sary. The woman In ths pink waist Jumped
mp 30 did q girl who was round shouldered
The girl did not stop to get a hat Perhap.
she did not have any. The woman took an old
shawl from hook and picked uD an immense
tin pail The women at the machines yisibly
They are going out for the lunch We give
the women Every day We furnish a hot
lunch Of SOUP with meat in IL, and bread. or
OF stew and potatoes and bread. IL 10 the
best N cal that most OF Them have. They take
turns In going out for 1t. and the one who gets
the stew and washes the dishes aiterward re-
eelyes few cents extra.
The effect OF that pail on the women outside
IN the rain was pathetic. They eyed II with
curious glances as 1t was carried out TO q res
tAurant near By. but when II came back. with
an AppetiZtng steam rising from IT, curiosltysl
WAS sxoh AnR cd for desperate hunger. and the
men at the door had all they could do 70 keep
the women back.
At the University Settlement 200 mon are
employed to do street sweeping. Yesterday |
this portion Of the work was pushed still fur
ther. and new districts mapped out for the So |
eistys broom brigade They are also planning |
70 enlarge the capacity Of their tailor shop at |
1B5 Attorney street The garments made at |
this shop are not given away to the poor OF |
this city but to the cyclone sufferers in |
Georgia The society does not wish 10 iniurs
the business Of the clothing merchants here.
The reporter visited the Woman's lodging |
house at D Mvington street This is place |
where respectable women can sleep. Beds /
H. IN nj Oh IA