The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
Another Meeting of the Working
men to Be Held Tonight.
Mayor Denny Will Give All the Assist
ance in His POwer-Reported
Cases of Charity.

Tonight there will be held in the Grim
inal Court room, the second meeting of
workingmen, under the auspices of the
Central Labor Union, to consider ways and
means of affording relief to the unem-
ployed during the winter. The committees
which were appointed at the meeting last
week are nearly all ready to report, and
their reports will be received tonight and
some definite plans of relief discussed. The
committees have been received with uni
form consideration and all persons called
upon in behalf of the unemployed have ex-
pressed themselves as heartily in sympa-
thy with the movement which has been in
augurated. Mayor Denny was especially
anxious to assist them in their work, and
promised to give a portion of his time TO
the cause and lend material aid. The ques-
ton will be brought before the Board of
Trade at it's meeting Monday night and
1t is probable that call will be issued by
that body for a meeting of citizens to or
game large committee to further the
work of securing work relief for the
unemployed.
There are large number of workingmen
who are in need of assistance, yet their
natural pride prevents them from seeking
aid from either the township trustee or any
of the charity organizations. The applica-
tons for assistance made to the Charity
Organization Society this year have been
the calls have increased, the seriousness of
the wants have also increased. There are a
number of the persons seeking assistance
VINO are regular customers to speak, of
the charity organizations, but there are
large number of them who are reluctant
about asking assistance, but are compelled
to do so by force of circumstances. There
Is a large number of cases Of typhoid fe-
yer In the city, and this has, in many
cases, compelled persons to ask for assist
ance who otherwise would not require II.
The society has been considering the ques-
ton of asking citizens who are able TO do
so to furnish employment to the uncm-
ployed upon work that will be beneficial
and useful though not absolutely neces-
sary, or work that would, under ordinary
circumstances, have been delayed several
months. They have met With some en-
enlargement, and it is probable that a linn
tied amount of work can be secured in
this way. Naturally, there is a great deal
OF imposition attempted upon the charity
organiza tons which is sometimes success
full. The officers of the societies are neces-
sar1ly very cautious about giving aid I'M
less it is clearly shown that ii is really
needed. Men have, on several occasions
come to the society seeking aid. when they
were under the influence of liquor at the
time. a few days ago a case of this kind
happened at the office of the Charity Or
ganiza ton Society in the Plymouth Church
\ man came into the office and asked that
he be provided with place to sleep and
his breakfast. He was under the influence
where he had obtained his drinks, admit
ted that friends had given him money and
he had spent 1T for whisky
The calls for assistance at the office of
the township trustee have also largely in
creased over that Of last year The class
of persons seeking assistance is also vast
ly different from those that usually call
upon the trustee for aid In great many
cases they are mechanics, who are forced
TO appeal to the trustee to prev their
families from starving The greatest num-
Der of applications come from Haughvlle
and West Indianapolis where the closing
of several Factories has caused much dis
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works has caused considerable distress in
the northern part Of the city. One partic-
ularly sad case is related of a man resid-
ing near the Atlas works, who was una
BILE to secure employment and wandered
away from home, IT is thought on account
Of his mind becoming unbalanced from de-
spondency. His wife being left with two
children began doing homework, and has
not since heard of her husband. The clos
ing Of the bicycle works on the South Side
has caused some distress in that portion
of the city.