Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-18
TO H E p THE POOR.
The Police Actively Selling Tickets for
Wednesdays Concert
Lieut.. Boyle Sends for Five Hundred
MOre-Members of Light Bat
terry A VIII Attend.

That the police and firemen are actively
engaged in disposing of the tickets for the
concert to be given by the Marine Band at
Convention Hall for the benefit of the poor
of the District on Wednesday night is prov
ed by the fact that Lieut. Boyle has today
made a request for 800 additional tickets.
His men are evidently bound to come in
for one of the five prizes that have been Of
fered for those selling the greatest number
of tickets. These prizes are as follows:
Silver watch of best make. with all the
latest improvements, offered by Calf Bros.
Silver hunting case watch of best make
and with all the best improvements, offered
by j. Karr.
Gentlemans gold locket, with diamond,
offered by Harris & Co.
Handsome silver ice pitcher, offered by
Salvatore Desio.
Handsome silver dinner castor. with cut
glass ornaments, offered by Harris d
ShaIer.
The Police Are Hustling.
While the police would naturally exert
themselves in the cause of charity, and
particularly in a movement by which the
police fund would be benefited, 1t is natural
that individual members should put forth
extra efforts in order to secure one OF the
five handsome prizes that have been so
generously donated by the firms mentioned
above.
The present cold snap has intensified the
suffering of the poor, and the demands Tor
assistance are now greatly increased. No
class of people realizes this so well as the po-
lice, who are brought into constant touch
| with the most distressing cases of mis-
fortune and want, which they wish to re-
heve, but which, too frequently, 1t is not
within their power to alleviate. This win
ter suffering and distress is much more
widespread than for many years, for the
financial panic of last summer and the hard
times that followed had disastrous erect
upon the poor. Many laboring men who
usually make good wages during the au-
| tumn and sometimes far into the winter
months, owing to the financial uncer-
tainty were unable to obtain work, and
have now been out of employment for
weeks, some Of them for months This
state of things. of course. increases the
number of those who will need assistance,
and the police fund is now greatly depleted
Need of the Money.
| No portion of the money appropriated by
Congress for charitable purposes was turn
| ed over to the superintendent of police,
and Maj. Moore feels that this concert af-
fords an opportunity for getting means that
| the police fund actually needs.
If the men exercise proper energy and in
! dustry it is believed that at least 5000 can
be turned over to that fund, and that this
sum or any other sum will be judiciously
! and intelligently expended there can be no
doubt.
| Military Bodies to Attend.
The example of Capt. Barbour in taking
| troop A to this concert is being followed by
! the officers of other military organizations,
and it is hoped that all the National Guard
will attend. Capt. H. G. Fosberg. COM
handing light battery A. has ordered the
men of his battery to assemble in full uni
| form at their armory at 6:30 on the evening
of Wednesday, the Goth instant, for the
purpose of attending this concert.