The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-17
HELP FOR THE NEEDY.
Charity Bureau Calls for Christ
mas Donations.
WORK WANTED FOR ooMEsTIcs.
Don safons for Great Auction sale
Seeded-AIso Gtfts for Christ
mas Dfstrfhution-

The cs5ce Of TIE B1-eaa Of Associat@d CAsr--
ties II the seattle National oa1k oail.fng 70
daily besieged by per s0Es WHO are either LOOK
Ing tor erpioyn snt or, 700 cecrePss for work,
Want aid OCT CT txsnsy-ors callers .: ne
bureau yesterday ntns we're von@a. and al
wanted work in tae capacity Of cooks 81 ser
wants. Tie rest were raea, sn9 al sought en-
paoy1sns except ora old ns3. ~ 20. siek ana
heip ess. desired food and eiofniug. In speak
Ing o. tbs nur7eroEs a2pstcssio1s Tor xoy< from
people Who have tee APPEARANCES OF being hOnsss
and worthy, J. y. Giizzer. agent fo- tie oarezr.
said yesterday:
Il would ike 20 hare al citfrsns who need
domestic servants, or wso can IN acy way make
Use OF them. sea5 n fhesr applications here
Tais afternoon there we're fvs women here at
one time. two Of them from tacoma, AID al OF
them looking for xo-k a. servants"
Tie bureau 10 doing aiI 10 can TO alleviate
human suffering in whatever form it appears.
hus its efforts sometimes unsuccessful and
Its task seems 10 De "a uIendi1g one The
rooms of The bureau the scene OF . con-
tinusl line of hsggGrd faces, oetoX-aiag dismal
homes, hungry children and ali manner OF IN
happiness. At the bureau u q lot OF vegetables.
left over from the Donations made On Thanks
giving, which Mr.. elmer deals out daily 10 the
hungry, and he is also getting rid OF tie 90 or
more cases of packed codash which the Puget
sound & Alaska Steamship Company donated q
short time ago.
Thursday the collection and pledge obtained ss
the Thanksgiving meeting a; Plymouth church
Inspired confidence in continued pubic sup
port, and IL was deemed best To have q prompt
canvas male OF tho city TO secure q renewa! Of
meraoersa hips and subscyi psions Tor TIE coming
year. In view OF the limited resources the regu-
lar WORK Is progressing satisfactorily, and yet
insdeauately TO meet the opportunities Gnd
demands presented ] he question OF rs5ucing
q nf off yra
ferred 70 Mayor J. 7. Ronald.
Toe arrangements for the regular annual
meeting OF the Inemoers o. the bureau on Janu-
AIRY 10 were referred 20 secretary Joseph Saip-
pen A; that meeting formal reports will Be
presented and election OF i've directors TO
continue for the next two years viii BE- held
w I. Nicxvare and Z = Whittier were appointed
special committee To inspec: aud audit the &C.
counts and vouchers Of all officers since the last
annual meeting. The services of the bureau
were freely rendered TO the public officials, Guar
liable societies and iraiernities OF the city n
well As 20 citizens. for the investigation OF all
applications for relief.
Speaking OF the work OF the bureau, Joseph
saipper, the secretary. said yesterday:
The friendly visitors have the city subdi-
vided into districts with special committees in
charge OF each ward 10 learn of sad care for
families IN distress. IL Is not in the power OF
the organization 10 grant relief ia Gil cases, but
i does go IN many, and is efforts tend TO system
atize and render more efficient the benefacsious
OF our city. however dispensed- The hard times
both increase want aud diminish the ability TO
give; hence surely arises the greater need OF
wisdom AID care III this important work that
appeals 70 oil humane hearts"
The monster donstioa auction sale which will
take place Friday. December -, from Biekerton
& Bells auction rooms At Ito South Second
street. promises 10 be godsend 10 many poor
people OF the city. The ministers OF the city
have taken a deep interest in the sale. aud no
tices OF tie auction viii be made today from the
Fu!piis- An agent of the bureau Will be present
at the auction and will take charge of the
money after each sale. Every ceut received
vii! be used TO aid the poor. Ali who desire 10
donate anything. no matter what the article is
should Immediately monty Blckerton & Bell
and they viii collect the donations Everything
ana anything will b. received, and II IL can't be
sold II will be given TO the poor.
Those WAC have been engaged in soliciting
donations have every " here met with encourage
Iaent Painters wll! paint sIreamers 10 put on
the sides of street cars. notifying people OF the
big auction. Printers have printed doiger. free
OF charge and the American District Telegraph
Company's boys distributed them The North
srn Pacific Express Company. the Seattle Trans
Ter Company and various truckrlen have prom
ised The use of their teams with which 10 col.
leet the donations. Teams viii start tomorrow
10 collect the donations, and IL is hoped that all
will 10 coliecte i by Thursday. Everything win
be listed aud complete record will tie kept OF
every article received, whether sold or not
The friendly visitors are also soliciting dona.
tious OF food. clothing and fuel for distributor
next Friday ana Saturday, so that the poor may
be fed. clothed and kept warm 81 Caris,gnas
They AK mothers 10 make up bundles OF old
clothes from their nurseries and clothes presses
and remind the people that this 10 an unusually
hard winter in which many worthy people are
tar0wn out OF employment who have neve. yet
Known want