The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-19
WINSTON HELPS HER POOR
One Thousand Dollars Raised Saturday
For tsG Needy.
THE MEETING AT The COURT HOUSE.
Mayor KeFner, NJ. ID. Bafiy ana Rev.
T.. G. RrouEhtOn Appointed Com
mittee to Issue Orders to Those In
Needy Circumstances Committee
in Session All Day Long Sunday.

mittee tt, Issue Orders to Those in
Needy Circumstances Committee
in Session All Day Long Sunday.
Chairman Bailey, of the Board of
County Commissioners, and Mayor
Kerner, of Winston, issued circular
Saturday calling public meeting OF
the business men to be- held at the
court house at o'clock that afternoon
for the purpose of raising funds for
the poor people in the city.
Mayor Kerner explained the object
of the meeting after which Esquire
T. T. Best was. called to the chair.
Col. G. E. Webb acted as secretary.
Mayor Kerner made a motion,
which was carried. that a committee
omposed of three members be APP
pointed with full power to take action
in all matters that came before it.
Mayor Kerner read d paper signed
by the City Aldermen authorizing the
Mayor to subscribe one hundred dol
lars to the fund for the needy OF WIN
ston.
, J.. C. Buxton, Rev. w. A. Lutz and
Rev. L. G. Broughton made brief, but
timely remarks.
Mayor Kerner, DR.. Broughton md
Chairman Bailey were appointed
to constitute committee OF
arrangements with power to ap-
point subcommittee. ETC.
Notwithstanding there was small
number present a handsome collection
amounting to $685. was taken up IN a
few minutes. This was increased TO
about 81, 900 by d canvass OF the busl-
ness men.
All day Friday. Saturday and Sun
day the town wagons were kept busy
hauling wood to the poor. This was
donsted by the city. After the meet
ing at the court house, the commit
tee of arrangements assembled IN the
Mayors office and wrote out orders to
the poor until late in the night. Inc
scene at the front door of the City
Hall and the hallway leading to the
Mayors Office was SAD ono. Inc
passage was crowded with men. wo-
men and children, many OF whom
were out of both food and wood.
The committee was also on duty all
day yesterday giving out orders Tor
wood and food. They gave to over
two hundred applicants. The com
mittee necessarily had to use precau-
ton in issuing orders. They take the
name of every applicant with street
and number Of residence. The orders
called for one dollars worth Of provis-
ions.
A number of white families have
been helped, but a majority OF the
applicants are cOlOred people.
One of the officers who had been
out looking up those in needy circum-
stances came back late in the even
ing and reported that he had VISITED
a home where he saw eleven children.
II saw the father Ia white man said
the officer, ''put on the last stick OF
wood. The father is industrious and
he deserves help" When the officer
called the mans name Mayor Kerner
said: Eyes, that man deserves help
and he shall have it. He is one of the
men whom [ am in favor OF giving
money if he wants it," To this the
other members of the committee con-
sented.
The executive committee appoint
ed a committee for each ward Mon
day, whose duty it would be to look
I'D worthy white families, many OF
whom were too proud to beg.