Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28


printed in the daily newspapers that every
self-sustaining individual in the District be
urged to fill in one of these blanks, and that
the pledges be turned in to the treasurer of
the central committee, either directly or
through the schools police or newspapers,
as may be most convenient; that the sub
scr1ptions based on the pledges be paid only
| to persons formally authorized by the CEN
trail committee to receive and receipt for
the money, and transmit 1t Immediately to
the treasurer, and that the disbursng off,
ment departments or bureaus, officials con-
nected with business establishments en-
ploying large numbers of men, and the route
agents or the daily newspapers, as far as
they are willing to serve be among those
appointed as such collection agents of the
central committee
Fourth. that later in the season the ad-
VlsaDillty or few charity concerts, lectures
or other entertainments be considered but
that such entertainments be authorized and
conducted under the auspices Of the COM
mittee only when they are unaccompanied
by any material expense to the committee
and when the attractiveness of the proposed
performance is so great as to assure a large
attendance and a substantial addition to the
relief fund.
DepOts for Supplies.
Fifth. in order to encourage and facilitate
the giving Of clothing, non-perishable sup
plies and fuel, supplementing the solicitation
of such contributions already provided, that
places OF deposit be secured without expense
In the different sections of the city: that the
| rooms at the disposal of the AssociatedChar-
tiles and the rooms in police stations and
schools be secured, IL possible as temporary
places of deposit for non-perishable supplies
| and clothing; that arrangements be made
| under which wagons may be sent by the
central committee to collect any contribu-
lions other than w o NJ
tify the committee by telephone, mail or
otherwise of desire to make such contri-
buttons.
Sixth, that to encourage and facilitate the
| contribution of perishable food supplies
| wagons be sent in response to notifications
of desire to thus contribute, which shall
transport such supplies to the eating rooms
OF the Central Union Mission or other SINH
lar agencies of the central committee where
they can be made Immediately available for
consumption by the hungry.
These suggestions, the committee believes
cover the most available methods of secur-
ing large contributions, both Of money and
supplies, and If they can be followed the
committee believes that there will be no
lack or means for relieving local distress
this winter.
Plans for Distribution.
Then followed the report of another i'm
portant committee, consisting Of Lawrence
Gardner. John F. Cook, Harriet B. Loring,
L. s. Emery and John Tracey, which was
| read by M. John F. Cook, in the absence
of the chairman. Mr.. Gardner, and was
adopted without a dissenting voice 1t was
as follows:
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to devise plan for distributing
charities to the worthy DOOR fully realizing
the Importance of the work regret the short
time they have had to look the subject up
| in all Its bearings, and would ask that this
report be looked upon as primary report.
n a ha oil
detail in the near future and as emergencies
develop themselves.
There are two points that your commit
tee considered first First n plap of distrt
button that could be accommodated &C 80
nomically as possible Second. a plan that
would secure the greatest amount of nro
lection to the committee In preventing n
from being imposed upon nv unworthy a n
plicants.
ITO secure the most prompt and econom,
cal distribution, your COMMITTEES would
recommend that the agencies now in exist
ence be utilized as far as possible In
other words, strengthen the hands of those
now engaged In th. good work of relieving
the distress of the poor The agencies
would be the METROPOLITAN police the AS
ISOLATED Charities St Vincent de panI
Society, the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation of the District OF Columbia. 1870
18th street; the Pioneer Aid Association
of Hillsdale, the United Hebrew Charities
and such other organizations as may from
~, Sriiie 10 .ime De ADOPTED by the council.
orpaniz.tions sand tha;r n, nave these
officers of this central Committees
Prom a statement made by our chair
man at the last meeting, that the irsti-
co. tho %osS uuy IL Is 10 lnd shelter
only taxed to about W., III pese.. ,Iine
capacity, your committee would thing r.
wise that arrangements be made to be
n; ,eie1 ilI.o WITH these institutions to re-
seNe from US such cases as may be sent
.Ieii al d hAeu rate. III, as the winter
s' II may oe iouni necessars to
nv s oans sne neutrality-suspicious., orders can
..Tt Gu HelS feaoiIy.
,,,s .SSpiesen.a.'e OF your committee
ISL. .iteu tIe Sentrai Union Mission, and
s,oa,e, ,ou,,u ia. a. very ittie expense
,rp iS aeGoninouatl0hs could be largely
~ III, easeu; ~ was also found that the
SAM INSTITUTION was thoroughly equipped
~, ouppiylhs heais. we Deiieve that ar
inititaa.;a can pe reaoily made with this
ms. 's S 10 10 al inns class " work. at
%t a. Inc Eehtei Vi the city.
Is thought desirable that eating
ilouaeS pe opened III other sections or the
.'., i. niisht pe wei Tor the committee
=. az IN III, matter up an De prepared, IL
Sliouiu pecoine necessary.