The evening world., 1894-02-28

OF persons applying for food was i'm
msnse in the a%ggregate, ,,o r,r.,
Baptist Church, Hoboken, spent an hour
or more at the Free Food Commission.
Mrs. Finch. p true helpmate TO a most
investigating the cases Of poverty pre-.
scented and pointing out possible chances
of bctterment
Rev. Dr.. W. H.. Lawrence Of the
self Of The Evening Worlds, invita-
ton and visited the scene. He was
much touched by the sad scene, and
lavish In his commentator Of THE
Evening World" and the commission
merchants for their gigantic work OF
charity.
Among those who visited 30 Murray
street came u delicate woman Of per
haps forty years. A. she approached
the h%ystanders noticed her extreme
prepared for II when, just az she was
entering the Free Food commission, the
color left her cheeks, her eyes closed and
she fell III a swoon.
She was carried tcndcrly into the
store next door. where she was revived
with a swallow of brandy. In her hand
Perkins, pastor II the Church OF the
carna,ion' 2is East Thlrty-hrst street
The note told her story, on" too IRE,
IlIfIIlN bll NNN N'illh III
walked down from her home. in East
Thirtieth street. Her husband, an en-
gineer. had been unemployed for several
months. They had pawnod everything
that any pawn-brokor would take and
were destitute. with returning con
seriousness and encouraged by the kindly.
sympathetic faces OF the gruir market
men about her. she confessed that she
had not tasted food for three days.
There was not a crumb in the cupboard
NJ home.
there was a PHYSICIANS prescription, IN
her hand. for her husband was III, but
there was not one penny In money.
some OF the n69Es, ilIed + he% vg nasE 6r'
anges, oatmeal. flour, coffee and other
things; the prescription was quickly
nlled az the nearest drug store. n men
creature to a Third avenue cable, car,
while a third followed with the basket;
The good pastor who sent her to The
sion should enlist some of the %neighbors
in her behalf. 1t Is such as she. full of
that sort Of pride which all people ad-
mire. who are most difficult to reach,
Only actual starvation could nave driven
her to accept charity
Rev. ]. e. purcell. Of the Holy Rosary
Conference. - Fast One Hundred n
pastor of the First German Baptist
Church. 1874 East Fourteenth street. are
OF the right sort. They have written to
ask Tor Free f0Ou TICKETS 10 ulStTlDn't
anon the needy Of their parishes. and
they will he sent. gladly. But Pastors
Purcell and Guenther-and all other
clergymen-should understand that the
| printed tickets are not necessary. They
| were issued only as an aid. A note writ:
ten on the church letter-head and signed
by the pastor saying that the bearer Is
a worthy person In want, vii be hon,
orcd at "The Evening World' Free Food
Jacob Hamburger, Of 2e2 Greenwich
street, has got his working boots on, and
the Free Food Commission Is a caution.
The first result of the hustling bowers,
the winning Ways, the perSuaslse
eyes. was a %truckload Of potatoes given
by John +. Truman, the produce mer-
chant, at III Warren street.
That vas my a starter. ana Mn II rs
marker" beside what will come from to-
days hustling for to-morrow's dinners
for the thousands who must be fed.
The following letter was received to-
day by Phil Peters. of the Gansevoort
Market. who has done so much towards
the success of the Commission:
IIpPMANN BROS.
Commission Merchants.
i, and 10 Wallahout Markc'.
Feb, %. 1884,
| Mr.. Philip Peters.
Dear sir: Va herewith send YOU a box OF fancy
oranges with tn" compliments OF the Jacksonville
Fruit Auction Company to The Evening worlds
'''F '"' " bFlI NltH' VI WY
honest minded and ChAritahly disposed person must
he with YOU and The Evening World in the
great work YOU have In hand. Truly, the com.
mission men have done nohly. Your old friend.
SAMUEL LIPPMANN.
Among the articles of food given out
to-day were 100 pounds OF fine poultry.
contributed by NJ. l.. Nantine. 327 Wash
ington street: 20 pounds of ducks. from !.
W. Melick & Co. 800 Washington street:
4 barrels of oatmeal. from Boyle & Scott.
North. Moore street: ? barrels OF turnips.
from Long 4 Fountain. 1877 Reahc street:
s barrels OF turnips and IL barrels OF
cabbage, from the irrepressihle Max
MerRentime, and 6 cases OF al. O." from
George II. Richardson, POS Greenwich
street.
The Fulton Market men will supply an
abundance of fresh. salt and smoked
tish for to-morrow's distribution to go to
make up Fridays dinners.
one, OF the most touching appeals re-
Ceived to-day came In the form of n let
ter from a man confined as a felon In a
Tomhs cell. This man. after disclaiming
any desire to excite sympathy for him
self and confessing that the woe he
speaks OF was brought about by his own
misconduct, pleads FOR help for his wife.
Not for n sympathy for myself