The evening world., 1894-02-23

All Contribution and com m"untcattons
relating TO this charity should be nd.
dressed to "Tho Evening World" Free
Food Commission, Cashiers Once, Pu.
liter building,
With the mercury down to 10 degrees
below the freezing point, and the wind
blowing in chilling blasts through the
scanty clothing of the poorly nourished
people who had gathered in Murray
Gtreet att $50 this morning, 1t was not
In the heart Of the manager of 1.-THE
Evening World's' Free Food Commits
sion to follow the rule laid down. and
he threw open the doors of 90 Murray
street an hour and a half ahead Of time.
There was a volley of fervent "God
bless The Evening World!" from the
shivering throng. as the work of dlstri-
button Of the food provided by the
frier DIS of the enterprise began.
1t was plain that the holiday in honor
Of the Father Of His Country had emp
tied many a cupboard in the tenements,
for there was an unusually large numbe
OF applicants for relief. But the holi-
day a been improved by Max Mergen-
time. Phil Peters. young Jake Hamburg
~ and the others who labor so unselfsh-
ly for the cause, and they mad gathered
In an astonishing stock of choice vege-
tables, tea, coffee. bananas and other
fruit, fish, hams and other eatable things.
The merchants of the Harlem Market
held the place of honor among the con-
tributors to this brave mountain of
cookable and eatable things.
Such people as Whispel Brothers, Har-
delman Brothers, Adam Iberger, E. II.
Gartman & Son, O~ldenbuttel & Greze,
and l.. c. Werner. Of Harlem Market;
AMBROSE A2S6r6 e s GSst1hreIl; OF Of Isl Isl f First avenue;
and Schmidt & Walker, of 1885 First ave-
nue., came to the front nobly and gener-
stock OF %'i foo sPffe or the %edH estitute. and e th ehe
was hardly room at 80 Murray street for
the workers OF THE Evening Worlds
Free Food Commission, to get about and
MI the bags and baskets of the poor
with, fine Scotch potatoes, cabbages.
.Hrnips, onions, beets, carrots; bananas,
slices OF sweet ham. parcels Of tea.
The early opening gave, the long line
81 poor people an air OF lollity. They
forgot their misery for the time and
other.
The cashier of 1.-THE Evening Worlds
fLee Food Commission received two CON
fact that yesterday was a holiday.
iair held at l65 East ,Eighty;sixth street,
AsN vtto W Nv uiNh II obllNi
Vas 81 sent by Anthony II. Brennan, OF
EZ4 West Fourteenth street.
The money received for the Free Food
chase of wholesome, plain food products,
ana The Evening World has the inside
OF the market. A dozen wholesale deal.
nlps, cabbages and other Vegetables a,
ne same figure paid by themselves wher
shey purchase a whole cargo or a whole
storehouse full. That means that a dol
tSr dropped into the fund will go further
iran a dollar spent with the same dealers
fSSo the retail grocer; It means that al
and that means that a dollars worth OF
vegetables to The Evening World' Free
rood Commission, will nearly equal 5:
worth as the reader buys them for his
own table from his grocer.
There seemed TO be no end to the pro,
Session OF hungry people who visited ~
We're constantly arriving on the scene By
way or every thoroughfare that led tC
rme Iiace; and long before noon the gooC
Of ottV Ghsr Ths s says G SGn he i to this sI bees
ing World" Free Food Commission had
" tnS eleven days of its work, supplied
mere days food to more than 10000
d,ls timely help. must have suffered thu
''TrhS a pangs OF actual hunger; -.
BRING q rule nnt 95liginE each applicant T.
nv authenticated, at first so difficult o
Increment, was observed almost unan
tbmeousiy to-day. II is dificult to maxi
r rmgse heiress people understand that tn,
rule Is for the protection OF those wh'
Sire Il really deserving, and for the cxclu
eion or frauds and imposters. But tn,
clergy Of the city have taken hold OF tn
natter. and to-day there were foun,
nInong the applicants Door people from
ttonrig every, parish and every congreGa
mThe Evening World" could not In
bS%eesstigate the $500 or more cases tina
b "a presented themssiyes. II wonl'
eIgy. who know OF ought TO know III,
%ons I o. their Hooks. GO perform thl