The evening world., 1894-02-28

of persons applying for food was i'm
msnse In the agsreg9te, ,.o r,r.,
Baptist Church. Hoboken. spent an hour
or more at the Free Food Commission.
Mrs. Finch. p true helpmate to a most
worthy clergyman, devoted herself to
investigating the cases OF poverty pre-
scented and pointing out possible chances
OF betterment.
Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal
Church, was another who availel him
self of 'rhe 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 80 Murray
street came "A delicate woman OF per
haps forty years. 40 she approached
the ~bystanders noticed ner extreme
prepared for II when, just AZ she was
entering the Free Food Commission. the
, color left her cheeks, her eyes closed and
She was carried tenderly into the
store next door. where she was revived
with a swallow of brandy. In her hand
she clutched n note from Rev. Newton
Perkins, pastor n the Church Of the
Reconciliation Mission Chapel of the In
%carnation, 246 East Thirty-hrst street;
The note told r her si?ry' one too ire haj
walked down from her home In East
Thirtieth street. Her husband. an en-
glneer. had been unemployed for several
months. They had pawned everything
that amy pawn-brokcr would take and
were destitute. with returning con-
seriousness and encouraged by the kindly,
sympathetic faces of the gruff market
men about her, she confessed that she
had not tasted food for three days;
There was not II crumb In the cupboard
at home.
Besides the note from Mr.. Perkins,
there was a physicians prescription, In
her hand. for her husband was III, but
there was not one penny IN money.
to the brim with vegetables. eggs. or
anges. oatmeal, flour, coffee and other
things; the prescription was quickly
filled at the nearest drug store. n then
two big fellows supported the iorlorh
creature to n Third avenue cable, car,
while a third followed with the basket;
The good pastor who sent her to The
Evening Worlds" Free Food Commits
sion should enlist some of the neighhors
in her behalf. 1t Ia such ms she, full of
that sort of pride which al people ah-
mire, who are most difficult to reach.
only actual starvation could have driven
her to accept charity.
Rev. ]. l.. Purcell, OF the Holy Rosary,
Conference, 44i East one Hundred and
Nineteenth street. and q. a. Guenther,
pastor OF the First German BAPTIST
Church, 1884 East Fourteenth street. are
OF the right sort. They have written TO
among the needy Of their parishes, and
they will be sent, gladly. Blu 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, VIII. be non,
ored Mt "The Evening world" Free Food
Commission.
Jacob Hamburger. OF 262 Greenwich
street. has got his working boots on, and
tba UNIV hn hIatlpa things IN DphAlf Of
the Free zoe Commission Is "A caution.
The first result of the hustling powers,
the winning Ways the P cn1l rra e
eyes. was a %truckload Of potatoes given
by John T.. Truman, the produce mer-
chant, at ll2 Warren street. J.,
That was only "A starter, ana II is
promised that It Will look like IA
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 GaiseVoort
Market. who has done go much towards
the success of the Commission:
LIPPMANN RROs..
Commission Merchants,
II and ~ Wallabout Market.
BROOKLYN. Feb. 81. 1894.
Dear sir: WI herewith send you a box Of fancy
oranges with the compliments of the Jacksonyill,
Fruit Auction Company to The Evening World g
honest minded and charltably disposed person mus
he with you and The Evening World" In the
great work you have In hand. Truly. the com
mission men have done noblv. Your old friend.
SAMUEL LlpPMANN.
Among the articles OF food given out
to-day were 100 pounds of fine poultry
contributed by NJ. l.. Vantine. 327 Wash,
ington street: 20 pounds Of ducks, from j.
W. Melick & Co.. 800 Washington street
4 barrels of oatmeal, from Boyle n Scott
North Moore street: 2 barrels of turnips
from Long < Fountain, 1877 Rcade street
g barrels OF turnips and T. barrels OF
cabbage, from the irrepressible MaH
Mergentime, and & cases of III. o." from
George IL. richardson. 22S Greenwich
street.
The Fulton Market men will supply ar
abundance of fresh. salt and sinokec
fish for to-morrow's distribution to 30 Il
make up Fridays dinners.
), one OF the most touching appeals re
ceived to-day came In the form of II let
ter from II man confined ms IA felon In {
!, Tombs cell. This man. after disclaimin,
, any desire to excite sympathy for him
self and Confcssing that the woe h,
|, speaks OF was brought about by his owl
; misconduct, pleads for help for his wife
r mot for any sympathy for myself.