New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
opc,yrz ATOMS WHICH HAVE HELPED.

Among the organizations which aided in the work
last week were the Presbyterian Church OF the
Sea and Land az Henry and Market SITS: the He
brew Christian Mission. No. 1876 Forsyth-st: the
East Baptist Church. No. 32 Madison-st.; the New
York city Mission. at olive; Chapel. No. 20 Second
st.. the De Witt Memorial Church. No 81 Rivng-
ton-st.: The Bohemian Presbyterian Church No.
"a LIst S'venty-four;h-st.: the New-Yock Colored
NJ SION No. l.5 Wost Thirticih-st.; the Home In
dr-ilill School 40. - LewIs-si.; the Armitasc
Day Nursery 80 2i3 West Forty scventh-st.; the
national order of Kings Daughters and Sons. No.
i MaIlson-s,, Old Epiphluy House No. l3o stan
ton-st.
4 distribution was made yestoriay morning to
~ ~ III Ial,.n'9 az , '
Mect,d win the church had charsc OF the "Gt ..
They were not as rule. members Of =. George
plrsh Tho church cares for It's own poor. and this
" pryiir. f'r ii or unfortHnat" people Tnt the
deaconesses In their visits found many deserving
from The Tribune Fund. Ninety-three families re-
c,ivol food worth 81 at The home. The amount
given t. each one WAS ~ follows:
one bag ~ % pounds
one packag" OF pounds
one can OF condensed milk.
THEY BLrsnEp TO RECEIVE CHARITY.
The people were al Of the better class who had
struggled long anl hard before they hal been
obliged 10 join the ranks ~ the destitute and take
charity. \ number of the women blushei when
they received the groceries They had never hal
charity before ana only the thought Of their hungry
children az home nefveI them - accept II then.
The present hard times have reduced many self
supporting. thrifty ana Industrious people 10 the
same necessity. They deserve help more than the
hahitualy destitute.
Among thc women was one who had seven chill
making artificial yio,efs Their pay Is 20 cents
sross Thcy can sc3rcely e.rn enough T. keep them
selves alive. tn. haf-si'rNri condition Ia which
thcy HAY" lived has invited disease. one child has
di'I ana scarlet fever. measles ana bronchitis have
Another family IN which there are six children
oar II d.. SINS. Who IS cash boy In Iry goods
house The father had a sunsiroke TWO years ago.
a great lnanv families ar. suffering now because
the mothers who hav" supported them by doing
washing and srruhblng cannot gct work Many
p"'pi" who haN" boon accustomed 10 htr thrin
now depend upon their own servants for this Work
or 90 IL themselves.
THE CRISIS Hfs NOT YET BEEN REACHED.
Tic leacon,sscs Of St G.orgrs parish said that
the condition OF the poor. owing - lack Of work.
was the worst that they ever knew. In their Julg
ment the crisis had not been reached. The dis
trcss was spreading AMI becoming more Intense
every uay. and there was ~ work IN sisht f1r the
unemployed. Ih'y also quoted me kcy. br. Paine
forl as saying that ihr sunernr- of the poor were
The gre't~st within bis recollection.
4 distribution Of groceries - twelve families took
place az p g. N. at the Bible anl Fruit Mission. NJ.
~ East Twenty -Durin-st. Of when Miss Mchh-
coal wagons n,unlerel through the snow all day
carry iIfl ID AMI Chlif h1fn'- u" cpNil-
uDn ~ most OF "a" streets on the East Sll- was "H-
crrIhe. The mon employed hy the sirrct-clehning
committee which has been organized 10 give en-
IIoymcnt - deserving mon Win families. mad" some
impression a." drifts AMI piles % snow In som"
streets. but many fhprpugnfarts were hrape1 fun
~ mud anI snow all DAY. The half ton or quarter
ton portions II coal that were placed az many doors
were most So, leone. and fires Were lighted In
stoves that had been cold Tor several days
CHARITY GAVE HER NEW LIFE
The following letter from the principal OF one
of the Industrial schools OF the Chillrcn's All So
ci,iy Is an Interesting testimonial OF tn" need which
Is Leini, met by the Tribune coal ana Food Funk
''I-rmlt me - saw there never charity more
truly needed than that given ont n last Tues
day. one poor creature came TO mo almost hNst"r-
zeal with gratitude and told she had eaten
nothing the d., before but bread and potato.
adding that these provisions gent through th" noble
charity Of The Tribune had given her new life for
"A week"
Every dollar contributed to The Tribune Coal and