New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-22
WORKING FOR CHARITY.
THE NEED CONSTANTLY INCREASING
WHAT THE TRIBUNE FUND is DOING-ovER 2ooo
FAMILIES SUPPLIED WITH FoOD-EFFICAcY
OF THE METHOD ADoPTED-ORGANI-
rxx.rII1 ASSISTING

WHAT THE TRIBUNE FUND IS DOING-OVER 2oo"
FAMILIES SUPPLIED WITH FoOD-EFFICACf
OF THE METHOD ADOPTED-oRGANI-
CATIONS WHICH ARE ASSISTING.
Tho MANY plans devised by benevolent people
70 rel,eve the great distress which exists among
the unemployed poor. most OF which have received
solid financial support, show that the thoushtiu
ness OF the people has been aroused, anu 'ia'
their hearts have been touched by the knowledge
OF suffering among their fellow-men Inc SUD-
s,antial support given to the work OF The IriDu"e
Coal and Food Fund has enabled 1t 10 carry on
the task OF relief in constantly increasing measure
and has encouraged its agents to make their plans
in the belief that the contributions which nave
already been 50 generous will grow In NUMBER
and amount as the work goes on. the personal
investigations of experienced men ana women "no
are Interested IN the work which The tribune
Fund Is doing disclose the fact that the Crisis
has not yet been reached. that employment III
the ordinary course Of business is a long way on
for thousands and that many whose small accu-
mutations have sufficed to prevent actual starva-
ton hitherto are daily joining Involuntary the
ranks of the utterly destitute That the nara times
have affected all classes. even the wealthy Is
common saying now, and Is proved by the meas
ures Of retrenchment which are being ADOPTED
everywhere. The depression has proved disastrous
to large class of thrifty. self-respectns' self
charity, except last resort
THERE ARE MANY HELPERS
The method adopted by The Tribune Coal and
Food Fund.- which has been Endorsed by the CO.
operation Of many OF the best known charitable
organizations I'm the city, Is adapted to reach this
worthy class. Lists OF families whose homes nave
been visited and whose cases have been careiu'y
investigated are prepared by the mission workers.
sent to The Tribune and passed upon by those IN
charge of the work. Many OF the people Tor
whom aid has been asked have been known to the
mission workers for years, but no race, nor creed;
nor color Is known In selecting the recipients OF
the charity. worthiness and need are the only
The organizations which have assisted in the
work I'm the manner indicated are the New YORK
cry Mission the Chldren's Aid Society. through
it's twenty-one Industrial schools; the Mariners
Tempe, oliver and Henry SITS; the DE witt Me-
mortal Church in Rvlngton-st; the italian Mis-
sion in Harlem; the Hebrew Christian Mission IN
Torsytnst the NswY9rk c9l0rrd Mssioa m
Chapter OF the International Order OF the King >
Daughters and sons No. y Madson-st the Eighth
Presbyterian Church in East Seventy fourth-st
the Bible and Fruit Mission No 40 East twenty.
Episcopal Church in West Fourtecnth-st: the
Italian Home. No. 10 second-ave; the Italian
Progresso Italo-Americano,' the daily Italian news
paper.
GROWTH AND EXTENT OF THE WORK.
Nearly three times many families received
groceries from The Tribune Fund last week as
In the week before. The total number last week
was 1889 The number for the previous week was
637. making 252s families relieved In the two weeks
in which distributions have been made. Orders for
coal most of them for one-half ton each, were
issued to 3i5 families. The total number OF orders
for coal that have been issued is 525. Groceries.
the cost OF which TO The Tribune Fund was 81 for
each, were given TO each OF the 2526 families. They
were carefully selected and bought In wholesale
quantities under favorable conditions. that each
basketfu was sufficient to feed large family for
several days.