The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-21
1HE NEWS BREAD FUND.
Statement Of the Assets and
Liabilities.
$lls.so BALANCE ON HAND
This Has Been Turned Over TO MIR.
George w. stafford and Will BE
Put 70 the Best of Service in Helping
the Needy.


About two weeks ago THE NEWS closed
its popular Bread Fund. Since II has nad
returns from several sources, Including
s37. 40 from the benefit entertainment Tor
the poor generously given by the manage
ment of the Westminster Musee and she
sum of s55 %, which Is explained In the
following communication received yes
terday.
PROVIDENCE. r. l., Feb. 10, 1881
To THE EDIroE OF TIRE NEWS.
sir: Il gives me great pleasure TO cnlose my
cheane amounting 20 s5523 TO be use las You think
best 10 relieve the distress among the poor IN
this city. This enoio sed is one-third OF the re-
ecpts Of the charity concert given by pupils OF
Herr Hans Schneider in Blackstone Hall, the 9Th
inst desire 10 thank those who
participated In the concert well as the press
and those business firms who made possible the
financial success Of the concert. am, dear sir,
Respectfully yours,
IIrRMANN MUELLER.
Principal Rhode island School OF Languages,
Treasurer Charity Concert.
The late returns thus coming in places
ct the disposn! of THE News Bread Fund
a considerable sum OF money. Ii was not
practicable 10 reopen the Fund, however,
nor desirable, inasmuch as there were
number OF sources developed since the
Bread Fund was started through which
the money might be dispensed with ex-
cellent advantage.
To select one OF these mediums and be-
stow upon it the fund at hand was mat
ter OF earnest consideration, and 1t was
finally decided by following the example
of Mr.. b. f. Keith, in placing the fund
derived from the benefit concert at his
Opera House, amounting to nearly $50.
After consultation with His Honor. Mayor
Olney, the Keith fund was placed in sthe
hands OF Mr.. George w. Stafford, treasurer
and manager OF the George w. Stafford
Manufacturing Co. And, after consulta-
tion with Mr.. Stafford and many prom
inent citizens Interested in charitable
work, THE NEWS has decided that,
while several other mediums may be
availed of for the advantageous dlstribu-
tion OF contributions, there Is none better
than that offered by Mr.. Stafford himself.
Accordingly the following letter was
sent to Mr.. Stafford yesterday.
Mr. croRoE W. STAFFORD, Providence:
DEAR Sur: Enclosed accept our checs for Sis 50
balance OF THE NEWS Bread Fund which ttndfy
make use Of in your work Of relief Trusting our
contribution may be OF some little assistance TO
you and 60 those who have cone 10 fepend upon
your generous efforts. arc, on behalf Of subscrb
ers 10 the Bread Furd Cordially Yours
THE NEWS COMPANY,
This was acknowledged as follows:
TIE NEWS COMPANY
GnSTIMMES; am in receipt Of your esteemed
favor with enclosure amounting TO siis.so balance
from The NEWS Bread Fund, same to be disbursed
by me In assisting needy families. Many thanks for
the same; you that IL will be iudci-
ously used ia the purchase OF immediate necessities
Yours truly,
GEORGE w. STAFFORD.
Statement of the Bread Fund.
Here is statement of the Bread Fund !:
Loayes previously contributed ............ 1894
Loaves distributd. 1910
Balance on hand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
g1e loaves represents ts.................... $3.50
Actual cash hand in Bread Fund
Treasury '.......-..-.............. 2e.T
Apparent deficit. $ 1s3
This apparent deficit is probably due to
inaccuracies, typographical or otherwise,
in accounting for the Bread Fund from
day TO day; 80 the crediting OF odd pennies
for full loaves; but chiefly to the fact
that a number of the loaves contributed
were actual loaves of bread baked in pri-
vate families which, accordingly, while
summed up in the contributions, do not
appear on the bills for bread baked in
the bakery from which the statement OF
sloaves distributed" is drawn.
From the s26.47 in the Bread Fund
treasury 30 cents were withdrawn the
other day to buy medicine for poor fam
ily on one of THE News doctors prescrip-
tions.
The total balance remaining in the
Bread Fund when finally closed yesterday
IL thus as follows:
Bread Fund balance. s26 n
Westminster Musee bencft................... 81 40
Charity concert by pupils OF Herr Hans
schneider. ....,......................... IS %
Sis so
A check for the above was sent to Mr..
Stafford yesterday.