The evening world., 1894-02-28

children. had received food from The
sion SUFFICIENT to keep them from star
walton for three days each at least.
II is n st%upendouG work; a trcmen-
dous service these commission merchants
Of New York ave doing for their fellow
travellers through this world. and the
readers of The Evening World" who
are not commission merchants or gro
dealers can help Immensely with their
surplus cash.
One visit to the daily distribution of
heart, and tender hearts weep for the
suffering poor.
one visit generally makes a helper Of
the visitor. and thus contributions of
money, o and other things flow in.
Col. Sims Confirmation.
Among the contributions to no ac-
knowledged to-day Is a s25 check from
Col. William T.. Sim and Walter j..
Sim. proprietor and manager OF Brook
lyn's famous Park Theatre. The Messrs.
Winter more han $1,000. Their we'll
known charitable hearts make the Sims
shining marks for all promoters Of char
table schemes, and hence the Voluntary
Walter l.. Sim, for Col. W. r. sim. who
ia now touring the South In search of
health, Ii all the more gratifying.
Thomas Rockford. the popular manager
Of the Postal Telegraph Gable, COMPANY.
of Brooklyn. Is another man. who couldn't
stand It to see this work of truest char
he put a crisp So bill in the hand Of the
manager.
"A Deaf Lady" looking on ten min
utes, was much depressed when she
and an Elevated Railway ticket In her
purse, but she left the dime and promised
more.
Of tho Jnvpnilp Guardians. a society now
n quarter OF a century old. was among
the callers at 90 Murray street, Mr..
Robinson was much impressed with the
magnitude and the practicability OF the
work. He said:
Not New, but More S~tupendOus.
"They say there is nothing new under
the sun. and although The Evening
World and the noble, hearted Commits
sion merchants Of to-day are deserving
Of the highest praise for originality
even it. is not b%rand-new. had the
honor Of experimenting Just such a char
ity a quarter OF a century ago. ~ n
of the brightest collections OF my lie.
chants were the backbone and the sinew,
OF the charity. We filled the baskets Of
5000 people, and we looked upon 1t as a
marvellous, a s%tupendous thing.
worlds" Free Food Commission fills
that number OF baskets In a single day
sqeSulo"s' bn. " mS visit. |, ws sa 8 & Niue Mufrr an;
street convinces me. We never had
such tremendous crowds. and any one
can sec with half an eye that these peo-
pie, half-clad, with broken shoes. bag
gard faces and all the other symbols or
dcstitution are wofully In need OF the
help that you arc giving. The Evening
World' Free Food Commission should
receive The hearty cooperation and sup
port Of all people who love their relic"
men,
Donations of Clothing.
Although the Free Food Commission:
as its name implies, set out only to feed
the hungry. It has received all sorts or
Robert ]. Stewart. the gents furnish
or, at 277 Greenwich street. sent in a
~packing-case flled with % warm un-
s 90 nesht.es nft and P1 these OF have %S0i been T gwen
out where they would do the most good.
Mrs. Moffatt. OF 237 Fourteenth. street,
Brooklyn. came herself; Yesterday al
gentle hands thirty-six pairs OF warm
woollen socks to the people gathered
about the doors o: 90 Murray street.
How All Can Help.
Everybody can do something towards
relieving the unusual distress among the
poor this Winter II they will try. Look
Be ser 'H Of r ,Sat SSnGer s%H' s-l Ras, t ciab % aSes!
a cent a day each for the majority of
the members: ala cents n day for the
next largest class and l6 IL cents a day
for the opulent employers OF workers.
That liz all. yet this odd scheme enabled
the Club to distribute 81, 800 among the
various organized charities Yesterday,
$50 OF 1t being the share apportioned to
1.-THE Evening Worlds" Free Food Com
mission.
Suppose every reader OF THE Evening
World" constituted himself or herself IA
Penny-a-Day III and sent 6 cents a
week to help feed the hungry?
Why. the result would be a fund for
charity amounting to more than Sl5, 900
q Meok.