The morning call., 1894-01-31
FOR THE HUNGRY.
A Suggestion for Feeding
the Weaker Ones.
The Executive Committee Remind
the Street Railroads of the Need
of FundS-Seeking Work.

"If some OF our wealthy friends would spend
an hour here every day they would soon find
that these men are not the tramps and yagraDts
they are sometimes represented as being" said
Registrar Daniels to a CALL reporter yesterday,
as lie was turning awaV, without tickets man
after man who had stood patiently Ia line on
Paupers alley from O'clock IN the morning
till noOn In the hope of being allowed to work
for dollar a day III the park.
They were mostly destitute men, with fami-
lies dependent upon them, for whom they wrre
anxious 10 get bread. but they bore their disap-
pOlntment manfully on hearing that no tickets
were being given out yesterday.
One of The saddest collections OF documents
that IL would be possible TO gather together is
preserved IN big portfolio on the table where
the men register. II consists of hundreds Of
letters from well-known business men in his
city recommending former employees for work
at the park. Any one turning these letters
over at random would find that almost each one
tells pathetic story OF cruel want and disap-
pOintment.
"The man / recommend Is worthy of work."
writes one gentleman, land the reason he Is no;
working for me is because have none TO Civ :"
One man. without means and with sick mother
and sister dependent upon him, has wOrk ed
twelve years in san Francisco for one en-
ployer, whose only r asOn for dismissing him IS
the business depression. Anoh her man has
been sick In the hospital ana is without means.
Three hundred tickets were taken up on
Monday evening at the park ana 800 other men
went o work yesterday in place OF those sus-
pended BY this means all the married men,
who alone are now given tickets. VIII have a
chance TO earn something.
The employees OF The United States Mint In
this city have each contributed one days pay
TO the fund for The unemployed. The amount
contributed (S675) was turned over TO the eX-
ecutive committee by Chief Clerk Barnett yes
terday.
The executive committee has sent a letter
and addr SIS TO the p residents and directors of
the street railway companies, drawing their
attention TO the fact that the revenue TO the
street railways from the nickels of the men
N a hav
or 81 so day; thai the improvements made in
Golden Gate Park Will increase the number of
people who will visit IL, and that their interests
should prompt the street railway companies
like other citizens, to contribute 10 the fund
A suggestion that might result in much relief
10 ;he destitute women and children is that The
large boardlng-houses and hotels of this city
that have so much good food which is often
merely tasted might set this aside for tne
needy. If some charitable society would under.
take the work or sending a wagon around TO
collect this food, and would establish a central
distributing bureau, where the needy women
aud children could apply for ii. much want
The following were the cash subscriptions
received yesterday: Pacific Surety COMPANY
$40, III. w. SyZ $40, j. ID. Bailey $40, PalatI1
Insurance Company (Limiled) SlOO Liyerpooi
London Globe Insurance Company 500. Voss'
Conrad Co. S25, Walter Speyer $40 Alfred
Bruckman SO, Cesar Bertheau $40, W. S.
DuVal $40, Brown. Craig & Co. $50. London
and Lancashire Insurance Company 800.
George w. Turner Sl0 A. j. Wetzler SO. A. r..
Gurrey S20 Rudolph Herold Jr. $40. Sun In
suraDce Company 500, Dr. ID. CohnS2O. George
X. Fitch 500, j. A. q. $50, Sympahizer $40,
cash 81, George. IL. Tyson $50, the doctors
contribution OF jewelry S120, guests ana en-
ployes OF the Occidental Hotel SSl, Parke g.
Lacy Co. $50. John q. Roebling's Sons Co.
500, cash $50, w. j. Landers so. E. A. c.
81 80. United States Mint, being days pay
from every employe of the Mint S675. st.
Roses Church 500. Mrs.C. and Jennie Dunphy
$50. Mrs. Carroll S75. " att Secretary So. DR..
V. p. Buckley S25. Mrs. j. +. Lohse SO. w. G.
Townsend $40, A. c. Nichols q Co. $40, Ma
comber So. Raves s. Co. So, A. Vignier $40
Pace 50 so. Demal TIM 81, Dolly & Co. So,
Judson 81. Gould g. Jaudin 81, Pacific Type
Company SO, Call Fruit Company So. Total,
S55,617 60.
The Grand Lodge of the B'nai Birth Order
discussed the condition OF unemployed men at
its meeting yesterday and voted 500 TO The
relief fund which is providing LABOR in Golden
Gate Park at ST. day.