The evening world., 1894-03-06
Tho Cash Contributions.

Charity surely has strong hold on
the good people OF the Fourth Assembly
District. The Independent County Or
gnnization, which has its headquarters
at 2l3 East Broadway. to-day handed
a check for s25 to THE Evening World"
as It's contribution to the Free Food
Fund.
The Committee which brought the check
to the office consisted of Samuel Abram-
son, Albert Levine and Abraham Wei
shinsky. 1t was only portion Of the
proceeds Of benefit performance that
the Independent County Organization
gave at the YAalia Theatre Feb. 2S
And the SIS THE Evening World" re-
ceived is only part OF what Is to be
devoted to charitable uses In the Fourth
Assembly District.
Tomorrow another check will be
oiven to THE Evening World" by Treas
urer Samuel Abramson. of the organ-
zation. for the purchase Of food sup
plies for the worthy poor In the dis
trict. The balance OF the proceeds will
be distributed to those who are deserv-
ing, upon application at the clubrooms,
2l3 East Broadway.
A great deal OF credit Is due Chairman
Louis Levine. OF the County Organiza-
| tion. and to Chairman NJ. l.. Levine. OF the
Committee of Arrangements. as well as
| to Treasurer Abramson. Al Levine and
ex-Judge Steckler aud julius Hamburger,
OF the Steckler Association, for their
admirable work In cooperating with
| THE Evening World" in this excellent
labor of beneficence
| The reply OF big-hearted Max Mergen-
time to the croaker who. thinking of
the appalling number OF people in alb
solute need of immediate help, as re-
ported by the police a month ago,
growled THE Evening World and it's
friends can't feed 2o6.0OO people," is a
good thing to recall to memory now.
We'll. we can feed q few OF them, at
least" retorted Mergentme. stubbornly:
''and II other people would act on the
same principle instead of croakng
about their inability to do 1t all there
wouldn't be an empty stomach in New
York tonight"
The croaker was a mighty poor prophet,
/ for THE Evening World" and its friends,
Of whom Max Mergentime is not the least
and Phil Peters, Jake Hamburger. the
Bahrenburg Brothers. George Washing
ton Lynch. Marks Schlessinger Young
Jake Hamburger and a host of others are
giant examples, has fed 2O6, 900 and more
not one meal each. but for three days
| each.
The conservative estimate OF four per-
sons to each family helped ran the fig
ures up to 206. 900 at the close OF "busi-
ness" Saturday afternoon.
Adding yesterdays 400 families and
| those who are having their larders re-
stocked to-day from the grand provi-
sions at THE Evening Worlds" Free
that nearly 100000 people have been fed,
and each one has had nine meals OF
good, wholesome. substantial food. Food
OF the sort that sticks to the ribs"
bone of courage plumb and sustains the
hearts and pluck OF the POO poor people p.i.. wSo
ON earth till hard times came and their
bosses knocked them on as a matter
of economy.
Max Mergentime's advice to the croak-
ers to take their useless hands out OF
their trousers pockets and timber them
up by hustling their share in the work
Of feeding those who were without food
was good advice. There are no croakers
1.-The Evening World" Free Food Com,
omission the most stupendous success OF
this season of charity.
ity Of New York would boast like a yer.
table Jack Falstaff II II had spent
S25. 600 in year for charity, salaries OF
the secretary, treasurer, superintendent
and agents included. and the commission
merchants, marketmen. fruiterers, gro
GERS and Ash dealers and cash contrib
ut.ng readers OF THE Evening World
have enabled the Free Food Commission
10 distribute that amount In food tC
22O 900 people in less than four weeks-a
Rev. r. A. Slyheld, OF the Camp Me
mortal Church, In Chrystte street-th,
, church where Major-Gen. y. o. Howart
conducts a bible class-lookiag on at th'
destitution said:
: "Too much cannot be said q the grand
work being done here by the readers
and friends OF THE Evening World.
at is a pity that more people who car
AFFORD to give aid TO their helpless fel
iow-men do not visit 90 Murray stree
and see for themselves the gigantic pro
portions Of this work. / had at leas
o fifteen people in my congregation Sun
day who got help here Saturday. ant
in every case there was absolute dis
tress and starvation for families OF from
/. four TO seven children.
|, az know, for ! carefully investigate,
J each case myself. and ] have been tol,
q a half dozen times within q week the
n but for the food received from Tn
Evening World Free Food Commits