Evening star., 1894-01-24
Total orders 2,S32

Total orders 2.ss2 Total s4.o72.oO
| Charity concert funds through GEN.
trail relief committee. .3,944.12
| Excess over charity funds received -
| through committee. $42S.3S
This Indicates, at the lowest calculation.
| 11,32S persons assisted. None OF the con-
cert money was expended for rent purposes,
but TO pay for fuel and provisions
| @ Associated Charities Work.
| q, The report from the Associated Charities
made by the general secretary, L. s. EN-
| cry, was follows:
| In compliance with your request with
| reference to the Associated Charities dis
bursements. etc, l will state that of the
$l.OOO appropriated by the committee l ap-
portione1 to the several divisions for their
use as they needed IL at present: To second
division. 800; to third division, $50; to sixth
division, $50; to eighth division. S1O0; to
ninth division. $40; to eleventh division.
! $3.50: total, s1.COO.
/ Leaving the others organized for appor-
| tionment as they might need in future and
the unorganized ones to be looked after by
| the central office, to wit, the fourth, sixth,
seventh and tenth, the county and Anacos-
! tia to come under the direct care of the
central office. as We might raise funds to
meet the exigencies at present in those To-
| calities.
| THE divisions have expended the appor-
tionments about as follows to date:
$3.50: The eighth. s104; the ninth, $36; the
eleventh. s5lI Total. 1913.
Besides this, the central office has ex-
pended against the appropriat ton sl5o.
preparation sl.123.
1.-THE Associated Charities will, IL the
| committee thinks proper. assume the Diff
ference Of $123 in excess of the appro-
| priation- South Washington has drawn
heaviy-with an average call at their head
quarters OF about i25 to $50 per day. This
expended by the Associated Charities as
more than that amount added has been
| raised to meet the emergency cases which
have come. and are coming to us daily. for
| assistance.
| Personal visitations.
I'VE have. through our visitors, gone
TO the homes of about 100 families as
| certained their necessities, and quietly
aided them to coal. clothing, groceries.
bedding, and in some cases to rents, to
keep them from being turned out of doors
none of which Is charged to the central re-
lief committee. We found that the unem-
! ployed were beginning to feel the strain
heavily from August last, and We were
heavily taxed before the central relief COM
mittee was organized. SO that We had al
ready incurred Indebtedness in excess of
our receipts. We had none Of the concert
! receipts nor other receipts except those
| which came in the ordinary way. without
solicitation. When the committee organ
Zed our receipts came to a halt The
pledge of $1,000 by this committee has en-
| aoied US to proceed cautiously, but al
ready our disbursements and obligations
| exceed our receipts this year."
| Distributing Relief
The chairman Of the distributing COM
mittee, Mr.. Lawrence Gardner made an
interesting staement of what is being done.
| which was as follows:
| During the past week the committee
has met daily at the rooms, 624 Louisa ma
avenue, and settled all cases calling for
! immediats action at once. Your committee
| VIII readily see that We have many diff
| culties to surmount before we could get
the work to running smoothly, but believe
| that we have made rapid strides duriag
| the past week. 1t is evident, however eco
| nomically the work may be conducted.
| and even should this mild weather con-
| tfnue. the balance as shown in the report
Of the secretary, in view of the daily in
/ creaslng demands, Is entirely inadequate
| for the work Immediately on hand, and
| that very much larger sum than has
heretofore been contributed will be reouir-
/ ed In the near future.
| The demands on the depot for clothing
| and bedding have been quite heavy, and
| the committee have distributed everything
coming into their possession as promptly
as possible. Mr.. Phillips besides making
a very liberal contribution of clothing, has
also notified The COMMITTEES that he has a
| bedstead and bedding subject to the order
Of the committee. The demand on US for
| shoes has principally been for children
| We would therefore ask that the public be
| urged to send us contributions in that
| line. In distributing meal tickets the CON-
| mittee has found a universally expressed
| sympathy in our movement and desire on
| the part of all to assist us in the sale of
| meal tickets.
Wanted No Change.
This morning a gentleman called at the
| Office to purchase s. worth of tickets hand
| ing the clerk SO bill. stating at the same
| time that he did not desire any change.
| The committee therefore used the balance
| Of the money to purchase tickets, and
handed the same over to the police and
| other agencies for distribution to deserv-
| ing people. We have also received some
| contributions in money, which have been
handed over to our treasurer and by him
| acknowledged through the public press.
I While your committee inclined to
| leave the distribution of the funds appro-
pr1ated for the use of our different agen-
| cies entirely in their hands. at the same
! time they would respectfully suggest and
| recommend that no order be issued for
| groceries for less amount than 81, as we
/ are unable TO see how less amount can in
any way relieve urgent distress, sucn as
| this committee aim to reach. There have
| been number of applications from the
diHerent organizations desiring to act as
agents for this committee. The committee,
after giving the matter due consideration
and investigation, recommend that the
offers be accepted so that the funds may
be distributed as generally as possible.
Money Appropriated.
The committee on distribution would
| therefore recommend the following appro-
priations:
To the Deaconesses' Home. 500
To the United Hebrew Charities ... 80
To the Central Union Mission .... go
To the Trinity Parish (Georgetown)