New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19
WORK or MANY CHIRITIES
MEASURES OF RELIEF DEVISED.

EMPLOYMENT FURNISHED TO DESERVING PEo-
rLE-CHEAP FOOD FOR THE NEEDY.
one OF the charitable organizations which are at
the present time trying 20 relieve the great as
tress existing among the poor and unemployed III
All parts Of this city Is the Women's Emergency
Relief Associations with headquarters at NO. al
East Fourteenth-st Mrs Henry j. Newton IS 'he
president OF the organization; Mrs. p. Tlngle|
Mrs Milton RathbuI and Mrs. ". !. Gaden are
the vccpresideris: Miss NJ j. Fitz-Maurlce IL sec
rotary; Miss A. b. Carnrlck. treasurer. ana Mrs
y. A. Craig assistant treasurer The association
Is unsectarian. and is conducted by NUMBER VI
kind hearted women. Food and clothing are given
ont. and work is procured for many women. -
large number OF volunteer workers are employed 10
inquire into the condition OF those applying Ioi
relief Food clothing and delicaces for the SICK
are asked for he sent to the headquarters IN
addition 10 food anc clothing medical attendance
Is supplied free to those who cannot anorh ~
pay for "A physician DR.. Amelia Fender Abrams
attends to this branch OF the work.
Mrs Bertha Casiez and Henry Iioeizer have been
placed in charge Of the peoples hve-cent restaurant
at No 81 Avenue c. which is feeding 100 per-
sons each day Carpenters. briclSlayers. taors ana
Skilled workmen generally are among those WHO
present tickets. The food which the women se'
Is taken home They get enough for four persons
on payment OF cents. \ radical change IN the
manner Of the distribution occurred yesterday
Ms. Casiez told a reporter that hundreds OF women
had taken advantage OF this means Of obtaining
cheap supplies who were really not in need ana
to pl: stop to this abuse woman Is now Obliged
to bring n letter from the clergyman Of her parish
testifying that her case ia deserving
MORE MEN WILL SWEEP THE STREETS.
The chairman Of that branch OF the East Side
Relief Work Committee which takes charge o. the
employment Of men at 81 day, at sweeping the
streets has an Office at No. IS Rlvington-st.. which
" h,-t,gel by crowds ANXIOUS 10 R"'
work. I'VE have at present" said ~. "Jo men
employed. and h. next Tuesday expect that we
Will be giving work at 81 day 10 40 persons In all
We are cleaning now from Catharine-st TO twenty
second-st.. but when the additional men are pu'
on We shall extend the work TO Northumberland
twenty-flfth-st.. excepting the district between
Twenty third and Fif'y-ninth SITS. our men only
sweep east OF Thlrd-ave Commissioner Andrews
Is cooperating with us in the most practical way.
and sends along mon 70 cart away the piles on
dirt. To give chance 70 our mon. ne has taken
a large number Of his own men and assigned them
10 parts OF me city where the condition o. the
streets Is worse than II Is here. We expect 70 eN-
tend our work 10 portions OF the West Side when
the funds will allow. W" investigate each
a; this work are heads Of families A homeless
oan. or man without family. will not b" employed
In the large brick building at CHRISTIE and De,
lancey SIS he hum of the sewing chine wa .
heard all day long. ana worknen were engaged
making more room in thc place Many women We're
that they deserved all that could be- done for them
won't You ask -" readers % r." Tribune" she
SAID. "to help extend ~" work by sending In
contributions W" have ~ least nfty persons each
day Apply for work. but ar" forced t. turn
thom away for want OF funds"
FIYE-CrNT RESTAURANTS N DEMAND
~; far from this place IL the Hebrew Christian
mission Of the Allen M.thodis- Episcopal church.
IN F1rsvih-st whore the Rev Herman Paul Faust
meets daily hundreds ~ poor people He on
gaC"l yesterday IN examining disp0ssess notices
which ne ..,lved from poor people. IN which they
were warned 10 leaV" their homes.
The crowds which went yesterday 10 No. % Mar
ket-st. and 10 80 2.2G2 Sccond-ave where two more
tor places could not have been chosen. From early
morning until a;e At night poor people came and
went away ~ i@ast temporarily satisfied. =.
Fowler has charge OF the Sccond-aye. plsc" ami
James !. Ryan man who has been converted b,
the Industrial Cnrstlln Alliance Will sup"rini"ni
the w0rEiug e tho Mar-"'-st. place.
\ meeting u f1~ Executive Commute" ~ the
business Mems R.lief A~socl1 tion WAS held YES
terlIay afternoon ~ 80. II Nas~Iu-st. 'irorx" ,
Mac,.1v presiding. \ contribution Of Nlvi "h- an
nouuc,l from julien r. Davies. and IL was said
that ~" total amount collected was $1,000
: benefit Waq given ln 'hc afternoon 10 the Poo
pics Theatre. IN ~" Hgv"ry. al" proceeds - be-
applied 20 the relief Of 90" poor ~ ihr Nih ~
The Jewellers Relief Co'nm!tt"" which was or
!nr their efforts get cpntrlbu' i'ns NJ. j. Les
stIer has been made PRESIDENT III" Finance Com
ratice * Circulating suhrrfiU''n banks ana hopes
Al b .fie9ul dollars