The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-05
SEATTLE CITY MISSION.
Report OF the work Done Daring the
Month or January.

Month 81 January.
n. 4. Ryther, secretary Of the City Mis-.
sion, submits the following report Of the
work done during January. the list Of sub
scriptions being omitted:
The mission has during the month
cared for 352 different: men in the follow
ing ways. Four thousand two hundred
and twenty-five, free meals g. 292. free iodg-
ings; twenty-eight, medical assistance:
forty-sevep, clothing; sevrnty-six men en-
pioyment, seventeen families of the city,
temporary aid in food az different times
BY the home thirfy-six women and chill
dren have been cared for and kept Begin
ming the month with twenty. sixteen new
ones have come in and FIVE have gone ont.
leaving at the present time eighteen
women and thirteen babies IN the direct
care of the Mission Home. This work has
been done at an expense OF $342. 20. divided
as follows: Rents of hall, telephone ana
water, &S3 IS: groceries and vegetables.
$685. 40: bread and meat, $s4 20: milk,
1880; fuel and lights. SIG. 10; medicines,
IS; to poor and sick outside, So; incl
dental expenses. $223a
Beside numerous gifts Of clothing and
little necessariss OF the work that have
been received and given ont Is occasion
was called for, on which no special cash
value could be placed, yet valuable in the
uses that they have beer put to in decreas-
ing the cash expenses Of the work, there
has been received during the month from
90: lodging house, &13 20; kitchen
cash. $2.35; Scandinavian collection. 81. 05:
total Of aT.30; leaving deficit Of S85 To-
As Is usually the case January has been a
month OF heavy pressure upon all charit-
ably inclined people. The time OF the
greatest need To the hungry multitude is
the time Of the least ability on our part to
al sx.A g.
midst
Remembering the past experience We
felt constrained to hold the work in check
as much as possible from the first so as not
to be left too much IN arrears at the close
OF the month. Still thoroughly needy APP
piicants have been so numerous and
urgent that we could not turn them away
10 utter starvation and distress; but trust
TO the patience and perseverance of our
friends 20 help rs through By heavier
lift in the future.
THE work of the home has grown to
enormous proportions. there being twelve
infants and twelve adult inmates, besides
an overflow of seven women and children
who have been provided for on the out
side.
Fourteen women and girls have found
work through our free employment bu-
reau, but at the same time we have re-
eeiyed rs high as ten applications for
places In single day.
I'VE invite our friends and the people In
general who are in need OF female help, by
the month, week or day, TO call and see
US, write or ring up No. 10i7 and make
your wants known and we will take
pleasure III nlling your orders as promptly
as possible.
We have large number OF names on
our books of persons who are on the verge
OF starvation. waiting for an honorable
way 10 open up to make living for them
selves and children.
IT o meet tae pressing demands upon q
for help, the work Of collecting from our
present subscribers and Of soliciting addi-
tional aid in the work. thus TO relieve Mrs.
Eyther Of portion Of her labor and
tEere5y permitting her 20 devote her
whole time to the home work, a eorps of
energetic Christian women will in future
take the matter in hand and call upon you
from time 20 time, rs may bc needed, the
whole to be under the supervision of Mr.
David Myers, who has kindly taken the
task O. dividing the city into districts.
assigning to each one her portion tc cam
yass. TIE collectors names are a. follows:
Miss Davidson, TOO South Eleventh street.
Mrs. Hamlin. 7lS south Ninth street; Miss
Forsyth. as South Fourth street; Miss
T. \. Nevin, iiG2 Terrace street; Miss
Sieglex, Ola Madison street; Mrs. Myers,
1917 sixth street: Miss Butler; Miss
Johnston, us Spring street, Miss
Graf. King and Wilfrei streets;
Miss Bran, Mary aad Harrison: Mrs.
Houfy. South Twelfth and Dearborn: Miss
Archer, 7Us Eighth street: Miss Green
wood Cascade and Madison; Miss Snaae.
Drexcl avenue: Miss H. Campbell, 1903
Main: Mrs. Roxy. lOi2 Main; Mrs. Espie,
Twelfth and Howell; Miss Laura Hamltn,
AZ olympic avenue. Mrs. Charles Solghi,
llbS Third street. who has taken gp the
suburbs Of Fremont, Latona and Brook
Ign, and has commenced the work there,
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