Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-23

old colored woman sitting on the stoop OF
tumble-down shanty remarked that they
might as well be cents a dozen for all
her ability to buy any.
And Still They Come.
When the return was made to the church
there was no decrease to be noted in the
number Of those waiting for assistance
The places of those who had gone were
taken by other needy ones. An Ole
"aunty'' had just received an order fol
provisions and fuel. She was the only one
who showed any particular signs of graft
tude. When she was given to understand
that if she presented the little slip OF
paper at the corner grocery she would ge,
some provisions she got SO excited that she
reminded one of person ''gettin' ligion'
at camp meeting.
THANK you miss, thank yo' ALL thank
all yo' genmen, and may the good Lord
bless yo and yo' efforts and yo' work
Yo' am doing mighty Cords work: bless
every one of yo', yo sutnly am good to
me, praise the name of Almighty Cord. I
have been mighty po' in my day, but |
amt never got so po' but the good Cord
has come to my aid. Bless His name and
I'll bless His name all the rest of my few
days clean to the time when l get down to
the very shO' of the great river
In the crowd was big strapping colored
man. He wanted aid for his sick wife
Mr.. Woodruff asked him If he did not want
He said his wife had been sick for three
weeks and he wanted food for her right
away.
We'll. supposing We give you the food
right away, are you willing to saw wood
for 1t afterward?"
He Wouldn't Saw Wood.
This able-bodied man did not seem to see
1t In that light. His wife was sick, he
said, and there was every reason, in his
opinion. why he should have the food right
away without having to labor in return.
He went away Disguised with such a sys-
TEN OF charity 1t is the desire of these
distributors of aid to give work whenever
1t Is possible instead of encouraging pro-
fessional mendicancy
A young woman was in the crowd and
she was given assistance without delay,
as ner case was thoroughly understood.
She had two children to care for, and her
husband though regularly employed, re-
ceives but 81 a week. This is very small
sum with which to fill four mouths, but the
good intent on his part was present, and
everything that could be done was done
for them.
These are but handful of cases from the
half hundred or more that We're acted upon
yesterday, snap shots at suffering, as it
were. There were scores of other incidents
equally pathetic. And this was only one
day In the week, and the winter is long
and the need is great. Does any one won
DER tnat the newspapers OF Washington
are constant and unremitting in their APP
peals for aid for the needy poor of the
city?
Associated Charities.
The second subdivision opened their room
December 5. ard to the close Of the month
received clothing and supplies from Mrs
DR.. Robbins. Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs. E. l..
Hubbard. Gen. and Mrs. ID. L. Stanley, end
from Weightman and Grant public schools.
The report Of Mrs. Chapman shows that
there were 267 applicants for relief; - FAM
lies. 213 adults and 30 children Clothing
was distributed In 30 families, and fuel in
~ families; % visits were made Groceries
ana food are purchased in bulk, and put
may be needed. There are many calls.
Money may be sent to A. b. Hagner pres
ldent, or to w. G. Duckett, treasurer. cor
ner I'd street and Pennsylvania avenue
ana clothing and supplies to Mrs Nj. H.
chapman, 2e'I II street northwest.