The morning call., 1894-02-07
FOR THE NEEDY.
Donation Entertainment
Last Evening.
What Has Been Given Is Mere Baga-
telle-An Address by Arch
bishop Riordan.

Metropolitan Temple presented the spec
tacle Of people packed like sardines last
evening, on the occasion of the grand do
nation entertainment, under the suspices
OF the San Francisco councils of the Young
Mems Institute. assisted by the Catholic
Ladies' Aid Society and the Young Ladies'
Institute, in aid Of the destitute poor of
San Francisco.
Packages OF food, provisions and clothes
were accepted in lieu of money at the door.
and while most members of the audience
brought portable bundles large humber
of them had managed to convey barrels of
sugar and other comestibles to swell the
goodly pile of contributions. Head tickets
of admission had been given to those who
had sent orders for provisions or fuel, and
the money of those who paid for admis-
sion amounted to between $50 and 5000.
The address by Archbishop Riordan was
the chief event OF the evening and was
listened TO with the deepest interest by all
present.
1--WE are all aware of the fact" he be-
gan, that throughout the entire land there
is great distress prevailing. Men are not
looking for charity; men are looking for
work. Only few years ago there was a
scarcity of labor; to-day there is a scarcity
OF employment.
There does not seem any reason for
this distress. The land has not been
visited by any plague. the harvests have
Oeen ABUNDANT, our banks are overlooking
with money, our barns are bursting with
grain, and yet thousands of men are look
Ing for Dread. When thousands of honest
industrious laborers stand in line for
hours waiting for work at 81 a day the
most incredulous must believe. We look
for better things. We hope and believe
la ISt mill
indefinitely, but seeing that we were be-
sieged on all sides by applications for re-
llef sent Tor the young men Of the i0stl-
tute and laid the case before them.
Il am glad 10 say that the young men took up
the idea with alacrty, ana this confirmed the
idea which have always held that the insti
tute Is power for good in this city. The
bureau which they opened two weeks ago. with
the helD OF the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society. is
Charity which has no creed or nationality, for
ii Is founded on the fact that all men are broth
ers. Already 10 has relieved 500 families and
has distributed RELIEF 10 thousands OF our
fellow citizens.
"If there is anything despise" declared the
Archbishop, emphaticay, lit is a niggardly
Catholic" and the sentiment made The densely
crowded building ring with applause. "We do
not ask our wealthy people 10 give all they
nave, continued The prelate. 1--WE know
there Is no use IN that. III every rich and COM
fortably situated family would only adopt one
poor family The question Of the unemployed
would be solved before tomorrow night Or
SdhlLtU SudliAN WlADOul personal VISITATION
counts for very little. viii you in the hereaf-
Ter say that you have fed the poor and clothed
the naked-through the secretary of your So
ceLy? We are not allowed 10 delegate so I'M
portant work TO another. If yOu are Chris
uaEs, look TO yourselves, my good people, TO
see that this wOIk is "A success"
a brief address was also made by r. J.
Murasky. grand president of the Young Mems
Institute, stating The terrible restitution which
has been discovered 10 exist since the estab-
liShment of the bureau.
The audience then listened TO a very enjoy
aole entertainment which consisted of a piano
forte duet by Miss Marie Giorgiani and Miss
Minnie Bysne; barytone solo, '1ne Lost
Chord" by George Olmi. and trombone quar-.
tet, executed by L. Peufer II. Strauss, g.
Schemer and Max Schulz. Master James
Horn, small boy with a big voice. created
Miss Margaret O'Brien's vocal solo, Awaken
ing OF Spring." was also well received. Leo
Cooner recited The Night Watch" Mrs. T.. S.
Griffin sang a contralto solo and j. A. Hess "A
teGor. pleased the audience with The Song
That Reached My Heart"