The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11
OUR UNEMPLOYED.
The Men and Women
Who Need Aid.
PARK WORK PROGRESSING.
More Tickets to Be Given Out
Tomorrow.
NO KITCHENS TO BE STARTED.
The Women's Educational and Indus
trial Union Will Find Homes
for Those Who Apply.

No additional work tickets will be given
out to the unemployed men to-day, and
no more will be distributed until to-
morrow. when 800 will be added to the
force already employed.
The men who have been fortunate
enough to secure chance to earn some
thing after their long idIeness are work
ing faithfully and make an excellent i'm
preston on all who visit the scene of their
laborS.
The report in a morning paper as to the
Intention of tie Catholic Ladies Aid So
ciety to provide lunches for the men at the
park was, It appears, an erroneous one.
Mrs. j. K. Deane. president of the society.
stated yesterday to a CALL reporter that
the idea came from a mere suggestion of
her own. II had occurred to her that the
erection of temporary kitchens and the
cooking and furnishing OF lunches to the
needy laborers would be beneficial to them
and would furnish temporary employment
to some of the poor women Of the city. but
upon consultation with the committee in
charge of the unemployed fund she found
that the plan was not feasible one.
In the first place the fund will not pro-
vide work for more than fifteen or twenty
days at the most, and it would take nearly
all that time to collect subscriptions and
get the kitchens into working order Be-
sides this. it is not thought best to bestOw
too much wholesale charity on the men
who have shown that they are more than
willing 10 work for all they get.
Lunch for the park labOrers was fur
nShed yesterday by the ladies of the Gen.
trail Methodist Church. An express
sandwiches was driven through the
crowds, while a number of ladies
and gentlemen connected with the church
distributed the much welcomed food
equally among the hungry. To-day Grace
Church will provide the luncheon. How
ard NJ. h. Church Friday. and the Califor-
nia-street NJ. +. Church Saturday.
AS regards the needs of the unemployed
women of the city considera bic difference
of opinion is found 10 exist. While all
agree that there are many woTking-wOmen
out Of situations at the present time and
that great number Of applications for
assistance are being made daily at the
headquarters Of the various societies, some
of the ladies interested declare that among
the applicants are many who refuse 10
work for less than going wages" and are
also unwilling to do the heavier labor of
the household under any circumstances.
"Of course. 1t Is not desirable to lower the
standard of wages" said one lady yester-
day, put now that times are hard many
ladies are dong without servants and
doing their own work. Now these same
ladies would i'll many instances gladly
take girl in, give her good board.
pleasant home ana perhaps small wages
until she could do something better; but,
as they are doing very well as they are,
and are quite content 10 do the extra work
for the sake OF the money saved, this pro-
cedure would be a real act of charity on
their part as the labor of the woman is
really not required and her board and
lodging would amount to quite little sum
monthly.
"a girl who is really in distress would not
al the present time make many stipula-
tons about wages or the work she would
do. Those who evince such a spirit. m
less they have others dependent upon
them, are not the ones who deserve our
help or sympathy"
The Women's Educational and Indus
trial Union has taken step in the right
direction. Already the kind ladies at the
headquarters. 324 Suffer street, have on
hand large number of addresses of ladies
who are willing to open their homes TO
girls and women who will help about the
house for their board and lodging or, in
some cases, small wages until the present
Crisis Is over and something better can be
found for them. ANY one who is really
in need can be brought into communica-
ton with these ladies by calling at the
union. where some one will be in attend
ance to receive them at any time between
8 A. NJ. and p NJ. daily.
The Pacific Coast Women's Press Asso-
citation at the meeting which was held to
consider the subject recommended the
starting of registration bureaus at once in
the different wards in order To ascertain
definitely how many women are really in
need Of help. This information being Sc
cured the next step will be. should its ne
cessity be shown, TO solicit contributions
toward a fund for their benefit. This
fund it is now thought will be best ap-
piled in organizing iow-prced laundries
in different parts Of the city, but other
suggestions may come in which will seom
better adapted TO carry out the wishes of
the contributors.
The executive board of the association
will hold meeting tomorrow and deter
mine what steps it will take in the
matter