The evening world., 1894-02-13
HAS -FOUR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
Ehis Little Woman Sent Away
Happy from 80 Murray Street.

Happy o 10 Murray street.
Among the English callers at the
Free Food Commission was Mrs. j
b. She did not look like a mendi-
oar She wasn't a beggar. but her
four little children in the top floor Of
that Fifty-ninth street fiat absolutely
needed bread, meat n health-giving
potatoes; The poor little woman, when
abashed. and tears splashed from her
great hazel orbs over her wan cheeks.
s h spoke to Policeman Tuite. of the
in a moment. The word passed around
In a jiffy that the little woman was
sorely In need. In a few minutes the
biggest sort of a bag Of vegetables and
over to that deserving woman. Yes.
and money, too. for Max Mergentime
slipped a .%greenback quietly into her
And so it was ali the day. Bags of
vegetables. baskets of food We're dis
tributed, and in cases where mothers
eggs were handed over and received
with many a God bless YOU, SIR in
return.
The GansevOOrt Market Helpers.
And now a word for the produce mer-
chants Of Gansevoort Market, who re-
sponded 80 nobly to the call of charity.
~fot SooN ~ WV = =
and as n poor man remarked. Their
hearts are as big as their bodies" There
was no hesitancy about them. The sub
1eet OF feeding the poor was hardly
preached when they responded with II
cheery Certainly we will help" and the
NIL barrels and huge baskets with good.
fresh vegetables. fruit ard poultry. while
boxes OF Eggs, fresh from the country,
standing near awaiting a purchaser, were
Duh on frIlrkS which NIllIF anr fTIiplIlGr
nasteneu to put at the Evening
WORLDS service.
There is Phil Peters, of the Arm of
Fleming & Peters. He seems to POSSESS
the ability to be in about seven places
a. once. Busting here and there, no
sees maj trucks are well laden. not onl!
from those of his fellow-marketmen.
Ee has done n giants work for the Free
FOOD Commission.
Then there is Mike Lyons, whom every
pouy around the market knows. and whu
hustled like a good fellow In the cause.
John Peters, who almost exhausted his
enormous stock in the epidemic OF charity
which struck the market.
John McAahon, who not only gave lib,
orally, but took his truck and driver
away. from his business II sent both IN
search of food for the unfortunate poor
A. b. Van Wosrt 4 Brother, who Phi
t'eters says are numbered among ma
sure's noblemen.
Jacob Spettels contribution of butter
cheese and poultry Is "a shining mark Oh
The Evening World's'' roll of honor.
To-day many more truckiuals vii
gone from the merchants of Gansevour
Market. Policeman Patrick J. Kelly, o.
the Ninth Precinct, bushes himself IL
seeing that things are properly looked
after. And he looked after THE Evenins
worlds" Free Food Commission wagon.
yesterday as II ne We're president Of /
STOCK company which owned them.
inspector of membranes Schlesslngel
mas already spent three days with 9TH,
Evening Worlds" force taking name.
and acting as interpreter between tn,
clerks and applicants for relief.
.Schlessinger Is a aluable aid to MAJ
Mergentime and Jacob Hamburger. tn,
young manager of the Free Food Com
mission.
Rev, j.. Finch. of the First .Baptts
Shurch. Hoboken, has sent ~carfare TO
the hundreds, contributed by his con
Sregation after hearing from him a lee
lure on True Charity and The Even
ing Worlds Work"
The following letter was received yes
terday:
LEWIS a son,
Importers OF Havana and Sunatra Tobacco.
1873 Maiden Lane.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.
MAX MeTBentime, ESQ.
Dear Sir: Please apply the proceeds OF in
closed check for $40 to paying the ~carfares HON
OF all the females who are recipients Of you
noble charity. When that sum il exhausted ad
Wise uS and we will remit additional check. Yer
truly yours. LEWIS 4 SON