New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-12
CENTRES FOR RELIEF WORK.
WHAT is BEING DONE AT THE MISSION
HOUSES AND RESTAURANTS.
THE DISTRESS IN HARLEM BROUGHT TO NOTICE
PASTORS THERE STRUGGLING AGAINST
GREAT oDDs-woRKINGMEN HELP

GREAT ODDS-wORKINGMEN HELP
ING THEIR BRETHREN.
Arthur w. Mbury, secretary Of the Industrial
Christian Alliance made a tour OF the uptown
districts yesterday and visited many clergymen of
different denominations in Harlem with the view OF
finding out the extent of the distress and also OF
obtaining advice as to the best site for another
new peoples fve-cent restaurant. Mr. Millbury saw,
among others, the Rev. DR.. McQuirk, pastor Of
St Pauls Roman Catholic Church. Seventeenth-st.
and Park-ave; the Rev. DR.. Wall. OF the Church Of
the Holy Rosary. in East One-hundred-and- Nine
feminist; the Rev. Dr. Joachim Elmendorf, pastor
of the Second Collegiate Reformed Church Of Har-
lem: the Rev DR.. James s. Ramsay. pastor Of
the Harlem Presbyterian Church: the Rev. DR.. w.
g. Biting. Of the Mount Morris Baptist Church.;
the Rev. J. w. Powers. of All Saints Church,
Madson-ave and One-hundred and twenty nlnth-st.,
and the Rev. John j. Kean. of St James's Roman
Catholic Church. In James-st
IAN impression seems to exist said Mr.. Mil
bury. that there Is little no distress In these
uptown districts but say that 1t Is an entirely
mistaken one. All the clergymen whom | saw
and nobody Is better qualified to judge than they
say that they are overwhelmed with applications
for relief For instance the Rev. DR. Wall told
me that he Is now distributing relief TO three times
many poor persons in his parish as he was ever
before called to relieve. and before this month
is passed he says he will have to double the dis
ributions for the distress Is increasing every day.
FOR NEW FIVE-CENT RESTAURANT.
Plans were discussed at meeting held at $50
o'clock last evening in the parors Of the Tenement
House Chapter of the Kings Daughters. No. Il
MadisOn-st.. TO establish another of the people s
five-cent hotels and restaurants A District Com
mittce, to work In conjunction with the business
Mems Relief Committee. which is the central body
was appointed. and by the middle Of next week
It is hoped to have the restaurant in working order
a
In the big brick building at NO ~ Delancey,st
This Il Il busy workshop. where women are plying
the needle and the machine to such good purpose
that since II was started. three weeks ago more
than thousand suits OF women's ana boys cloth-
ins have been turned out and given away Tree
Young men who are members OF me SocieT o;
Ethical culture find out those VINO are In want OF OF
clothes, and they in turn carry ticket 10 no 10 20
charge. we fitted out a family of eleven persons
in clothing completely from head TO ioot ana 'n'y
j. j. Murphy. President Of Typographical Union
No. .. says that IN two weeks the union has raiseI
without much noise or tuttvr s"D iIr 'He i saws
that they will start again and levy an assessment
Of 20 per cent upon all who earn more than slg
week He spoke Of the magnificent opportunity Ivy
which open to men engaged in all otner traues
suffering poor by adopting the "subbng' system
which the union has in vogue. This is that some
li.hment and let another man work and receive
lis pay for that day. This would give employ.
m-nt 10 large number OF men in the diitereht
trades without any one feeling the effect
OTHER CENTRES OF CHARITY WORK.
At the St Bartholomew Parish House in East
Fourth-st most generous distribution OF REFER
prevails. but the applicant must have ticket
~ presentation II the voucher the person VIII re-
ceire a quantity OF cooked food that can be taken
home and which will be sufficient to feed family
of six persons. ,, an,
Arrangcmcnts are competed for the musical ana
literary entertainment 20 be given SUNDAY evening
In the Harlem Opera House the proceeds 10 De
the NNNIih Assembly District The Mayor mas
giycn 800 for a box; Howard Carroll sl25. and
hers lesser sums a.,
William A. Martin Of No. West One-hundred-
an l-jwenty -secOnd-st. has taken charge OF IiIe
work of establishing a peoples RESTAURANT III Sc
ond-4Vc. near ndred-and-eighteenth-st An
other viii be opened in safest Botn OF ines"
restaurants will be In operation next week. .
Sav.rnl floors In the parish school at the back or
what VIZ formerly the Scotch Presbyterian Cnurch
I'm West FOurteenih-st, are now ntted up with cots
and bedding and the ground noor counters are
arranged on the buffet plan. where men can stanu
around and get something 10 eat Nathan Strans
ms established this place and IL Will be opened for
business Monday. -,
In 4 dim light which the mist and fog and damp
ness Of the place made DINNER still. the Rev. Her
man Paul Faust was found Yesterday by Tribune
reporter sitting at table In the basement or me
I.hrew-C hristian Mission. No. l2S forSyth-st tax
iry the names II applicants for relief They were
r.,rlv an women. and they crowded over MN.
,o,.r 10 make knDWh their wants. MS race became
.ti.n a. times This is terrible work. said ne.
have To investigate all these cases myself ana III
{ only had some one 70 lend me a hand in doing
this n would be great relief"