Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
Thousands Of People in Want Of
Food and Fire.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES BUSY
Police Also Active in Helping the
Suffering.
INDIVID U AIS AID IN q

| been thronged with applicants Tor food,
| fuel and clothing. The majority of the cali
| ers bore unmistakable evidences OF the
| pinch of poverty In their threadbare CLOTH
| ing, wan faces and wasted figures, but
some of them-and their cases are among
| the saddest, it is said-did not betray IL
| outward appearance the terrible straits 10
| which they are reduced at home.
People come here for food and fuel
whom If you met them on the street you
would think were the last persons to be In
need" said Superintendent Emery to
| Star reporter today. ''They are people who
| have been in comfortable circumstances, but
have been suddenly thrown into O state OF
absolute restitution by misfortune. They
| are the people who do not appeal for char
| ity until the cupboard is bare and the coal
| bin empty. Then hunger and cold drive
them to us. We respect their confidence
and after making due inquiries to establish
the genuineneSS of the case, furnish
much relief as We can.
I'VE have a large number Of Investigators
| In the field today looking up cases that
have been reported or that have made per-
sonal application for help. What we need
most Is money to buy fuel OF course con-
| tributions OF groceries or orders for pro-
visions are always needed and welcomed
when they come We are now buying Cam
| ton flannel and having it made into under
garments. paying worthy persons for the
work, and distributing the garments to the
| shiverng poor.
EVERY person who Is charitably inclined
should come forward now and contribute.
| for the suffering among the poor classes is
intense, and is aggravated. Of course. by
the recent spell Of bad weather. There will
| be no question about the proper DISPOSE
| ton Of contributions made now. We have
more applications for charity on file than
are likely to be complied with. and what
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| Additional Contributions.
| Secretary L. S. Emery acknowledges the
| following contributions in addition to those
| already acknowledged: ]. and NJ. Stras-
burger. $40; Canton Flannel Club 100 new
undergarments; Fourth Presbyterian
Church. $lO.42; Miss Tyler. Sc; cash, $3.50;
John Kennedy. one ton coal: ST. Pauls
| Lutheran Church, $3.50; Mrs. j. NJ. Clark,
| 81: u. Moses, So: Miss Z. A. Stedham, 81;
| Evening Star Santa Claus Club. $500; w. J.
| Sibley. s.; L. w. Tuckennauper, $50; L. 81.
| Buzzell. 81; J. L. Rose, one ton coal. MIS-.
| NJ. l.. Norment. So; cash, SIS; Mr.. Ely. 81;
| Mrs. e. NJ. Russell s.; Rev. and Mrs. Jos.
| #. Kelley, s4 Mrs. A. H. Brown, SIS; Rev.
Geo. o. Little, 81; Rev. Sheldon Jackson,
| $40; Jas. NJ. Hoge. s.; Nath'l p. Gage, s.;
| Mrs Peter Parker, So; Endicott King. 81;
| J. III. Lowndes, SO; Mrs. l.. a. Russell, s.
| w. r. Russell, 81; A. +. Baker. 81; horatio
| der. IS; MIR. a. NJ. McLachlen, ST. VIM.
| Letmate. S.; Miss II. NJ. Myers. $40; Mrs.
| Hugh McCulloch, $40; NJ G.. Emery. So:
| Davidson q Davidson, sio0; Miss Lothrop,
| SEQ; n. w. Burchell $40; j. II. Decide.
s.; cash. 81; Katherine Schmidt 50; Mrs.
| A l.. Reed, So; Lewis Heimenger, So; Mrs.
Murray Addison, $40; L. l.. Stickney, 81;
f. IL. Stickney, 81; cash. s.: J. S. Il. Hart
| well, two Blankets and 81; W. +. Hoffman,
| $40; V. H., 50; j. +. Head. $50: X. A. Phil
lips. y; cash, So u. F. de woodbury.. so;
Hnlln MrS
| $40; cash, 81; charity, 81; Boyd d Co., a new
| Directory for 1888.
| Into Districts.
| Until the police charity fund is replen-
ished all calls at the police stations for
relief will be referred to the Associated
| Charities. Superintendent Emery has di-
| vided the city into districts, with an Office
| located in each, and has requested that
| those in need of relief call at the Office in
| their respective districts, which are as
| follows:
First division. Georgetown. 12ls Congress
| street
| Second division, 2O37 II street northwest.
| This division covers territory south Of
| Pennsylvania avenue to the Potomac river
| and from 10Th street west to Rock creek
| Third division, 2ll1 * street northwest.
Covers the territory north of PennS ylvania
| avenue. skirting the northern boundary of
| the city, but not extending into the county.
| tOurtn DIVISION, tNe territory noltn OF L
| street. skirting the boundary from 1st to
| 18th streets northeast On charge of cen
| trai oiice).
| Fifth or central division. Office Sl1 G
| street northwest the territory between
Pennsylvania and New York avenues. west
| of eth street to 10Th street.
| Sixth division, lying between New York
| avenue and + street, west Of 7th street TO
| 18TH street northwest.
Seventh division, extending from north OF
| b street southwest to New York avenue
| and east of 9TH street to LIST street north
| east, including many dark and thiCkiy
populated alleys. apply at central ofiice.)
| Eighth division, extending eastward from
| 1st street northeast to 18th street north
| east, and north of Maryland avenue. Ap-
ply at central ofiice)
| Ninth division, office No. l06 18th street
| southeast, extends from Maryland avenue
| to Pennsylvania avenue east and from the
| Capitol TO the Eastern branch.
Tenth division, extending from Pennsyi-
| vania avenue to the Eastern branch ard
| from South Capitol street easterly. II
| charge of Rev. w. Z. Parson
| Eleventh division, South Washington. ex-
| tending to The river. Gall at central office ;
| Anacostia division. headquarters to be
| established.
| Police Are busy.
The police are busy now investigating re-
| quests or assistance. In the Office of San
| itary Officer Frank at police headquarters
today there were several sad sights wit
! messed. A large number of persons want
| ing transportation to different points
| called. Some were sick, others lame, and
| most of them were without any funds
| whatever. If they could only get to some
| place where they have relatives they could
| get the necessares of life at least, and in
many instances the applicants were sent
| away There was woman, with four
| children, from Birmingham, Ala. on her
| way north. Her husband died In the south
| and she was on her way home to her rel
| atives. She was sent as far as Philadel-
pha.
| Then there was a cripple, on his way
| from New Jersey to the Hot Springs. He
| is iffering from an attack of rheumatism
| and hopes when he reaches his destination
| that he will get employment.
| Besides many cases of this kind. there
were persons who wanted to go to the
| hospital, and in several of these cases the
| applicants were more in need of nouris.l-
ment and a place to sleep than they were
| in need of medicine.
| The sanitary officer said that many poor
people who apply for hospital permits do
| so to get home for few days where
| they will get something to eat.
| At the police stations the applicants were
| numerous. There are no aims distributed
| at headquarters. and those who call there
! are referred to one of the police stations.
| One woman who appeared and asked for
f,,al id that hpr husband MA. s. NAH, for