The Washington times., 1894-10-16
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY OCTOBER is, 1894

VI llc, anu poor lellOW II dilllOSL
crazy because he cannot supply them.
Look, too. at the great crowds of
idle carpenters who congregate daily at
the corner of Seventh and streets. which is
known as carpenters headquarters. They
are idle and will have to be provided for dur
ing the winter. The carpenters formerly had
their headquarters at the big fountain. corner
of Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue /,
but they were driven away from there by the
gangs of 'hobos' who now frequent that
corner. 1 tell you the poor of Washington
are going to have rough deal this winter,
and our people ought TO be arranging relief
programme in advance"
ONE REMEDY SUGGESTED BY LADY.
Mrs. Ellen Perry, president of st. Johns
Charity League, was seen by a TIMES re-
porter. She said it was the purpose of her
organization to have committee wait upon
all the hotel proprietors in the city and re-
quest them to give the league all the leftover
food from their dining rooms. This will be
prepared in room to be centrally located,
and issued to those poor persons who call for
it. Mrs Perry believes that enough food is
thrown away daily at the hotels to feed sew
eral hundred persons.
Sanitary officer Frank was free to express
the belief that the approaching winter will be
a hard one and will witness great suffering
and destitution among the poor of the city.
He says many mechanics are besieging him
to get railroad tickets TO take them to other
cities, where there is a possibility of securing
employment. He added that the city is al
ready full Of tramps, many Of whom who come
to him for transportation. They tell all sorts
of fake stories, said Mr. Frank, ''but receive
little encouragement from me and | advise
them to walk out of town just as they walked
in"
A call at the rooms of the Associated Char
tiles, corner of Ninth and q streets north
west, revealed the fact that the poor of Wash
ington are already being pinched by cold and
hunger. Manager l.. $. Emery has many
callers every day. and the stories OF suffering
some OF the applicants tell would almost melt
a heart of stone. Mr. Emery is perfecting
plans, it is said, which will result in rapid
and systematic work by the main body of the
organization aud its branches, which are
scattered Throughout the District. AS yet
but few contributions are being received by
the organization, but the hope is expressed
that large contributions OF food, clothing and
money will soon be forthcoming.
The Central Union Mission is furnishing
lodgings nightly for an average of sixty
males, ranging in age from beardless boys of
fourteen and fifteen years to old and decrepit
men with snowy hair, and in many cases
emaciated from exposure and lack of food.
some are thirty-third degree members OF the
hobo fraternity.
SPLENDID WORK OF THE HEBREWS.
The United Hebrew Charities of the Dis
trict are already preparing for an active win
ter campaign OF mercy. The office of the
combined associations is in the vestry Of the
temple.
Except in deserving cases, said President
/. L. Blout, 'but little attention is paid to
able-bodied tramps or professional beggars;
an occasional admonition of the degradation
of the habit, together with word Of advice
urging them to pursue q better, more honor
able, and useful mode of life, is about all
they receive at our hands.
During the past winter this splendid organ
ization supplied the worthy poor with large
quantities of fuel, wearing apparel, pro-
visions, transportation. medicine, nourish-
ment, etc Besides merchandise, licenses,
mechanical appliances, and other means for
enabling many 10 earn an honest livelihood
were provided by the association, whose aim
it has been as nearly as possible TO cneek
begging by furnishing means to enable them
to help themselves those who showed an
aversion to work being unceremoniously
dismissed.
The number of persons who applied to the
United Hebrew Charities last year for relief
exceeded LOO, of which number 566 were re-
lieved as follows:
With fuel, 116: with provisions, 81; with
wearing apparel, 33; with transportation, "a,
and with licenses, rent, merchandise, furni-
ture. medical attendance, medicines. noEr-
lshment funeral expenditures, ETC.. 242, re-
curing IN all the disbursement of g, 1851.
The association has adopted for its motto
this phrase:
charity should be accompanied by hu-
manity-the heart and pocket should cooper
ate. :"
President BIout appeals again to the men,
bets and friends of the organization to furnish
means for carrying on the good work during
the coming winter months, and he says in this
connection:
"If the Lamentations of the suffering, as
they are daily poured into our ears, could be
but echoed to yours, there would be little
more cause for an appeal The future prom
ises no abatement in the number of the poor
those we always have with us-but rather
points TO more urgent measures and means.
Let your actions be shaped and guided TO
conform 20 those conditions"
AS VIEWED BY COL. TRACEY
A reporter of The TIMES called on Col
John Tracey, superintendent of charities, last
evening and talked with him in reference to
promiscuous gathering of clothing about
town by tramps, he said people having cloth
lug to give away should send it to the Asso-
ciated Charities, the police department, Cen
tral Union Mission, United Hebrew Charities,
st. Vincent de Paul Society," or one of the
numerous charitable associations attached to
the various churches in Washington. Then
reverting to the charity work accomplish he'd
in fha District last UIntar fha pOlODnl a1Hn1 .
Last winter our organizations disbursed
more in value in comparison with population,
etc., than any other city in the Union. We
gave out about SAT, 900 in food, clothing. and
cash, and the cost of disbursement was less
than 500. l believe we should utilize exist
ing and tried agencies during the approSoh-
ing cold season rather than launching out
into new and untried theories and plans. I
believe also that Washington is well equipped
for emergencies, especially when we consider
the great liberality of our people and the
patriotic action of the merchants when neces-
sity requires it. The police department did
wonderful work last year, and can be de-
pended upon in the future"
The colonel said that while q new relief
committee would no doubt have to be ap-
pointed by a citizens mass-meeting, should
one be called this year, still there is a special
committee which could be called together at
short notice, should necessity demand such
action. This committee is composed of Hon.
Simon Wolf, chairman: DIR. Richie. Mrs. Bah
son, J. Harrison Johnson, John G.. Slater, and
others. The committee on distribution last
year consisted of L. S. Emery, of the Asso-
ciated Charities; Lawrence Gardner, John F.
Cook, Harriet B. Loring, and Col. Tracey,
chairman.
Chur ch Members Have Police Powers
In case in the police court yesterday
Judge Kimball rendered a decision which vir-