The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-08
THE POOR
Society Ladies of Hoboken
Open a Yarmouth
Grocery Store.
ALL CASES INVESTIGATED.
The Ladies Don Aprons and Take
Delight in Dealing Out Flour
and the Like.
ALL CASES INVESTIGATED.

Hoboken's poor are being well taken care
of. With the Citizens Relief store house in
No. 2 Truck house ON First street, and the
Emergency Poor Friends store house up
town on Washington street, all deserving
cases within the city are reached The
downtown store is opened OH Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday of each week, and the
uptown branch on Monday and Thursday.
There is no connection between the two
dispensaries. The one was established by
the City's Aims COMMITTEES in conjunction
with a committee of five appointed by the
Mayor, and the otf was the idea of a score
of generous residen y living in fine residences
uptown. Neither runs in collision with the
other, and yet there is nc disagreeable oppo-
sition to retard the work.
THE LADIES' STORE.
The uptown storehouse is located adjoin-
ing the Washington Clubs house on Wash
ington street above Eleventh street. The
apartment is owned by Mr.. Hinpler, who
offered the place. On Monday morning this
storehouse was opened. In it was a full
quota of things generally stocked in a gro
Gerry store. The recent entertainment given
by the fund Melted $1,000, which has been
expended or apportioned judiciously. There
will be $500 spent for coal, 5000 for rents of
deserving poor, and $500 for groceries. The
remaining money is held in reserve. Each
| applicant is recorded on a book, and 'in-
vestigated by some from the following com
mittee:-Mrs. T. A. Butler, Miss 3. A.
felt, Mrs. VIM. A. Macy, Mrs. J. Julien, Mrs.
VIM. Ketz, Mrs. A. Stein, Miss NJ. Schneider,
and Mrs. C. II. Kimball.
These ladies nave labored diligently in
charity's name, and are accomplishing a
fine work. In the storehouse they may be
seen diving with arms into barrels of -four,
sugar or oatmeal, or reaching for various
groceries, having donned aprons, n SEEM
ingly deriving delight in helping the poor
people who come in.
ALL CASES INVESTIGATED.
A ticket is given each applicant, after the
| case has been found worthy, and this may be
used on one day of each week-either on
Monday or Thursday. The ticket is punch
ed SO that the mm1t may know how ac-
counts stand.
William A. Macy, Otto Lehman and DR..
GeoreeC. Houghton, to whom were entrusted
the funds, purchased a good stock of staple
| groceries. 1t is the aim of the fund not to assist
anysef the poor who receive assistance from
the Citizens Committee. An elegant bill of
fare is provided by the fund, including loaf
bread, small measure potatoes, bag flour,
half pound tea, pound coffee, two pounds
sugar, three pounds rice. and a half pint of
milk. Besides this, if clothes are needed
they are provided from offerings made by
-magnanimous citizens. Orders for shoes
may be given also paid put of the reserve
fund. e.
On Monday there were forty-eight poor
persons supplied-all women. No children
need apply, for the committee declares they
cannot always in that way judge a worthy
case.
Several checks for amounts varying from
s25 to $40 are sent to the house. Today
there was a large number of women Juggling
baskets and bundles waiting to be served.
There were, too, those who were bringing
things to the store. The uptown store is
prospecting, and perhaps it is because the
ladies are its promoters.