New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
GREAT WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
OVER 10 600 HUNGRY PEOPLE FED DAILY.
WHAT THE BUSINESS MEMS RELIEF COMMITTEE
OF THE INDUSTRIAL CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
is DOING TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS

OF THE INDUSTRIAL CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
IS DOING TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS
MONEY STILL NEEDED.
The most experlenced and best Informed relief
workers OF the city concur In the opinion that thee
is no prospect OF the distress among the unemployed
moor being materially mitigated for several weeks
to come and they urge that the efforts OF the char-
table should be Increased, and not diminished
The business Mems Relief Committee of the In
dustrial Christian Alliance ~ now, by It's ticket
system feeding daily over ten thousand hungry
people chiefly In families. Seven o-cent restaurants
and 5cent groceries are established for that purpose
I'm the following locations: Nos. 40 Bleecker-st,
q Safest 81 Market-st. 81 Avenue C. 900 Second
ave . a3 Second-ave. and 3l5 West One-hundred-
and-twenty ffth-st.. and another Will be opened I'M
medately in the nelghborhood OF Forty-thlr-st and
Tenth-ave.
The ticket system supplies to the poor the most
essential groceries 5-cent parcels. or hot food OF
excellent qualify for consumption on the premises or
at home II has been practically demonstrated that.
nv means OF these tickets. honored for either hot
food or groceries a family Of three persons can be
literally supplied for whole week with FOOD or
excellent quality at a cost Of only 81. II has been
demonstrated also that this relief reaches almost
without exception, only the worthy poor
TWENTY TICKETS FOR ONE DOLLAR
Tickets. twenty for 81. good for hot food or gro
ceries at any of the stations, be ordered other
personally or by letter the central o:hce No 40
Bleecker-st.
This committee is In daily receipt or urgent APP
peas for free tickets from pastors Of churches and
missions In the destitute districts. and from
teachers Of the Chldrens Aid Society. and OF the
Home for the Friendless: from teachers ana Of
hcias OF the public schools. officers of St Vincent
le Paul Societies. OF the United Hebrew Charities
and of the Kings Daughters and OF other similar
organizations. who come into the most intimate
relationship with the poverty and who are able
TO Judge both as TO the worthlness OF applicants
and as to the efficiency of the relief furnished
The members OF the committee have done their
utmost TO respond 10 these appeals. and through the
generosity OF comparatively few they have been
able supply these societies with tickets repre-
sentng about 10000 meals. Their resources, now
ever are not adequate to the demand, ana they al-
peal to the charitable public to furnish them WIN
be applied directly TO the relief of hunger lherc
are no rents salaries. or running expenses 10 De
paid from this fund. Givers may direct to what
society their gifts shall be applied
WHERE MONEY MAY BE SENT.
Subscriptions OF money may be sent 10 Johh T.
Townsend treasurer at the Knickerbocker Trust
Company No IS WGll-st. Contributions OF gro
ceries bread meat and provisions should be sent
70 No 10 Bleccker-st These viii be counted at
their cash value and tickets will at once be dis-
tributcd for the amount. The General Committee
ls made no Of Donald Mlckay president; Roswell
T. Flower. htelaw Reid. j Pierpont Moreal,
r. l.. t;odkin and ". l.. strong. Nice-preslHehts'
Henry H. PIKE. secretary. John I. TOWNSEND,
and George - Mackay' cr"na con ., hue
Executive Committee. parual Nst ol 'o"'''ou
ions tn AT O. "A