New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
A CHRISTMAS APPEAL.
MONEY WANTED BY THE NEW-YORk
EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY.
THE GOOD WORK 1T HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN Sc
CURING PLACES FOR WORTHY PERSONS AND
WHAT IT CAN ACCOMPLISH If 1T Is

THE GOOD WORK 1T HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ST.
CURING PLACES FOR WORTHY PERSONS AND
WHAT IT CAN ACCOMPLISH If IT is
PROVIDED WITH MORE MEANS
The work Of the New-York Employment Society.
organized last spring at the Hotel waldorf mas
far exceeded the expectations OF those who formed
II and later secured Its Incorporation Students Of
the city problem have long deplored the fact that
while every market has had It's exchange there was
none for the labor market TIE business man.
needing help OF certain kind. has had no place 10
which he could send. the buyer or STOCKS OF
metal or grain do The workman desiring EN-
ployment has had Office where he could 60 as
tho seller OF produce does to learn e state OF the
market for his special commodity Busy pastors
and business men, overrtn with applicants for re-
lie. who desire work AMI not aims, nut "hose
references they cannot take the time 20 VerhE'
and FOR whom they cannot obtain work even II the
nan stands the investigation. find in this sociey
n valuable assistant Charitable societies. ueaI'I
with special Classes OF people Win nelther INC
funds nor the time to make specially Of a LABOR
bureau. have an important ally here. recent
wr,or in The Charities Review estimates tnat
a labor bureau in this city would cos. aDoi; SooV'
annually. This expenditure, he says "oui' S'''e
$4,000 now spent In charity in this city
At the office of the Ncw-York, Employment So
c!ety No % Clinton Place. there were more '"''
LOO applicants month, $3.50 In the nrst nan year
The society is wholly unsectaran, representatives,
OF six Protestant denominations uniting VITA
Roman Catholic and a Hebrew - secure work ior
their felow-rnen. Bv the kindly Investigation re-
oulred Il IS found that for % per cent 81 ne H'-
who desire work references cannot be obtilAa1 'hat
would satisfy a careful business man man VINO
soclts aims work may or ma" not De "o''"s :
the sitting process separates the classes WIN proh
>, the men whose s.ory Is true. ID lrinS the ue-
iuer cd besides
annlc,nts and verifying all the references given
tina officers report that permanent WORK mas poem
secured for % per cent OF the worthy "e''' "'''
that y per cent Of this number has been sent !"
nostions in the country. anf by supplying me GO
mand for labor in the country. relieving me coz"
gested labor market ia the city ana preventing '"e
men from becoming objects Of charity TINS Winter
,,ra than 100 trades are represented among the
annlicants now available for positions today a'll
c5rrespondence Is solicited from employers OF LABOR
rh iSers Of The society desire enter into cor
respondenc" with similar LABOR bureaus vsu
can zatiou societies and other agencies: WIN q we"
81 exchanging Information re.atve 10 me 10 l"'
ket the demand for m5n OF ar GER ,io - T., ,roase
The clerical force In tho Office In vie" OF re ar.
number Of applicants with the great amount oil e2''
reDnondence involved. The society II seeking 1s)
IN increase It's membership AMI to secure an e,uoM
men, fund Tho directors wcl-kno"n cieI-N
- ,rd i,vnlen. its treasurer. John T. TOWNSEND
is The prs3iic1t OF the BoNery Savings BanK
Money is needed Just now to en- p.oy as canvasSer
,i, be mon known 70 be worthy OF ASST stance FIX
uorlencc shows that many men cnpilyei tr,'o,' o.
Inv i'm this way have obtained permanent Pa,, 49,
t6en,selyes and others Amsg,yIng. the only az
,er1,,ive often l. an evil greatly 10 De deporei.
and We, many families are known TO d.. N un, is
~ extrcne suffering II not actual Starvation u'S
work is found for the men ,,,,,,.,s cop
Cburches charitable societies and indlNinuts can
-, 10 ,nerbarship cards for $40. emitting them -
send 10 The Office in Clinton Placs al app.Tfn or
o. re,ief whether known unknown worthy OF
,,,nu,r,hv some OF the churches are annolhci'i-
upon their calendars that they cooperatc VIZ" rI.
E, 49,, h. fore the New Year and 10 tnat en- tl'S
~, four uersons - contribute $3.50 eacn I'VE $1o
,..r tioo AID twenty 50 each Last year >'pV" wa
-, IN, n phi.anthropic citizen 10 all beneNoien.
movement temporary in rs des gn \ similar g.,
70 tho endowment fund OF this permanent lntI,,t
,i,n which deals largely with tho heads OF iAill..
preventing paupersm rather tnan reIlcs.nE H. a..
b. ,,.Sn'ici with results beyond coinputtti9n isc
In The mean time the thirty or forty smaler s
- ga ,io sas and go each Will be gladly wecontu
no Tho of,,cers and for those FOR whom they pre-
.en, this Christmas appeal ~ - ,.t.
Money sent To The Tribune In response 70 IN,
article will be publicly acknowledged and for"aroeu
10 the treasurer