Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
ALWAYS WITH US
The Army Of the Suffering Poor in
This City.
SAD NEW YEAR FOR MANY
Noble Work Being Done to Re-
Iieve Distress.
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WITH OF TIE LISTS

This Is sad New Year day in hundreds
of homes in the District. The recent cold
has exhausted the funds of the poor, ana
grim necessity stares them In the face re-
lentlessly. The charity machinery OF the
city is not yet in the shape 1t should be to
take care of the hungry and cold thou
sands who are appealing for aid. The
sympathies of the people of more COM
Portable circumstances have not yet been
fully touched. The funds are not what
they ought to be to relieve the distress
that exists in every section Of the city.
Scarce an hour passes that notes are not
received by The Star making mention OF
deserving cases Of actual misery that
&C uld be amply relieved by few dollars.
There Is great, Immediate, pressing need
for money with which to buy fuel and
food for these starving creatures. There
is no need to tell OF individual cases of
distress. The suffering exists, hidden here
In alleys and courts. exposed there IN the
public streets. loudly proclaimed on this
hand, and carefully concealed on that.
Pride often goes hand in hand with pow
erty and makes it difficult to find real
cases of need. But surely there is some
Ole tc report the distress. and then there
Will he somebody else to give dollar to
relie.e II, or all estimates of humanity are
awry.
sickness prevalent.
1t Is fortunate that the new year opens in
comparative mildneSS. 1 he snow is nearly
all gone and the air is much warmer than
1t has beeli. But there is no more work Tor
the meii than before. The little ones at
home are SniveriAS and hungry. Sickness
Is greatly prevalent i'll these s4uaiiu hoveis,
Wnere comfort Is unknown. Men ana
women and children are dying without
medlcine-without medical attendance. They
are wasting aW..J from the lack OF proper
nourishnlent. Their houses are coid anu
the wind sweeps through the walls to
hasten tine end. kindly hand would trans
form this into q scene OF hal, piness. ~ lit
tie thought, a WISH pdld In the right Spirit,
substantial gift-these are the elements
needed to make this ureary New Year DAY
bright one in these hooks and corners OF
the world.
Machinery Working.
The various funds slowly growing.
The 5000 raised Dy The Star santa Ciaus
Club is being expended at u juoicious rate
III the purchase UI SHOES ana clothing Tor
the children OF The poor " 40 are KEPT away
from tie schools NY lie JACK OF THESE ne
ceSSltles.
The Associated Charities machine is
working 20 relieve uis.ies5 IN all 4eai tels.
AT the Central Union MISSION they are
IeeuinS the hungry, and commissioning To
their SOUS. But out III tIie ny Ways and
along Tie aeuees, IN The ii.eyS ana az e..t-
There Is no u S,t.-lA.l.AoA loi the u4S.oN cry
and relief OF these cases. lie lollce are.
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III s'ie''S are iifeu with "eh-oresseu'
happy people, s!i.d OF the ccnES OF new
year. "'-h theih "aiN the great army OF
.Ie '"S,Ii .u' .'e sr'ois 81 .he "'sllui
rc,y They vci.ji nrefer tl7st the ovid IF
tine mad come. IL may lie. rather than
that aeW year should be started, for they
viii lie sa |, pitifui months.
Ore OF the great difficulties in the way
OF giving pIdttltal CHARITY, LOT WHICH tne
recipients give something in return, has
been the inipra disability of all plans to
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