Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-28
HELP ING THE POOR
Police Short of Funds and Many Are Suf-
fering.
The Work of the Central Relief Com
mittee-Meetfng on Saturday
and Business Done

the police stations tOday,When men, WoWeI
and children called and asked for help.
large majority of the callers were women
who wanted food for their children. ant
what little the police had they gave ii
cases where there could be no question
about the need.
In every precinct there We're families In
great distress. There was one coIored
family, father, mother and six children
about to be elected from their humble
dwelling for non-payment of rent. Three
of the children are sick, two of them hav-
ing the typhoid fever. According to The
Totice served on them they were to have
left the house yesterday, but the constable
could not eject them because a physician
to the poor sent there by the police re-
ported that it would endanger the lives OF
the sick ones.
Chief Clerk Sylvester gave them tenn
porary relief.
At the South Washington police station
where the calls for assistance are, per
haps. more numerous than at the others
the StatIonkeeper told Star reporter that
donations of meat and bones for soup
could be distributed to great advantage In
that section.
Made Happy.
Ten families, none of whom had applied
to any Of the relief agencies for assistance,
were made happy on Saturday by the dis
tribution of the supplies which were taken
to the pound party at the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church on
Friday night last. Notwithstanding the ex-
treme unpleasaEtness of the night the do
nations received were very liberal, and
early Saturday morning, Rev. Mr.. Makos-
ky, the pastor of the church, and Mr.. c..
c. Wilkinson started out with horse and
wagon to make the distribution.
Among those relieved was an aged lady
nearly ninety years old who was found to
be in destitute condition.. while all the
need, and many OF them cried for joy when
Mr.. Makosky and Mr.. Wilkison made
known the object of their visit.
Central Relief Committee.
The meeting of the citizens central re-
lief committee was held In the private
office of Judge Cole Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Babson, Miss Loring. Judge Cole, DR..
Richie, Col. Tracey and Messrs. Blout.
Warner, Cook, Gardner and Somerville
being present. Mrs. H. B. F. Mcfarland
of the committee appointed to superintend
and manage the collection of funds and
supplies. was also present.
At the invitation of Judge Cole Mrs.
mcfarland made a statement of what Aas
been done by that committee, as published
in Saturdays Star. Out Of the hfty-nine
districts into which the District has been
divided. she said that only seven of those
appointed as chairmen were SO far unpledg-
ed. and she hoped that they would soon
be in line. The proprietors of the Boston
House, Messrs. Woodward 4 Lothrop, had
promised to have their employees canvass
F street, and Mr.. Lisner of the Palais
Royal had promised to cover street.
Mrs. mcfarland having explained that
the committee was too small, motion
made by Mr. Warner was adopted. au-
thorizing the committee on collections to
increase it's number from three to five.
Mr.. Gardner, on behalf of the dfStribut-
tod Two
that the supplies received at The Stars
pound party had been distributed to the
respective subdiStributing agencies.
But two cases of duplication had been
reported and one of those was found to
have been unfounded. The committee pro-
posed to erect boxes through the city for
contributions fer a bread fund, and would
probably call upon some organization to
take charge of the matter of collectors.
The committee recommended that TIE num-
Der OF distributing agencies be not in
creased ard the suggestions We're ap-
proved. The remainder of the report WAS
as printed in SATURDAYS Star.
Judge Cole reported the receipt of a check
from the entertainment committee, the re-
suit of the continuous performance at
Metzerott's Hall, and vote of thanks
was extended to the committee. Judge
Cole also reported that another entertain
and read letter from District Commits
sioner Ross stating that the police and
fire departments would be permitted to sell
tickets for the same. The Commissioners
were thanked, and the members of the two
departments, for the promised assistance.
Mr.. Warner made a report in the mat
ter of the soup stations, stating that much
good work was being done.
The committee then adjourned to meet
at the same place next Saturday afternoon,
after Mr.. Emery had presented an order
for the $500 presented by the Rochdale
Cooperative Association.