Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16


could otherwise be gathered in a single
audience. Mr. F. II. MetZcrott offered the
of the hall on that occasion free OF all
charge.
Mr.. Metzerott and the manager OF Met
zerott Hall, Mr.. Guzman. have occupied
themselves arranging for the program or
the entertainment and their efforts i'll Sc
curing the very best OF talent nave al
ready been crowned with success. In
charitable entertainments of this sort the
managers are sometimes embarrassed by
having too much material from which,
with all good, IL is d.thcuit TO choose.
In continuous performance of this sort
extending over period OF nine hours the
program will he OF the most varied de-
scrption ard IL will be possible for per-
son TO come in and stay as long as he
cares 10. leaving to make room for some
ore else. The general price OF ADMISSION
has been fixed at ~ cents. and there Will
be 10 reserved seats. An entertainment of
this sort with many flrst-clasS features,
will be decided novelty in this city, AMI
there is reason why it should not he
the greatest kind of success from a
financial. as well an artistic point or
view IRE entertainment will be given
free of cost of any kind.
some Who viii Participate.
Although Saturday is matinee day, and
a busy time for the theaters. il is more
than likely that some of the professional
talent who have been amusing the public
this week will be prevailed upon TO appear
at the charity CONCERT Manager Butler OF
the Elton Opera H6use has already notified
the committee that he would let as many
of his company possible take part Two
members of the "SowinS The Wind COM
pany have also promised to lerd their serv-
lees, one a vocalist ard the other in
recitations and limitations. in which he Is
said to he very clever. People from Al
laughs and the Academy have also been
asked and will doubtless accept the invita-
ton. as theatrical people are proverbially
generous in such work.
Among amateur performers VINO nave
been asked to take part and who have
already sisnitied their acceptance are the
following: Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry,
solos; Prof. f. Mort and mis- daughters.
solos ard duets: Mr.. John Tweetiale. read
irgs: Harry Parks. bicycle and unicycie
trick riding; Georgetown Banjo and Guitar
Clubs: Prof Sheldon aud pupils, lancy
dances; Apollo Quartet. Cullen and Collins
the banjo soloists. Miss p. Gilbert, recIta-
lions: "A. ID. Mayo. piano solos; CharleS r
Roberts the baritone soloist; Mrs. Ralph
r. Barnard. the soloist; Hiss Pearl McGIli.
piano solcs. John e. Lewis, recitauons;
Miss jennie O'Nein. moaologues; Parker
and Brown. musical specialties. Among
others who have been invited and VINO
will probably accept are the Choral society,
the Sae;. gerbund. the Euterpean Glee Cluo,
the CAPITAL GIee Club. Columbian Cniver-
sity Che Club the Philharmonic Quartet,
the Philharmonic Club. the Olmo Mandolin
Club Mrs. Shir-Clif. Mrs. t. c: Noyes;
Miss Bandcs. Miss Howe. Miss Mills, Dill
Nye Dave Bangs and William Conley.
Tickets are now for sale at the nall ana
tomorrow they will be placed on sale at
the leading music stores anout the CITY
Number of Applicants incrcasing.
The wTetched weather today has had the
effect of greatly increasing the number OF
applicants for assistance at both the Cen
trail Unior Mission and the Associated
Charities. The people VINO are at work
distributing food and clothing had their
hands full. and it was o1t of the question
to answer anything like all the calls that
were made upon them. The poor people
who came from a distance in the hope OF
getting little food or fuel were all With
out umbrellas or suitable protection. and
as result were drenched to the skim The
big auditorium of the Central Union Mis-
sion building was open as usual as refuge
for the homeless and cold. and here We're
seated lot of wet and steaminS individ-
uals who presented a truly pitiaDle spec
tacle. In almost every case that was ap-
rarentIy deserving some assistance was
given without delay. but it took great
stacks OF provisions and piles of fuel to
complsh H. so that there is urgent need for
further contributions without delay.
The room which is to be used as a head
quarters for the central relief committee
Is on he ground floor of the Central Union
Mission building. 1t was opened up today
ard a clerk was on hand to transact any
business that might come within his juris
dction. but there was very little to do as
yet in advance of starting the work of
buttons.
Central Union Mission.
AT meeting of the board of directors of
the Central Union Mission last evening it
was voted to organize a committee of Ia
dies to distribute secondhand clothing to
the poor. A report was made that on an
average of 100 families being supplied
with necessities daily. The clothing room
was placed in charge of Mr.. n. A. Rob-
bias. who was also designated to take
charge OF the charity work OF the mission.
Associated Charities.
The monthly meeting of the board of
managers of the Associated Charities
held yesterday afternoon, and Mr.. john
JOY Edison WIS chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. DR..
Bartlett; Rev. w. E. Parson was elected
president. and Mr.. Il. t. Janney first vice
president. The amount of cash contribu-
lions was reported to be 800 in excess of
the amount given at the same time last
year.
In rs report OF the work from November
8 to January II. Secretary Emery stated
that .i6l white and ,l16 colored persons
had called at the central Office for aid.
Eighty-One white and eighty-three colorei
asked for work. and the total number of
families aided was &S,. There were 135 Or
ders for coal and los orders for groceries
given. and the number of pieces of cloth
ing distributed was 1.u2S.
Two Good Contributions.
The Rochdale Cooperative Association,
at it's annual meeting. held last evening,
voted unanimously to make an appropria-
ton of 500 from it's surplus funds for the
relief OF the poor of the District, the mon
ey to be placed in the hands of the central
relief committee for distribution.
The funds at the disposal of the Assocl-
ated Charities were increased yesterday by
the receipt of d check for S1OO, which was
sent by President Cleveland.
Nr. Goldcn's Proposition.
n novel proposition was made this morn
ing by Mr.. Walter Moreland. manager for
r. y. Golden. the well-known merchant,
which WILL it is believed. materially aug
ment the charity fund. He proposes that
each dealer in the Center market contrib
ute : per cent of his cash sales on Satur-
day week for the beneTit of the charity
fund. This, he believes. viii amount to
quite "A snug sum. Later in the day he
made known his proposition to President
Man2um Of the Dealers Cooperative AS
ISOLATION. ana he has called a meeting of
the dealers. He said to reporter of The
Star to-day that he had no doubt the prop
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