The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-31
Institutions for the Poor.

Institutions for the Poor.
To some extent each of the five named in
class /.
The department under the overseer Of the
poor.
The Society Of st. Vincent de Paul.
The Female Charitable Society.
The Irrepressiblc Society.
The Charitable Fuel Society. TF
The Providence Supply Kitchen.
Montefiore Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent AS
sociation.
/ The Providence Branch Of the Needlework
Guild of America.
I The Providence Society for Organizing
Charity.
Overseer Of the Poor and Dexter
Asylum. - Mr.. Matthew j. Cummings
report gives as the expenditures of his
Office for the year 1898, &c, ,276.1S.
4 This amount is due chiefly to ont door
relief. and to the ssss,1ty building and the
wood yard; S8947.86 to the former, s66S8.93
to the latter. The balance was devoted to
cost OF transportation, burials, medical
attendance, hospitals, salaries, and miscel-
laneous objects.
The overseer helps families and indi-
viduals, found destitute on investigation,
with coal, provisions, groceries, fuel,
shoes, clothing and medical attendance
generally TO an amount not exceeding one
dollar per week in value. He also fur
nishes meals and lodgings for tramps
after they have worked in the woodward.
A new building for this class, with tho
important adjunct of a bath and a clothes
steamer, is approaching completion.
The oversecr, in the year ending In
March, 1894, gave 1896 meals to tramps,
1882 meals to women, 6S2 meals to child
rem. The amount of this outlay for the
poor is drawn from the city treasury. The
Society OK st. Vincent de Paul, in its last
annual report, makes special mention OF
their advantageous correspondence with
the overseer OF the poor.
The helpless poor, having had legal set
Element in the city, are provided for at
at the Dexter asylum, where they can en-
Joy the excellent watch-care OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John It. Brown, and the luxury of
living and working on the farm OF thirty
acres, which earns over 5000 year for
their support, and has an endowment
fund besides on which to draw. There
are at present 107 persons at the asylum.
1t would seem wise for all who foresee
the shadow OF coming helplessness to
make sure OF owning s234 worth of real
estate in this city, and of paying taxes on
the same for 90 days; then, when the evil
day comes, 1t will be made sunny at the
spacious mansion on Hope street.
Society OF st. Vincent de Paul-This
Is Roman Catholic society, with head
quarters in Brownson Lyceum Hall, 159
Westminster street, where meetings are
held on the third Monday evening OF
each month by the council OF directors, of
which Rev. William Stang, DID,, OF the
Cathedral is spiritual director. John w.
Kelly, As Cypress street, president; John
w. Mcclure, 40 Lippitt street, secretary;
and John Behan, 224 Smith street,
treasurer.
There are 2S2 members OF the society,
who belong TO the different Catholic
churches OF the city, whence they obtain
contributions. The receipts from active
members, donations, subscriptions, church
collections and other sources for the year
ending February, 1894, were S5145o5.
The society uses part OF its funds in
maintaining mission work at the Socka-
nosset State School, where il holds servi-
ces, and has provided an altar, vestmentss
aud Roman Catholic literature. The
general relief work OF the Roman
Catholic Church In Providence Is the OBJ
ject OF this society. In the year ending
in 1894, the society relieved 26i families,
and made 1920 visits. Groceries, fuel,
clothing and shoes, rent, board and
funeral expenses were toe chief items
for which outlay was made. Outings
for poor children wero also
provided. Their last report states: "Moro
than the usual correspondence was had
with overseers OF the poor this year, and,
we trust, with mutual advantage" Ro-
man Catholics needing aid may apply to
the following persons, who represent the
different parishes Of the city: Thomas
KlornaB, 20 Clifford street; John Fallon,
corner Afphouso and Jones street, ifs-
othy n. Cullen. 81 Davis street; Thomas
Ha.liweil, "a Tockwotten street; John J.
Hoey, "a Linwood avenue; William Duris.
~ America street; j. c. Kingley, IS
walling street; Daniel Brown, 50 Lippitt
street; Timothy Murphy, 2i1 Branch
avenue; stephen A. Larney, % steers
avenue.
Except in the case OF Mr.. Hoey, the
persons above named ore the secretaries