Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-30


hensive that in it's ultimate effect such a
course of renting directly to the COM
mittee would not be wholly beneficient. The
heart OF the canvasSer needs courage, ana
and every individual canvasser Is certain
ly assisted by every new contribution to
solicit still others. Besides" said MI.
Wight, I'VE desire to give every canvasser
due and sufficient credit for his or her
work. and to do so. II any considerable
part of the gifts come here directly to the
committee. would be a task far beyond
the power of our limited little force to
accomplish. In keeping our accounts in as
simple manner as possible, think we
are giving all the more to the cause IN
which we are at work. We are grateful.
more than I can tell, for the prompt spirit
Of charity manifest, but we shall be glad
to have all contributions sent through our
canvassers and collectors Friday. That
course will be systematic and assist US
very much.
Fuel Suggestion.
An excellent suggestion comes to The
Star from Mrs. Frank Robricht of 1881
IL street Mrs. Robricht says what the
poor want most now is fuel. and IL for the
next ten days all merchants and any per-
sons having old boxes, barrels and pack
ing cases which they can spare would
give them for use by the poor as 1uei
great good would be done. To distribute
srch material stations should be desig-
mated in various convenient parts OF the
city, where boxes and barrels could De oe-
livered and distributed. OF course, 1t would
be better to break such stun up and bring
1t in as compact form as possible, but II
that should be impracticable, there would
be help enough to do 1t when the fuel Is
forthcoming.
Two Appointments.
Chas. T. Carter, for the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to
18th street, and James B. Cochran, for the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue from
the Capitol to 18th street, were added to
the list of canvassers today. None had
been secured for the rest of the avenue.
but selections will be made for that part
of the city tomorrow.
Pound Party.
The ladies' auxiliary of the colored Y. M.
c. A. opened a grand pound party recep-
ton room at 1000 18th street northwest,
where n steady stream Of gift bringerS de-
posted a considerable quantity of general
supplies suitable for the destitute.
Unorganized Labor and the Bond Is
sue Bill.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
am a private in the great army Of work.
ingmen "a mechanic), but do not belong to
any labor organization. I read constantly
and carefully The Evening Star, and 1
to- thank you for the recent valuable aid
you have rendered in relieving the sore dis
tress of our unemployed and destitute labor.
The working people. especially the classes
just referred to, hardly realize the friend
they have In a great newspaper that stands
ready to lend its aid and influence in i'm
proving the often sad lot of poverty and
toll; this The Evening Star does. ever.
wish also-as workingman-to COM
mend your course on the sewer bond is
sue" l have read your timely and logical
arguments in its favor with much interest,
and was greatly surprised to eve that or
ganiZed labor-through it's local leaders
was opposed to the project. From my
standpoint this seems to be suicidal on the
part of labor. However. these leaders may
have better means of acquiring Information
on the subject than I.
Our greatest mechanical engineering pros
poets have been accomplished by bond
issues"
Look at Washington of today in COM
parison with Washington before that great
genius under Grants administration turned
an old fogy town into q magnificent city,
the fruits Of which we today enjoy. and
was not all this accomplished by bonds and
borrowed money? These Instances could be
the writer useless consumption of time,
and there is no time now to lose. Let local
labor urge in every way possible the pass
age of the bond issue bill. All necessary
safeguards can be thrown around the con-
alton of the great work.
Provision Of food and raiment for the
hungry and destitute of the land will have
been started at the nations heart, which
will be felt in the arteries of trade in the
uttermost parts of the Union. This, at
least. is the opinion of one who labors
daily. F.