Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
An Evening Star Pound Party to
Be Held on Friday.
ALL CAN CONTRIBUTE a LITTLE
Plans of the Entertainment Com.
mittee for Saturday.
EVERYBO ODY AT WORK

there will be a mammoth pound party at
The Evening Star buildings the proceeds
of which will be used to relieve the hunger
among the poor of Washington.
Every reader of The Star is invited to
bring or send pound of groceries or pro-
visions of some sort, and it is confidently
believed that thousands of pounds of use
ful and needed articles can be secured in
this way without any one feeling it as a
drain upon his purse Not every man can
give 5000 for the poor, but, excepting
the very poor themselves, there is not q
man or woman who cannot afford to give q
pound of something for the relief of suf-
feripg. II twenty-five people think to
bring pound on Friday it Will be just that
much TO the good. If twenty-five hundred,
so much the better, and if twenty-five
thousand each give something the little
bands who ara fighting poverty so bravely
will be SO well supplied with the pro-
visions of war that victory must surely
be theirs. 1t is a case where the little
helps, and ii only a quarter OF the regular
subscribers Of The Star should see fit to
answer the appeal SO earnestly made there
will be literally tons OF groceries on hand
for distribution on Saturday among homes
where otherwise the larders would be quite
bare.
The NecCssaries of Life Wanted.
Never yet has a request Of this sort made
by The Star gone without generous re-
sponse from the good people Of Washing
ton. This time money is asked for.
rothing but the bare necessities of life
given in small quantities by those who
can afford it. All that comes in will be
turned over directly to the central relief
committee, to be used as il thinks best
The purpose of the pound party at this
particular time is to endow the committee
with large amount of goods which can
be used without any delay in emergency
occ finds
has already met with a hearty response.
Now, let every one who cannot afford to
give much money come up with his little
mite so that the workers among the poor
will have at their disposal barrels and
barrels of potatoes, great boxes OF coHee,
-four, meal, crackers, tea, beans, canned
goods bacon. food of all sorts. strong and
nutritive food for the hungry, deiicacies for
the sick. Some may want to give pound
OF silver dollars. There's not the least
objection to that and there is no necessity
for one to limit himself to a pound OF
anything. If any one feels called upon
to give a quarter of beef or a ham or a
barrel of pork or big bag of flour or
meal it will be most thankfully received.
and If your contribution is too big to be
carried to The Star Office in person just
notify the office OF the Merchants Parcel
Delivery and it will be called for free OF
charge
Let's Have Lots of Pounds.
But what is wanted is pounds, lots OF
them, from the people who can give in
small quantities and not in large. The sug-
gestion for holding an Evening Star Pound
Party came from a poor woman, who wrote
to the office that she was not able to give
much, but that if some such movement as
this were put on foot she would be only too
glad to do what she could. In the belief
that there are thousands OF others similar
ly placed the matter has been taken up
in earnest and will be pushed to conclu-
sion.
For weeks The Star has told of pitiable
cases of suffering in this city. 1t has done
its hes. to put before the public fairly
accurate picture of the condition of affairs.
Now The Star asks its friends, and, 1udg-
ing by the letters of encourag cement which
have been pouring into the office ever since
the work was undertaken, they must be
legion, asks them to join in making FRIDAY
a memorable day in charitable work, and
in making The Evening Star Pound Party
a gigantic success.
A big room en- the 11th street side Of The
Star buildings, few doors above the
avenue will be set aside for the pound
party and will be Kept open from am.
one will have a chance to give. business
men and clerks can stop in on their way
to their places of business. Workingmen
will have a chance before or after their
days labor. Women who are down town
shopping can easily stop in at grocery
store and order a pound sent TO The Star
office.
Come early, come late, only come some
time Don't forget. 1t will only be for one
day, but it will oe possible to make thas
day one never to be forgotten. Let us all
help and See how much can be raised In
this easy, simple way.
Branch ..Pound'' Offices.
For the convenience of people who live
at a distance from the center Of the city
and who may happen not to be coming
down town on Friday, arrangements have
been made for the establishment OF two
branch offices for the receipt Of pounds.
One is to be in East Washington and the
other in Georgetown. In this way mono
will have excuse for rot Being able 10
contribute their mite to the good work.
In East Washington the headquarters
will be in the new Masonic building, north
west corner Of 4th street and pennsylvania
avenue southeast. Naval Lodge, No. 4, r.
A. A. NJ has placed the handsome store
room on the corner at the disposal of The
Evening Star for the day, and the Same
hours will be observed there as at the
headquarters in The Star buildings. Inc
builder who is still in charge of the work,
Mr. VIM Yost, has offered his assistance
in every way, and has donated the lights
for use in the evening.
In GEORGETOWN the headquarters VIII
probably be in. the post office, but definite
announcement of this cannot be made un-
til tomorrow, as Mr.. Manogue, the coiiec-
tor of the port, who is in charge OF the
building, could not be seen this afternoon
His deputy, however said that he had no
doubt formal permission to use the corri-
dor of the office could be secured
All contributions left at either place will
be carried to the general headquarters by
the Merchants Parcel Delivery Company,
which has volunteered the use of its wag
ons, not only to The Star, but to individu-
ais who at any time have contributions to
send to the charity organizations for the
relief of the poor.
The Charity Concert.
Arrangements are also being pushed
rapidly forward for the great charity con-
cert, which is to be given at Metzerott
Hall next Saturday afternoon to provide
immediate funds for the central relief COM
n1ittee in its work of meeting calls for aid.
The concert committee which was re-
Gently appointed by Judge Cole met yester-
day afternoon, with DR.. F. I. Howe as
chairman and Mr.. E. F. Guzman secretary.
A number of preliminary matters were
cleared up and enough accomplished to
warrant the statement that the concert will
be one of the most remarkable and inter-
esting entertainments this city has ever
seen The plan. limited at in The Star yes
terday, of having continuous perform
ance from o'clock in the afternoon until
IL In the evening was definitely adopted.