The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07
('ONFERENC CALLED.
The Unemployed to Be Given
Assistance.
4 COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN.
Archbishop Rierdan Calls Upon Mayor
SutrO.
IMMEDIATE ACTION is ADVOCATED.
School Principals and Teachers to Col.
lect Money. Clothes and Feod for
the Needy.

Archbishop Riordan called upon Mayor
Sutro yesterday morning. Shortly after
ward President Dohrman of the Merchants
Association and Messrs. Reynolds and
Wallace appeared, and the whole party
| held a conference on the subject of the un-
employed.
The Archbishop informed the Mayor o.
the many cases of restitution which ha6
come under his observation recently and
of the necessity OF taking immediate steps
| to relieve the destitute and needy Mr.
Reynolds stated that there were about
10000 unemployed men in San Francisco
at the present time. Although the commit
tee did not agree to this exact number, YET
from the statements and figures presented
by the different members of the confer
ence, it was evident that there was large
number of men and women without en-
ployment and with no means of securing it
Something must be done to relieve the
restitution of these people, who are worthy
objects of charity, and whom lack of pres
ent employment alone has reduced to dis
tress," said Archbishop Riordan.
Mayor Sutro and the other members of
the conference agreed with him. As re-
suit of the discussion it was resolved that
Archbishop Riordan, Mayor Sutro and
President Dohrman should each appoint a
! committee OF five, to constitute a commit
tee of fifteen representative citizens. This
committee will convene on Friday after
noon next in the Mayors office, and steps
will be taken to devise some practical plan
of relieving present distress and destitu-
ton. The names of the committee on the
unemployed will probably be announced
to-day.
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools Moulder has
had many cases of restitution come under
his personal observation lately. He is tax
ing great interest in these cases. Yester-
day he asked Chairman Murdoch of the
! committee on rules for a formal authorize
ton to principals and teachers to receive
| voluntary contributions from their pupils
in the shape of money, surplus clothing
provisions or any other necessaries for the
| relief of the suffering or destitute in the
| city 1t is designed to deliver these con-
| tributiOns, from time to time, to the Saliva
| ton Army or any other charity which will
undertake to distribute them among The
needy The following is Superintendent
Moulder's letter on the subject:
To Charles A. Mtfrdock. Esq. Chairman Of Com
| nittee on Rules Of Board Of EducdtiOR-DEAR SIR
| Impelled by the conviction OF the immediate
| and urgent need for relief OF the suffering anG
destitute in this city, of which l have persona
knowledge, especially among women and chill
dren, l respectfully ask your signature to the
accompanying authorization.
have preached the subject in number OF
the schools and 1t was received both by teach
erS and children, not only with favor, but in
many instances with enthusiasm
Last year the children ioyously contributed
over 10000 abundant lunches for the relief o.
few hundred laborers in the park. There are
| thousands more in need OF their help to-day
| hence in my opinion we cannot and ought not
| to lose time in waiting a week for the meeting
| of the Board of Education. l will see to it il
! my instructions to principals that those pupils
| who cannot afford to contribute shall not be
mortified by their poverty. l am very trul!
! yours, A. j. MoULDER,
Superintendent of Schools.
Should Director Murdoch grant the au
thorization, which is not doubted, Super
| intendent Moulder will at once issue 8
schools asking that collections of food and
clothes for the needy be Immediately com
meuced