Evening star., 1895-02-09

Total 50, 1877 03
John T. Schaaf sends an order for a ton
Of coal.
The Howard University Relief Assoc
citation.
The Howard University Hill Relief Asso-
citation will give a charity musicale in the
chapel of the university Monday evening,
the proceeds to be devoted to the deserving
poor. Among those who have given their
services are Mr.. Joseph Douglass Mr..
Ward, Prof Harris, Mr.. Waring of Chi
cago, Masters Daniel and Henry Murray,
Henry Wallace, Mrs. Hilyer, Terrell, Clarke,
the Capital Savings Bank Mandolin Club.
Mozart Club and university choir. The
committee of arrangements consists of
Mrs. Fleetwood. Mrs. Arthur Gray. Mrs.
Bilyer, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. r.
S. Williams and Mrs. Fairfield.
Yesterdays Work by the Police.
Some idea of the enormous work done by
| the police is given in the summary of yes
terdays work. The nine stations helped
| 916 cases of destitution, as follows: No. 1,
20; No. 2 60; supplies exhausted at an early
hour. No. 8, G6: as many more to investi-
| gate. No. 4. more than 200; no provisions
! supplies short No. 9. 12S; No. T. nearly
100; No. 8, about 125: at this station there
was great clamor all day long. No. y,
20 assisted; and could have relieved 70
more if provisions had not given out. AT
present the police are giving out more
fuel than food. In good weather the poor
people get most of their fuel from the
ash dumps, but these are now covered with
snow and the people are compelled to ap-
ply to the police.
Every one Of yesterdays cases was
known to be needy, and as many more ap-
Piled for help, but there was nothing left,
and they had to be turned away empty
handed. Lieut.. Vernon Of the fourth pre-
cinct which covers the southwest part OF
,1,tv cuff iG re r
perhaps than in any other part of the city,
sent out yesterday afternoon and ordered
two tons of coal to the station house.
where 1t was stored in the stables and
given out a bushel or pailful at time
to the most needy, to keep them from
freezing to death over night, when the
quarter-ton orders could not be sent one
virtue of the police charity Is that men
always available to visit cases report
ed at any hour of the day or night, and
their personal acquaintance with the needs
of the people on their beats makes them
about as good and practical agents Of dis
tribution as 1t would be possible to find.
The officers have been kept busy during
this bitter weather in looking up the needy
cases. and their prompt action has saved
not only much suffering. but has prevented
persons from actually freezing and starv-
ing to death.
Work of Other Agencies.
At the Central Union Mission yesterday
there were but 1873 applications for aid,
against 3O5 of the day before. There were
105 calls for aid at the central office Of the
Associated Charities yesterday, though the
number has been close to 200 every day for
over a week past. The substations had a
| larger number. The calls were above all
things for fuel. One hundred dollars of the
central relief appropriation to the Associat-
ed Charities was sent to the South WASH
ington station. The association received an
order yesterday from Matthew G. Emery
for ten tons of coal, and check for S25
frnn A Snow Emery
to send any poor people who needed med
ical assistance to him and he would see
that they were properly treated by COM
petent physician.
This is a feature Of the situation that is
not overlooked. There are many among
the poor who need medical attendance. The
number has increased with the cold wealth
er. The police and the Associated Charitles
are always on the lookout for any need OF
this kind and promptly attend to 1t. APP
plicants are frequently asked in the veri-
fication of their stories of hardship If any
of their people are sick. In the line Of this
need timely contribution came yesterday
from William A. Roeder Of the Dupont
Pharmacy who wrote that he would honor
five prescriptions day for the next ten
days.
The Central Relief Distribution.
Fifteen loads of supplies came in to the
Louisiana avenue depot of the central re-
lief committee yesterday and nearly as
many were sent out. The committee re-
ceived 500 loaves of bread from Havenner's
bakery. The bakery had sent 500 loaves
the day before to the committee, but by
mistake they were delivered to the soup
kitchen. and yesterday Mr.. Havenner good
naturedly corrected the error by sending
800 loaves to the committee. Almost every
police precinct was supplied with 100 loaVes
of bread by the distributing committee, but
this went only little way with the great
demands upon this charity.
The Loyal Legion Work.
The storm of the last few days seriously
delayed the Legion Of Loyal Women in its
collections of donations. but it is hoped
that the teams generously furnished by
Messrs Knox and Hawley will soon be
able to catch up in the work. Every day
brings urgent calls for help. The ladies
engaged in the work say many cases or
distress are most pitiful because pride has
kept the sufferers from revealing their true
condition until everything has been ex-
hausted, and when found they are IN need
of everything. There are cases Where the
carpets from the floor and the furniture
have been sold piece by piece, until liter
ally nothing remains that can be exchang-
ed for food or fuel
The legion's supply of clothing and bed
ding Is pretty nearly exhausted, as these
things are given out almost as fast as re-
ceived In fact. special things are often
secured after the particular needs of the
family are ascertained. AT present the
greatest need is for more materials ana
NS
the employment of the poor sewing women
Old shoes are wanted for the cobbler to
mend. OF the $25 donated by Mr.. Stilson
Hutchins and the $30.75 contributed by the
loan and currency division of the Treasury
Department last week, small part was
used for the purchase of materials for
sewing: part was expended for food. and
part given to the poor sewing women as
wages These were in addition to the
funds provided by the legion itself Tor
these purposes this week and the large
amount Of fuel. provisions and clothing
they had on hand, but which have been al
most expended in the dire necessities OF
the last few days.
Relief for Distressed Odd Fellows.
Mr.. Lewis Hopfenmaier. chairman OF
the general relief committee of the 1nde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows. announces
that tina. committee will extend immed1-
ate relief to transient members OF the or
der or their families, who are In want or
distress by reason Of the recent severe
weather, when application is made to the
committee and the case Is found worthy.
miscellaneous Notes.
The case of the mother who asked help
the other night at the eighth precinct sta
ton house received generous attention
Yesterday Her little home out on Whit