Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13

avenue soup house had since Sunday morn
ing provided AGO meals. Not more than
half of those provided with meals were
District people, hut all of them were hun
cry. Many of them were old soldiers who
had outstayed their time at the home here,
and many of those fed were strangers who
had outStayed their time at the municipal
lodging house. The establishment was re-
markedly well conducted, and was being
run without pennys cost to the COM
mittee. Judge Cole laid before the com
mttee letter from Caroline Taylor of the
Home for Friendless Colored Girls, on Erie
street, which had been referred to him by
the District Commissioners. The home re-
quested assistance from the committee bus
after some discussion the matter was laid
upon the table, 1t being decided that to
grant the request would be an unauthorized
departure, the committee feeling that it
had no authority to contribute to the sup
port of any organized institution.
The request of Policeman Samuel i.
Brown for assistance in establishing soup
house near Ivy City and Trinidad was re-
fcrred to the superintendent OF the police
department.
After Mr.. Gardner had explained that the
collections of clothing and provisions would
be completed in about two days time,
motion of Col. Tracey was adopted making
five members quorum. The committee
then adjourned, to meet at O'Clock next
Saturday afternoon at the Office of Judge
Cole, city hall. Those present at the meet
ing yesterday were Judge Cole, Mrs. Bah
son. Miss Loring, Col. Tracey and Messrs
Blout, Cook, Wilkins, Gardner and Emery
Occasional ImpositiOns.
It would be strange where SO many thou
sands are helped by the various charity
organizations if there were no cases of re-
pcating or fraud. And there are few.
The other day Mr. Emery caught young
colored man who had kept pair of blank
cts for himself and his mother that he was
allowed and agreed to take to SICK man
out in the country. Recently an anus
ing case occurred in connection with
a gift of SO in goods from a well-known
shoe dealer. A woman went into one OF
the stores of this dealer and fitted herself
with fine pair of shoes.as good as there
were in the store-and the price was 81.
She fished out of her pocket charity
ticket or order for a pair of shoes. AS the
ticket called for pair of shoes without
stint let or hindrance, the dealer was in
for it, The woman is known, and her name
will be published in due time. The CEN
trail relief committee learned something,
however, by that incident. Now when they
receive gift of shoes they send the blank
by a trusted messenger ard ask the dealer
to make out e. schedule Of how many
mems, women's, children's and infants
shoes he is willing to give and the range OF
sizes When shoe tickets are given to
needy people they describe precisely what
kind of shoes are required and the price
placed upon them by the dealer In one
or two cases the dealers have increased
their contributions when they made out
these schedules.
Today several cases of fraudulent charity
were discovered. People were getting sup
plies who had steady and sufficient work to
support them. In one case two members
of family of five were earning fair in
come. In one a carpenter and CABINET
maker having shop Of his own, where ne
did extra work in time when not regularly
employed by a contracting cabinet maker,
had applied for and received aid.
miscellaneous Notes.
The colored churches of the District have
organized a citizens relief committee for
charitable work among the destitute Of
their own race. An appeal for aid in the
shape Of money, food, fuel and clothing
has been issued, signed by Rev. j. A.
Taylor Rev. George Lee, Rev. William J.
Howard, Rev. A. Willbanks, Rev. H. c.
Robinson, Rev. J. w. Gaines and Rev. 7.
j. Houston. Contributions may be sent TO
the Young Mems Christian Association
building, 1900 nth street northwest.
The Howard University Hill Relief As
ISOLATION gave musicale in the university
vicinity of the university. Among those
who contributed to the musical success Of
the evening were Mrs. +. A. Clarke, Prof.
c. G. Harris, Miss A. F. Hillyer, Mrs. Ter
rell, the Murray boys, Miss Helen Adams,
Mr.. c. A. johnson. Robert Douglass. DR..
Samuel Ward and the university choir.
Major c. A. Fleetwood was director The
Rankin and all who contributed to the
musicale. and especially to the university
choir, under the leadership of Prof. Stew
ems.