Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-08
Charity Work Greatly Increased by
10 the Storm.
EVERYBODY HARD AT WORK
Fuel the DISTRESSING Need Of the
Hour.
MANY MORE CALL FOR HELP

Charities report that they have never been
so beset with applications for help as now.
The storm and the keen cold weather
have driven many to seek AID VINO nave
heretofore gotten along in some way With
out thinking of becoming objects of chart
ty. In many more cases than can be men
toned parents have held out against ask
ing for charity and have kept their chill
dren suffering for clothes and food The
bitter cold this morning put an end to
this hesitation. For the sake OF the little
children the fathers and mothers at last
reported either to the police or the Asso-
ciated Charities.
Dividing Funds.
The central relief committee holds
meeting daily during the present stress
at their rooms, on Louisiana avenue. To-
day they voted 800 to the police, $500 to
the Associated Charities. $500 to the Cen
trail Union Mission, 500 to the ST. Vincent
de Paul Society and 500 to the colored Y.
NJ. c. A, to be spent in fuel. Orders for
over ten tons of coal went out today from
the central relief committee, all OF 1t In
Cne-quarter-ton lots.
This keeps forty families from freezing.
All the Associated Charities stations re-
ceived one load Of supplies. Eight loads
of wood were sent to Mr. Tolson for dis
tribution in Anacostia. All the central
relief groceries on hand were sent out to-
day.
Good News.
The news that the Senate had passed the
appropriation of $4,000 for Washington's
poor was hailed with joy at the commit
tees meeting. I'VE can pull through the
winter If We get that" said Mr.. Gardner.
There is sure to be bad weather and dis
tress ahead of us for two weeks yet And
that will nearly exhaust our present fund.
The finance committee of the central
relief committee is busy footing up. The
collections of money now reach sll.Ip; ana
South Washington is yet to report fully.
The total will go over $4,000 surely, 1t
is thought-possibly reach $4,000.
MIR. Lawrence Gardner was at the relief
cCmmitteeS Louisiana avenue depot at
o'clock this morning, and remained there
during the, day. He gave orders early in
the day to draw on the full reserve OF coal,
and push II, all out at once. Fuel seemed,
from all reports from the substations. to
be in greatest demand. People came in
some cases crying with the cold, and al
Though in extreme need of food as well as
fuel. they would invariably ask for coal
first-in some cases because they were all
out and had children that must be kept
warm, even if they went hungry.
Shortage of Fuel.
A disappointing communication came in
from the Georgetown Gas Company, who
gave $50 Bushels of coke, for which Mr.
Gardner had issued fifty ten-bushel orders
thirty to the Associated Charities and
twenty to the police. The company had. it
seems, over-eStimated its supply, and could
not honor these orders for a week to come
In Consequence, other resources were
drawn upon rapidly as possible during
the day. Several coal dealers sent in word
through Lieut. Boyle of the third precinct
that they could not honor any further or
ders today. This was due to the bad GO
ing and the extra pressure OF business in
consequence OF the storm.
All charity orders on the coal dealers, 1t
must be remembered, are in small lots,
usually quarters of ton. And this in
wolves great deal of labor, for 1t Is al
most as hard the coal carts-certainly
takes up as much of their time-as it
would be to deliver full TONS In this way
the strain on the coal dealers has been a
steady one this winter.
Collection and Delivery.
The storm and the masses of snow all
over the city seriously impeded the work
of collecting and delivering supplies today
STILL every effort was made to keep up
with the work to be done. The Hygienic
Ice Company. Knox Woodward & Lothrop,
the Palais Royal and Mr.. Ryan all had
wagons at the disposal of the relief COM
mittee put these were not enough. A
dozen more could easily have been used
and several were hired All day these
wagons were kept coming and going.
Nearly as fast as goods came in they were
sent out again. The poor had not long to
wait even in such q bad day for men and
beasts as it was today.
Every Case Looked Into.
The system Of verification is kept up, not
withstanding the stress. Frauds have little
chance to impose on anybody. There Is
perfect comfy and interchange of informa-
ton between all the organizations at work.
Every application is carefully verified
Either the applicant is Endorsed by some
responsibIe person well known to the peo-
ple engaged in relief work or the police or
the regular visitors of the Associated Char,
tiles go to the homes of those VINO ASKED
for assistance ana nquiTed INTO tieil .G ,
dition and necessities. Today these VS.
TORS had tedious time of 1t. one young
woman at the central office oil the ASso-
ciated Charities made over twenty such
visits. the plahhs luiHeo III h"Ne '"o
reading. a,,
tive. two sons could work, but have had
nc employment this winter. This case is
deserving"
mo such person at this number"
This party is an old white woman Hv-
ing alone Has been helped once; needs
aid now and is deserving
,.,This number is wrong. Should be -.
There are five children in the family. The
mother earns about $40 a month sewing.
One daughter earns $50 in government en-
nioy This family does not need assist
NO such number as this There is
poor family at =. four doors from here.
Father Unable 70 work; mother has terri
bile sore ION hand; four small children.
Nothing in the house. They need coal and
fcor b as oase is Urgent Don't let an hour
pass befotg gettttg coal here"
These are acttal copies of some of these
reports they 1Seil the story better than
whole PAGES OF The Star could.
One hundred and tifty-nine cases were
hejped at the central Office of the Asso-
ciated Charites9ltoday. and probably as
many more at the substations. There were
80 aided at the Southwest Washington sta
ton, whdre Mss Foster said early this
morning She had nearly exhausted her
supply of coal. Mr.. Emery told her to go
ahead anaasendi cut all the coal the situa-
ton actually demanded.
1.-THE Soup House.
Mr.. Cr1irap is still at the helm at the
SOUP kitchen on Louisiana avenue He
fed $500 people yesterday. and 100 Of them
were women. To the latter he gave some
bread and meat to take home with them.
Fully as many will eat there today. The
crowd that came in at noon today was as
great as ever. Rebecca Lodge, through 1.