Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19

descriptions, tomatoes being in the major
Ity. In another part of the room We're ooo
pounds OF meat, pork and bacon. here
were baskets of apples and turnips; there
packages of tea, coffee, sugar ana otHer
81 oceres. Mir. Blair, the Capitol Hill
baker, sent bread enough to fill a barrel,
while j. T. ID. Pyles, the grocer, contrib
uted $50 pounds of potatoes. 400 pounds of
buckwheat, 400 pounds OF homin ny,
one barrel of flour and over 21
pounds CT corn meal 1t is estimated
that at this station. there was received
over ~ barrels OF flour and seven or eight
barrels of potatoes. a large amount CT
clothing was also brought in, ana ore
storekeeper sent ten or a dozen derby mats
one of them a stylish brown OF the latest
pattern, Just the kind our West End SWells
will have to buy in the spring to complete
their Easter costumes.
From Various Points.
Villa j. Boyd. the Capitol Hill express
man, who SO generously contributed MS
services yesterday, was engaged again this
morning hauling the meat provisions, gro
ceres and clothing away from the south
east station to the store rooms of the Cen
trail Union Mission.
Down by the navy yard Phillip B. Otter
back did his share of the work of receiving
the donations to the charitable enterprise
He became infused with the spirit OF the
good cause, and of his own accord adver-
would be received and delivered to the CEN
trail station without charge. Quite num-
Der of generous contributions were sent TO
this point, the most notable being loo
pounds of prunes from b. b. EarnshaW u
Bro MIR. Otterback himself contributed
twenty-five loaves of bread besides large
quantity of sugar and some tea.
My laws! Carrying on here, amt you?
was the remark of an aStoniShed negro, as
he put his head in the door of Phelps q
Co, corner of 10th and H streets northeast,
another branch receiving station or Inc
Star pound party, and saw the piles OF
goods which had been brought to that
point. And his establishment was not to be
wondered at. for under the counters ana
occupying a large portion OF the moor space
were the bags of flour and packages OF
groceries and bundles of clothing which
had been left by the generous people OF
Northeast Washington. in response to the
appeal of The Star for contributions IN
kind for the suffering poor. About four
barrels of -four were taken in, in quarter
barrel sacks; canned goods in large guam
titles, bags OF salt and even a small amount
of pepper were contributed
The same story OF thOughtfulneSs ana
generosity was told over again at each
of the other receiving stations-Eppley'
drug store, corner of 18th and Staughton
streets, and Bealls drug store, on Con-
necticut avenue near Dupont circle. At
each of these points goods Were brought
in all day yesterday by persons who could
net well make the trip To The Star office.
at the drug store Of Morgan & Painter, in
Bro okland. They We're kept busy receiving
the pounds, and nearly a wagon load was
brought in from this point.
The GcJrEetosvn Station.
The Stars pound party idea caught the
Georgetown people heart and soul, and the
liberality of their donations is substantial
evidence of this. The big reading room at
the seventh precinct police station looks
like an overstoCked grocery store, with all
the goods put up in retail quantities. AL
most every grocery in town has sent some
thing.
All day yesterday there was an unload
ing taking place. Barrels Of flour, quarters,
Fights and siXteenths of barrels were most
prominent among the gifts to the poor.
Few of the donations have been limited in
weight. Some of the bundles sent in yes
terday, last night and this morning con-
tanned warm underclothes, for males and
females Some of 1t especially made
for children. Investigating officers are look
Ing we'll about the town for those in need
of assistance.
Georgetown is a territory well known to
the people, and the police particularly and
it will be highly improbable that any i'm
postor will share at all in the donors lib
crafty Worthy families being pro-
vided with little informally drawn orders
by the police, and specially detailed men.