Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-14
TO ASSIST THE POOR
Meeting of the Central Belief Committee on
Saturday Afternoon.
Reports From the Committees on
Other business Transacted. .


| and supplies, and an appeal was directed
to be made to the public through the daily
press for assistance in relieving the dis
tress now so ger orally prevailing in the
District.
The members of the committee present
were Mrs. j. w. Babson. Miss H. B. Lor-
ing. Judge C. c. Cole. DR.. Richie and
| Messrs. Theodore w. Noyes, B. H. Warner,
Lawrence Gardner, ]. W. Somerville, 1. l..
Blout, John Tracey, John F. Cook and
L. s. Emery. The meeting was held In
| the private room of Judge Cole. at the City
Hall, Judge Cole presiding. After the min
| utes OF the previous meeting had been read
| and approved, Mr.. Noyes chairman of the
committee on ways and means, submitted
the following report:
Chairman Noyes' Report.
The committee to consider and report
| means of raising funds and securing sup
| plies for distribution for charitable pur-
poses by the central felief committee of
| the District of Columbia during this winter
| recommends as follows:
First. That not to exceed one hundred
| persons be selected from the various Sec
! tons of the city, each representing one OF
! the districts into which the District shall
| be divided, who shall appoint each for his
or her district local committee of which
| he she shall be chairman: that these To-
cal committees canvass simultaneously and
systematically in their respective districts
I for contributions of money, food, fuel,
clothing and other supplies and also OBJ
| serve and report upon the needs of the
poor in their respective localities; and that
| q committee of three not necessarily MEM
| bers Of the central relief committee, be
| appointed to supervise, systematic and ex-
pedite the above canvass, reporting at
every meeting to the central committee
Second. That a committee Of five per-
sons, not necessarily members Of the CEN
trail committee. be appointed an entertain
ment committee 10 arrange for a con-
| cert other charity entert ainment for
the purpose of raising funds for chart
| table uses.
| Third. That in order to encourage and
| facilitate the giving of clothing, fuel and
| food supplies, wagons be sent in response
| to notification OF a desire to make such
contributions. which shall transport such
| supplies to the distributing headquarters
of this committee at the Central Union
Mission, or If preferred by the contribu-
tor to any distributing agency of this
| committee in the section Of the city where
| the contributor resides.
| Mr.. Noyes explained that last year there
were but thirty-three districts, and it had
| been suggested that 1t would be advisable
| TO divide the District this year into more.
| An Address to BE Issued.
| After the matter had briefly been dis
cussed it wassdecided that the number of
and upon the motion Of Mr.. Warner. it
was decided that the central committee
| should issue address to the public
| through the daily press, setting forth the
| needs of the poor and soliciting contri-
buttons of money, clothing and food, the
money to be sent to the treasurer of the
committee and the supplies to the supply
depot OF the committee. Asking the men,
bers of the committee to make such Sug-
sic hs IL
up the committee of three authorized by
| the report of the committee on ways and
| means Judge Cole stated that he would
| announce The committee today.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Tracey, the
| committee Of three, the chairman Of the
central committee and the chairman of the
ways and means committee were instruct
| cd to confer together upon the matter of
| the appointment of the chairnen of the
| various districts.
| On the motion of Mr.. Gardner. the treas
| urer of the central committee was made
| the treasurer of the district committees,
| and upon the motion of Mr.. Noyes, the
| chairman directed to appoint the
! committee of five on charitable entertain
mentS.
Committee Oh Distribution Report.
| Mr.. Gardner, chairman of the committee
| on distribution, then submitted the fol-
| lowing report:
| The committee on distribution beg leave
to report that they held meeting on FRI
day afternoon, January ii. The commit
tee were little at Joss as TO what hey
should do until the committee on ways and
means had made their report and deter
mined on what course they should pursue.
The committee, proiting by the eXper-
fence of last year, have determined to
adopt the same system of distribution that
was practiced then; namely, to secure the
cooperation Of the existing charitable Or
gani3ations and use them as distributing
agencies. During last years work a num-
Der of cases were referred to this commit
tee to act upon special; but it was deter
mined that this year the committee VIII
refer all cases direct to the agencies. They
have also determined to adopt system
of memorandum accounts tEat VIII snow
definitely where all cases are referred, the
blanks to be returned after the cases have
been relieved, through tho central commit
tee. so that we will have information as to
exactly what was done in the case. Some
system will be devised and presented 10
this committee at a future meeting, after
consultation with the representatives. of
the agencies that will be used in distrib-
uting funds to get a perfect list OF all
parties that are relieved, so as to prevent
duplication For the present this is re-
spcctfully submitted.
A Depot at the Central Union Mission.
The report was adopted, and upon the
motion of Mr.. Warner the committee on
distribution was instructed to at once
open it's depot at the Central Union Mis-
sion Louisiana avenue between 9th and
18th streets, and upon the suggestion of
Mr. Tracey, it was decided to ask the CO.
operation CT the police department in the
work of the committee, it being explain
ed that the police had rendered great and
valuable assistance last year.
Mr.. Emery stated that he had asked the
District Commissioners TO designate some
work on which the deserving poor could
be employed, the funds therefor to be sup
piled by general subscriptions. He had
not yet, he explained, received reply, but
he felt hopeful that something of the kind
would result. The suggestion was ap-
proved by the committee, when an adj
journment was taken until next Saturday
afternoon.
Chemical Society.
At the annual meeting Of the Chemical
Society or Washington. held at the Cosmos
Club Thursday evening, January 10, 1855,
foII officers elected. HreSi-