New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
MANY CALLS FOR RELIEF
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS CROWDED WITH
DESERVING CASES.

COOP WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN CAREFUL IN
vrsrIGArIoX ANp JrDlcIors pIsTRibOr'oN
or sl.pPrIEs-MoRE FUNDS NEEDED.
Tho charity organizations in this city have been
toved ,o ;hn utmost for the last two weeks 10 '",
the many urgent demands for RELIEF. 'o.'' ,
feature of these demands Is that an uhus."'s 80.
nercentage OF the people those VINO nave pe."
forced 10 seek relief and who ordinarily w.
too proud To- ask for charity. Mrs. NJ Fullerton
Of the Association for tho Improving oi ine ~
dition OF the Poor said to Tribune reporter yes
,er,lay: "a young woman in here Just beiore
Won came. She had six-months old pap!' "'''
had been here twice before asking I"t ',''-
ployment. Substantial assistance was onere' u" 80"
shane Of money and necessaries of life. but she re-
fused TO accept them. All she asked Tor WIS
chance 10 earn some money with which to support
herself and child This only one OF several
,ns,anccs of this nature The unusually severe cod
of the last two or three weeks has reached Grass
OF people who not usually ah.cteu oy "'"
times They do not ask for money o"trsn'' pu'
request TO be bridged over In some paruV""' INV
assuring us that they will be able 20 20 on ny '"e'
oun oxer,Ione II they can only pass this crsls.
1--WE have had 200 families visited by our twenty
visitors and a large percentage OF the cases are
deserving ones and cases where charity couiu "
well expended. our grocery department. NJ W. -
Cherry-st has large demands upon H. onr ''s',o.' M
give people orders for whatever necessaries Oh l'T
extent of s. or 50 at this grocery ssoag ri;
We also cards OF credit 10 eroce,y @or coal
during the Intensely cold weather OF tic ast ST, W a.,
or so and have issued The Tribune irce codi "'
the rate of % to 800 haf-tons day ,,o,..
Mr. Ucbbard of the Charity organization ooo'v's ,,
said To a Tribune reporter: This winter docs ~ M
seem to he 50 severe the people as the ids. ''
we have had unusually large hethaIiu i ,ao, ed
services I'm the last days. and nave lh'es,s"'
n great many cases There Is certain ciaSs a,r ~
people who expect be helped every yeh' W na,
they are really need of IL or not, bul thI' 80
there have been fewer of them than Tor soin' S.''
Possibly because We have investigated tnr 'hs' 'hst
so thoroughly that know how 10 .iist'b"''"
between the deserving and undeservins' - o., na
At the University Settlement Society, NO - & n,r
lancey-st unusually large contributions Vi l'ory ~
and clothing had been received IN the HiSt ~"
weeks The sum OF $3.50 was received rom II
Tribune yestcr lay making total OF Ss" apoN' 'r ~
| usual contributions. This has been cSpenrneTi III
| coal and In nher aecessaries or life bLhilr,ss
clothing shoes. mostly children anu wol'o. =. .
clothing La been received cards sN,ns oi,ar i
holders credit for 50 have been issued 10 "A Hu'o''
! ~ pcop,e Mr. Rode the secretary Of the society
saws that the organization IS In need oil iuuuS' anu
| that he membership should be- Increased iie ivs
ular members dues g.. the assocla" a. tr 1i'u
The fellows 500 Anybody choosing To JON 'i'nt,i
OF these grades OF membership VIII ASSIST 'h' "o"