Evening star., 1896-12-03

OF applications for assistance to the Central
Union Mission. Last night every Ted in the
establishment was filled. and the dormitor-
les were crowded to the utmost extent.
Mere than one hundred and fifty homeless
men were cared for, and while this num-
Der crowded the rooms beyond the point of
comfort superintendent McMichael had not
the heart to turn away any poor and
hungry man. In conversation with a Star
reporter today he said: THE mission is
not trying TO do as much charitable relief
work as II did few years ago. 1t has been
charged AGAINST the mission, know that
we nave given assistance to many who did
not deserve 1t, and that the existence of the
mission has served to attract an undesir-
ap!e element TO this city. This charge is
Nnhout foundation, as l am sure any one
VIII realize who investigates our methods.
we demand pay from every man whom we
assist, III not in money then in labor. When
1oI.i e. L.an comes 10 US FOR a meal or a nights s
Iousins We show hin, to the woodpile and
Tel! him how much he must chon or saw
peiofe ne can n.have relief at our hands If
ne is a professional hobo the sight of the
,,U'ou m,Uoupae gives MIN a cold chill. and he
ss'es US the so-by afterward. In the ca Sc
OF the deserving poor. by that 1 mean men
VINO are willing to work, but who are nm
aple TO nrd employment, the wood ward is
an uhquaIined success. They would rather
WORK Ior what they get than take it like a
beggar and feel that just so much az tbc,r
seif-respect is gone. We have had an nm.
usual number of applications for assistance
Goolsidering og the fact that this is early In
december. but SO far we have been ahIa
u get along pretty WELL"
Board Of Trade,
Mr. S. w. Woodward, the president of ,bo
board Of trade said to a Star renor,er ,hts
morning: '-''
1t is hoped that the suggestion from,
the commissioners to the board of trade
nr
Az .he auev1at:on Of suffering ;his winter
VIII result in the formation ,f :. nor,,a
ment society for the improvement of the
coLuitioh or the pouI Ca ..,. -, .,f =, 49,
s, His .oh. Inc letter of the Commissioners
VIII De presented to the board of oirertcr,
OF the board OF trade this afternoon and
sideration i'"ie eoh-
Societies such as 1 have referred IA
are now thought to be an indispansahle n. r,
OF organized charity, and very nronerIy
cover such work or topics as ,enemen,
mouse reform. which would mean in our
Eily 1 tne building Of better houses in al.
leys and the doing away with houses which
are at present in insanitary condition. the
estahllshmcnt of better methods In dealinn
with the dependent classes and lifting then
up TO a position of indepe peadence
Inc EFFORT OF organized charity toda,
Is 10 bring about co-operatiDn oe public
with private charitable institutions ano
agencies. to the end that duplication OF
relief may be checked and relief given Il
the worthy AS Alexander johnson, sec
retary OF the board of state charities OF
the state Of Indiana. says. in mis- paper or
The Cooperation Of Public with Private
Charitable Agencies before the fnterna
tional congress in 1888: "A charity orga MIA
tion does not agree to do relief work, bu;
does agree to see II done; SO that n one re.
lief agency fails, 1t can and will secure
another
I'm dealing with apple ants Cor charity
too many people are content to ease .nei,
consciences by throwing an aims to them
or sending check to the relief ccmmittea
The truest charity is to assist by course
and advise those who need Assistance rnti
such time as they may again become self
supporting"