The morning times., 1896-12-25
Charity's Helping Hand Found
Much TO DO.
COLD BROUGHT SUFFERING
Hunger and Want CraWled Out to
Face the Bright and
Happy.

While trimmed trees glittrTed in the
glowing freight in many homes last
night, the byways OF the city held the op-
posite picture.
y slowly dropping thermometer made il
an ideal old time y mas for the wel-tG-dU,
hut brought only sorrow to homes where
coal was lacking and families shivered in
scauty clothing. Call after cali was made
on the police and charitable institutions
for help and numerous as these Instances
we're, the wants OF the sufferers We're itn-
medIately relieved, and today many who
looked forward To "A cold and checrless
Christmas are, for the time at least, happy
and the wolf is not heard bowling at the
door.
While many of these cases We're relieved
at the solicitation of the sufferers them
selves there are still n large number who
preferred starvation to becoming public
charges and who had been sought and
found by the good Samaritans OF Wash
ingt0n who spent their time and means in
assisting just such people.
Luckily the cold snap did not catch the
managers OF the principal public charity
distributing centers unprepnred. The mild
weather of the past two or three weeks
was taken advantage OF 10y the managers
in providing for such emergencies as CON
frOnted them yesterday, ana as a result
in every ease where ii WAS found upou
investigation the applicant was worthy OF
assistance, their wants Were relieved.
Departed From Rules.
The charities distributed yesterday were
in great many instances different from
:
Among the contributions from various
sources were not only tt large qudnrity
of delcaccS, but also a great number Of
toys.
These latter were distributed among
the very poor children or the city, some
of whom have never seen a Elay,hing
! except through shop window.
Al the office Of the Associated charities
the scene was 4 busy one. Secretary viii
son was ovcrrun with applicants, but each
was cared for as rapidly rs possible ana
directed 10 the nearest and quickest road
to relief. The number whose wants We're
attended 10 is not known further than that
it is more than twice as great as that of
any previous day this winter.
Al the Central Union Mission also there
was a great rush for charity. This .car,
however, the officers of the mission are
not drfcctly distributing aIms except M
URGENT cases, where delay would cause
great Increase Of suffering. As i result
nearly al who applied at the mission
were directed To the Associated Charities.
Helped in Many Ways.
The charity clubs of the several schuoIs
! OF the city also did great and good work
n oil Hss Of H. nf l,a
city. Many poor child is indebted to the
! thuugirful kindness OF some liutle school
! Tot for the toy it has today, perhaps the
/ nt~t one it ever owned. And many a
! sick and destitute mother owes some one
/ oI theSc little charity messengers a debt
~ gratitude for the dclcacies, without
which she would have passed beyond the
/ need or further want and suffering.
At police headquarters. also, a great
number Of people worthy OF aid were
given assistance. When appealed To for
/ charity the big blue coat is found t.
. haVeds hig and KIND a heart anyone. aud
4 1t Is not an uncommon thing when a case
needing immediate attention is called 10
their notice. that they go down in their
clothes and produce the whercwith. Sever. Al
Of such instances occurred during the last
! - % tA - anu iIiiiN 81 pun ibtitl VIII
remember the members of the Metro.
pOlitau po.'ce force a their best friends.
Treat for Little Ones.
The poor children Of the city, especially
| those who come under the care Of the Off
! GERS OF the Central Union Mission, were
| given rare treat yesterday afternoon III
the auditorium Of the mission building.
The employees Of the Surgeon General S
! office contributed fund sufficient TO de.
fray the expenses Of large Christmas tree,
and all the little ones who visit any of the
various branches of the mission were in
| vited.
Tie tree. lighted as it WAS with electric
lights, was beautiful sight, and for n )rc
than All hour the two hundred or more
little Cnes who gathered around it were
supremc!y happy.
The tree, which was decorated by the
wives and daughters and lady friends ui
the employees, was heavily laden with
sweets and toys In all there were over 400
boxes Of candy, between 200 and 300
toys, and plenty Of nuts and fruit to ied st
the little folks during the afternoon.
! FATE M THE RES0T HTT0N