The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-01
THE POOR WENT HUNGRY
Charity Supplies Did Not Last
Over Sunday.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS TODAY
The Central Union Mission Has Sup
piled 592 Families Since Friday
Last The Efforts of the Police to
AIneliorate Suffering Early Ap-
plicants for Relief.

The supply of mamma on Saturday was
not Sufficient to carry the benericiaries OF
the city's bounty over Sunday, and many
were at the several stations for relief yes
terday, while the number Of applicants this
morning was about as large as on any pre-
vioJs day since the work Of dispensing
food and clothing was systematlZed.
The contributions noted this morning
were not as numerous as usual, owing,
Doubtless, To the fact that Sunday inter
yencd
Secretary Wilson, Of the Associated
Charities, received checks in his early mail
amounting 10 $50, and Mr.. o. G. Staples
sent up fifty tickets, emitting the holder Of
each TO soup and food at the National Hotel
between the hours of l and , O'Clock to-
day. 1t is understood that these tickets
were distributed among the several agen-
cies in equal number, to be signed by some
responsible person before being given out
to the individuals, and that they win serve
the same purpose daily while the necessity
continues. Mrs. Bruuen has made iona
tion OF seven large double comfoTters and
two double blankets.
Secretary Wilson has a letter from resi-
cent Of Howard county, Nd, appealing for
aid. The writer represented that he had
wife and two little children, and wanted
little assistance. which be preferred should
be rendered 10y check.
woman whose husbandd deserted herand
their two children several weeks ago, is
not only destitute, but in a condition which
appeals to universal sympathy. She is be-
ing cared for.
Mr.. Wilson asks that The Times shall state
that all who have contributions 10 make to
tie Associated Charities shall send them to
him at S1l G street northwest, and If in
tended for the central relief committee that
they shsll be sent TO Treasurer wilkins at
the Post building or to any OF the daily
newspapers of tie city. He makes this re-
quest for the reason that persons have come
TO him with the statement that they did
not know where TO leave donations. The
sum of 81 0 was left with him, given by
Congressman, who did not know with whom
20 leave it.
The Central Union Mission has attached
to the wall OF its dispensing office a list
OF 5S2 families, TO whom aid has been
furnished since Friday, and through this
means an effort is to be made to prevent
dupEcatlon. Those whose names are on
the list were refused today, upon the
grounds that there. arc others who have
had no help, aud that these have the
first next claim. It was only in ex-
treme cases that the rule was broken.
Tie contributors TO the mission store
house are: Friend" two pounds of vel
low meal; Mrs. Horatio King, provisions;
Mrs. Northern, groceries; Friends" sugar;
"A Friend,'' coffee and tea; Mrs. Over
man, two boxes OF groceries; Mrs. I. w.
Hosier- clothing; ladies Of the MontrOse
Flats, groceries; Mrs. Buchanan, clothing;
"a Friend" bundle; NJ e. J., clothing;
Mrs. =, clothing: Mrs. Magruder, two
bundles; Mrs. McEwen and Miss Hough,
clothing; f. S. Stiokney, flour and sugar.
More than hundred individuals, colored
men. women, and children, were at the
doors OF the Union Mission for an hour