Evening star., 1897-02-03
F o R 7 H E P o o R.
Various Means of Raising Funds for Dis
tressed.
Contributions Received by the DiRer-
ent Funds Police Money
AbOut Exhausted.


and by number of ladies and gentlemen,
who are actively lending their services to
the good cause. The boxes have all been
disposed of to the following holders: Mrs.
Hearst. Mrs. Westinghouse, Mrs. Thomp
son. Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Hibbs. Mrs. Wood
ward, Mrs Brice and Mrs Skully.
The coupon tickets for the reserved seats
will be ready at the National Theater to-
morrow, where they can be exchanged for
the reserved seat tickets sold. The list
of patronesses is as follows: Mrs Hearst,
Mrs. Brice. Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Par
ker Mrs. Westinghouse. Mrs. ]. w. Thomp
son., son, Mrs; S; H Kaufman Mrs. Mrs. , W: B.
Mrs. Dingley, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Allen
c. Clark, Mrs Henry A Willard,
Nine Romero. Mrs. Teunis Hamlin. Mrs.
Mrs. Beveridge. Mrs Wilkins. Mrs. swope,
Mrs. Samuel Green. Mrs. Walton. Mrs. w.
A. Rogers. Mrs. Rapley. Mrs. c. w. Need
ham. Mrs. Cluskey Cromwell. Mrs. Harry
Beale Howard. Mrs A. T. Britton Mrs.
Somers Mrs. Stanley Brown Mrs. Hill
bern, Mrs. Joseph Washington. Mrs John
Joy Edison. Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs. Sewers,
Mrs. Mcfarland. Mrs. James F. Barbour.
DR.. Rogers Lecture.
The state of the weather naturally cut
down the attendance al the lecture given by
bT a fhOSefS dl tHe SHufCu VI out
Father last night for the benefit of the poor
of the city; but it is not thought that this
fact will affect in a very marked manner
great number of tickets were sold before
hand DR.. Rogers subject was The
Hoosier Schoolmaster," an abridgment of
Edward Egglestons story, and although he
has given it before in this city, it proved
just as enjoyaol as when he first presented
1t. Incidental music and pictures enhanced
the attractiveness of the entertainment,
and those who ventured out were amply
repaid for their effort in SO doing.
Police DfstrfbutiOn.
The police are doing very little work in
the charity line today, for the reason that
they have no funds at their disposal. Ap
plicants for assistance are still appearing
in large numbers at the police stations,
but there are not as many of them as there
were several days ago. In South Washing
ton the police say there is still a great
amount of suffering. more than fifty ap-
plicants having called at the fourth pre-
cinct station before . O'Clock this morning.
Several colored women happened to call at
the station about the time clothing money
was being collected. and they imagined the
money was to be used for the poor in pay
ing their rent. The result was that scores
of the poor people soon appeared and ask
ed for small sums This false alarm had
the effect OF giving the police an idea of the
rent. Many of them said they had already
received word that unless their rent was
soon paid they would be elected, and they
all knew that they could not raise sufficient
money to satisfy their landlords. The
tickets distributed by the police for the
National Hotel dinner were used by their
recipients and many hungry people were
fed. Joe" the no-legged bootblack, was
among those who enjoyed this popular
charity. and when he had had his fill he
boasted to his friends that he had dined at
the National. Those who accept of Col
Staples hospitality are not allowanced, but
are served much they can eat, and
some of the poor ones, who have had but
few square meals this winter, have sur
prisngly large appetites. Many of the men
fed here are strangers in the city, while
others, men of families, take home their
allowance. which is usually enough for a
big family.
| partment said today that the fund of the
department was about exhausted. With
the expenditure OF from two to three hun
dred dollars day the money contributed
could not last long. There is small
amount held in reserve. however and this
| is distributed only on orders from head
! quarters This money, he said. will be
! given only in extreme cases. and an effort
| will be made to put it in families where
| there is sickness. Although scores of poor
| people are calling upon the police, and
| many of them have to be turned away, the
! donations being received are very small.
Employees of the Southern railroad con-
| tributed s22.15, members of the detective
| office $15 and Clayton Homiller. 81. Other
donations were received as follows: George
| Marzini. coal and provisions: Fannie Law
| son. fuel: Misses Berry, groceries: E. II.
Simpson twelve sacks of flour: Miss Cruik-
| shank groceries, Frederick Gheen, fuel;
| Adolph Gassman. 30 loaves of bread; ]. T.
! Earnshaw, 100 loaves of bread; Dr. II. d.
| Fry, clothing and groceries.
! The Central Relief Committee Fund.
| The Star has received contributions for
| the central relief committee fund as fol-
| lows:
| Heretofore acknowledged. ............s3,54 ,54l g.
| Dollar fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Bureau of construction and repair,
Navy Department. 1890
Secretary's office, Navy Department 11.J0
Bureau of navigation, Navy De-
partnent Observation-Disclosures. 1880
! Bureau of supplies and accounts,
Navy Department............ 1870
Naval war records office. ........... 11.0
| Bureau of steam engineering, Navy
Department .......................... 1l.O0
Bureau of yards and docks. Navy
Department OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400
| Navy pay office. Observation-Disclosures. 2.25
Employees CT Washington city post
office Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Leather and canvas workers and
inspectors of mail bags and repair
shops ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 21.GU
| Officers and employees of the South
ern Railwa- Company. $3.50
A Wanderer. .......................... 200
VIM. Boswell. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SEQ
Cash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
j. J..............-............ 2.00
r. D.. .......................... 10
E. NJ. ............................. 500
Grand total. al........................S3,S 50, sos Al
For the Associated Charities.
The Star has received the following con-