The morning times., 1897-02-03
RELIEF FOR THOUSANDS
During One Week Last Month
$4,000 People We're Assisted.
THE WORK OF THE CHARITIES
Seventy-five Per Cent of Those to
Whom Aid Was Rendered Were
Fair Cooperation Between All
the Cha arity Agencies.

Some decidedly interesting figures re-
lating to the charity work of las month
were obtained yesterday afternoon at n
meeting of the board of managers of the
Associated Charities. These figures not
only make it necessary to revise the I'M
official statistics heretofore given, but
present a startling tondition of affairs for
the last week IN January. The official
report of this organization shows that
during the month of January there We're
1000 applications for relief, and the de-
tailed statements Indicate that this 4,C00
means not individuals but families. TAX
ing off 1,COO Of these as the very highest
estimate for individual cases, the statis-
tics slow that the Associated Charities
extended aid to IS, 600 persons n January.
The average fora winter month being about
1900, it viii be seen that more than
14,000 received aid during the seven days
ended Monday night.
The actual figures at the Central Union
Mission show that more than 5000 Were
aided last Week, and the Iolice statistics,
while difficult to obtain accurately, are
al out 1000. The record for the week
fo)ts up about $4,000 bcneficiaries of
agents of the Associated Charities have
rot yet been tabulated, but from obserya-
toa it was stated that perhaps 75 per
cent of the relief was given to colored
people.
Extraordinary efforts were made by all
the relief-giving centers Tie Associated
Charities was obliged to engage three adj
ditional official visitors, making nine at
-,rl-
said yesterday that the investigate so
far showed that the percentage of dupli-
cations was very small, which goes TO
show the value and interest of the totals
given above.
Nj. Wilson'S report says that there was
great deal OF suffering during the
month and that the capacity OF the society
was especially taxed. The responses how
ever, have been very generous, through
the central relief committee At no time,
he said, was relief refused i'll cases of
actual suffering. The reports show applica-
tions to the number of 1900.
The Central Union Mission and the police
have been doing a considerable amount of
relief work during the past two weeks, and
the Associated Charities have done all in
their power, they say, to bring about
proper cooperation among the principal
reief agencies. They receive daily reports
OF all these aided at the Central Union
Mission, and also from the police and
have found considerable number OF .lupli-
cations by the Central Union Mission and
the police, but repetition VIII be impos-
Sible
The charities expresses its obligations TO
Mr.. Mckenzie. Of the street cleaning de
partment, who employed men recommended
by the charities, as many as 130 having
been Mt work at one time. Mr.. Werner,
the coal merchant, also gave employment
to twenty men for some days during the
hard weather. The report concludes with
the belief that the hardest part of the
season is over, but that provision ought
to be made for February and March
At the meeting yesterday there were
Prof Is. T. Janney, chairman; Col Archi-
bald Hopkins, Thomas ". Smith, Miss K
i. HoSrner, Major Harries, Rev. DR.. Brad
ford, and Dr.. w. X. VanReyben. The
business of the meeting other than that
above given, consisted of the reading and
approval of the routine reports.
Mr.. George H. Dunning, of the Southern
Railway Company, walked into police head
quarters last evening and banded Detective
Ed Weldon an envelope containing $22 10.
This" he said, is a contribution to the
poor of Washington, TO be distributed by
the police. 1t is from the employees OF
the freight advertising depar tment of the
Southern Railway Company, and we believe
the police is the best and most speedy
agency for reaching the victims of poverty
and cold"
Policeman Pat Creagh has received from
brother policeman in Chicago a snap
shot at poverty taken in the Windy
City. 1t is picture of q pretty young
woman kissing Chicago policeman who
has come to her relief with a large pack
age of food and clothing