The evening times., 1897-02-05
MONEY AND FOOD WANTED
The Charitable Agencies Sadly
i'm Need of Both.
APPLICATIONS ARE NO LESS
\ Large Number of Destitute Peo-
pie Turned Away-Only the Most
Urgent Cases Obtained Assist
ance-CIothing Comes in Consid-
cradle Quantities.

The contributions of cash and fuel to
the charitable societies have been as lin
! Tied since yesterday as they were the day
| before and the day before that, and those
! who apply for supplies OF either are turned
away, except where the necessities are
urgent. No cases OF extreme destitution
are ignored.
Secretary Wilson, oc the Associated Char
tiles, was out among the inaugural COM
mittees yesterday, seeking employment
for those whose applications ther efor
| he had been unable to meet. There are
many on his list who want W ork and as the
/ street cleaning department is unable TO
accommodate any more, the prospect is
not flatterng. Mr.. Wilson requests all
| who may have to employ labor, even
| for small jobs, to call him up over the
| phone and leave their orders with him
for the help needed He will undertake
to supply the demand promptly.
! The cash donations received 10y the As
sociated Charities since yesterday amount
ed 10 SAL. This included check for S25;
the proceeds to be used for the relief Of
any one requiring immediate aid. Soon
after Mr.. Wilton's receipt of the check
a woman came to his office with the in
formation that the constable was at that
moment placing her household goods on
! the paven ent for non-payment of rent.
She and her two little children were
tomeless. Investigation proved the story
to he true, and part OF the S25 was used
10 pay Il months rent for a room for the
woman and her children.
At the rooms of the Central Union Mis-
son the cash receipts were less than at
the other hcadc uarters, and the other re-
corded donations ran principally to cloth
ing The mission managers Were there
fore Obliged to turn the multitude away,
the abs olutely helpless only being con-
sidered.
No groceries to give away today was
the only response heard by the callers.
one Of the managing force spoke Of this
regretfully.
Warm weather does not check hunger"
lie said
The total Of the cash contributions re-
ceived at tile mission was Sl9 The list Of
donors included two little girls who gave
IL for 1.-TWO little girls The Others, with
the amounts given, were: j. NJ. Hoge, 50
cents; Miss p, % cents; Mrs Russell, s.;
c. A. johnson, s.; Mrs. Disbrow, % cents;
A. F. F. Fox, $40.
Clothing was contributed by L. f. S., ].
NJ s., Mrs Mulligan, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs.
Callige, Mrs A. J. Hail. Mrs r., Miss Bon
nought; No. 49S Maryland avenue, Mrs.
Yost, A S. McC., "Lacapodian,' Mrs. Bur
clard, and S. w. Mrs. Waters gave gro
ceries and canned goods.
Twenty-rour families were provided with
the necessaries of life by the mission yes
terday and several with fuel. A total OF
ninety-seven pieces of clothing was dis
tributed.
No cash was received at police headquar-
ters, and the supply of provisions was
small, but the success of the concert, ad-
vertiSed for this afternoon, is already an
assurance of a large addition to the fund
1--WE are already satisfied OF the big re-
suits to come from that event. said
Chief Clerk Sylvester THAT much is
already demonstrated.
The list of donors OF clothing and food is
as follows Bellevue Dairy, ten gallons
of milk; DR.. William T. Gill, fifty loaves
of bread; Mrs Stevens, shoes and clothing;
Samuel Bricker, soup; S Burke, provisions;
Mrs Ellen Forrest, $3.50 in groceries;
Unknown one-half barrel Of potatoes
The National Hotel proprietor is still dis
pensing meals on tickets signed by the
managers, respectively, of the charity
headquarters.