Evening star., 1897-01-09
PLAN OF POOR RELIEF.
Result Thus Far of the Central Com
miftee,a Anneal for AAkiAfance.


1t Is reported at the Office of the Asso-
ciated Charities that during the past ten
days there has been a very marked In
crease In the number of applica ations for
relief and the cases for the most part
have proved upon investigation to be en-
tirely worthy Over 100 cases q day have
been relieved during the recent period Of
special distress, but the funds for further
distribution are very low.
1t is reported that the police relief fund
is entirely exhausted. The same Is said to
be the case with the charity fund in the
hands of the superintendent of charities
for the District. The only supplies and
money on hand are those controlled by the
central relief committee and the Asso-
ciated Charities. and these, it is asserted,
are fast becoming exhausted.
1t will be remembered that two weeks ago
the central relief committee, of which
Judge Cole is chairman, issued an appeal
to the citizens of the District requesting
that food, supplies and money be con-
tributed for the relief of the poor in the
community. Responses were received, but
the total sum collected, less than 500, it is
said, is inadequate to meet the demands.
Additional subscriptions are urgently re-
quested, and may be sent to The Star,
which will acknowledge the receipt of all
contributions, or to Mr.. Beriah Wilkins,
treasurer of the central relief committee.
Food and fuel, clothing and supplies and
other articles of like nature are also
wanted, and should be sent to the store
house at the corner Of Sth and d streets.
If the responses to the appeal recently
Issued do not meet with a generous
response on the part of the citizens, it is
believed that the relief committee will con-
slider the adviSability of making another
hoIse-to-house canvass of the city, as was
done two years ago. The committee de-
sires to avoid this. however. il possible.
A meeting of the general committee is to
hn hold dow in, he
board of trade rooms at o'clock to dis
cUss the whole matter of the relief of the
destitute and suffering, and at that meet
ing will be brought up for consideration
the question of a personal canvass.
Considerable interest is centered in the
deliberations of the committee on q plan
of permanent relief of the poor. The
committee held a meeting last week and
another Is called for next Wednesday
afternoon. The committee is not charged
with the duty of providing for the i'm
mediate relief of the suffering, but is con-
siderng the problem of a permanent amel-
ioraton of conditions. The committee is
composed of Gen. Sternterg. Bishop Sat
terlee. John Joy Edison, Simon Wolf, DIR.
L. w. Ritchie, together with the chairman
and secretary of the relief committee.
Judge Cole and George S. Wilson. 1t Is
to consider the alley problem and the
question of providing sanitary buildings
at moderate rentals. At last weeks meet
ing it was decided to invite the health Off
Ger and building inspector to meet with the
committee next Wednesday, and in the
meantime Bishop Satterlee and Gen. Stern
berg were to make a personal inspection
of some of the alleys of the city, never
having visited them. This inspection tour
was made yesterday. The committee will
make some recommendations to the Com
missioners with a view to having them
Incorporated in bill for submission to
Congress.
Since the last public acknowledgment OF
receipts to the central relief committee
money and supplies have been received by
the committee as follows: H. F. Blount
$50; F. Cotton, barrel of flour: Mrs. H. M
Hutchinson. three loads Of wood, and from
the Army Canton Flannel Club, forty-seven
new garments of underwear.