The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-30
EVERYBODY HELPS THE POOR
Money From the Wealthy and
the Wage-Earners Sent in.
THE POLICE GIVEN FUNDS
Assistance Of a Substantial Charac-
ter Has Been Furnished-TheS Sit
uation at the Charity Headquar-
ters-The Poor Continue to Appeal
for Food, Fire and shelter

The balance on the charities account is
still on the right side of the ledger, the
cash contributed since yesterday aggre-
eating large sum, and the supplies of
clothing aud food being equal TO the de-
IN and The assistance rendered this
morning and during the day was Of a sub
stantial character, and kept the wolf
from the door OF many an humble dorni-
Gle.
The cash donations atpolice headquarters
were sufficient to enable Chief Clerk Syl-
vester to send $25 to each of the nine pre-
cincts for disbursement. The individual
contributors are as follows;
Mrs. ]. e. willard, $50; A. Lisner, 800;
NJ. T. NJ, $50; Surgeon A. f Magruder,
500. gen. Alfred PIeasanton, $50; ladies
of Fort Myer, $13.5S; Charles E. Thorne,
$40; Supreme Council, ThiIty-third De-
gree Masons, SOS; J. and NJ. Strasberger,
SO; II. ID. F., SO; Mrs. B., 81; s. M.
Jones, So; F. S. B., So; a mechanic, 81;
F. L., So; anonymous, 81 so; G. Xander,
SO; anonymous, SIS; Mrs. G. E. C., 81;
Lady Of the Louise Home, 81.
Tie individual contributors through the
Dolice precincts are as follows:
First precinct-"A friend to the poor 80
loaves Of bread; c. o. Sterling, 81 cash, l..
E. Breuninger, 20 loaves Of bread; JOS. Ehr'
mantraut % loaves of bread: f. H. Droop,
clothing: Hendrixon & Co, 6 bushels OF meal;
Mrs.. E. H. Schenck, S. in provisions.
Eighth precinct-A friend, ton of coal;
william Holmes, cash, 81; A. s., 20 loayes
OF bread: Unknown, l box biscuits and so
i MI AfrG
johnson, clothing; c. L. Wood. loaves;
]. W. Heckinger, clothing.
Fifth precinct -Schneder's bakery, 60
loaves OF bread; j. S. Crawford, z mat
tresses and beiclothing; Elizabeth Hoffmon,
/ barrel OF sweet potatoes; Mrs. NJ F. Hol-
derman, overcoat and vest ]. w. Tolson,
/ barrel potatoes and some groceries, for
AnacoStia; II. $. Moliner, oveFcoat; Maggie
yanzant, 20 loaves; NJ. C. Leelke, clothing
Third precinct-C. H., % loaves; No Name,
60 cents; NJ Jacobson, S.; Mr.. Gheen,
vegetables; the Needlework Guild, 92 gar
meutS: Lieut.. Roy, clothing; r. j., $40
cash: Emma T. Hunter, so cents and cloth
ing; NJ Fletcher, So; Mrs. John NJ. Wilson,
l bundle clothing; No Name, clothing;
same, clothing; c., % loaves of bread;
Mrs Gen. Ruggles, clothing; Lady, So and
clothing; C. H., 20 loaves; Mr.. Gheen,
meat and vegetables; No Name, clothing;
Mr. Raeburn, clothing.
Miscellaneous Crawford, bed cloth
ing; No 322 Spruce street, clothing; Mrs.
Audenreid, bedding and so loaves; s. Il.
Murray half barrel of bread; III. Egan,
groceries; Capt Smith, hats and cloth
ing; ]. c. Ergood, large supply of groceries;
Fort Myer ladies, clothing; A. Gasman,
100 loaves; Mrs Hopkins, coal and pro-
visions to 4 families; F. Greenapple, meats;
employees OF patent office, lot of groceries;
Army Canton Flannel Society, Soldiers
Home, Undertaking.
There was crowd Of probably one hun
bred men and women, mostly colored, at
the rooms OF the Central Union Mission
this morning, to whom the officials were
dispensing provisions, the names being
entered in slips at the office, which were
afterward passed into the storeroom. Each
family was given food to the amount of 81.
The stream of callers is almost constant;
but the pound party brings in salts
factory returns, and other contributions
are liberal.
The Associated Charities received since
yesterday contributions in cash as fol-
lows:
ID. E. Fox, cash for ton of coal; one
check, S25; cash, in amounts Of So twice,
So and 81: two checks, covering two con-
tributions to the dollar fund; Nautical
Almanac office. $3.50; eight cash dona-
lions to dollar fund; c., S25; Rev. d. H.,
So; Miss NJ. S Cook, S4; cash, 10 cents;
Mrs. T. j. Coffey, S25; Rockville, Nd, 50;
a friend, So; E. F. T., So; ]. o. Hall,
S.; w. II. L.. So; C. A. c., So; c. b.
F., So: II. L. R., So; E. whittlesey, So;
cash. 81; Connecticut, So; friend, S25;
G. L. B., S25; L. G. H, $50; DR.. F.
A G.. $40; C. A. b., So; G. R. P, So;
2. c. r., So.
Secretary Wilson counted up the money
received from persons who declined to have
their names published, and it amounted
to $50.
A gentleman who gave SOS afterward
hunted up three families whose names were
given him by the secretary fthe Associated
Charities, andis keeping them supplied reg
ularly.
The usual sad features are brought out at
tie headquarters Of each Of the disbursing
agencies, and among these is the case of
young widow, a typewriter, who lost her
situation last August.
Her means became exhausted, and her
NCoo g.. Women Tsr. nj in . the