Evening star., 1897-01-28


said he could not get work
one woman who called at headquarters
wanted her husband appointed as a spe-
c1al policeman for duty during the inau-
gurat1on. She did not ask for help, but
during her conversation she told of her
sad condition. She had a big family, and
no food or fuel. and when Chief Clerk
Sylvester gave her an order for groceries
ana coal the poor woman was terribly over
come because of her good fortune, and cried
as if her heart would break While there
is so much suffering in the city there are
families in the county the members of
which are really in agony because of
scarcity of food. Most of them are able to
get firewood from the woods, but they can
not get food. Across the Eastern branch
about the vicinity of Anacostia many fam
i,n.is over there whose crops failed and
who have been otherwise unsuccessful are
in want and, IS in other sections, the po-
lice are giving them relief On the Brent
wood road not far from Harmony ceme--
terry. there are two large families in want
and, while the police are giving them some
relief, they said that some charitable peo
pie might spend few dollars on them to
further relieve their sad condition. In one
family there is diphtheria, which is only
increasing the suffering.
Some Help.
While the snow storm increased the num-
Der of applicants and covered the cinder
piles so that those who depend upon the
dumps for fuel were no longer able 10 get
their fuel in this way, 1t also resulted in
giving employment to hundreds of peop.e,
many of whom had not earned any mo ley
in many weeks. Before daybreak men and
boys with brooms and shovels were making
h house-to house visit, asking for work.
Had all the citizens able to pay for such
work given employment to the unfortu-
r;,tes the relief would have been much
greater. While the applicants were on the
fhn n ori tn h nit oil
sponded to the appeals. In Chief Clerk
Sylvester's office the telephones were in
constant use because of the charity busi-
ness. Yesterdays donations received by
the police did great amount of good.
There was one donation made by a mer-
-nant on Pennsylvania avenue which was
highly appreciated by the poor. He DO
mated fifty 1212-pound sacks of flour, and
with each sack he gave a piece of meat.
Among this mornings donations one
of fifty gallons of milk, given by the Belle
vue dairy. This was also appreciated, and
great amount of it was sent to families
In which there is sickness. The donations
received by the police today were as fol-
lows: Mr.. Kaufman, four overcoats, nine
hats and four seal caps: pension office,
Atty six packages of groceries and four
bundles of clothing: John H. O'Donnell. 800
leaves of bread; William Lowenthal one
ton of coal; Henry Murray. two tons OF
coal; w. z. Cole, 100 loaves of bread; Will
lam Pitney. clothing and shoes; w. J.
Watson. children's clothing; A. Gosman,
100 loaves of bread: Behrens & Son, sixty
six loaves of bread; Mrs. CLANCY. three
]. w. l.. Dillinon, clothing: Mrs Kate. Hess
lin, clothing; Mrs. l.. Z. B. W., clothing;
f. NJ. Sullivan. fifty loaves Of bread; Miss
&C odman, clothing; F. c. Swaine & Son,
groceries; l.. Hitz. groceries.
Cash contributions were received as fol-
lows: n. w. Burcheli, $40; lady. 50; F. o.
Beckett, s.; w. c. Fowler, 81; C. NJ. Du-
bant, $40; Miss S. and Mrs. c., SIS; Mrs
N
81; NJ d. F.. s.; Miss Bessie L. K, $50; b.
t. 81; p. H, 81; Lady, So; r. Beresford
s.; Jacob Russell. s.; Mrs c. T., 81; T. NJ
c.. $40; Lady. $40; j. b. L.. $40; Lady, $3.
Some Work.
The work of cleaning snow, under the
direction of Superintendent Mckenzie of
the streec cleaning department, gave en-
ployment to about 130 men and sixty carts
Tomorrow 1t Is expected there will be about
SEQ men put a. this work and possibly $50
carts. Today's work is being done under
the regular street cleaning contract, and
the money expended viii necessarily be
taken from the fund set apart for clean
ing the streets. Because this fund Is linn
tied the number of men employed had to
be limited. The high wind and drifting
snow had the effect of not allowing the
men to accomplish as much as would have
been accomplished with better weather
conditions, although they were able to
clean many street crossings along the
line of the principal business streets
and make the pavements better for pedes-
trians Tomorrow 100 or more men will be
nut on the streets to do work under the
act of March 3, 1895. This provides for the
cleaning of snow and ice from cutters and
crossings and appropriates $1,000 for the
work the regular force will be largely
Increased tomorrow. and. as already stated,
| 1t is thought that employment will be given
| to fully 3oO men. Secretary Wilson OF the
central relief committee will furnish the
names of the 100 men who are to be put
en- the work tomorrow.
Loyal Women.
Owing to the present severe weather the
Legion Of Loyal Women have many ap-
plications for aid, especially clothing and
| shoes for children. Their own supply be-
Ing exhausted they ask for immediate con-
tributions Of wearing apparel. which will
| be gladly received. properly repaired and
| promptly distributed at their hall, 40 10th
| street northwest.
| The legion will. according to custom, give
| employment to needy women In repairing
| these garments, thus serving. q twofold
| purpose of aid and work. Large parcels
| will be called for when desired.
l. 4 Pound Party.
| The Central Union Mission will be at
home. 622 Louisiana avenue, Friday and
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