The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

There were few changes of importance
in the situation at the armory Yesterday,
although the outside applications Tor re-
lief are continually increasing and the
resources of the organization are taxed 10
the utmost in order TO keep pace with
them. Five minutes devoted 10 the in
spection of the work of the family relief
com mittee is calculated to satisfy any OBJ
server that the prevailing distress has not
been exaggerated. The utmost care is
taken TO guard against imposition, and
every applicant Is subjected to q searching
cro.s-exa mination. If an applicants re-
plies are satisfactory to the committee he
is given an order for the required supplies
in the shape of food or cloining, and the
com mittee calls the next case.
The majority of the applications are for
clothing, and .sll contributions of this
kind for men and women. children and
adults, Will be gratefully accepted. This
portion of the stock on hand, 1t may be
said, is almost depleted.
In addition to the sixty-three families
previously recorded, tickets were issued
yesterday for the relief of forty others.
The commissariat department allows
the following TO family of five as a
weeks supply:
Nine pounds of potatoes. 21z pounds of on
IONS, Al pounds OF meat, IA pounds of sugar
II pounds OF -four, IS of a pound OF coffee, 8
Ioaves of bread, 1 pound of Tea. 81 pounds of
beans, 2 pounds of bacon, 3 pounds of dried
fruit bars OF soap, 1 box of breakfast oat-
meal, box of crackers.
The quantity supplied varies of course
as the number of family rises above or
falls below that average.
Many applications are for medical as
sistance. One woman was sent to ;he
polyclinic al ga Mission street yesterday
and half a dozen men to DR.. Bohen' 5
offices. The Health Officer was notified OF
a serious case at 607 Pine street, and on
Friday night another man was removed
10 the Receiving Hos sDital.
The commissariat wagon made its usual
round and returned laden with the fol-
lowing:
Two sacks of potatoes. box of macaroni, sack
of prunes, sack of dried apples. sack of corn
meal, Sd cks of flour. sides Of bacon, 2
OF beans, 10 pounds OF coffee, cheeses
boxes of tea, half a head cheese, 20 pounds OF
beef from the Golden Rule restaurant ~
pounds of tea, box of fresh fish, sack of clothe,
from 605 Ellis street; bedclothes, ladies'
clothes, ladies' hat and 10 pounds of -four
from 424 Post street; basket of ladies' clothes
box Of prunes and additional sacks of flour
one contributed by the Bakers Union.
1t was estimated that the supply on
hand would last until Monday morning.
Steady work was found for four men
yesterday and Al others earned % cents
each In the morning removing furniture
from McDowelPs dressmaking school, at
636 Market street, to new premises on Post
street, and two of the men so EN- mployed
secured carpenters work at 81 so a day.
Z. D. Leavitt. manager of the San Fran
cisco Amusement Bureau, has offered to
give the unemployed benefit entertain
ment If they can succeed in procuring a
hall or theater for the purpose.
He has generously undertaken to supply
all the talent and pay for all the adyertis-
ing. He was accorded unanimous vote
of thanks and his offer will probably bear
fruit.
A meeting of all the committees. dis
trict special, finance and executive. has
been called for tomorrow afternoon at 8
n,cInck In the Cham her of Com rns rca II alI