Evening star., 1897-02-02
A NJ o NC THE POO r
The Police Fund Has Been Practically
Exhausted.
Contributions Received for the Gen
ernl Funds SUFFERING Continues
Among the Classes In Want.

The police poor fund is about exhausted,
which lends point to the charity concert
next Friday afternoon at the National
Theater. The arrangements for the affair,
under the general direction of Mrs. Tom
C. Noyes. are well advanced, and the tick
cts are selling rapidly. Reserved seats
have been placed at 81, and the tickets of
this class sold are exchangeable at the
theater for coupons.
The general admission ticketssat 20 cents
have been placed in the hands Of the po-
lice. who are disposing of them today.
The boxes have been nearly all sold at
good prices. the box holders SO far being
as follows: Mrs. Hearst, Mrs. Westing
house, Mr. and Mrs. John w. Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Hibbs.
The program is in an advanced state of
preparation Prof. Fanciulli and the Ma
rine Band, with their usual liberality, have
volunteered. Mr.. VIII Haley and his band
will form an important part of the pro-
gram. The octet from Primrose and
Vests minstrels have offered their SER
vices. and will be given prominent place
on the program. Miss Grace Hamilton
Jones, the rising young pianist, will render
a solo on that instrument.
Mr.. Perry Turpin and Mrs. Tom Noyes
will be among the vocal soloists. while Mr..
Hoover, Mr.. Morsell, Mr.. Kaiser and Mr..
Mosher. forming the Gridiron quartet. will
participate, 1t Is thought. A violin solo and
possibly one or two features from the
theatrical companies in the city this week
will also be on the program.
Feeding the Poor.
There is very little left in the police poor
fund. and scores of persons who applied to
the police today for relief were refused.
Although there were not quite many
callers upon the police today. the number
is still a great amount Of suffering Last
night at the first police station there was
a caller. who asked that he be sent to the
workhOuse. This poor man had been with
out food for more than twenty-four hours.
I'm hungry" he said, "and I know if
1 am sent to the workhouse I'll be fed"
His story was that he had been unable
to get employment, and he had walked here
all the way from Lynchburg, Va. Police
man Tayman, who heard his story, would
not lock him in cell as n prisoner, but
took him In the lodging house, where he
was given a bath. supper and put TO bed.
Today the officer told him he could look
for work and do the best he could to keep
out of the workhouse.
In the sixth precinct last night the Off
GERS found another sad case o. destitution.
There was a family, consisting Of father.
mother and four children. The father Is
paralyZed, and there vas no food or fuel
In the house. Although the charity fund
was about exhausted. the police managed
to do something toward giving the family
relief
were exceedingly small. the amount Of
cash received being only g. This was re-
ceived from children living at I'LL M street
northwest. Mrs Simon Wolf contributed a
bundle of clothing and bundles Of clothing
were received from two unknown persons.
The free dinner at the National Hotel.
given TO the poor by Col Staples was well
patronized today. Yesterday the police
IT,, ~;h ~ Vf1Iy4 Gov, hi
dinner, and the amount of Irish stew pre-
pared for ii was enough to feed many
families. At the dining room on the 9th
street side of the hotel today at IL o'clock
there was a crowd of hungry men standing
in the rain. and when the doors were
opened the rush was great that big
pane of stained glass was taken out. Pork
and beans with bread were enjoyed by
some instances the holders of tickets
brought buckets and were permitted to
take home their large allowances of pork
and beans. In the crowd of hungry ones
were many able-bodied men,. and most of
them were poorly clad. only a few of them
enjoying the warmth of overcoats.
In the government printing office col
lection Is being taken up which promises to
greatly increase the poor fund. This list
is being circulated because of a suggestion
made by Public Printer Benedict
Generous Offer.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society. which Is
a prominent charitable organization, has
done a great amount Of charity work this
winter in a quiet way. Private subscrip-
tions are made to this society and its fund
will be increased during the months of
February and March because of the gener-
Gus offer of Thos. E. Waggaman. His art
gallery at No. 1900 o street is to be open
on Thursdays during the two months, from
IL am. till 4 pm, and the proceeds will
be turned over to the society.
For Central Relief Committee.
Heretofore acknowledged. ......$3,2 ,2O5 AZ
LUNAR luHu- IL W
Office chief clerk. Department Of
Agriculture additional. .. 500
Weather bureau. Department of
Agriculture .--.................. 40 90
Office auditor for the Post Office
Department, Treasury Department SS 80
Quartermaster generals Office. 46 90
Clerks in Smithsonian institution. % S5
photographic office. Navy Depart
u. S. pension agency II 80
Officers and clerks, U. 8. Marine
Corps. headquarters and barracks 1S 90
Division of forestry, Department Of
Agriculture ..... 80
Isadore Saks. Observation-Disclosures. 25 90