The San Francisco call., 1897-03-07

into which they can place their savings.
We hope 10 establish 100 families in this
manner next fall
Three of the special and district relief
committees were out in the rain yester-
dav. busily canvassing for subscriptions
The committee composed of Lippman
Sachs, ". NJ. Bunker and H. J. Crocker
and ex-MayOr Eilert's committee, were
especially active and succeeded in rails ing
the fund in the hands of Daniel Meyer to
$4112. -.
Circulars were sent yesterday to Super
intendent Daggett Of the United States
Mint and to each Of the principals of the
ployes and the schoolteachers to donate a
portion of their salary to the boulevard
fund.
The present inclement weather, though
it has undoubtedly interiered with the
work of the committees, has predisposed
the public to assist the unemployed by
accentuating the misery OF the latter.
The only obstacle which Is likely to pre-
vent an early commencement of work
upon the boulevard lies in tie conditions
contained in Mr.. Sutro's deed conveying
thirteen acres OF land to the City south OF
the park. Mayor Phean finds some con-
ditions in the Sutro deed which he hopes
Mr.. Sutro will set aside, and he will confer
with Mr.. Sutro and will then try to pre-
vail upon him to eliminate these obnox-
ious clauses.
Yesterdays rain seriously interfered
with the comfort of the men at the arm
ory. The com missariat wagon did not
make its customary mum ber of rounds for
the good and sufficient reason that very
few of the bers of the organization
are sufficiently welI.shod to brave the
fury of the elements. However, several
accepta BILE contributions were received in
the course OF the day, among such being
One hundred loaves of bread, ten pounds OF
candy, fifty pounds OF cornballs and small
case of eggs from W. S. Townsend, 627 Market
street; eight bundles of clothing, contain ing
twenty suits of Undertaking, shirts, col ars
and undershirts from "Uncle Jacobs; two
bundles OF clothing, from Mrs. Korn, 53S
Minna street; groceries from Mrs. Fred killop
and r J. Shredder of Fillmore street,. fifty
pounds of beef from s P. Hicks of the Bonto
market; Two sacks OF -four, two boxes of toma-
toes, sack OF vegetables. twenty-five pounds of
bacon. two sacks of bread, and $40 cash from
the San Francisco Trades and Labor Council.
The family relief committee once more
calls attention to thu need of shoes of
every description, pants and undercloth-
ing. The committee yesterday acted on
the Brady case at COS Pine street. The
landlord, whose peculiarly inappropriate
name is Lovely, was determined to eject
both man ana wife unless portion of the
rent were forthcoming. The committee
provided temporary accon. m odation for
Mr.. and Mrs Brady at 664h Howard
street. Mr.. Brady, it may be added, is
bed-idden.
Greer is an old man of 55 residing at
l015 Valencia street. His wife was
stricken quite recently and is suffering
from complication Of ailments. The
family have no money, nothing to eat, no
fuel and cannot pay the rent. Greer
called at the prmory yesterday, and in
spite OF his years accom- plished a good
days work and subsequently carried q
sack of coke and supply of provisions all
the way to his home on Valencia street.
Mrs. Cahill of 353 Dora street has four
children, one of whom is at the point of
death as the result of diphtheria. These
are only a few of the cases that have re.
ceived atsention at the hands of the COM
mlttee, but with the best will in the world
that body can do very little with the scant
resources at its disposal.
The organization generally appeals to
the charita BILE for donations in the shape
of canvas to place at the bottom of the
sleeping hunks and quilts and blankets,
new or old. Deprived of these 'necessaries
the men are frequently obliged 10 lie down
in their damp clothes at the imminent
risk OF contracting disease.
Last nights concert at the California
Theater and the baseball game to-day
have interfered some what with the sale OF
tickets for the benefit entertainment at
the Auditorium OH Tuesday evening, but
the men will make another effort 10 get
rid of the balance in the interim
Discussing the dollar day proposition
of the citizens relief committee, one of
the IN mempers of the family relief com nit
tee thus expressed himself yesterday:
''Any man who will ask another to work
for less than he himself is W ling to realize
as profit on the sale of his goods, if he
be merchant, has no place in COM
munity where semblance of justice pre-
walls ~