Evening star., 1898-07-15

nlittee Is done to a large extent on Satur-
| day night, and when the dealers send home
/ the supplies they frequently add to them
such of their stock has been foun3 un-
| salable and which win not keep over Sun
day
Even this meager assistance is not rem
dered until thorough investigation has
shown that the applicants not only are of
| the families of soldiers, but that they are
| in the most needy circumstances. The cases
are turned over to the police and a report
| from them is given, and frequently per-
| sonal visit from the committee is made to
| further satisfy them that relief is neces-
sary.
These cases are rendered still more pitt
| able from the fact that when the soldiers
whose families need assistance enlisted
they were either out of work were earn
| ing so little that their families were on the
verge of suffering. When the soldier boys
went away to the front they had no store
| of supplies to leave the wife and little
ones. 1t took but short time for the wife
| to get out of everything and to carry a few
remaining pieces of furniture to the sec
ond-hand stores.
An unfortunate feature of these cases
is the fact that the District regiment was
| not paid off before it left Key West. 9TH
erwise money might have been sent to pay
rent, lacking which the committee will
find 1t necessary to make some slight ex-
penditures on this account in extreme
cases.
What is Needed.
secure donations of money. food or cloth
ing. These donations may be sent to any
member of the committee, the names of
which are given above. All money receiv-
ed will be promptly acknowledged. All
who have clothing or food to send will
have 1t sent for If they will drop a note
to member of the committee.
Above all, money is needed for the pur-
chase of food. and any one contributing
to the fund can be satisfied that the deal
ar f-t
profit for themselves besides throwing in
a good deal without cost. Clothing for
small children Is especially needed. There
are on the committees list today forty
| four children Of tender ages. Shoes during
the warm weather are not regarded as
necessary for the children, though they
Will be needed as soon as the cool weather
sets in- The shoes that have been con-
tributed are generally too narrow for the
| little feet that are to be fitted
| The relief committee is also anxious to
! find instances in which two or three rooms
| in respectable neighborhoods for white
| families may be rented at very low rates
The relief committee is not at all par
/ ticular in regard to the way these families
shall be relieved. If any one patrioticatly
! disposed person should care 10 dnd .rtake
| to see that some one family is provided for
/ he can be accommodated, or If any one
wishes to donate money to be expended in
| helping a particular case to be selected by
| himself he can do that. II 1t is de-
| sired, the committee will furnish to any
| person making a donation a statement of
! the exact manner i'll which that particular
| donation was expended. If any other as
| ISOLATION in the District of Columbia wants
| to assist In the work being done by the
relief committee 1t can find ample op-
| portunity for doing So The committee
| would also welcome the assistance of any
| one who can undertake 10 make visits on
| those who are being relieved. Every cent
! of the money donated will be spent for the
| relief of needy soldiers, all the incident
/ a of the gOmmiftaa maid for
by its members out of their own pockets.
| The Star VIII Receive Subscriptions.
| The Evening Star will receive donations
for the relief of the families of the SOL
dier boys who have gone from the District
of Columbia. and the receipt of such do
nations will be published In The Star daily.
| The Star heads the list by a subscription
| of 800. Who and how many will do like
wise?