The herald., 1898-11-25
The HUNGRY ARE FED
AT THE GOOD SAMARITAN ON
Los ANGELES STREET.
Many Families Relieved From Cold
and Hunger by Gifts Of Food
and Clothing

Over three hundred families received their
Thanksgiving dinner through the efforts oi
the Good Samaritan on Los Angeles street
All day yesterday the wagons OF the Los
Angeles Transfer company were hauling
gratis the donations from the school children
of the city. Fifty-two schools gave over
twenty tons of provisions to be used to re-
| lieve cases of desttution. OF these twenty
| tons there was twice the percentage this
year of solid provisions, such as flour,
potatoes and meat, than in any previous
year. The food and clothing was assorted
when received, and such perishable stuff az
vegetables and fruits were given out as soon
as possible.
The plan of operations of the Good
Samaritan works in two ways. All charita-
| BILE organizations in the city make requisi-
tions for. food or clothing and these demands
are met as far as possible and with the quail
| ity of supplies demanded by these institu-
tions. In addition to this, the Good Samari-
tan has Miss Emma Sturges as a field worker,
who investigates all cases of destitution as
to urgency and credibiity. From the report
of Captain Frazier, women exercise the great
est duplicity in obtaining food and clothing;
some of them, in deed, would live at the ex-
pense of the institution until overtaken by
a natural death if care was not used in III
vestigating such reported cases of destitu-
ton. The efforts OF the charity are not di-
ected toward pauperizing families, but to
relieve cases calling for speedy relief. 1t does
not consider that by giving out Thanks
giving dinner that it has fulfilled its end,
and for this reason all families applying
yesterday were supplied with a weeks supply
| of food.
! The scene on Los Angeles street yesterday
was touching one. From early in the day
until afternoon a continuous stream of the
poor and needy had their wants supplied.
\ mother and young child of 4 years passed
out of the door, the mother laden with a
huge sack of food, while the child .oddled
after with a bundle of clothing.
An old man, leading boy, evidently his
grandson, wished to know if he could get
pair of boys shoes. From box of worn
shoes pair was selected which were an
approximate fit and with pair of stock
ings made the small boy less subject to the
cold morning air. The old man demanded
nothing for himself, but was happy in the
joy of the boy as he scuffed the heels of his
new possession on the sidewalk.
A young man of 20 years, with club foot,
to get coat. His face was blue with cold,
and from the appearance of his coat and
shirt, had evidently spent the night in hay
stack, as the barley boards had worked
themselves into the cloth. He turned over a
pile of coats and went on his way rejoicing
with garnet which, from its gay checks,
had belonged to a race track tout.
1t is in its success with boys and young
men that the charity prides itself. The
claim is made that over four hundred boys
have been taken from the streets and put
into the schools of the city. Other boys,
whose parents could not possibly maintain
them in school, have been put in the way OF
earning an honest living.
1t is the purpose of the charity to con
tinue in active operation the year around,
that all cases of genuine distress may be
relieved.