The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-28
GALVESTON RELIEF WORK.
k0ME IDEA oF WHAT THE RED
CROSS - DOING.

What Ia IL 60 Ne Mistress Of the
Rob~s-ArticIes J-efnt and Other
wise. which the People OF the
United states Are Contributing.
some True stories Graphically
Teia-A rev Matter. OF minor In
tcrcat.
Galveston. Tex oct g.-An erroneous
inlpress.on aeems TO he Enung so the
North trat G4lFe.;ons erca'es. need is
over. anu that beg wants have been rudy
srppsici. uurire the Ilst week several
small dorauoua have como 90 the Rcd
Cros.. a.oompanied by Apologize from tnv
donor Jog tte lateueos OF the e.t,. nnd
expressing hopa snat opportunity fDr
IA use has not entirely eouo oy. The
fruth 81 that contribution were never 60
urgently needed 81 now. when She storm
SURVIVOR are just beginuius a. realize
their t1sses. and 10 take up che huainess
Of nfo anew. SO Tar douatious have been
mostly in odd cl0thta. aud BE- is tiEl time
that a halt was called lu that mistaken
form OF charity. From every city. town
and cross-roahs hamlet iu he United
State clothes tarc poured Joe upon us.
By shiploods aud truln-luads. Most OF
the garments faN their hoft days Ions.
Ions ago. many are entirely oat-Worn.
ana some arc 80 dirty that The distrbu-
tors are fain 'o handle them with gloves
al arms length. Perhaps even these pro-
ducs W tine breasts Of the glvers that com
fogtabio feeling Of having lent 90 dle
L0nd." hut remembering that the ladies
ani gentlemen for whom they are d@-
signed lately had homes and bolougngs
as Food as suybodyr che proffer 30 their
af3iction OF ohothes which "a back
tramp would dlselaim. is insulting. 20 say
the least. A few merchants have con-
tributed new goods mostly shopworn
and ont OF ~ hon, but rtll usablc. AMI
may heaven bless them. every one. for
the worthy charity even be VINO sent
whole box 81 teauffui now shoes. all for
ths leit foot. Cpronabiy drummer sam
pIes). a. there really are a few one-les-
ged folk in Galveston.
The worst box have yet sccn opened
came from New Jorscy-tt would be- uu-
kind 70 teal y0u the town Fortunately %
was not very large. containing "a dozen ur
80 pairs of workmen's trousers. plastcrcd
with mud. paint and grease. filthy and
odor1ferous flannel shirts. female under
garments ragged and dirty and wooden
dresses fairly dropping 90 pieces from
the ravages OF moths. OF course 81 would
never do 20 Offer these 20 anybody. nor
even % contaminate better things by put
ting tnem On juXtapuaifion. What we do
with such useless articles IL q wcil-kcpt
eecrst but perhaps az this late hour ]
may whisper % IN your ear. The natural
impulse Is 90 pitch such things out OF tho
rear window nud afterwards 60 make
bonfire OF the whole business But that
would bo bad policy. as false stories would
he sure 20 gct abroad concerning our
wicked waste 81 good material" SO we
adept the same plan which that wiso wo-
man. Miss Barton. originated years ago
and has practiced successfully on various
fields. VIZ all worthless articles are
carefully pun into new barrels which are
rolled outside toward evening and appar-
entity forgotten. And every morning che
barrels are found empiy-fhe very last
dirty rag stolen. which che poorest plan
tation negro would refuse TO accept as a
Eifti ,A.
The omce which we faceiousIy term
"Afigtress % the Robes"-ihat Is. chief %
the clothes distributing departmeut-is no
Eiuecuro For "a time u devoived upon the
undersigned. until too much flesh and
blood could no longer endure the strain
and fortunate collapse relieved her from
tts oncrous duties. During that FIRST
fortnight in Galveston che knowledge
mat gained ~ human nature. noble ana
iFnobe. would nil volumes From early
morning, til darkness rendered these
torn-up. uulighfcd streets well nigh inn
passabie. a crowd OF poor humanity surg
Ell around the warehouse doors. and as
always. the strongest. " not the least de-
SERVING pushed and ciboWcd their way %
the front To have given free entrance
would have meant chaos and utter sus-
pension OF business. so windows and doors
were barred, and ahle-hodicd policemen
on guard were instructed TO admit only
given number al time From con-
veuient loOp.holc inspection ~ the crowd
Wa frcQucutly made and. as FAR as pos
sible. the aged AMI feeble AMI mothers
with young children. We're admitted first
Zach member Of the distributing commit
tee took people IN charge ana htted them
out from top 20 toe beginning with hose
and ending with hat. and as nearly every
one of the four represented family ~
from three 20 dozen. each also 10 be- ont
ntled the one round represented the cloth
INK OF az least twenty four people Then
these. with their bundles blk AMI little
were hustled out Of the back door ana
fresh relay let la az tho front ana the
weary round aEnin begun. Thus in - day
time the workers 81 this strange depart
ment store were able TO wait OF severa
hundred non paying customers. including
The absentees. represented by their rcla
tiEes There are not many OF Us. and thc
men of the party were kept busy as bees.
tearing open boxes and piling the con
tents tn thar respective piaces-shocs 10
ore room, food-stuns In another. under
garments here. infants clothes there. Ia
dies dresses in another corner 50 on
through the Eamut OF conceivable com
modlues Some weeks ago change was
made. when local committee. composed OF
ladies from the various churches took
hold OF the work Now tho big Red Cross
warehouse is ike a wholesale emporium.
whence boxes are sent out uuoDeuCd Go
The several wards. in each ~ which i-
distributing station in charge Of the ladicf
aforesaid
T-rom overy one Of shese stations comes
the came couniaiut-that there ST. CON
slant imperative call Tor warm garments
WOODEN underwear. wraps. bed blankets
and other articles necessary for che win
ser. now only few weeks away. There
f. no means OF satisfying che demand Tor
the good people OF the North seem % De
lahorug under the idea that This IS o.
torrld climate. and an the clothes they
send are thin and summary. The truth