Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01
WORK OF THE CHARITIES.
Organizations Able to Meet All De-
mands Upon Them.

DESPITE the cold and snowy weather
which has prevailed in Washington for
more than a week, the poor people of the
city are found this New Year day in fairly
comfortable circumstances. So far as can
be learned through the police and other
channels there is absolutely no suffering
for want of fuel or food within the limits
of the capital city. The charity organiza-
tons, it is stated, have fully met every de-
mand made upon them. Especial efforts
were made late Saturday and yesterday to
provide all who were in need that the be-
ginning of the final year of the century
might be marked with good cheer in every
household, even down to the most INDECENT
of Washington's population.
The agents of the Associated Charities
and the Citizens Relief Association worked
earnestly and zealously Saturday and at
tended TO the calls for aid received up to
that time. Yesterday there were some ad-
ditional appeals, and these We're met with
out delay. Today the central office of the
Associated Charities at S11 G street was
open up to l O'clock. During the morning
about dozen persons applied there for
aid. A number Of other cases came to the
attention of the agents in their respective
districts. In each instance the wants of
the applicants We're fully met, and it was
believed that the poor are today in better
circumstances, all things considered, than
The Associated Charities and the Citizens
Relief Association are preparing for the
winters work. and to that end the finance
committees of the two organizations have
issued a joint appeal, in which, after CIV
ing figures showing the amount of good
work accomplished in the past year, 1t is
stated:
Our purpose IS to encourage thrift, find
employment for those needing il, lift fami-
lies and individuals out of the pauper class
and collect and deposit savings, and, where
relief is found by our trained and expert
enced agents to be necessary, to see that it
is provided, either through churches, be-
nevolent associations, individuals, or, if
the cases have no relation to any of these
from the funds of the Relief Association
Under the methods thus outlined a large
and wholesome reduction of expenditure has
been made. The whole trend of modern,
enlightened charitable work is in the direc-
ton of prevention, and We appeal with con-
fdence 20 the public to sustain US, and to
enable us to reach larger and better results
in that direction, while at the same time
relieving all actual distress. The number
in the community contributing to these pur-
poses has been relatively very small. and
we desire to enlist the interest and help of
all residents, no matter how little they may
be able to give, as all general relief work,
with the other purposes for which We are
laboring, now devolves on our associa-
tons.
Contributions may be sent to Beriah Will
kns. Post building, treasurer of the Citi-
ZenS Relief Association, or to John Joy
Edison, Washington Loan and Trust build
ing, treasurer of the Associated Charities
and those who wish their gifts to be de-
voted exclusively to relief purposes or 10
the purposes of the Associate Charities
may so designate, otherwise they will be
apportoned by the committee as the situa-
ton may require"