The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-24

Sergt Hill. With his assistants a
basket was filed with two small tur-
keys, a chicken, piece of roast meat,
Two punches of celery, a half peck of
potatoes and all kinds of other vegeta-
bles. When the officers went to the
house the marks of poverty were seen
on all sides. The officers deposited the
basket containing the food and after
receiving many thanks from the wild
owed mother of the big family they
departed, satisfied that they had done
their duty Later in the day it be-
came known to the police that there
was no fuel of any kind in the house.
This want was supplied quickly and
late in the afternoon a tempting meal
was prepared and was probably the
first spread in the house for many a
dav.
Beginning last year it was decided for
the first time to distribute the articles
in private wagons, doing away entirely
with the display made by the police
wagon which had been used in former
years. The officers who went on the
police wagon wore their uniforms be-
fore that time and the order issued by
Chief of Police W. ]. E. Stone order
ing the men to wear plain clothes
was commended on all sides, when it
was lSSucu last year.
While a number of families have
been discovered who would take every
thing they could get for nothing while
their circumstances permitted them to
provide for themselves the officers
have found cases just opposite where
persons really in need of aid were too
proud to ask for it because of the dis
play attending the distribution of the
articles With the men making the
rounds in plain clothes many cases
were found that would have been over
looked and left many a little one with
out good dinner.
Last year the fund amounted to
more than $3.50. The biggest single
subscription comes from the interest
on fund set apart by the late Judge
Dewey. The interest on the money
deposited is to go to the fund each
year and this year, the interest on the
fund which is left in the hands of the
city treasurer amounted to more than
$71. The interest makes a good founda-
ton for the fund yearly and the many
prayers from those aided will ever
stand as monument to the vegetable
judge who had a reputation during his
life for benevolence and never was
known to turn deaf ear to the wants
Of the needy.
contributions both in money and vege-
tables have been received from the
public school children but so far this
year the school children have made no
contributions. In one school where
about 300 pupils attended twa barrels
Of vegetables were donated and came
in very useful On solicitation of the
principal of the school, each pupil
brought as large a contribution as pos
sible. Potatoes, sugar, meat, clothing
or anything of the kind that could be
spared at home was thankfully re-
ceived and handed over to the police
for distribution. The plan bore fruit
and the contributions aided materially
in gladdening many homes.
Contributions to the police Thanks
giving fund are very discouraging and
it will be impossible to supply half the
persons who have made application for
aid But two contributions were re-
ceived yesterday. One was so cents
from a friend, and the other was S.
and was also labeled From a friend"
The entire fund now amounts to only
S34s31, and is not half the sum raised
last year.