New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-09
HARD ON THE POOR
Severe Weather Brings Many to Charitable
Doors.

Doors.
THE Geld weather last month added .orty-1ve
hundred benefciaries 10 our lists" W. Il. Allln
told the committee on philanthropy OF the women's
conference OF the Society OF Ethical Culture yestsr
day afternoon at conference which the committee
held IN the society building. Central Park West and
sixty-third-st. The subject of the conference was
relief work. ana while this probably did not sound
very eluring to the women who stayed away, u
proved extremely interesting TO those who came.
Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer presided. and the
speakers were Mrs Bella Hirsch. acting president
OF the philanthropio committee. who gave a short
account OF the various relief agencies which get to
make up the really imposing list OF the socety's
phIlanthropies: Henry Moskowitz. heedworher Of
the Downtown Ethical Society: Leo G. Rosenhlatt
president OF the United Relief Work OF the Society
for Ethical Culture. and Mr.. Allen. agent OF the
Association for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor, who spoke in place OF DR.. Edward 7. Devine
OF the Charity Organization Society. who had been
called out OF town
Continuing Mr. Allen said, This number
forty-fve hundreds a little in excess OF what
last years severe weather gave US. These people
could have stood January out independently OF US
IL the mercury had only stood ten or fifteen degrees
higher. but the low temperature wiped out what
IN Wau Street they call the uargin-theIr reserve
strength. their staying power They would come
into the Office, saying. I wouldn't have had TO
come TO you IL il had stopped stormlng the day be-
fore yesterday some were IN a position TO tide
over the hrst week. another family could face II
FOR two. But IN the END all these forty-fve hundred
people forced seek help OF Us because their
margin had been wiped out.
We wish they would come 70 us sooner Tnev
stick It out, they stick it out!
There's a widow. now, with eleven children. "a
gasp ran around the roonfUl OF prosperous look
Ing womenD She tainted az the washtub the other
day. An agent found here there she'd tell the Wis
ltor: A0G Just hep me over next week, and IN
and then she would r1In aground again, and Wa
kept gong on thar way til we saw her indie
said. We're going 20 take care OF you ii we have
seabTeeze sns kept her there an sent a5 her -, to
oia !- eatglter We kept there fourteen weeks.
said he would like help two families II we coid
send him the names of some that had no strikers
want 10 help them We went all through the
records OF our 2G0 families and ami we oo5i5 "a
the names OF two wiaows one with seven cbj,a- ,ii
$40. and he has written twice since see IL the
check isn't almost used up
'One OF our latest departures has been 20 add
scrubwomen 10 cur corps. Physician. nurse VS.
flor scrUbwoman-that makes a conapiete team
we think II was r. Fultot Cutting who frst sur
Eested Il. our first scruSwouaan came I'm az the
7 thought I knew All thu smells there vas. sb.
said: but / didn't | Ee~-l can't do IT.
now. We consider Rebecca as valuable an as
AIr. Moskowltz described the new system Of
charity ,dley1sed for Ihe lower east Side by the
United heurew sharfues The United Hebrew
zatons in that part OF the town nc said ..NVhy7
i, S1Te falso 30 Se SooPeraton with The
there are now two thousand. Now 81 has oriei-
mated scheme for making the neiehhorhood sd-
which we have i1st organized. We have selected
- d-+-sbnte TIE FUNDS icb fsli 70 ,be bs q ~
that section Already. by aVailing themselves Of
banks snd Other sources OF wealth IN the neigh,
month Induced 20 give 5000 for charity"