The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-17
HOW THE RELIEF
WORK is HANDLED


SAN FRANCISCO May THE distribution clothing cots and
bedding to the needy and destitute will be conducted equ
plies have every believe that under the regime
being nauguatcd there will reckless distribution
To the organizing ability Allan Pollok is large measure
the new system for the distribution OF clothing Supplies OF men
chldrens clothing Shoes underwear
nen Of bio department store IN fact the Crocer school n poe
distribution OF clothing resembles huge department The
work OF concentrating all supplies this point started Saturday
day yesterday large diligently
asserting the supplies and taking inventory Of the stock on hand
In the Croker school building with its eighteen rooms sep
departments have been established each in charge depart
mcn head and the whole charge OF Captain Bradley the Army
One department contains mems clothing and hats Another is
given womens clothing Still another is apart for chill
clothing Then there underwear departments boot and
shoe department. department OF Nceh ute1SS department lo
blankets and bedding cots and mattresses and SO on
When tanoads OF supplies began to come into the city there
wild scramble Tor clothing both by the needy and deserving as We
persons who 1dent public charity People al
1.-THE common store and in doing so deprived more needy persons OF
share OF the nations bounty These practices could not be regulated
during the early days of the city trouble but be safely said
a they nave been brought to an end IN order to organize the d
IubutiOn OF clothing business basis Dr. Devne and Allan Pol
c who purchasing agents keeping track OF all supplies asked
Greedy discontinue clothing for four days
They Laird their plans before the division commander and he them
their plans OF organizing department. and all petty grating
by Inscriptions who have been making daily raids on the
The Croker School Page be the main emporium,
where all supplies Of clothing and bedding coming into the city will be
supp stations the several districts The Croker School pre-
Yesterday perhaps the San Fransco Truck
LANDED on the Sidewalk opened nvenored conveyed their
pope departments Every department organized that the
liberties in charge abe determine the exact
amount o supplies on hand OF any given character
every corner OF that would be most
difficult find the map have contributed their quota OF relief
hand clothing Every attic and wardrobe in the country IS
safe say has contributed something in the way OF clothing
throughout East and Middle West have made up box alter
box OF clothing Clothing, hats millinery underwear and other r-
inshngs have in instances been dumped ndscrmate into
boxes, and hurried to San Francisco
In impossible to tell what is in box until is
opened The second hand clothing has been set aside and VIII be as
nvenod and distributed separately from the new supplies
Grammar School for this purpose Croker school will be
emporium will be handled all new supplies and the
handling of secondhand supplies.
The transferring the many uckoads OF secondhand sup
CrOer School undertaken
yesterday afternoon These supplies include curious mixture OF as
carded ramen partly worn mattresses and oer Furnishings &
ne6p in San Francisco before the era of public charity brought
p phi s"o 'o'" noteworthy "''' ''S ''S ''' u ~ ~
As to the distribution of these supplies carefully system
has been arranged only the needy shall draw the
public stores there to be investigation OF all applications
for relief of this character In the public camps there will be house
Ito house or tent to tent inquiry The of each family will be
determined and their temporary wants will be promptly supplied
under the direction OF the superntenden
supply the districts These districts will then
make acquisitions the main supply station accompanying eac9
requon with for the immediate conveyance OF the needed
clothing place of distribution By this system
attic handling Of the clothing figured out that there will be no %
at is a that the supplies OF clothing that
San Francisco and that continuing to come are
INTENDED for immediate distribution said Allen Pollok 1T Is gh
every and child should be provided Immediately
clothing for their immediate needs but when this IS
clothing should be distributed until the necessity arises
coming and after that will have winter season
"Thee for believing that many helpless people Tor
will continue to be public charge Tor months TO
highly important that conserve our supply OF CLOTH
ing and people who actually need it. In this way
1.-The question clothing destitute people of San Francisco be
handled economically and for the greatest good OF all incident
ally the public should be understand that person VINO
obtain supplies from the public store when he able to supply
his private guilty OF the despcabe crime
Of robbing the poor and needy
The relief situation from the Army viewpoint summarized yes
Itcrday by the following statement from General Greedy: