New-York tribune., 1908-06-05
MONEY FOR CHILDREN
MISS WHITNEY GIVES AID.
Sends Check for $500 to Famished
East Side Pupils.

Money in amounts up to $500 began coming In
yesterday for use in the movement which has been
undertaken TO alleviate the suffering the starving
East Side school children. The check for $500 was
from Miss Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter OF
William C. Whitney. with which she sent the follow
Ing letter to Miss Julia Richman, district school
superintendent
have been reading with horror in the news
rhPers your account of the poor starving schoo, @
argadful to believe and I feel that you can make
ny use one of ea ns haYe
cneck for $500, asking you to use it as you see Mt;
city.
In all about $500 has been thu. far received by
the committee. while there have been promises OF
further contributions.
The first actual relief work will be begun to-day
when>a wagon will be sent around distributing food
TO about two hundred children whose names are
on the list of the committee. This arrangement Is
only temporary. for next Tuesday the first diet
kitchen viii be opened in Division street where a
further reaching relief will be given to the fam
ished youngsters The kitchen and diet committee
1t was announced yesterday, had rented loft for
that purpose, which, however cannot be got ready
before Tuesday
The United Hebrew Charities entered the move
ment yesterday with appeal to the jewish
people for funds The appeal which is printed In
the newspapers this morning advertisement.
reads:
The distress among school children recently
the suffering incident to the present lack of employ
ment BY urgent and repeated appeals the United
these conditions. The response has been wofully
inadequate. and we again appeal to the Jewish pub
lie to provide with adequate No sum is
too small to be useful, none can be too large.
Henry Rice. president of the United Hebrew
Charities, to whom contributions should be sent,
said that the institution had looked after every
reported to it in the last year.
while have not been able to give much
money to the needy we would like to give said
Mr.. Rice, at any rate. have provided at least
shelter for all the applicants who have come
us"
Mr.. Rice said that the United Hebrew Charities
worked in cooperation with the teachers and prin-
cipas of the schools, and that many cases were re-
ported to the institution in that way.
I'VE have inspectors all the city. who are
constantly the lookout for deserving who
in need" said Mr. Rice. Il hope the public
will give us its support in this case, because we
have the machinery necessary TO reach the
sufferers"
1t said that II there should be no speedy re-
lief of the hungry children, and II an investigation
be made by the Board of Health warranted the
experiment the kitchens In the public school build
ings OF the East Side would be placed at the dis
posal of any philanthropic organization or person
who might desire TO undertake the work of feeding
the children. If the plan proves success IT VIII
be continued when the schools reopen In the fall
Abraham S. Stern, chairman Of the committee on
elementary schools of the Board of Education, said
he thought It might be well to give the plan trial
Miss Rchmen said that while not many children
actually tainted in school hours, many were faint
from lack OF proper food. One difficulty to be
contended with. she said was the lack of under
standing to what constitutes proper nourishment
Many parents who afford to pay a trife
for food" said Miss Richman, give their children
a few cents and tell them to buy something for
lunch, instead of cooking for the little The
children, instead of buying crackers and milk
even IL they have enough money. spend the money
at street stands for such food as they can get
there-say figs and CONNECTIONS We hope In the
fall that will be possible to sell food at cost to
these children, while continuing the free meal
tickets for poorer children.
Miss Richman told of the statement Of an OFF,
cial of savings bank on the East Side that with
in the last few months $4,000 had been drawn out.
obviously by people who have found 1t necessary
to subsst on their savings account of the scare
ity of work.