Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08
APPEAL Of DISTRESS PUT FAITH IN ELLIS
More Suffering Among the Factions Agree Upon Him as
Poor Than for Years. Ohio Republican Manager.
MANY DEMANDS FOR AID RESULT OF CONFERENCE
Associated Selection Announced Statement
Charities for Assistance. From the White House.
FOOD FUEL DISTRIBUTED DINNER TO START CAMPAIGN
Families Being Help President
Money Provisions in "Unify"
Are Needed Party Fight Harmon.
MANY DEMANDS FOR AID
Increased Calls Upon the Associated
Charities for Assistance.
FOOD AND FUEL DISTRIBUTED
Eight Hundred Families Being Help
ed, But More Money, Provisions
and Clothes Are Needed.

Every change in the pulse of poverty
makes itself Immediately known to the
Associated Charities. and as the call of
distress grows the efforts of the organi-
cation are increased to relieve the suf-
ferings of the poor. The bitter cold
weather of the last few days has brought
many new appeals to the officials of the
Associated Charities. The suffering, they
say, has been more intense this winter
than for years, and the number of per-
sons cared for is greater than ever be-
fore.
Whether the great increase i'll the de-
mands for aid made upon us Is due to the
extraordinary cold weather this winter or
to the increased cost of living we are not
able to say just now said one of the Of
ficials of the Associated Charities this
morning to reporter for The Star. 1t
is quite likely that there las been
combination of circumstances leading up
to the present situation. That the Slt'la-
ton is exceedingly bad from the stand
point of the poor people cannot be douDt-
ed for moment.
Increased Demand for Relief.
I'VE have had 81 per cent more de-
mands for relief this year than we had
last. There is something appalling in
those figures 10 those of us who have
studied the conditions of the poor here.
1t is the aim of the Associated Charities
to do away with all poverty ultimately.
We give aid in order to bring men and
women to help themselves and thus be-
come independent. Our theory, there
fore, Is that there should be decrease
each year in the number of demands
made upon us for aid. Last year the de-
mands increased 10 per cent over those
Of the previous year. Every one knew
that hard times were at-hand last year,
due to the financial panic of the previous
fall and to other conditions. 1t was ex-
pected that the demands made upon the
Associated Charities would be large. But
this year we have been told of the pros
perity of the country; that good times
had again returned. And notwithstand-
ing this, the demands upon us this year
have been 81 per cent greater than In
what was considered the banner year of
poverty.
"Old cases, old applicants for assist
ance, who have not appealed to the As
ISOLATED Charities for the last six or
seven years, have been knocking at the
door again this year.
Eight Hundred Families Helped.
1.-THE Associated Charities is giving re-
ucI u al dScIdsC VI Cpu AdHIIIcc cdCii
month this winter That is a conserva-
tive average.
Estimating that each one Of these
families has TN ee members, which is a
very low estimate, we are reaching o,4OO
poor persons monthly. We must have
money and provisions and clothes to aid
all these people, and the Associated Char
tiles is making every effort to raise the
sums required.
NJ of he &c
Of the cases have been Investigated, we
are furnishing coal, clothes and food to
hundreds Of poor persons every week.
How hard the cold weather has been
upon the poor eAn be imagined when you
consider the case Of a man who has tu-
berculcSiS. The extreme weathe has has
tened his disease. He has suffered from
lack of fuel and lack of clothes.
Men Out of Work.
There are men out of work with fam
lilies depending upon them, and 1t has
been impossible for them to keep thei
wives and children warmly clothed
against the cold winds and the SHOWS.
Others have been made i'll by the bad
weather. and have lost their jobs and
their means of livelihood along with
them. There are mothers who have had
to see their little children shivering With
the cold because they could not earn
enough money to buy both food and
clothes, and in some cases not enough
to buy either food or clothes.
Since the drop in the temperature, a
few days ago we have had scores of APP
eals for aid, and as fast as we could we
have given assistance to the poor.
Appeal to the Public.
1.-THE board of trustees OF the Asso-
ciated Charities is appealing to the peo-
pie of the District who have warm homes
and money with which to feed themse.ve
to lend their aid to the poor who have
nothing at all except. perhaps. debts.
"All the ministers in all the churches
throughout the city are being asked to
preach sermons on charitable work
among the poor Sunday, February 90
This day will be known as Charity Sun
day. 1t is the hope of the Ass -ciated
Charities that many members of the con
gregations who listen to the sermons
will later give something to aid the