The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
TELLS OF ODD CHARITY
BY LATE F. 7. MARTIN
s. A. Stodcl Says Friend Bought
Newspapers to Aid Job
less Men.

s A. S,odei. who was with the late
Frederick Townsend Martin and Edmond
Kelly OF the National Committee for the
Relief of the Unemployed during the hard
times of 1907 and 1905, told last night
Of ono of Mr.. Martins odd charities.
"Mr Martin had heard Of the crowds
of men hanging around Park Row wait
ing for tn. hrst editions of the morning
papers so they might have an carly look
at the want advertisements said Mr..
Stodcl "One night lac s~~ked m. to so
down there with him and We waited Till
the men pounced upon the papers with
"a hope that work might be in sight.
Two men attracted Mr.. Martins at
tcntion. They were German bakers, APP
psrently After looking over OH. Of the
German PAPERS and finding tina, two mon
were wanted uptoan they started of. We
followed Thos. men walked to l25th
street. and II was a cold night. Mr. Mar
tin said afterward that IT Mas the hardest
walk ne ever had
When they got Their" only one man
got "A job. Tn. other had only AN empty
stomach and the know ledge that he had
wasted many hours and Was far from any
other place where help was wanted. Mr..
Martin took care OF him for thai night.
The next day he gave me money
enough to buy 100 papers, and asked tha,
| see that they Mere given TO the men in
the waiting line down at the bridge. lie
had noticed that many of them did not
have money enough to buy paper and
he wanted all OF them to have fair
chance in getting TO the jobs. II was a
little thing OF course, nut II meant lot
to those men. They often lost a chance
for work by waiting Those 100 papers
were given out every morning for a long
time. and 1t was only one Of the many
little practical things which Mr.. Martin
did and which no one ever heard Of"
Funeral services Tor Frederick Town
send Martin. who died in London on
March S, were held at Grace Church yes
terday morning The body arrived from
England on the steamship New York on
Friday.
The Rev. d.. Charles l.. Slattery. rector
of Grace Church, conducted the services.
The pallbearers were Stuyyosant Fish.
Edmund l.. Baylics. 4. Murray Young
Frederick Harrison Baldwin, Beverly
Chew. John u. Pine. Bcrtram de y.
Cruger and Charles NJ. Robinson.
Others present included Mr.. and Mrs.
Julien Tappan Davies, Mr., and Mrs. Bev-
cr!y Martin Ma ior Wendell Fcnton, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Martin Davies. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Townsend. Magistrate
Peter Townsend Barlow. John u. Grim
minis. Mrs, Hermann Oclri he. II. Casimr
de Rhan, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Alex
ander and Mr.. and Mrs. ~ ed Sterry.
A delegation OF men from the Bowery
Mission and "A number Of others whom
Mr.. Martin had bcfriended attended the
funeral. One OF the floral offerings was
a wreath Of roses sent by these men.
The body was taken to Albany early
yesterday afternoon for burial 1t wa
accompanied by relatives and close
friends OF Mr.. Martin.
ALBANY, March 2I.--Smplc services
marked the burial of Frederick Townsend
Martin in the family plot in the Rural
Cemetery here to-day. br. Slattery ON
ciated. \ score of relatives and friends
stood beside the grave during the ser.
vices.