Evening journal., 1915-01-09
BEG
HOME RELIEF FOR
chance TO LIVE
Charity Swamped by Ap-
pealS From Needy, Ask
Business Men TO Help
MANY CASES OF
Distress ARE REVEALED


Home Relief Committee to employers /
throughout the city to give employ /
ment to some of the many men who
are applying to the committee for
work II is said if the employers
/ would each endcavor to employ one
man it would mean work for at least
fifty men which would be great as
sistance II was stated today that
the committee is endeavoring to Sc
cure work for the men and also try
ing TO tide over the families by Civ
ing sewing for the women to do. This
sewing is paid for when done and the
garments made are distributed to
poor families.
1t is believed by the committee that
the larger concerns of the city are
doing their best in the way OF em-
ploying men. but it is thought that
some of the smaller concerns might
be able to add some men and il is to
these that the appeal is especially
directed.
The Home Relief Committee has its
hcadquartcrs i'm the Clayton House and
its chairman is Mrs. Charles r. Miller.
Other prominent women are ON the COM
mittoc. Volunteers who are anxious
to assist the committee are welcomed
by the committee.
When an EVENING JOURNAL re-
porter called at the Clayton House this
morning he found the corridor of the
hotel filled with men aud women ap-
plying for relief of al kinds. In the
, former cafe of the hotel was found the
/ inVcs stigating committee. Here all ap-
plicants are first interviewed by Miss
Mary G. Hopkins. an experienced social
, worker from Baltimore. She is on duty
daily from o o'clock until noon.
Those requiring immediate relief arc
directed to the dining room of the
I hotel which has been turned into a
a receiving room. Here are large piles
! OF clothing, hats. shoes, etc, which are
given TO deserving persons. Those in
ncod of the necessaries OF life are
= given grocery orders on stores. th'
y limit being up 80 on an order.
4 In the afternoon Miss Hopkins in
:, vcsiigatcs the stories told her by thos
= interviewed Mondays. Wednesday,
= and Saturdays are known as knitting
, days, for on these days the sewing q
a. given out to deserving women. The.
- are allowed fifty cents a bundle whicl
NJ contains one or two garments to b
/, made up. At present about $50 visi
- the headquarters of the committee o
j knitting days On Wednesday ninety
IN five bundles Of sewing were given on
and II was expected that about tn
r. same number would go out today.
A. The local stores have helped grea
r. deal by contributing materials for gai
a.. L
n. during the Christmas season employc
e. a number of women recommended by III
nv committee. Il was said that there wei
w n large number OF women on their list
,r. who would be glad to 90 for n day
n work at scrubbing or any other hous'
hold work
n The committee makes special appc
"a for donations of lo.hing, hats and shot
!, of all kinds and sizes. Frequently. d
-os serving persons apply for clothii
IN. and The PERSONS size cannot be foul
NJ inmong the stock on hand. The membc
II Of the committee then get busy and tel
hr phone about town in an endeavor TO $
10 cure a donation of the particular si
is. garment, hat or shoe needed.
The other day a member Of Il
,or committee found that there was ;
,s- urgent call for a pair o. shoes of
for certain size and went home and to
lhe her husband to go buy a new pa
Itv of shoes and give up his old ones.
'nd did so and she returned in triuml
~ I to the Clayton House with the shoI
,ro Many pathetic stories Of real d
.aI tress are heard by the committee.
~ was reported to the committee th
- on the East Side a woman threw
Sc loaf OF stale bread into the chick
yard in the backyard. when WON
ou living in a house in the rear rush
- into the yard and grabbed the bre;
M Mu The first said: Il threw that bre
49, ~. out for the chickens and I want thu
-, to have It,"
- The second woman replied: II Z
.,a9 '.'r on the verge. of starvation and ne
~ the bread and am going to keep
'..t This woman was one of the ma
'u' deserving who had not applied
help. A.
tloa MANY Of the women applying
'eN' help have children ranging in nu
10 Der up to eight One case was repo
~ cd of a woman having Eve childr
pi the youngest eighteen months o
..a s The husband was out of work
'9 9', the only income was the money
~ cured bv an occasional days washi
. .,, II was stated that there were
WI number OF men on the list of the &C
IN en mittoe who would gladly accept W.
on farms. There arc any number
laborers. as well as morocco work'
carpenters. painters. etc.