Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
BUILDING BOUGHT FOR
/. THE SUFFERERS MAY
Be USED BY INDECENT
Proposition Up to Council to Aid
Charitable Units Help the
Distressed.
WOULD SAVE CITY MONEY

yv;,h the unemployed in this city facing
mary more weeks apparently, oil iuie' essi
and tbe condition of those without pcrma-
80 hor,,cs growing more pitiable, chari-
tabIo orrarizatior are preparu s 10 care
for no many of the u fortunates as possl bie'
A. tbn reuilest of the Associated Charities
IN. Chamber of Commerce was Appealed
,o 20 ascertain what disposition had been
modc of the cots. blal kcts and heddlr y
bought bv the city dirir the epidemic Of
n, Two vears sgo. 1t has been discovered
that while few Of the articles nnined nave
boon given TO hospitals, the great pulk are
deterIoratirg in n basement room of tie
Public Puildirg. The blankets are report,
ed becomil z moth ridden ard the cots ana
other beddir suffering from the waste
that comes from uruse ana stoIhee.
Officials of the Chamber of CONNER &c
have investigated conditlors ana nave
found that the demand for charity and
sheIter is increasir g. and that the various
organizations such SIS the Sunday Break
fast Mission, Salvation Army and Asso'
c;stsd Charities will reed increased bud
oct. 10 carry them over the winter
Thc Surd dav Breakfast Mission IS pre-
narirr 10 issue an appeal for moro funds
and these must be forth coming 1t 1t ls to
coutirue 10 serve the poor here as much
as its capacity. backed by sufficient iilnds
will permit In this connection 1t mas beeh
suggested that If city council would appor-
ION the beddir @. cots and blar kets alno7 &
sucb organization as the three mel tlor ed,
.hev would serve TO make more comfortable
those out of work and funds, would
olso be asked 70 do some work 70 help
defrav the cost of the charity given.
The breakfast Mission and Salvation
Army ran accommodate between them
about $50 men, If the beddir g equipment
is providrd Atthe same time those helped
arc required to do some chore or work
that will ~ least pay for the food gwen:
The Associated Charities has list OF
nersors whose condition they have Investl-
gated ard TO whom the Qft Of a blal ket or
cot dlrir the cold weathes would prove
n Is pointed out that there Is another
argle 10 the matter II the poor are rot
nrovdcl lor IN olc very way rlOSl pe
alon care Of in another II many OF
hem can bc cared for through use of the
Feddirg z ard mad to pay for the exPen Sc
II food through work. then the city or
citivers will he saved the experee of con-
tributir 10 fur ds to tho various chafltabie
arpeals While il may he ! ecessary to ask
Tor some MOI ev 20 keep these oreal lEa-
tions In or peration, the total reeded would
not be aso great, 1t Is ssld
City co,lr Gil may be called upon 70 ap-
propriate morev with which 70 help out
the u fortunate ard eedy, 80 that IN ar
RAJ gir z to dispose Of the bcddil z, i would,
acc0rdirg 10 charitable workers be
helpirg itself.
Early this afternoon, officials Of the
Chamber of Commerce got into oommuni-
eation with Cour Gilman Forwood ard
l.arred that Mr. Fo4wood Sin hearty sym
pathy with movement to give the bed
ding and supplies where they viii he most
needed this winter and would bring thus
20 the attention Of city council to- lght
He stated that he had eSamired the bed
dii ard found it 10 be IN good condition
and had rot 30 far as his examination dis
closed been attacked by moth
According to q reliable report today
George W Beatty was in thus CITY last
night and spent the night here He Is ex
pected, according to the report TO leave
this afternoon, however.