RELIEF OF DISTRESS

Evening Post, Volume 32, Issue 32, 6 August 1931, Page 5

RELIEF OF DISTRESS

BROOKLYN DISTRICT

The Rev. V. Houghtou presided over a meeting oE the Brooklyu-Moruihgton-Vogeltowii Citizens' Relief Committee iv the Brooklyn School on Monday. Apologies were received from Messrs. Graham aud Dunning. Mn>. Drydcn, who uji> done excellent work in connection with | the depot, was added to the committee. The reports from the depot aud the I Soup Committee showed that matters were runniug eflieiculty in thote branches. ' The ladies in charge of the depot, at 7, ! Todman street, under Mrs. Miller, are | doing splendidly The depot was open three days per week during July, and the number of people who received assistance ■was 252. Besides clothes and groceries >eing distributed a number of meat and boot orders were it-sued, and a few exceptionally needy cases were supplied with coal. Residents were sending in clothing, etc., each week, aud ladies weie engaged in making up old clothes into children's clothing. The shortage of children 6 shoes was acute, and the depot had inaugurated a shilling fund which vow had enough in hand to purchase three pairs of shoes. Footwear is probably the most .difficult of all to obtain, aud contributions, either of shoes or to the shilling fund, and food and men's clothing will be gratefully received at the depot, 7, Todnian street. The various religious denominations cooperated in the managing of the soup branch, and about 80 people, including unemployed workois in the various parts of the Br.ook.lyn area, were supplied daily. The meeting approved of what had been done, and special thanks is due to Mr. W. Warren, who very kindly allowed the ladies to use a portion of his premises, as well as supplying meat aud' fuel, for the preparation of the soup. It was stated that the depot was becoming short-stocked. " • ■ The headmaster of the Brooklyn School had passed on to the committee a copy of a letter he had received from the Dixon street depot in regard' to the prospect of obtaining the co-operation lof the Brooklyn school children in the way of bringing vegetables and other necessary commodities to assist the Brooklyn activities. Mr. Staples advised the meeting that the Ridgway School would probably join ■in the effort, and on the motion,of Mr. Newton, seconded by Mr. Staples;'it.was decided that the matter be left in the hands of the chairman and 'Rev./'Mr.^Hercus, who would confer with the respective headmasters in regard to patting the suggestion into operation. ''; Some people receiving relief, were in the habit of sending children to the depot for the goods, and it was decided that no more goods would be delivered from the depot unless the parent or parents concerned in the particular instance attended personally. •-It-was reported that people in receipt of pensions were receiving relief. It was considered that people in receipt of pen-1 sibns had.carried on in other times, and did not come within the scope of the or-1 ganisation,. which was for the purpose of assisting the .unemployed. A motion that

it be a direction to those m chaige of the depot that uo peison in leceipt of an adequate pension bhall get lelief of any kind from the committee, was carried.