, 1876-04-22
LOCAL. LETTERS.
TEE rounDLtHob' MoME.


1sMe Editor ot Ths Ca,eaos Iffa.n<:
CS1cAoo, April 21.-I understand there Is 10
DO an entertainment g1ven At Union Park Con-
rregatkona! Church, for the benefit Of the
found ilngs' Home, Monday evening. THIS la
step In Tho right direction. wAs nlnch patnod
on soadipg the April humbor OF Faiths Record,
o listio paper issued monthly At sho nomo,"
to note they had only received 4199.s2 during
tho month, aud this to support family OF ovor
ono hundred, consisting Of slxsy-iivo bsbles and
over forty adults. iolt = aonso Of shame that
such nob:o charity in tho midst OF . Christian
community ehould bo 10 neglected. At once
procc eded to the Homo, to mako sorne inquiries
in re2ard to their condition.
wns fortunate in tiDdlng DR.. Shipman With
In. j. aBkcd him hom 1t Vas no could support
much family on the above sum. lto naid 1t
was ver7 hard, got they neyor lacked food. Flo
and ho made up tic detcioncy ~ near - ho
carry on tho work hs lle GeslIca+ as IL would so-
qutEe 80 Income OF $500 or 5000 monthly to sup
port It right. ....' ..
/ asked il thoy did not realize largo sum on
usunlIy they bad from $loo TO goo On TINT day,
yet ths receipts Of the coutribution-box would
not average *3 . week. lilo remarked Y sach
vlsltoe would hnt drop 10 eenss IN the boz 1T
It scomed TO mo almost impossible TINT psopo
could enter this institution, which Ii pgldo to
Chicago. kept, AZ it il, with such acsupulous
neAtness aod with oycry appointment almost
perfect, aud not Etve at least 10 cents towards
It's eutport, when 1t ID Mofl known 1t IL entirely
4 fnlth work. and that thta good and venerable
MN. Dr. 8hlpsnat,, never asks my ono To give
coIt towardn tho work. utltcBa voluntarily.
Surely. no ail oWo this good man a largo debt.
Has ho not stopped the mnrdor Of tho inrocenta
ou or streets. the humorous accounts OF which
IN our nornlMg pApors used to disgrace our city
bofore tho Homo was iustitutads Therefore I
lad khntK inS1fn stui, A3
up An enleftanmons for this blessed charity.
That Un.on Park Congregational Church NAV be
crowded TO oyernowiEg Monday evening" is the
alnosre desire OF . MOTHER.
CENTENNIAL LADIES.
70 tia Editor ef Ths Chieaqa TRIBUNE:
CHICAGO, April 2l.-Wo arc bringing MI our
Centennial work to completion ~ rapidly a.
possible. A thoroughly competent pelson has
beon appointed 10 so on to Philadelphia to no-
pack Ai,d place all tho exhibits OF tho Womons
Department for IilIuo!s, A largo numbcr Of
valuable articles havc boon offered ua within the
past was4. Wo nrgo tho necessity for thu great
eat pess.blo spsed In making your applications
for space.
Those WHO havs taken blanks must fill out
Immediately, and return 10 our ROM u, Nc.
40 Stata a.reeta. Wo hayo called au extra
mceslng for Monday, tho 29th, at s .. u.. and IL
IL 10 to hopcd that Ill persons Wishing to for
al shat msetinR. All hoAvY ARTICLES should DO
sent 10 tho Exposition Building 10 Asa1t tho
final ,abcld. Bmalt articles arc received aud
stored It our rooms on Htate atroos, whoro thoy
will he carefully packed IN bo1os for shipment.
Thoro haa hoen . mistake with reference to
plcture-framea.. We quote tho directions from
tho Centennial book OF Special Regulations.
'All pictures, whether round OF oval should
be placed 10 square frames. Excessive breadth
In fra1nos OF projecting uolduEB should be
avoided. Shadow frames will not bo allowed to
project mora than / iuoh beyond tho frames'
You will SEQ that tho ordinary frames may DO
used.
We hope that our entertainments OF this after-
noon and cvouing At McCormck-iiaEl MI! 70.
salyo . !ibera! patronage. The work wa arc
dong cannot be accomplished without money,
We offer you entertainments OF high order st
popular prices. By osler OF tho Association,
AlRs. MAY 4. SMITH,
Corresponding Secretary.