The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-02
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1888.
CHARITY ENTERTAINM ENTs

CHARITY ENTERTAINMENTS.
The pleasant and successful affair at the
Young Mems Hebrew Association hall, last
evening, should not be the only one of the
kind In the city this season. There are far
greater numbers of deserving poor in Dallas
at the present time than can be provided for
by a single concert and ball, and the feelin {
of generosity should not be left to expend
itself in a single spasmodic effort. Either
success or failure should not satisfy or dis
courage, as the case might be, but once the
interest is aroused the work should be dill
gently pushed. 1t is feature distinctiyely
of modern times, a growth of latter-day en-.
lighteumcnt, and recognition of justice and
duty, this care for the unfortunate. The
reports in the journals that come to us, all
now have references TO the question OF char
ity, and in nearly every city of any con &C.
quence in the land such entertainments as
the one given here last evening have bee
occurring, and with marked success in
nearly every instance. In many of the
larger cities the charity ball' is one of the
chiefest social events of the season, and re.
ours with the regularity of the winters ap.
proach The only objection is the fact tina /
they do not recur more frequently
Little do youth and beauty think
as they surrender themselves to the in to- XII
cation of pleasure, of the want and sor-
row that wait without and which are de.
pendent tor alienation upon the attendance
and gayety within, perhaps, but the good
results are afterwards accomplished, not
withstanding the forgetfulness of the reve-
tNs The music, and song, and waltz tina t
Il III up the countenances within the.bal-
room or concert hall and send the bloc d
through the frame with apparently. new
Ne, are the means that carry n hundr ed
fold more light and JOY into the homes and
hearts Of the destitute who are the reoip.
tents Of the public's generosity. In any
other age than the present, such efforts for
the unfortunate and poor would have been
frut'ess for it has been reserved for the
pNsent century to teach in its fitness the
Great truth that all men are brothers and
that the democratic doctrine that rank and
differences in worldly success are mere ic-
tons Of mans creating, is the true and just
one. The varied and organized work that
being prosecuted with both so much in
terest aud Success throughout not only this
country but Europe, in the matter of the
distribution of charities is one of the chief
ornaments of the times. 1t is fact that
goes far indeed to negative the assertion
that the world isgrowing wickeder and more
selfish, Communities everywhere and COM
posed Of all descriptions OF people would
not be found actively engaged in caring for
the poor and lowly as cass were not the
growing sentiment of the day sOttening
into generosity and rpening into keenel
appreciation of the duty OF men towards
their lellow-men. In short, MANS inhu
manity to man" is becoming thing of the
past under the spread Of religion and tht
development Of intellect. Such entertain
mentS aswe refer to, charity concerts ant
balls, are especially to be favored, com
mended and encouraged. They carry will
them from their very character twofolt
happiness, pleasing those who participat,
in them, and blessing those for whom the,
arc given. 1t is the quid pro quo system
hence themore remunerative and advisable
and a. the New York Times puts il
" Catches the sinner as well as the saint, an,
draws rs much revenue from the though,
less seliishness ofyouth as from the benevc
lent Of maturer wisdom" The more @
them and the more success attending then
in Dallas, the more creditable to the heart
and good sense OF our citizens.