Morris tribune., 1883-12-08
NORRIS.
A CHARITY QUILT.
Made by Mrs. j. 4. BemiS entirely OF silk
handkerchiefS, For the Benefit Of
an orphaned family Of children
i'm Rochester.

is not Vet ten wears old. These chile
ren have since been taken from piac
TO place for care and shelter and ar
now being provided for by the Sister
of Charity. For the purpose uf aidin
these unfortunate children Mrs. J. A
Bemis, lanG lady OF the metropolitan
Hotel of Norris has just complete
this quilt. The hanuHerchiefs Use
in its ma..ufacture have been con
trijuted by guests ofthe hote
The names II donors of handkerchief
~ are as follows:
I. J. Hitchcock, Detroit Michigan
c. J. Miss, st. Paul Mimi.
J. B. Livingston,
j. Barry, Chicago, HI.
r. NJ. Livingston, St. Paul, Miun
w. 4. Marvin, -
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilder, Osh
kosh Wis.
Gee w. Cross, Master of Transporta
ton Of the Northern Pacific Ry.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Soule, East Sagi
nav, Mich.
A. c. Tracy, St. Paul, MINI.
Fl. G.. Fischbein, 8
o. Ward, Morris, Mimi.
Senator and Mrs. Hollister, Austin
MINI.
J. A. Bemis, Proprietor Metropoli.
tan Hotel, Morris, Mimi.
hopIop,,
Walter John, st. Paul, MINI.
Will Carlton, - 4"
H. E. Whaley,
a. S. Talmadge, - "
F. G. Mott, Minneapolis, Mimi.
G.. F. Kindred, Brainerd, MINI.
Chas w. Moore, Minneapolis, MINI.
Henry Gilbert, st. Paul, Mimi.
A. E. Law, Supt. L. F. & D. Ry.
w. NJ. Hopkins of Wyman, Mullen
& Vandyke, Minneapolis, Mimi.
F. G. Suits, st. Paul, Mimi.
L. L. Kent, -
L. NJ. Drochon of Gage Bros. Chi
cago, Ill.
w. A. Blackman, st. Paul, Mimi,
H. S. Judson, President Bank of
Graceville, Mimi.
O. L. Rosencrans, Milwaukee, Wis.
w. c. Doble, st. Paul, Mimi.
Senator and Mrs. D. NJ. Sabin, Still
water, Mimi.
Robt. c. Schmidt, st. Paul, Alinn.
j. A. Berkey, of Berkey Talmadge &
Co. St. Paul, MINI.
Keplcr & Co. Eau Claire, Wis.
Capt. Ed. Bean, ST. Paul, MINI,
Jas. Morgan, Milwaukee, Wis.
H. F. Hoyt, St. Paul, Mimi.
Paul P. Bodeen, of the TRIBUNE,
Morris, Mimi.
From the above list it will be seen
that forty handkerchiefs have been
used. No two of them are alike or are
any two of the same shade, Twenty
handkerchiefS are used upon each side
of the quilt, each is given border of
hand embroidered velvet and upon
each is IA piece of beautiful fringed
ribbon upon which is printed in gilt
letters the name and address of the
donor Over seven full pieces ofhand
embroidered velvet have been used
and two hundred and sixteen skeins
of sewing silk. In making the quilt
Mrs. Bemis has been assisted by sew
eraI ladies, Mrs. E. J. Jones and her
mother Mrs. Butterfield sewed one day
and Mrs. J. D. Fuller nas given con-
siderable of her time. Miss Minnie
Anderson has also rendered some valu-
able assistance. No matter which
side is down it will be right side up as
both sides are alike. The quilting is
carefully and tastefully done. No
professional seamstress could have ac-
complished the work better. The
Squilt is to be ratified and the proceeds
ito be given to the seven orphaned
schildren mentioned at the head of this
article. The first forty numbers are
given to the donors of the handker-
chiefs OF which the quilt is made and
bthCl huihoSAo aiO uSIhS 2Otu Inpiuiy
at one dollar EACH 1t Is intended to
sell four hundred numbers. AS the
object is a most worthy one, no one
will object if more numbers than this
are sold. After being put upon ex-
hibition at the Metropolitan Hotel
here it will be put upon exhibition in
st. Paul, probably at the Marchants,
and tickets will be sold there, The
attractiveness of the quilt and the
worthiness of the object will combine
to make the tickets go like hot cakes.
The quilt is seven feet wide and nine
feet long and as this is larger than is
needed for the use of any ordinary
mortal, we suggest that the winner of
quilt present it to the giants recently
married. 1t is just what they Need.
This quilt, of such beautiful design
and of such exquisitely wrought nee
aIework is the fesult of months of
labor. In making it for the suffering
aud unfortunate Mrs. Bemis has per-
formed work of true practical charity