The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
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CHARITY BALL

For the Benefit Of the Poor of Savan-
nah 49, The Great Work Done by a
Noble Charity.
The annual charity ball for the benefit of
the poor of the city OF Savannah is to be
held on the night Of Dec. 8 at the Catholic
Library hall. 1t is held, as usual, under the
auspices of the board of managers of the
Louisa Porter Home of the Friendless, a
charity to which every person in comforta-
Die circumstances in this city should be
willing to contribute. They endeavor to
provide cheap, pleasant, and protected
home for the young working girls of Sa-
valnah-a place where they can
pay low rent, be furnished
with Wholesome food, and find
home where no temptation to co wrong
asals them, and where each one may feel
sure of the friendly interest Of each member
Of the board Of managers, and that, in their
efforts to live honestly, they can there find
the helping hand"
Further than this, the Home Of the
Friendless, true to its name, turns no home
less wanderer, no stranger in town, no
ragged beggar, from its doors. All names
are taken down, all claims investigated by
competent parties, and those foun worthy
reCsiye help. as far as lies in the power Of
the home to give it. Meals are given,
lodgings and firewood, and a
word Of cheer and counsel given to those
THAT labor and are heavy laden" regard
less OIL distinctions of race or religion.
Ais, the home is now trying to provide
aSeoarae department, where mothers with
little children can find reasonable lodging,
and the mothers can go out to work, leav-
ing their children during the day to the
care OF the matron, they coming home at
night
All this work requires money, and now
let all those who feel for the poor come for
ward aud help the managers to make their
OSll success. And if any man doubts the
necessity, let HIM come to the home on any
distribution day. (the day when the home
distributes TO the poor the monthly provis-
IVA maze oy the county for that purpose)
auu see Tue wan. pinched faces, hungry
eyeS ana wasted forms Of tie women wac
push and strive to be first to represent each
l W needs, and beg for food, clothing, medi-
VIZ. VIZ, Or wood for themselves, their helpless,
tseu relations aud their little children; LEI
"I t conie and see the rags, and poverty,
~u munger, and dirt, the workers there try
~1ieVlate, and see how insufficient are the
IauS 'or the needs, and he will doubt no
olger
I loIners and fathers Of merry, rosy-faced
ul,Ael, there are St0ruirlg babies in our
I So, sons and daughters VINO tendery
'o,Su loved white head! there are aged
!" VINO lack for bread, and who have
r ics{ " rags to cover their trembling, feeble
0sos . S'TIs whose pretty ball dresses serve
,aoS VI. VI Grlgho eyes and laughing lips that
m. ~ auornment, there are girls like you
m ~. sIeets, whose hollow eyes look daily
MAJ sue ~ WIN specters of want and sin. Young
ccIs sI use cigars and gayeties take all your
Nam tuiVuey. those who work among the
Tar aao" OF men, once as strong as you.
DOm, uow every day in foul, ill-smelling
n1 "uere no ray of sunshine nor voice
r r-,-SuIs ever come, but where the face
pr snI poverty looks always in at the
bsIs vue only attention they receive is
d5 t patent care of those whose
nbo ives cannot but make them feel
N cssI uaaos that cannot work. and feet
on3 - VI ny run, are but "cumberers Of the
Har, lor all these your help is asked and
s,l hue u, OF the Friendless is a deserving
1spyo. .Ney investigate all claims. and
teach ~ W give only to the deserving, and
provisa ny o9tn one-half of its list must go
ags 'I 1al. Tor The city's population in
ntv in @aL, and the money given by the
tai eases not at all; so each mouth
sY. a tb;s VINO apply must be turned
lug nara TO do to the poor aud
H9 hsrd, ieV every man and woman put
rs @d - 10 thelr pockets and give the
ee apnes, o'oAet 70 the needy of his city
givetb t ~ Ia put once year. and she
that 49, W ne poor lendeth to the Lord
- bin again on ne hath given will he rem