The evening world., 1890-06-19
AILING INFANTS.
Their Manifold MaladleS a Strong Lp-
peal 10 The Public
Send In the Dimes and Help to
Save Little Lives.
The Good Work of nm Edgewater
Band OF willing Workers.

| kiss my hand 10 You dear "little helpers
and willing workers " for your splendid com
tribution TO tho Sick Battles Fund.
You did molly. midRets OF mercy, and THE
EvEXISa WoRt.b sends you an earnest.
hearty thank you.
II tho POOR babies could talk I know what
they would sNyi
Three cheers for the children Of Edge
water School and a tiger for their
teacher"
We were not surprised when handsome
George II. Mills came TO the office with the
$40. for we knew the children would TO-
member the sick babies Of New York. even
though the grown pooplc might forget. The
contribution was a delight, however, and
the largest Of the season. Wo have hal
threc-cent pieces. three dimes and ~ from
amy number OF friends, but $40 heads the
list.
It discounts all other contributions. and II
is doubly valuable because II 10 the gift of
the babies Of Edgewnter to the babies of
New York.
George Mills. an cx.pupil OF the school
appointed Treasurer of the willing Workers
Fund, was worthy of the confidence placed
III Illllls lc Chint lnID HE IsNhNINft
WORLD Office In q very business like manner,
head up and hat in hand. aud before deliver
ing the money counted it over carefully and
handing 1t TO the editor, gave a little sigh.
indicative OF the cancellation Of responsi-
bility. and SAID triumphantly. "a30 sir.
with the compliments of the Willing Workers
and little helpers"
Then the big. busy editor counted il and
said: Thirty dollars thank you. sir. y
which made the sixteen.yoar-old George
borrow the grave importance of sixty-one.
THE willing Workers. George said. lis
Just n litt!o band OF mercy that Miss Hen
rietta Boyce organized in the Edgewater
School. They call themselves the willing
Workers and Little Helpers, and Miss lIoyce
IL their teacher"
She got IN the paper. Just put tho name
OF the band and the sick babies OH il and the
children went to work. They went into
houses. stores and factories wherever they
knew anybody; they asked newBboys for
pennies and got laborers and mothers to
give them five and ten cent pieces. They
were only gone n little more than a week.
and yesterday when tho workers met they
had $40. l think that's pretty good collect
ing for seven girls and one boy. don't you -
The editor said II was bully"
None of tho girls were big; tho oldest is
only ten aud the boy. Louis Lawlor. isn't
that old"
Here's a letter. " George said. going into
two pockets at once and about five altogether
before the document was found.
Miss Boyce gave il to me. / guess il
will tell all about the workers." and the
bright young man withdrew as politely as n
knight.
The girls arc to be congratulated on hav-
in" NJ gallant banker as Mr.. George II.
Mills.
Here is the letter:
EDaEwATER. BERGEN COUNTY. y. ia
June IL. 1920.
Under the following heading. 1.-THE Will
ing Workers AMI Little Helpers OF Edge
Sick Baby Fund, ;" papers have been carried
from house to house. in Edgewater and
ShadySide by seven little girls aud a bright
babyhood themselvetl asking contributions.
Alter a little more than a weeks work the
parerN were. returned bearing ample proof.
not only OF the untrirg zeal ~ the little
band, but of the Kindly charity that they
Ind met among their hchoolmates aud
not too long IL he remembered by him who
said; '~lnasmnch al so have lone II unto
one OF thesleAst of these, my brethren. ye
have done u unto me-"
The children, whose happiness it IL to
send you the result OF their work, which IL
$40, and who unite with all in wishing Won
ever-increaslng success in your noble work.
are
EMMA NAuIr. aged nine years.
MOLllE RAwsoS. aged ten ysAra |
uSA wis rERBuRS, aged nino SeAfA
IliLk MEYER, aged eight years.
loTTlE ClNHEAp, aged ninr years, |
uEHTIE hIuAhB. aged eight years, |
MIA toAAEAp, eyed seven years.
inuIs LAwLDR. Aged nine yeArs
who are, very respectfully, your
WILLING Wohkkhs AND LITTLE HEI PRS.
All honor to the sweet little scholars and
praise without stint or measure to the
hearted men aud women who re-
Eponded to their call.
few moro bands OF Willing Workers and
Little Helpers would insure the lives OF a
hundred wee sufferers. MILL NELSON,
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS.