The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
HEADQUARTERS OF
THE CALLS CHRISTMAS Box BUREAU.

THE CALLS CHRISTMAS Box BUREAU.
SAG Clay street
Depot-64l Mission st. near New Montgomery. J
Contributions for the poor of San Fran
cisco are pouring in. and the manager was
kept busy yesterday recording that which
was donated.
They are coming in not only from the city
but from points outside. This shows how
widespread is the interest taken in the move
ment inaugurated by THE CALL.
The contributions from outside points
were from Alameda. Sebastopol and Healds-
burg.
There is one line of contributions of
! which there is as much as can be handled,
and that is clothing. OF this the people
have contributed generously, and there
is now enough to meet the many demands.
Yesterday there were presented a large
number OF applications for Christmas
boxes, many of them by letter, and others by
persons reporting what they represented 10
be w0 rthy cases.
On last Friday the manager announced
that he had had great number of cases
presented TO him and that it would be i'm
possible to attend 10 more than that num-
Der, which represent nearly 1900 persous.
To investigate all the cases requires time.
and il also requires time to determine what
each family most needs.
The work is being done as rapidly as ii is
possible to do il. and the distribution will
be as rapid as the different boxes can be
made up ana sent to their respective desti-
nations.
Now what the manager wants to assist
him in the work Of distribution is number
of expressmen who will volunteer half day
each, morning or afternoon, to deliver these
boxes. There are great many expressmeu
in this city, ard there are surely many who
can afford to devote half a days time to
this work. Those expressmen who are
willing TO make the poor happy can do so
by lending hand to distribute the boxes
Those who will volunteer are requested to
call or send word to the headquarters at 542
Clay street.
The management OF StockwelPs Theater
has kindly rendered a benefit 10 The CALLS
Christmas Box Bureau, 10 take place on
next Thursday night. The powerful melo-
drama, Captain Herne, U. ). A." will be
rendered on that occasion. This affords the
charitably inclined to combine both pleasure
and duty. as in patroniZing the tlieater on
Thursday evening they viii also assist
THE CALLS Christmas Box Bureau in Its
great effort to relieve the poor and dis
tressed.
1t may De set down as a certainty that
those who take part 10 the cast will excel
their previous efforts. They will have the
additional inspiration OF not rendering
their parts for arts sake alone but for
charity as well.
Let Stoekwell's Theater be packed from
pit to dome on next Thursday evening.
The contribution of the Groeers' Produce
Union was received yesterday. Ii consists
of 53 Quarter-sacks of flour. 40 cans OF
corned beef, sacks of rice and 80 10-p pound
sacks OF oatmeal
The grocers have done well and their good
action Will not soon be forgotten.
A liberal-hearted man IS the manager OF
! the Union Paper Bag Factory. When asked
il he could contribute few bags 10 make
up parcels, he said, Yes as many as you
need" and within half an hour he delivered
to The CALLS representative very large
bundle of sacks of assorted slzes--ali OF
which will come in very handy.
Bonestell. Allen x Co. also contributed
number of paper bags.
A lady, in a letter ompanying con-
tribution. writes: II am astonished that
the dry-goods merchants have not made
any contributions. They all have shelf
worn goods that are warm and ought TO be
given 10 the poor.
The school children have also worked for
the cause with a will AS before announced,
the pupils of the Bartlett Primary sent in
a wagoD-load of clothing. provisions, toys
aud coin: the pupils of the Clement GRAM
mar School contributed toys and groceries;
the pupils of the Spring Valley School gave
toys. groceries and clothing. and yesterday
the pupils OF Miss Palmer's claEs, Lincoln
Grammar School, sent contribution OF
81 90.
Anita g., who lives on Howard street,
sent a very fine hobby horse, which will
make glad some very deserving young one.
Around the horses neck was tied an en-
velope on which the donor wrote:
This hobby horse IS sent by me.
For boy girl whcn'er IL may be;
The sending of IL gives me Joy
My name is Anita. I'm girl. not boy.
ANITA g.
One contribution was the sum of so cents.
sent in an envelope, on which was written:
DEAR CALL: Please give this TO some nice
little girl about three wears old who Is sick or
needs something nice TO eat. This Is what we
would have spent for our little sister whom God
''"' two LITTLE BOYS AND GIRL-O
Following Is the list OF contributions re-
ceived yesterday:
912h Capp, groceries. blackboard and
clothing.
81 Appraisers building, bundle of clothes.
Mrs. Merrill and Charles Merrill. Mission
San Jose, toys. books and clothes.
1926 Suffer. sugar. flour, coal and 81.
Mrs. Clingenberger. donation.
946 Army, groceries and oeGstead.
Miss G. j.. boxes Of books.
If20 Pacific street, "a bundles and bed
stead.
H. Bryson, 40 pounds of tea and baby
chair.
712 Army. bundle of clothing.
H. NJ, Ninth and Howard. bundle.
John Seeman. Healdsburg, Sonoma
County, two boxes. containing apples and
| a little of everything.
Bonestel Allen & Co., paper bags.
Zellerbach S Sons wrapping-paper.
w. +. Beck 81 Co., two cases, four dozen
canned gouds.
Cash, 81.
j. C.. cash, 81.
Martinez. cash. 81 so and books.
Union Paper Company. large package Of
paper-bags. assorted sizes.
Z. d.. baby-wear.
Mrs. Anna Morrison Reed, cash, S.
Oracle Langley. package building blocks
John Schroeder. 20 years. through j.
Mrs. Rixford 0hird contribution, grocer
les aud kilt suit.
an. c." Berkeley, childrens' clothing.
From the branch office. donor not named,
quilts, rolls of butter and 3 bundles
Of clothes.
Miss Palmer's class. Lincoln School, 81 60.
Two little boys and girl 90 cents.
Willie u, silver plated knives, forks,
spoons and sugar-sp0ons.
$50 Army street, 81.
S45 Castro street. 81.
DIVER & Vessel. 8 packages coffee.
Joseph CALI, repairs To door at head
quarters.
ELLA" toys.
Mrs. Bryscn, clothing.
"srs. NJ" gossamer.
1907 Taylor street, cot, bedding, books
and cakes.
1908 Kentucky street, notice to call for
contribution.
Eighth street, toys.
Il. G. r., notice to call for contribution.
2 sacks of wood.
The contribution of the Grocers' Pro-