Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-21
THE POOR YE HAVE ALWAYS
WITH YOU

The HERALD desires to emphasize
the importance of the charity ball to
be given at the pavilion Monday even
ing, the 29th of this present month,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Be
nevOlent Society. Socially this will be
the great event of the season, and the
near approach of Lent will make it per-
haps the last, as it will be the best of
our winters entertainments. The
ladies Of the society are sparing no
pains to make the occasion one long to
be remembered. The hall will be
made comfortable, the music will be
the best obtainable on the Sound, the
supper will be all that the most fas-
tideous could desire; in fact the man.
agement of the whole affair will be
such as to insure comfort and happi-
ness in every department. This alone
ought to so commend it to the whole
people of the Bay cities as to make it a
great social event.
But there are some other considera-
tons to which we wish to call the at
tention of our people in connection
with this matter - considerations
which, when properly understood,
will make it not only matter of social
pleasure to attend, but also a matter Of
absolute duty on the part of those who
cannot or will not attend the ball, to
aid 10y the purchase of tickets in max
ing it a financial success.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society is am
organized charity and was organized
and exists for the purpose of hunting
out the distressed and deserving poor
of the city, "Those who sit in darkness
when it is not night" "Who
at the roadside of humanity be-
seech your aims" and giving to
them that comfort and assistance which
is demanded by true charity and
prompted by the best impulses of hu.
mainly. The Ladies Benevolent So.
ciety is not a sectarian or church affair
but i'm its charities is as broad as hu
mainly and as liberal as the means il
can command will permit. The Ladies
who have thus organized themselves
into a body for the relief of the dis
tressed have already ministered to tn,
wants of seventeen families, and hav,
at the present time two more depend
ing upon them for assistance. This il
work which cannot be carried oil
without money, and it is a work whicl
so appeals to the hearts of all true mel
and women that its merits cannot b
questioned. The ladies of the societ,
give their time and much of thei
means, and now call upon the com
munity to aid in their good work.
Tickets will be on sale at all princi
pal places in the city and on the Bay
Two dollars will be charged for tn
admission of gentleman and lady ant
fifty cents for each additional lady
This is for admission to the ball an,
supper. 1t is confidently expected tina
every person who can at all afford {
do so will purchase tickets, and tina
our people will not in this instance fai
to demonstrate the liberal and charta
BILE spirit which has heretofore charat
terized them. In this, as in ever
community, there have been, are now
and perhaps always will be, humble
of worthy people who seem to be owe
talen nv p1isfortilnp and uDOn wbOf
poverty presses with a heavy hanC
Misfortune makes them the wards {
the community in which they liv,
The price of ticket to the ball is
small matter, but it will buy medicin
for the sick, clothing for the naked an
bread for the hungry.