The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-01
SPONTANEOUS GENEROSITY.
According TO the Esgle's Suggestion Relief
Fund for Mrs. CIodfel.er is Started.


When the EAGLE suggested on Sunday
morning that fund for the relief of Mrs
Clodfelter be started, it was with the ut
most confidence that the response would
be generous, but it was not thought for
moment that it would be so prompt and
spontaneous. When the notice was read
it had the desired effect, for it was CON
eluded there and then to start the ball
rolling. J. T. Ladlum Immediately started
subscription paper, and even though il
was Sunday he secured many names and
fairly large sums of money. Yesterday
morning Mrs. ". W. Levy took up the
good work where she left off Saturday
night, and in company with Mrs. NJ B.
Coin started out to raise fund for the
destitute widow. George p. Locke fol-
lowed. and he, too, got IN some mighty
good work in the cause Of charity
When Father Then read the
item before mass Sunday morn
ing he approved of the sugges-
tron of the EAGLE. and thought something
about raising a collection III the church
but owing to the suddeness OF the idea
such thing was not practicable at that
time. Like the generous. warmhearted
Christian gentleman that be IS. he went
around yesterday and out Of his own peck
ct he pulled SO bill and gave it TO the
collector regretting at the same time that
he could not double the amount His do
nation is the largest yet given although J.
T. Ludlum and L. D. Westgate gave s.
each and others two and one dollar bills By
6 O'Clock last night very nearly 800 had
been raised aud it is altogether safe to say
that before half the week is over that
amount will be doubled. DR.. Kirkwood
who IS attending the injured woman has
rendered his professional services gratis
and will do as much TO heal her wounds
and restor her to health again as if he re-
ceived handsom fees for his work. The pri-
mary department of the Fourthward school
house which Mrs. Clodfelter's youngest
child is attending, will take up collection
today for the purpose of buying their little
classmate. who is only 9 years old. a nice
wrap to replace the one that was burned.
The elocutionarv entertainment given by
Professor Hoss, FRIDAY night and Satur-
day, will be repeated again tomorrow
night and the proceeds donated towards
alternating the distress OF the afflicted
widow. In order to swell the receipts OF
this entertainment as much as possible
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Garst have consent
ed to sing at the entertainment.
The injured woman is getting along as
well AS could be expected and everything
possible is being done for her. Her
children are still with Mrs. Levy, who
provided them yesterday with clothing
and sent them to school as usual
Altogether the movement is a grand
one and it should be pressed forward until
the widow is put in as good circumstances
at least as she was before. Whats her
nationality" one stingy man would ask,
gong down slowly in his small-change
pocket, while another particular individ
ual would ask, What's her religion:" as
If it made any difference whether she had
any religion at all, or any nationality, Tor
that matter. The collector would invari-
ably say Il don't know" aud very prop
erly ask what difference did it make. The
$40 man, the s. men and the g and sl-men,
of course, never asked such a question; it
was Decent fellows that talked that way.
1t is surprising, encouraging commend
able and admirable the way the citizens of
Wichita act toward their fellow mortals
when they are in such distress. They evil
IDENTIFY believe, and truly, too, that charity
extends beyond the grave to the boundless
realms of eternity"