The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-09
Send in Your Mite for
Christmas.
HELP THE NEEDY ONES
Contributions Coming In
Quite Freely.
BUT MORE ARE NEEDED
Aid i'm Making the Lives of the TN.
fortunates a Little Brighter,
if You Can.

Have you contributed anything TO THE
CALLS Christmas Box Bureau for the
needy and worthy poor of this city.
III you have not you have the opportunity
TO dc so now.
Ii you knew how many poor families
there are in this city that will not be able
to enjoy O merry Christmas because they
have not tie means to purchase anything
but the bare necessities of life, you would
not for a moment hesitate to send in some
thing to The CALLS BUREAU.
Send whatever you can spare and you may
rest assured that. whatever il is, it will 90
toward making some one happy.
In the language of Captain Cutie "Oyer-
haul your lockers and when something is
found make note Of it," Thatnote should
be that what you have selected is to 90 to
THE CALLS Christmas Box Bureau.
If you have a pair Of shoes that are run
down at the heels that you think are of no
earthly use to any one, send them to the
bureau and seine one will be found who
will be glad TO receive them; IL you have a
suit OF clothes or dress or a gown that You
no longer care to wear, the bureau will
accept them for some poor person who will
appreciate the same. Don't think that be-
cause your offering would seem but a trlfe
TO you and hardly worth sending 1t
would not be accepted. There you are mis-
taken. A small contribution will be thank
fully received and it will help swell the
amount that can be given to each family or
individual.
The CALL is of the opinion that there are
great many people OF this city who are
ready to help the poor and give them an
opportunity to enjoy Christmas as well as
their more fortunate neighbors. If they felt
! sure that their contributions would De dis
| tributed TO such as are really worthy of
their charity.
As previously announced. the manager of
| the bureau will give each case his In d yidual
attention and in no instance will any Of the
contributions be distributed to any who are
undeserving.
The bureau will not confine its work to
| the distribution Of contributions TO few
chosen individuals and families, but il will
! seek cut as many AS the contributions will
permit and make hundreds, perhaps thou
sands, happy on the day of glad rejoicing.
The greater the contributions the greater
will be The opportunity TO do good.
Yesterday the bureau had over thirty-five
/ applications for "a little to make us feel
| that Christmas has come"
My dear SIR" said a woman of 62 to the
manager, 81 have for more than ten days
been without fire In my little room, for
| which pay So month, and have felt the
cold most bitterly. Why don't have a
| fire? I'll tell you why. 1t is because a
| woman at my age cannot earn much, and 1t
| takes all | can earn sweeping out rooms to
pay nav rent and for two very seant meals
day."
MY husband" said another, "hss been
most unfortunate. lie has been sick, and
since he regained his health he has been
unable to obtain employment as there are
| three men for every job that is offered I've
| had 10 go out aud 40 days work at a dollar
| day TO keep the family-and there are six
of us-from starving. The grocer has been
very kind to rs. for lie has let us run up a
| little bill, knowing that my husband Will
! pay him when he does get work. but when
will he get it?"
Il must tell yOn. madam" said the man.
ager, shat il is impossible for me TO promise
you any specified amount of groceries or
| anything else, az there are many who VIII
have 10 be provided with a Christmas box
If. upon further investigation, your case
| proves to be one that entities you 10 a box,
its size will depend upon the generosity of
the good. kind-hearted people of this city,
who have never yet been known to fail in
responding to an appeal In behalf of
worthy cause"
"Oh. my dear sir. anything would be
acceptable. IL it was only pair of shoes
for the children. or a few pounds OF -four,
or any substantial food. the sincere prayers
of an afflicted family would go up as
thank Offering TO the good people who con-
tribuied toward their comfort"
The story Of one proved to be the story Of
mary. Each bad a tale OF distress TO tell.
and each expressed a desire for something,
| no mater what, food. rsiment or fuel.
Oae little womap whose husband is sick
| and who has three children TO look after.
said that IL she could do anything at ali in
the way Of work around the bureau she
would be glad to do il 10 ensure her some
pr DIVISIONS for few days. "Whatever may
be given 10 me-" she said. Twill be as
godsend."
The CALLS plan Of furnishing substar-
tials for the needy. instead of giving dolls
and toys TO the children of the poor, is meet
ing with the appreciation OF many who be-
lieve that that which goes toward sustain
ing health is preferable 10 that which gives
pleasure but for a moment.
Among those who are of this way of think
ing is a noble-hrarted lady who lives At
1901 California street That lady is Mrs.
George S. Fife. On Wednesday afternoon
she was appealed TO for contribution for
the poor. Yesterday this lady sent to the
bureau a note OF which the following is a
copy:
To The Gail Christmas Bos Bureau: Upon
pTese nting this card (of which they have dupll-
ton. Mrs. GEORGE S. FIFE
On the other side of the card is written:
Bibo Bros: Please deliver to bearer ten (1o)
sacks of -four and charge the samsro my ac
count.
Then follows the lady's signature and ad-
dress. 1t is to be hoped that there are many
more ladies in this city who will respond as
generously as has this one
The appe al for coal has touched the hearts
Of the officers Of the Alaska Coal Company,
for yesterday they sent note to the bureau.
II is in the following language
SAN FRANCISCO December 1892.
To The CARS Christmas Boz Bureau: we
wish TO contribute TO the deserving poor through
The CALLS BUREAU, the following articles:
Three tons OF Alaska spiiut coal (sixry sacksl
Please call for them at 2lS Sacramento street
ALASKA COAL COMPANY.
Per s. NJ. Eastland.
Another company has promised contri-
button of five tons of coal, and when this
promise is kept the poor will have reason
to he thankful
:, The Great American Tea Company. 52-58
Market street, also appreciated the good
work that is being done for the poor. and
they grasped the idea that substantials well
placed will be productive Of much good, and
TO show how much they are in sympathy
with the movement they sent in an order for
sixty packages of tea. How many more are
there who will see the matter In the same
light aud send as generous a contribution az
did this firm? THE CALL will be pleased
TO make known the names OF all such con-
tributors. so that the recipients of their
bounty may bless them.
he head of large firm that made con-
tribuuon on last Wednesday said yester-
day. "When ~ a in ba triIx