Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-06
RELIEF WORK.
What the Rock Island Society
Did in November.
A BUSY MONTH AMONG THE POOR.

tribute l. RELIEF Il Doms to ne Open
Wednesdays and Saturdays Bcreaftcr-
Outline q! the Work Accomp iished.
The Ladies' Industrial Relief So
cietv held its regular monthly meet
ing Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. W. Is. Ferguson.
The First ward reported one fami-
~ assisted to clothing to the amount
of 81. and two pairs of new shoes
given.
The Second ward reported for Oct
ober two families acknowledgements
les to the amount of $i.46 given.
For November. IS families assisted
Clothing. $24.75: one and one-half
tons of coal. one pair of new shoes,
groceries $3.50. 1- 5,--
The Third ward reported IL fami-
lies misunderstanding, $500; one
ton of coal and groceries, $5.41.
The Fourth ward reported IL FAM
lilies misunderstanding. $3.50: flour.
$1.25: groceries. Csc: two pairs of
new shoes, one-ha!f ton of coal, one
half load of wood.
The Fifth ward reported one fami-
lv assisted-onc-half ton of coal:
clothing. $l.25.
The Sixth warI reported four fam
lilies assistcd-$I worth. of clothing
given.
The Seventh ward reported nine
families assisted-Sll.25 worth Of
and groceries $3.50 given.
Directors of the sewing school re-
ported the average. attendance of the
month about 80.
Donations.
The following donations were re-
ceivcd during the month of Novem-
Der: Ten ton of coal. Coal Valley
Mining Co.: one ton of soft coal. f..
Il. Mckewn: an order from Moser-
fielder Il kohn for 30 baskets. each to
10 pounds of cornmeal; one
peck of potatoes, three loaves of
bred and one quart of beans. to be
delivered when called for; two bar
rels of broken crackers and cookies
from the cracker factory: six
chic ens. Charles Buncher: II
Mrs. l.. Simon: 10 chickens,
Mrs. j. T.. Weycrhaeasef; three
chickens. &Schroedcr's market: three
chickens, W. A. Ehleb; three chick.
ems. {. Schneider: three chickens.
MoeHer's grocerv;. three chickens.
Carstensen's market: +. Herbert, Iji
cents worth of meat: Martin, Erbs.
81 worth of meat; j. 4. Shields, one
sack flour; Browner Il Co.. groceries.
81: Hess Bros. groceries. 81: Il.
kohn. groceries. 81: n. +. Peterson
n Co.. one pair of shoes: Spcdel, med
! inc. $3.50; G. Bailey, groceries
Sl.5); Mcintirc Bros. dry goods,
81; Sax 4 Rice. cash. 81: Clemann
n Salzmann. cash. 81: J. &. Weiss.
ID cents: a friend. ID cents: cash.
s. from n friend: $40. Mrs. Phii
Mitchell: Sl6 from the Davis family:
xlo. j. r. Wyerhaeuser; 8. Mrs +.
5. Webber; collectionssfrom Central
church Thanksgiving money, $40. So:
collections from German church.
Sl3.35; COLLECTIONS. from the HiClr
school. Sc p; from the public schools.
ID bushels of potatoes; 30 loaves of
bread; two sacks Of flour. vesctables.
can goods. groceries and clothing.
which we cannot estimate: Passig.
groceries. % cents: shoes, Mosen-
fielder L. kohn: Seventh ward school,
IS cents.
Clothing: Mcsdames Phillco. ST.
mon, Ferguson, +. Mixter. Bahnsen.
n. Baker. A. G. Dart. Miriield, j.
Junge. n. j. Mosher, Hill. A. G.
knocke. Enthurg. Berry. Spaulding.
J. n. l.awhead. Wright. Schoffcr.
Wagner. Brown. Patterson, MYERS.
Sudlow. Weckcl. Lidka. McCandless.
Miss Carrie Mixter. and NJ. McMas-
ter. and Mrs. NJ. c. Wadsworth pieces
of calico for the sewing school. One
hundred and nine Thanksgiving
baskets were distributed.
The society is most grateful to its
friends for their Kindness and gen
crosby at this time. Until further
notice is given the relief rooms will
TIC open Wednesday afternoons as
well as Saturday, for the distribu-
ton of clothing.