Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1893-12-26
A FESTIVAL FOR THE POOR.
HAPPY WERE MADE TIE HEARTS OF
The WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
Charity Furnishes Bountifull Feast for
Pine Bluffs Poor ana Needy.

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three; but the greatestof these is Charity
Corinthians y GIMP. and ID verse.
Yesterday morning one OF the lar
gest wagons OF the Merchants
Transfer Company, loaded with all
kinds OF groceries and provisions,
started ON its rounds of relief to the
poor. The wagon was loaded with
-four meat, meal, sugar, coffee, tea,
oatmeal, rice, potatoes and other
necessaries and comforts of life rhe
funds With which these provisions
were purchased for the poor were
raised through the medium OF the
DAILY GRAPHIC.
The gentlemen composing the dis
tributing committee who accom-
panied and delivered the goods were
Messrs. Y. 0. Alexander, j. n. Pitt
man, W. d. Vance, E. H. Colhouer
and j. ". Adams, of the GRAPHIC.
1t WAS 10 O'Clock before the wagons
could be loaded and the work OF Wis
iting the poor could be begun. But
already an advance guard had done
its work, and many Of the deserving
poor located and discovered When
once started the relief wagon was
therefore not long in doing it's work
To each family whose name was on
the list round of rations i'll suffi-
cient quantities to last several days
was distributed Could the noble
and generous hearted citizens who
contributed to the enterprise have
seen the thankful iaces OF the needy
recipients; heard the grateful thanks
of the hearts bowed down with
grief and care; witnessed the smile OF
Joy that fitted across the faces OF
the blaek-eyed, dirty-faced, squalid
and poverty stricken little children
whom Santa Claus failed to visit. as
a large, ripe, yellow orange dropped
into their red hands; heard the beRe-
diction Of the decrepit and afflicted
fathers, or witnessed the Joy pictured
in the faces OF the helpless widows,
they would feel as they doubtless
already feel, amply repaid for theil
liberality in dealing SO generously
with the poor. In Pine Bluff WE
have superb homes where wealth
luxury and JOY reign supreme; Gle
giant. neat and attractive cottages
where all the comforts of life are ha(
and happiness and Joy abound. But
there is another picture. Within tht
very shadow OF the rich mans house
is the hovel OF the poor from which
hope has departed and where n.isery
sickness and suffering walk hand il
hand with squalor and rags.
To find these homes and to pro
vide for these suffering people was
the mission of the GRAPHIC, and by
the grace of God and the goodness
OF the generous people Of Pine Bluff
it has partially accomplished its pur
pose.
The distributing committee made
special Efforts for the relief OF til,
widows and orphans and the sicl
and suffering, and right well did il
succeed in it's labors. No discrimina
ton whatever was made between
the races. The committee was
prompted by humane feelings alb
solutely, and proceeded with it
work impartially. Wherever {
family was found in need and wait
either white or colored. their wants
We're at least temporarily supplied
the total number of which wa:
about thirty-five.
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
I In addition to the contributions tc
the GRAPmIc's Poor Fund" reported
in Saturdays daily, the following
were received after that issue:
First NJ f. Church ................$5 OF
/ Riverside NJ. +. Ghurch............... | 8;
Sarrason & Pinkus. 81
| s. II. Gockriil, observation-disclosures. | OF
j. i. Speers Go. (additionail...... 5 on
THANKS.
| The distributing committee desires
TO return thanks TO the Merchant,
| Transfer Company for the use O
their team, driver and wagon, ant
also to Mr.. W. l.. Toney for the us,
OF a horse and buggy used by thu
distributing committee In its work
SOME LEFT YET
| All OF the donations were not col
lected up yesterday, in addition t.
which there was some small amount
OF provisions left over and the sun
of $500 unexpended. This is held Ii
reserve for future use and will bs
| given out in the near future to- par
ties known to be in need OF help and