The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-24
1idding slow and Great Rarg rains Made
--Gnrise an A. (sffts nIserthutsA

--Christmss GIfts Distributed
The charity auction sale was concluded
yesterday at 10 South Second street. and
the donations. which should have brought
n the least calculation $500. only Melted
Gils9 OF this amount $i4s.3 80 Ii credited
70 the Bureau OF Associated Charities, q
committee from the bureau having bid in
many Of the staple articles which did not
bring the market price. Mr. Bickerton.
who had charge of the sale. has turned
use over to Agent Giimer, of the Bureau
Of Associated Charities, that amount,
representing every cent which the sale of
Che donations brought.
The sale, which was continued from
Thursday. was resumed yesterday morn
ing at ii O'Clock, and the last article was
sold at o'clock. On account Of the dull
nsss In the bidding goods brought but
very little. Only two sacks of -four out Of
The twenty-seyen listed brought the mar
let price. and tife rest vas bid In by Mr..
elmer for the bureau. The potatoes were
also bid in by Mr.. Giimer. An IS parlor
coal stove. being sold at $50. was bid up
10 IS by Mr.. Giimer, and there being no
higher bid, it was knocked down TO him.
Very few people. other than these who
we're In need of provisions and household
goods and expected TO get them cheap.
attended the sale, and they all succeeded
b getting bargains
The board of friendly visitors did good
vork yesterday for the poor of the city.
committee of the board was at the
MONS of the bureau all day. and over 100
hmtIies. including 800 persons. were fur
hsned with Christmas gifts In the shape
Of bedding. clothing. groceries. provisions.
and the children of the needy were not
iosgotten, for numerous packages Of can
dies, nuts and toys were sent out during
the day. Among the ladies VIII aided in
the distribution were: Mrs. W. III. Fl.
Green. Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mrs. G. c.
Gum. Mrs. u. A. Spencer, Mrs c. L.
Peterson. Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Meem. Mrs.
c. L. Webb, Mrs Winnifred X. Smith,
Miss Mather. Mrs. Parker, Mrs. J. +.
Ronald. Mrs Parkhurst, Mrs. Joslin. Mrs.
H. c. Colver aud Miss Ayerst. Jerom.
catlin, Rev u. C. Garrett and Lee ID.
elmer also aided in the work.
In The course of tire afternoon thin,
pale little woman with an infant in her
arms called AT the rooms of til. board and
asked tor relief. She said her name was
Collins and that her husband was In Kan
tas City. She had come TO Seattle with
her husband and while here her child was
born. In the meantime. business not be-
Ing brisk, her husband returned to Kansas
City. expecting TO get = situation lmmedi.
sicily and send for his wife. but he failed.
She produced letters from her husband
showing that they had always lived hap
rtiy together, and she also had letters from
ths pastor OF Congregational church in
Kansas City testlfying that she was
member Of the church in good standing
Mr. Garrett took the infant in his arms
tnd went with the mother TO the court
toase, where her story was repeated TO
Fred Gssch, chairman OF the board of
county commissioners. Mr.. Gaseh did
10, hesitate To furnish the mother ticket
20 Kansas City MFR. Garrett then went
Goand among his friends ana in addition
raising enough money u buy her
birth IN sleeper. he made up good purse
w her and last evening saw her of on
tse train on her way 90 meet her husband.
when the train pulled out the little woman
overcome. her eyes filled With tears as
As tried 20 thank him.