The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10
LET Us DIVIDE.
Cheering Clarions for the Charity Concert

Nothing bitches in all of the calculations
SO far made with reference to the charity
concert. Everybody has a good word and
! a cordial wish for its success. No winter
comes to bounty. the intent of its own ap-
proving sunshine holds its sure content
and happiness. Mr.. Crawford, the last
one to be heard from, offers the opera house
on satisfactory terms, or about what il
would cost to heat, light and clean any of
the larger halls. The time fixed is the 10Th
OF December. 1t comes On Friday evening.
after the prayer meetings and socials of the
week are past, and all of the churches are
represented in the program. 1t comes in
the holiday season, between Christmas and
New Years days, season Of good wishes
and happiness, when everybody feels like
helping every body else. There is nothing
else in the line of entertainment or amuse-
msnt posted or fixed for that nig mt. The time
and place having been fixed, the tickets
are printed and are now on SALE Any
body who feels that deed of charity is a
kind of wealth that never takes its Il light
from the SOUL but abides with the life, will
not be prevented from paying FIVE dollars
for a ticket; but whether five dollars or
fifty cents, let them attend the concert and
the blessing with which they bless their
neighbor will become their own. The
worthiest thing amid all the quests and
aims of this life is to do good.
We are all prone to view such acts as
charity, and it is indeed charity; but char
ity, rightly viewed, is but dividing that of
which we have, and to spare, with those
who have not, and who otherwise must
suffer. There are very few people in
Wichits who will need help after the holt
days-when winter has set in in earnest
who would not most gladly work if they
could but get the work to do. To all such
any help that we give is but kindness ex-
tended TO neighbor-more. courtesy
that will be remembered with warm
heart.
The charity concert ia move of
the right kind, in the right
direction and at the right time. In one
sense it will be a pleasurable entertain
mept wherein duty will be converted
into brilliant paslime, but it will prove
a stepping stone to and make further or
ganized effort easy and effective. And
such organization will be had for Wichita,
uSE ever peDpIc
are not going TO permit gaunt visaged
want TO stalk about her streets or alleys
however remote or out of the way. There
ought not to be found a single empty chair
in all the Crawford Grand from parQuet
to gallery on Friday night the 29ih of De-
cember. The gentlemen named last week
as the advisory or distributing COMMITTEES
and they will have only money to distri-
bntc-would so long ways to have the
charity concert the biggest and
most profitable thing of the
kind ever attempted in the state. but
they wont have TO worry, we don't be-
love- over the response that will come
Let them but fiud out the sick and dis
father, the pale and despsirng
mother and the hungry children, aud the
people of Wichita will do the rest So
when tickets are offered don't hesitate,
but ouy anywhere from one to a dozeu
and the EAGLE Ruarautees that the money |
will reach the right ones. will reach the |
needy.
A number of Mrs. Walden's force are at |
practice and rehearsal, while the musical |
part Of the program is being rapidly ar /
ranged and forwarded