Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-01
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OFFICERS ELECTED.

Gazette reporter whose especial
inelinations are supposed to be re-
liglon and charity set forth on an ex-
petition yesterday to see what might
be discovered along these lines that
would be appropriate for a Sunday
write up.
As It happened. kind chance. II you
Will. led his footsteps to the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. where there
was an assemblage of ladies'. 1t was
soon apparent that these ladies' had
n purpose In thus assembling, and
the OBJECT OF the meeting was for
the promotion of charity In Fort
Worth.
In response to a call published In
the Gazette number OF ladies' held
the meeting at the time and place
specified for the purpose OF organizing
Tor charitable work. There are a great
many good ladies' in Fort Worth, and
they are the salt OF the earth, who
are earnestly DESTROYS Of making or
ganized efforts to lend helping hand
TO the sick, the unfortunate and the
destitute, whose pitiful appeals so Of
ten fail upon unhceding ears and many
OF whom are really worthy objects for
charity.
After some discussion Il was decided
to organize those present for this pur-
pose. and accordingly the ladies' pres
cnt were enrolled and the society was
named the Fort Worth Charity Band.
The ladies then elected the following
oiiicers.
Mrs. l.. Clayton. PRESIDENT: Mrs.
A. y. Reed, vice president, Mrs. Nir-
ginia Ford, secretary. Mrs. Rena Jones.
treasurer.
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viii he held the last Saturday after
noon In each month.
The ladies are anxious to secure aB
many active memoirs as possible.
Everybody Is asked to join; the dues
are only 20 cents per month, and the
subscription lists Will be opened at
once, The officers of the society were
elected for one year.
1t was suggested at first that the
society should be u reorganization OF
the Associated Charities, but IL was
decided thHt II would be better to start
n new organization and under u new
name.
There were no standing committees
appointed, but the executive commit
tee win be composed OF the officers and
there Will be subcommittee in each
ward.
There will be special meeting Of the
society next saturday afternoon ut 3
| O'Clock,
In religious work among the masses
| that part of the city's population that
| the churches do not thoroughly reach,
| no factor has been more potent than
| the mission, of which there are sever
| al In active operation. doing effective
work and accomplishing permanent
| good among this poor and lowly though
their work Is not restricted to that
| class alone.
An inyAgt ipn tinta n tho pnfk of he
Bethel Mission, of which Mr. Meyers
| Ia superintendent, for the current
| month, VIII show substantial evidence
| that the claims made by those inter
| ested In mission work are not with
| out good foundation. The attendance
on thu various services numbers over
| 10000 souls. more than 100 have stood
In the meetings, and publicly asked
| for prayer Forty odd have professed
| their faith In their conversion. A Sun
! day school wen attended is conducted,
and this Is also n great work for good.
/ Nor Is the good done by the Bethel re-
stricted to mlnistering 10 the spiritual
| needs OF the people: material aid has
| been given to those In need, and all
| this work, or nearly all. has been done
| by those who have spared the little
they could from the little they had
| for the support of the Bethel and II
| came almost entirely from the poorer
| part OF our citizens.
Aid Is gratefully acknowledged from
| others, and especially thnnks are de-
sired TO he given through the Gazette
to Colonel II, d. Hunter OF the Texas
| and Pacific Coal company FOR n liberal
| donation OF coal, almost or quite the
I winters supply.
The kindness Of strattnn & White
| company In giving the electric lights
| free is cordially appreciated and ac-
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