The herald., 1895-10-04
How the ChildreD's Home Society
Has Been Aided :
THIS WILL SURPRISE MANY
People Who Give Promptly ana
Literally
The Proprietress of a Resort Now on nef
Death Bed-f1er 7any Deeds OF
0oodness-Who Shall JudgeP


"The Lord loveth cheerful giver."
This IS ubtedly true, and in coz.
nection with the biblical quotation touch
ing cheerful giyers the labors OF ths Rev.
NJ. V. Wright in soliciting aid for the
Children's Home society in a certain
field is worthy of passing mention.
The Rev. Wright has labored in the
field here in Los Angeles for some wears
past. He was for long time the humane
officer, but for the three months last past
he has been acting as the general agent
for Southern California for the Children's
Home society, organized under the state
law. Its purpose is to rescue destitute
and homeless children and to place them
IN good homes, so that they may become
useful mem bers OF society.
Rev. Wright having in the past come
in contact with a nun Der of liquor deal
ers in Los Angeles. proposed to the local
board of the society that in making his
canvass for subscriptions to support il
he would call upon the liqour men and
request their aid. Some of the me m bers
we're 10th to give their consent to this
proposition. but they finally did so. Rev.
Wright then called upon quite a number
of dealers, and as to the result he tells
the story best in his own language.
"As a rule, found them very liberal.
AS soon as l explained the object of the
society to them very few declined to sub
scribe financial aid to the cause.
IF. Kerkow of the Vienna Buffet gave
$50, and Maier d Zobelein gave a like
amount. Theodore Bauer and Raffet IL
Desmarret gave $25 each. i he following
gentlemen engaged in the liquor business
also gave us financial aid: Messrs.
| Vign Jla, Smith. Arnold, the Eintract,
| the Olympic, Vendome. the Thala, the
s., Pawnee. Lawson. Vincent. Fisher, Bar
rel. Vache, Hoppner. Escoller. Gold
smith, Flener, Baget, Arbuckle and
| others.
| ''Of course, | obtained liberal subscrip-
tions from other citizens, but since you
asked me if the LIQUOR dealers aided our
worthy charity and if SO who, l have
| told you"
Several ministers of the gospel were
seen yesterday and asked what they
thought of Rev. Wrights idea of obtain
' ing subscriptions from parties engaged in
! the liquor traffic. Some did not like the
J idea but others thought 1t was all right
and could see nothing indlsoreet or
wrong about Rev. Wright canvassing IN
| that field.
"why. it was all right" said Rev. Will
A. knighten. If a man that sells liquor
wants to help charity and do good
| uCJI why not give him Tue opportunity
He is certainly entitled to it as much as
anybody else. Then, after he does do Q
! good thing he should De given credit for
IT. No; can see nothing wrong ABOUT
| that
One contributor to the Humane So
cietys Golfers was for a mum Der of years
the proprietor of a notorious resort on
| Alameda street. She has for a long tins
given IS per month to the society. In a
mum Der of instances she has persuaded
young girls who came to her. when they
were about to enter upon life OF shame.
to retrace their steps and to go back to
| home and mother. She has never per-
nitted them to enter her house, but on
the other hand has always told them
what terrible life it was that they con-
| templated entering, and also pictured
the suffering and disgrace that they
would endure ii leading it. Whenever
an unfortunate woman of the half-wor Id
died she has always seen to it that she
was given Christian burial. for invar-
iably they die with out friends. This wo-
man herself is now at deaths door. She
is lying at house on Jackson street and
is about to explore the mysteries OF the
life beyond. Her last moments will prob.
ably be among those of her kind, but
there will be no loving voice to soothe
her when the end comes. Yet that same
woman has done many and many kind
ly and philanthrop'c act of which the
W orld knows nothing.