Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-13
RECORD OF A NOBLE WORK
What United Charities Has Done
in a Year.
THE REPORT OF MRS. BROOKS
The Brunt of the Work Falls Upon the Shout
ders of TIE Officers = Volun-
teers Are Wanted.

The president of the United Charities
of Birmingham makes the following re-
port for the year ending October 81
Ladies:-It is with much pleasure that
state that the public seems to take quite
an interest in the work of the United
Charities.
1t was with fear and doubt that I Of
fered to make all collections while our
month that the subscriptions were cour-
teously and willingly paid.
The sessions of the society have not
been well attended, and the work falls
so heavily on the officers that it is always
hard to find four ladies who can devote
the time necessary to carry on the
work.
Headquarters
The headquarters of the society have
been kept open certain hours every day
through the year, at an expense OF SO
month in money, or even less. one
months rent was donated through the
kindness of Bailey, Mcconnell & How
ard.
The books of the president, secretary
and treasurer show that the following
work has been accomplished by the So
ciety through the past twelve months:
Medical Attention.
Our sick have received the best medi-
cal attention the city could afford We
have filled prescriptions written by the
following: Drs. Davis & Davis, Cope
land, Moore, Chapman, Henly, Robert
Jones' Whaley, Jernigan, Johnston, Rod
gers, Robertson, Gibson, Barclay, Cotton,
Wilder, Russell and Scott.
The Birmingham Medical college rem
dered the society a great deal of assist
ance with their sick during the winter
months Would that it could continue
through the summer the free dispensary.
1t would tighten our work among the sick
by prescribing for them and giving them
medicine,
Our thanks are also due to the Hillman
hospital for taking care of such patients
as it was impossible for our society to
relieve.
Drugs.
The following drug companies have
each donated free medicine for a month:
Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige AMI God
den & Co., Norton & Co., Adams Drug
company, Williams Ellis Magic City,
Newman, Kleb and Hughes.
Coal Donations
Virginia and Alabama Coal company
one car.
Tennessee Coal and Iron company, one
car.
Sloss Iron and Steel company, one car
Standard Coal company, one car.
b. Steiner one ton.
Mrs F. Y. Anderson, one ton.
Galloway Coal company, one-half ton.
The Louisville and Nashville and
Southern railroads gave free transporta-
ton of coal over their lines.
The Ivy Leaf and Virginia and Ala
bama coal yards stored all coal for us.
Donations.
Thirty-seven donations of groceries
and clothes Thanksgiving.
Thirty-one donations of groceries and
clothes, Christmas.
A large donation of groceries and
clothes from Paul Hayne.
A large donation of groceries and
clothes from Henley school,
A large donation of groceries and
clothes from Second regiment.
A large donation of groceries, st.
Mary's, Thanksgiving.
A large donation of garden seeds from
Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige and Norton's
drug store.
Pass to president from Birmingham
Railway and Electric company
Orders.
The following is the number of orders
filled at headquarters:
Orders for groceries. ...................5 S2
Orders FOR coal. .................... Lila
Orders for clothes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
Orders for shoes (new). ................ "a
Tickets redeemed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5
,5.ailroad passes Ito the poor. .......... 8
free licenses from the mayor. ........ 2
And quite a large number of second
land shoes, which were gladly received
Money Received.
Nhr1stmaS.. ......... ............S 4.5U
Thanksgiving, High school, $25; st.
Mary's $965, and others. 61.60
ANNUAL dues...... -. ............. $500
L. Q. b. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 22.00
Methodist Mite society. 60. 90
First Presbyterian. .,........ .,.... $500
st. Mary's Aid Gin monthly sub
scriptions) ........... ............. 22.72
First Baptist Aid society........... 1880
Tickets soid.... .......... =. :. -. LAO
Donated for nurse. CTS
Solomon e. Levi. 5000
Loyeman. Joseph & Loeb. .......... 5000
j. l.. Chalifoux & Co...........,.... 1900
McLester & VanHooSe... 49,. 80. 1900
Kemper & Co. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
A. B. Vandergrift observation-disclosures. 1900
Peter Znszer Co... ............ 1900
Roberts & Sons. ............. ....... 1900
l.. A. Townley .......,..... ......... 400
Jacobs Bros. ............. ........... 800
Hirsch & Co Observation-Disclosures. 600
Smith IL Montgomery. .............. 500
Peoples Tailors. ....... ............. 800
d. Rogan & Co.. 600
+. A. deFuniak. Observation-Disclosures. 800