The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-26
NOBLE DEEDS OF CHARITY
The Ladies of the Society of
United Charities
.GLADDENED WEARY HEARTS
BY Dispensing the Needs of Life-The Friend
less Women and Children at the Mercy
Home Kindly Remembered.

Many a sad heart was mad glad by
the ladies of the United Charities yes
terday.
As early as a. m. the sidewalk in
front of the soclety's headquarters in
the Thompson building was crowded with
women and children anxiously awaiting
their turn to be waited upon by the no
BILE women who have this work in
charge. Not a single enc was turned
away emptyhanded.
According TO thu rules of the society
the applicant must get an order from
the ladies comprising the investigation
committee in the district in which they
live A few of the applicants failed to
do this, but the ruiz was Waived for yes
terday, and every person was given a
bountiful supply of groceries, fruits ana
good things with which to celebrate
Thanksgiving i'm perhaps more ear
nest and SINGER manner than these mere
fortunately Situated.
The appeal which had been made to
the public by the United Charities met
with a generous response. Loads of
groceries, many bundles, and packages
of fruits, clothing, turkeys, meats and
donations of money were sent to the
headquarters of the socisty. The room
was almost filed with boxes. balnels
and packages. and presented the APP
peaH'ance of a busy store.
The Following ladies of thu society
were at headquarters and were kept
busy waIDing on the poor: Mrs. M. q.
Jeffray, Mrs. Sherrod, Mrs Margaret
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About fifty families, representing
about $50 persons, were made happy
Besides groceries, fruits. etc., the needy
We're supplied with articles of clothing,
shoes, hats and other comforts
The following contributions were re-
ceived ait headquarters for which the
ladies desire to return their most heart
felt thanks: Mrs NJ e. Jeffray, clothing;
Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, clothing and
shoes; Mrs. e. E.. Thompson, meal; Mrs.
]. C. Hendley, clothing; Powell school,
clothing, shoes and groceries; M. M. Ull-
man, clothing and groceries; Mrs. ]. Fox,
wine and apples; H. Lowenthal, flour;
Mrs. John White, clothing; Mrs. Frank
Norris, potatoes; Mrs. Robert Jones,
clothing; Mrs. Walter Moore, clothing;
williams & Marks, potatoes; Mr.. and
MTS. II. II. UT, COllets UNITS Il. II.
IS; Mrs. P. G.. Bowman, IS; Miss Emma
Bissett, clothing; Mrs. Branson, clothing;
Miss Sue Bozeman, cloak; Mrs. Fulwiler,
cloth ing; Master Robert j. Malone, flour;
Harry Burn, IS; cash, 25 cents; L. Rogan,
hats and clothing; Cox Bros, apples;
J. H. McCary, turkeys; A Friend, tur-
keys, celery and cranberries; John w.
Sibley, one ton coal; Central Presbyterian
church, SO; Mrs. ]. w. TORY, cash; Mrs.
Captain Graves, cash; A Friend cash;
st. Mary's church, liberal donation of
groceries, etc.; Mrs John Tillman, shoes
and clothing; Church of the Advent lib
eral donations of groceries, ETC.; Sisters
of Charity, fresh meat; Louis Miner,
50; Mr.. Griossberg, fresh meat;
Ivy Leaf coal yard, four tons. of
coal A Friend, ore ton coal; B. B. Co
mer, grfts and meal; Mrs. J. M. Neil,
clothing; Mrs. Charles o. Locke, cloth
ing shoes and groceries; Fies & Son.
use of carriage, and many others.
AT THE MERCY HOME.
Thanksgiving, in it's true significance
was celebrated yesterday at the Mercy
Home.
The smiling faces of the little inmates
reflected the joy of their little hearts ait
the many donations of good things that
were SENT to them from all quarters of
the city.
The pantry facilities of the Home were
too small to receive the numerous has
lnets and bundles of groceries, turkeys,
cranberries, vegetables, and one of the
front rooms was pressed into service.
A sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner was
4 fbdr1a
was a more joyous festal board in Bir-
mingham yesterday than that of these
little helpless bits of humanity who are
| being cared for by line mobile women in
charge of the institution.
After dinner they filed into the parlor
where a number of visitors were present,
and to the accompaniment of cottage
organ they sang their sweet songs of
| praise to God, for his blessing.
Mrs. Ramsey, the matron of the home.
was even more pleased than the children,
| who evidenced the tender care and att
| tent.on they receive at her hands.
QUARTERS TOO SMALL.
The only drawback to the work of this
noble institution Is that the present quar-
| tens are entirely too small. 1T US the IN
| tention of THE ladies 10 continue to agi-
| tate the question of new home.
| Joint meeting of all the churches of the
| city will be held the latter part of this
| month at the First Methodist church
where 1T rs hoped that substantial sum
will be raised for the building fund.
AIMS HOUSE.
The inmates of the aims house We're
not forgotten on the glad Thanksgiving
day.
"A committee of the Epworth League
went out in the afternoon with a wagon
load of groceries, which cheered the