The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
LADIES ARE JUB|LANT
A Handsome Cash Donation of
a Hundred Dollars.
FUND HAS BEEN NEEDED
Mrs. LaveIle's Contribution Win Form a
Nucleus Upon Which One Can
Be Raised Dinners for
Poor Families.

! The ladies Of the Associated Charities
are jubilant over a handsome cash do
nation of 800 made to the association
yesterday by Mrs. Thomas Lavelle.
Since the association was first organ
lied the thing that has been most need
ed has been a fund which could be
drawn upon for the purchase of arti-
cles which do not come in In the gem
eral contributions, and for many other
things in which money is needed in the
conduct Of the affaiIS of the association.
Mrs LavelleS generous contribution
will form nucleus to such a fund
which it is hoped to swell TO substantial
proportions by q benefit which is soon
to be rendered the association.
When the board of officers met yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. Lavelle was
present. When the meeting was called
TO order she laid 500 before the treas
urer and announced that she desired to
make the association present, ex-
planning that the money was one-half
of the profits realized from Father Ma
lone's lecture, which was delivered for
the benefit of the poor of Butte, and
was managed by Mrs. JIavelle. The
other ladies present We're highly pleased
with the generous donation and at once
rendered a vote of thanks to Mrs. La
yelle.
The next most important matter to
receive the dtl6nllbll bI at
yesterdays meeting was the subject of
providing Christmas dinners for as
many poor families as possible. The
appeal of President Mrs. j. Nj. White
for people to come to the fore in this
matter, met with a hearty response and
great many Of the most needy have
been taken care of for dinner to-mor-
row. but the majority of the $50 poor
families whose names appear on the
associations books, remain unprovided
for. The ladies are especially anxious
to provide for as many as possible, and
to accomplish this purpose they make
another and more urgent appeal than
ever, for people who are able and are
willing TO do 50, to come forward and
provide some one poor family with
dinner for tomorrow. There are some
10 Of the associations poor families still
unprovided for, and to give every one
who feels like doing So an opportunity,
the ladies will be at the association
headquarters at 107 East Broadway,
from 10 to II o'clock this morning, and
from to o'clock this afternoon Any
one desiring to assist in the work of
furnishing a dinner for one family, can
call during those hours, or send rep
resentative, and they Will be provided
with the name and address of family
the ladies will guarantee to be worthy
of consideration. Then all thai will be
necessary will be to go to ones butcher
or grocer, order whatever it is desired
to give and have it delivered.
The ladies are making elaborate prep
arations for the benefit that is to be
rendered the association by Manager
Sutton of the Union Family theater.
The benefit is to be entirely in the
hands of the ladies and the association
is to receive the entire proceeds. 1t has
been decided to sell the boxes at auc-
ton and the sale will occur next Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the
theater.