Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-03
FOR THE SUFFERING CUBANS
Efforts of the Local Committee to Secure
Contributions.

Efforts of the Local Committee to Secure
Contributions.
Saturday a committee of the ladies
will visit the homes of Salem for con-
tributiOns Of clothing or whatever
may be at hand for the Cuban suffer
ers. Haze your packages ready,s as
the committee will not have time to
wait. The ladies have been doing
noble work, and their efforts should
be backed up by all people of The
community. Contributions should con-
sist of light weight clothing tit for
the Cuban climate, and provisions
such as can be shipped and will be
palatable to people in their Starved
condition.
Fathers, there are sad fathers in
Cuba today. Thousands upon thou
sands of them looking around on their
starving wives and children and no
relief possible unless we come t. their
rescue. For the sake of your own lit
tie ones send what you can to the
fund. The fathers Of Cuba will bless
you for it. Send your contributions
today to the local headquarters,
Damon Bros. store.
Mothers and daughters of America
think of 20, 404 Cuban mothers and
"a, 2O4 children starving iI a single
province. May we not expect that
their more favored sisters in this
land of prosperity will generously and
quickly come to the rescue of these
dying mothers and children Of Cuba,
and gladly contribute to stem the
tide OF famine of desolatiOn and of
death. Let the response be prompt
and liberal.
There will be publics IN all
the schools on Friday afternoon, the
central thought of which will be the
condition of affairs in Cuba. All are
invited to attend the same. Good
speakers will be present at each
building and other literary aud patri-
otto exercises Will be had. Voluntary
contributions will be received at the
schools.
The following gentlemen have
kindly consented to attend the public
exercises at the public schools and
deliver brief addresses to the pupils
and patrons of the schools, in behalf of
Tue movement for securing aid, pro-
Visions and other supplies for the
sIaIVlhg CUBAN recOncentradOes:
Catch.
North school, Rev. w. c. Kantner.
Park school, Capt. Rutenic Cuban
officer
Liucoln school, Hon. P. H. darcy.
Central school, Rev, W. E. Cope
Little Central school, Hon. H. J.
Bigger. -
Polytechnic school, Hon. F. Lock-
ley.
The schools will first render their
programs Of one half hour at each |
building and then the exercises will |
be concluded by these addresses, The
eptlre program not to exceed one hour
IN length. Seating accommodations
VIII ne provided for all of the SchooI
children aud as far as possibletO do So
Tor the visitors comfort also. A Iarga
attendance 5 anticipated AT each
building. Exercises begin at l:3On'm
sharp. ''0 p ui'
EAST sCHoOL-PRIMARY GRADES.
Iung n ''.''''.'.. .....Primary PupilS
iSe.s i1SSoauIus ':...:........ Louis Nerod
SGuuoeII \ hecltatlOn. B Glass
instrumental Duet 49,.
and Ada Williams
- IpSeeIIdIIou' g, '''''. ..., Lois Alderman
meaning .,.,,.....,......Alice PEBBLES
O. GRAMMAR GRADES.
SoHs '.... ............gA A class
hecllallon ................ Cora Ticly
Piano Solo WipniaIa Ia nlcS
6oui y position. ....,... Harold Cochran
SS1 Sne1cllalloh''..... ....Helen McCoy |
10 paoi,,,,,.,'''' ,,'',.,'''' '..,,.,. Stella Hurst /
Peoi! PtSeo,.ation' .'. flames Walton
Ne'''a''on' ''' ''.,.Bessie Ramsey