The herald., 1898-12-23


Angeles in the hope of regainirg at least a
vestige Of it, but are now out of money and
unable to do much labor. A short time age
the husband returned east in the hopes oil
getting employment there, but was unsuc.
cessfus and ,now both are. suffering for the
necessares Of life, which hardship is in
creased by the enforced separation. There
are two children, which are with the mother
The latter, naturally highly educated and re.
fined, have been working in the canneries
when there has been anything to do, but
now even that occupation is denied her and
she and her babies are in great distress Her
address may be obtained from Mrs. Anna
j. Hobbs, city missionary for the w. G. +
u, $50 South Los Angeles street
AT 3l5 North Broadway lives man who
is dying of consumption. He has wife and
young son, and although the former is in
delicate health, she is doing her utmost by
sewing, etc., to earn enough to keep the
flicker of life in their bodies. Captain Fra.
zier carried them a basket of good, whole.
some food yesterday and tears OF JOY greeted
their arrival When asked who they might
thank for the generous donation Captain
Frazier answered: "The students of the
Los Angeles high school"
Down on Los Angeles street little wo.
man, deserted by her husband, is struggling
with poverty in it'd worst form. There are
three little mouths to feed and the condi-
tion of the larder is that Of a wind-swept
prairie. The mother is sick, but still man.
ages to do httle washing for her neighbors,
the income from which forms her only sup
port.
There are countless such cases, some more,
others less pitiful One woman was seen
whose feet were wrapped in rags, in the alb
sence of shoes. Much suffering exists among
the poorer Mexicans, whom the pushing, en-
ergetic American has pushed to the wall, SO
to speak. They cauno. live and get along on
little as they used 10 do, and large fam
lilies may be seen on Uper Main street and
in the side streets 'eadng therefrom living
in small shacks OF one or Two rooms and
frijoles and perhaps a little jerky forms
their daily and yearly diet.
The Associated Charities has on its books
the names of 250 families which are con-
stantly aided by them, and Secretary. Stew
art takes care of rs mlny more throughout
the county. Captain Frazier assists on an
average 400 families with food, clothing and
fuel, and the work done by the Salvation
Army reaches gigantic proportions. Still
there remain many who do not receive aid
from any of these sources.
The Salvation Army is preparing to give
a Christmas dinner to a. least 1900 men
and women on Monday. The children will
be taken care of at their homes, in order
that they and their mothers may escape the
unnecessary publicity of a public dinner,
This dinner id an.annuai institution with
the army, but contributions of provisions
are not as generous this yea- as last, and
much of the money which is being received
in the gift boxes and which was intended
for other purposes will. have to be used
But the dinner win come somehow and the
Christmas joy that good dinner brings
will be the possession Of many next Mon
day.
Should everybody in Los Angeles who has
more than enough for himself see that one
other person is given a happy Christmas
what change would be worked in the con-
dition of affairs as they exist amongst the
very poor.
Remember that "the Lord loveth cheer
full giver."