The Portland daily press., 1898-11-25

are greatly pleased with the seasons
business.
HOMES MADE HAPPY.
THE Work Done by the Gospel Mission
Yesterday.
TT was q large and jubilant family
that dined with the contributors to the
Gospel Mission Thanksgiving fund yes
terday. One hundred and eleven homes
were visited and provided with liberal
supply of turkey, chickens, potatoes,
onions, cranberriss, squash, tea, sugar,
-four, bread, cake, doughnuts, fruits and
delicacies. for the sick, and cooked food
for those who were not able to prepare it
in the home. 1t took more than GOO
pounds of turkey and 200 pounds Of chick
en-, 20 bushels of potatoes, two barrels of
onions, and a barrel Of flour to answer
the demands yesterday and as full
stomach and ascontented mind, even for
a short time, fills the life with joy and
peace. hence it was not strange that the
marry laughter of happy children and the
satisfied look ssuponKthe countenancss of
many of our people in the lower walks
of life were to be heard and seen in all
parts of our city yesterday. Why nota
Many who had not known such a thing
before in years she'd tears of delight as
they contemplated the pleasure before
them.
For several weeks Rev. S. F. Pearson,
with many helpers, has been engaged
in seeking out the really needy and desti-
tute whom good dinner would do the
most good and be appreciated, and SO
thoroughly was the work accomplished
that bnt few if any in our city were over
looked. In answer to an appeal that APP
peared in the PRESS few days since
many of our charitably disposed citizens
responded to the call. On Monday Mr..
Pearson began the purchase of the food
and provisions that would. be necessary
! to supply the large demands that were
| to be made. On Tuesday and Wednesday
when the reporters and many of our
prominent citizens called at the Mission
rooms very inviting display awaited
|
being made ready for distribution. Early
Wednesday two teams and four men were
started and kept upon the go until after
| IL O'Clock Thanksgiving day before the
last family on the long list had been pro.
yided for. Not only did the Gospel Mis-
sion provide for the demands of its own
applicants, but by the request of Miss
Isabella J. Clark the deeply interested
general secretary of the Diet Mission,
all of the families of their long list were
amply provided for and also several
families who were sent to the mission
| by our citizens.
| If the donators could only have accom-
panied those who distributed the offer
ings and seen the tears of joy and heard
| the expressions Of thankfulness they
would have been richly and abundantly
paid for their thoughtfulness and gene
rosity. Mr.. Pearson desires to return the
heartfelt thanks of the hundreds of re-
workers for the kind assistance they have
received and to the papers Of Portland for
their kind favors given.
| Contributions Of money were received
from the following: j. S. Kicker, Lady
| Friend, by j. S. r.. Hon. 81. B. Cleaves,
Hon. Geo. p. Wesoott, T. S. Laughin,
| Hon. John W. Deering, W. S. Dana
Miss May Wright, Charles Walker, Mist
Ursula Cushman. Mrs. Mary J. Hutch.
inson, 4. A. Cakes, Mrs. G. J. Pennell
Prentiss Loring, Miss Mary A. Baxter
G. FL. Redlon, Samuel Rolfe, Mrs. Chas
Mclaughlin, Miss M. W. Chamberlain
Miss K. NJ. Whitney, Friend, J. Hersey
Dow, G. A. Weston. Col. Edward Moore
Friend at house. Miss Danetta Lowe. f
j. Ilsley, BENZ Sawyer, D. F. Murdoch
Mrs. Alexander Stevenson, Mrs. G
Hawkes., A. K. White, Charity, Tw,
Friends. e. W. Rome. Mrs. II. N. Jose
Mrs r. B. Dozen, A Friend, Mrs. L. A
Gray, Cash. Hanno W. Gage, Geo. A
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tolman
Mrs. Lizzie Kent, Geo. Orr, Thoma
Fisher, T. P. Beals, e. C. Jones, Mr.
Lincoln, Mrs. Nettie ]. Plummer
! Charles A. Plummer, E. Il. Fay, Hon
Weston B. Milliken, G. M. Rice, Joh1
4 Coleman, Mrs. Margaret Remick. D. p
Parker, Mrs. Abpie II. Cobb, W. L. Cobb
E. B. Dennison, Mrs. R. o. Conant, Mrs
FL. NJ. Cox, Miss Harriet Libby, Mrs. A
a. Clifford, E. N. Perry, Miss Margare
Libby, Miss Ellen H. Libby, L. G. Gum
mings, W. W. Brown, Mrs. Lizzie M
Noyes, Henry Nj. Swssey, Mrs. o. K
i Legrow, Friend, Cash at house. Mrs.
John W. Dyer, Mrs. Geo. f. Thurston
Cash, For poorest family in Portland
! Mcguire & Jones, FL. G. Brewer, Mis-
Rose Hannaford, Mrs. f. A. johnson,
J B. bennett, Mrs. Il. W. Roberts, G. T
Ashe, Mrs. Mary q. Dyer, G. G. Kenney
Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Cash for the needy
} Carter Brothers & Co.. Mrs. G. Il. Mann
Friend.
J Contributions of food and provision
, were received from the following: Mrs
J. G. Woodbury., A. x. Robinson. Mrs
: G. j. Pennell, Col. Edward Moore
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