The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09
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 FOR THE BOYS Work of Catholic Truth Society at the Camp. THANKS FOR DONATIONS RESPONSES TO CALLS HAVE BEEN READY AND NUMEROUS. Postage Paid on Six Hundred Let ters and Reading Matter for
 Every One in
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THANKS FOR DONATIONS
RESPONSES TO CALLS HAVE BEEN READY AND NUMEROUS.

The mammoth tent of the Catholic Truth Society presented a busy scene from morning till night yesterday. The reading and writing tables were we'll pa tronized by the soldier boys. Six hun dred letters were mailed last evening, the Truth Society having supplied paper and stamps.
 On the tables are books, magazines and the daily papers, together with the prin- cipal papers of the various States repre- sented at Camp Merritt. The latter have been supplied through the kindness of the California Syrup of Figs Company. The ladies were extremely busy all day. Through the generous donations received in answer to the appeal of yesterday the ladies of the Truth Society were enabled to distribute fifty-three baskets of deli cacies to the sick and convalescent and to give substantial lunch to a number of men who were short of rations. The Truth Society did not at first intend to take up this branch of work and only did so when the ladies saw the urgent necessity.
 five smaller tents in the regimental en- campments. Ladies attend during the day. Each tent supplies writing and reading material to the soldiers.
 The following subscriptions are grate- fully acknowledged:
 Friend. s1 50; Miss McKinnon, soc; Miss M. Flnnegan. s1; Mrs. Kinnon. soc: Miss Lizzie der5 soc: John i caren. }i; NJ. Higgins. S0c Miss Ella Harrington, Sl; Miss Mary Harring- ton H 5S Mrs rs $ Mrirfegy S Miss Mar Mary Rey Manning. soc; Mrs. E. M. Meagles s1; Miss Minnie McCarty $6 O5;. Miss Mary. Culligan, s2 50; Miss Allison, $l; Mrs. H. S. Murphy, Sl; Cash, s1 I5
 The Truth Society also thanks the fol- lowing persons for donations as follows:
 Mrs. J. Shea. l box oranges Mrs. Farrell. tea. l cake, 1 dozen comfort bags; Miss T. H. Murphy, fancy crackers, jelly. comfort bags; Mrs. M. Derrick, books; Miss Simpson, books: medals; Mrs. Hardy. books; Mrs. N. Walsh, eggs Mrs. J. Shay, gross matches, eggs, oranges. s glasses wine jelly: Mrs. J. L. Con gales. jelly; Mrs R. E. Queen. postage stamps Miss Mary Reynolds, magazines Mrs. J.. Mo ciety No ?, books, 10 pillow rests St. Eliza beth 6nG5 Sewing vii Society St Marys csthsdral 50 lead pencils; Mrs. Wilton, magazines; Mrs. Mulcahy, eggs. cake. Miss Driscoll. cakes. cakes. bread, jelly; Miss Gleason, jelly; Miss Brown. eggs; Mrs. Ford. books: Maiie leaftets; Miss E Clancy % medals. @ ete; ei a friend, stamped envelopes, beads; Mrs. c. H. Caulfield. books. papers; Mrs. Donovan, bread. lemons; the Misses Finnegan, literature paper, delieacies stamps; Miss Foote, beads; Father magazines; Mrs. Henry Walsh, novels; Mrs Kennedy, writing material, stamps drinking glasses, ginger, soap, books, tracts; Mrs Puck haber forty stamps Mrs. Murphy, bread, but | ter, cold meat; Mary Sheehan, rosary beads Mrs. J. w. Farren, eggs. bread sardines; Mrs H. J. Saunders, eggs, chickens Mrs. Thomas D. Randjn, sandwiches. jelly; Mrs, Mayo, sugar eggs, lemons, jelly; Mrs. R. Tobin, bread l eggs, butter; Mrs. M. Samcke. books. paper Mrs. N Beard, books, papers; Miss Mary schucke, jelly, lime-water; Mrs. H. H. See leck. eggs. beef tea, lime-water Mrs. Lough- | borough six prayer books. pictures. comfort bags, rosary, tobacco. cards; Miss Haggerty. reading matter. scapulas etc. anonymous, | Goldbaum, Lebenbaum & Co.,, three boxes crackers, dozen glasses jelly, one-half dozen cans beef extract. one dozen bottles port wine, one dozen bottles sherry wine; Miss De ruck, twelve mirrors. ten comfort bags one package reading matter; Mrs. L. K. Burke ten packages paper and envelopes; Gallagher Bros, two dozen steam soda, sola crackers; Emporium Company piece un- beached muslin; Mrs. Eleanor Martin chicken, ham, cake jelly sixty loaves bread.
 The ladies of the Truth Society will re- | ceive donations and subscriptions to-day at any hour in the big tent.