The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-22
CHRISTMAS CHARITIES.
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE RE-
CEIvED TODAY AND ToMoRRow.
Under Direction Of Associated Char
tiles Committee Donations VIII
He Accepted at the Churches and
In Various Public Places In CITY.

DIR. Clarence Thwing, secretary OF the
Associated Charities with several voiuh-
teer assistants. has been busy the pass
week in making arrangements Tor the
rollection to be taken today ana 10
morrow for the charitable INSTITUTIONS
Of Seattle. Window cards calling attsn-
ton to this Christmas donation have
been printed and posted in about Ao
stores, hotels and other public places
about town. and boxes for the reception
of cash and pledges were yesterday put
in some twenty of the most convenient
and centrally located business houses. Al
though this Is the day particularly set
apart for the collection, offerings VIII
also be received during the whole of the
Christmas week, and everyone may give
something, however small for the poor,
the sick and unfortunate in the city.
Last Sunday nearly 1900 printed envel-
opes were distributed in the churches,
and taken home by the various congre-
cations OF all denominations, to be
brought tomorrow with the gifts of the
prosperous and benevolent for the relief
of the destitute. homeless and afflicted,
so that all may share in the good cheer
of Christmas time Those who do not
ind IL convenient to give on the Sum
day before Christmas may place an offer
ing in any envelope. marked for Seattle
charities. the following Sunday. and
TX Will be turned over to the committee
in charge of the donation.
The institutions and societies which
have been included in the list for this
years presentation are as follows: The
Charity Organization Society, or city
board of charities: the Boys and Girls
Aid Society which employs Maj. Newell
as municipal guardian, and conducts an
Industrial home on Thirty-fifth street:
the Chidrens Home Society. which has
a receiving home at Green Lake for chill
dren who are to be placed in private fam
HES for adoption: the Florence Critten-
ton home. at Dunlap. for the rescue of
girls who have been led astray: the
House OF the Good Shepherd, where over
hundred girls and Women are given a
home and training; Mrs Ryther's home
for women and children, who need nurs-
ing and mothering, and the wayside mis-
sion Of DR.. DE Soto. All these institu-
tons are doing good work, which Is sad
ly needed In this growing city, and they
are deserving Of liberal support.
The trustees chosen by the societies to
have charge of the funds and make a
fair superintendent of them are: r. s.
Greene. chairman; John b. Allen, +. ID.
Black. A. N. Hrookes, j. 8. Goldsmith
Rev. Is. HI. Lingenfelter, Rev. W. H. Sell
leck, George M. Stewart. and II. l.. Sizer,
secretary and treasurer. The office Of
this COMMITTEES IL the Bureau of the AS
sociated Charities. 40i New York block.
A subcommittee of three Is charged with
the carrying out of details necessary to
the success of the enterprise and this
committee has been very assiduous in its
eherts to secure the general corporation
of the citizens DIR. sThwing. who is the
acting secretary. reports very encour-
aging progress and hearty spirit of an
proyal and Willingness to give all possi-
hle assistance toward providing for the
collection. The expenses for printing.
boxes. help and incidentals will be very
light ON account of donations already
made.
This collection for the city charities
collectively Is a novel idea In Seattle hui
u mas been very successful elsewhere
and promises to be fruitful of good ra
suits here. II will be a freewilI Offering
from our citizens. given directly To local
! eharttabie work. with the least nossihla
expense TO both givers ard receivers