Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13
APPEAL TO MISS GOULD.
Hundreds Look TO Her for Assist
ance-Pcculiar Requests.

Hundreds LOOK TO Her LOT ASSAsts
ance-Pcculiar RcqueAts.
New York. April LIT is surprising
the number of persons who look to Miss
Helen Miller Gould to assist them in
one way or another. The fact that she
lis extremely charitable and has millions
at her disposal to give her charity sub
Istantial backing serves to attract a
great variety of requests.
These include petitions for wedding
dresses, pleas for some trinkets for a
baby named after Miss Gould, donations
for hospitals and ships and town sub
divisions bearing her honored name.
Some idea OF the vast number Of these
petitions may be gained from the fact
that in recent week she received 1903
letters containing requests involving
more than $l,54s,5O2. Everything mag
Unable was wanted, from Il farm and.
three cows,a peddling horse and cart,
to sl,OOo.OO0 with which TO found Il col-
5ony in Cuba. Following IS the classified
list:
one plan to form colony in Cuba
amount asked, s1.Oo0,ooo. Two hundred.
and thirtS-one requests for money Gas
not naming sum). slss.ss0: ninety-one
requests for loans (sixteen not naming
sum), sl56.2o3: l49 requests to raise
mortgages { four not naming sum).
s777,575: forty-three requests to ala
churches dwenty-seYen not naming
SUM, 6.9s1; twenty seven requests to-
aid educational Institutions (twenty-two
not naming SUM, s35.4oO; twenty-six
donations to libraries Uwenty-four not
naming SUM. 100000; five requests to
buy places $500: one anti-saloon league
of Idaho.s5O0: thirty-four request to aid
religious and charitable institutions,
thirty not naming sum). $1,000: one
wishing TO sell farm. 1900; four wish
help toward trosseau Nhree not naming
SUM. $4,000; eleven requests for pianos
dhree not naming sum-. ST. 400: twelve
requests TO buy inventions uen not
naming SUM. $1,000.
One wishch to sell ring. $1,000. one.
wishes to sell brooch. 1926; one wishes
to sell Sevres vase. $500; one WITCHES
monument to parent, $500: one wishes
help to redeem jewels, $3.50; one church
Organ. slT5: thirteen treatment Cancer.
morphine Kelley, etc.). $50; one wishes
passage to England. $50: one wishes to
sell quilt. $50: one wishes expenses de-
ifrayed to secure prisoners release. $50;
one wishes TO get goods from storage.
$50; one wishes help to publish music.
s25; one wishes to buy set of teeth, SIS;
one wishes help to get watch from
pawn. IS: ten requests to aid church
fairs: 1o7 requests to aid, presumably
Imoney
Thirty-four were requests for old
lclothes: three requests for watches:
fourteen requests for scholarships: sew
enteen requests for advice; fifteen re-
8Iquests for tickets or passes: one request
to buy railroad stock: eighteen requests
Ito have embroidery or lace work sold;
eighteen cranks: eight requests for au-
/ tographs; seventeen German letters. SIX
French letters, four Russian or Swedish
Iletters: five wishing to sell manuscript
three silk for quilt; ssven naming child
after Miss Gould: five want sewing ma
chine, two help to publish book: tnrer
want Bibles; two want bicycies; nine
Iteen advertisements. circulars, etc.
There are thousands OF other requests
OF similar nature.