The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
Che International
Sunshine SoejefY.
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All communications in regard to the
organization of branches should be adj
dressed to Mrs. Cynthia Westover AZ
den, the president general of the Interna-
tional Sunshine society," SO Fifth avenue.
New York. Miss Lillian NJ. Ellis 1915
st. Anthony avenue, st. Paul. is Mime
sofa state organizer. It h e GIL b e is
the Minnesota state organ.
Many persons do not save magazines
and the illustrated periodicals and never
think of how some men long for the
newspapers they are unable to buy.
The Sunday editions are especially well
come to most readers Anyone DESTROYS
OF sending publications to those unable
to buy can get names of worthy people
by writing to Miss Lillian M. Ellis, 1913
st. Anthony avenue, st. Paul. Gener-
ally magazines are more welcome to
''shut-ins,'' that is invalids, and the il
Illustrated ones to children. It costs but
little to scatter SUNSHINE and there are
so many ways of doing it.
Work in every hour, paid or unpaid.
See only that thou workest, and thon
canst not escape thy reward. Whether
thy work be fine or coarse, planting corn
or writing epics, so only 1t be honest
work, done in thine own appreciation, it
shall earn reward to thy senses as well
as to the thought. No matter now often
defeated, you are born to victory. The
reward of thing well done is to have
done it.-EmerSon.
In house and field, all sorts of odds and
ends,
Patching and mending, turning DER the
hay
Holding sick children-there is always
work.
George Eliot
1t is an easy matter to organize a
Stocking club A club can be composed
OF one person. All that is necessary to
111o tOc f-1a love rock
stocking in the family and to begin to
I'LL 1T at once for Christmas. BY Drop
ping in little things which they are tired
prised to find how soon it win be filled,
and what joy it will give some other
child on that great holiday when none
Of Of US like to be forgotten If you cannot
what is left to Sunshine headquar>
ters. SO Fifth avenue, New York. Or
there are aid societies in every city.
By cooperating with them many things
that would be of great help to the poor
could be utilized in that way instead
OF going into the waste basket. Be
thoughtful
Far, far more of sunshine would
brighter our way; if, forgetfu of self
and our troubles, we had the will and
would try to make other hearts glad.
Break now the alabaster box
OF sympathy and love,
Amid the cherished friends of EARTH
Ere they are called above
How many burdened hearts are here
That long for sunshine and good cheer.
The kindly words you mean to say
When they are dead and gone
Speak now. and fill their souls with joy,
Before the mornings dawn
lis better far, when friends are near.
Their saddened hearts to soothe and
The Sunshine society held it's annual
meeting at the home of Miss Ruth Dun
Wood1e, 238 West Franklin avenue, Min
neapolis, Wednesday afternoon. There
was large attendance, and the annual
report showing the work for the year,
was full of encouragement for the fu-
tUre. The society has carried sunshine
and cheer into many homes Officers for
the ensuing year were elected as follows:
Mrs Theodore Haynes, president; Miss
Ruth Dunwoodie, vice president; Miss
Bailey, treasurer; Miss Florence Brazie,
chairman of flower committee; Miss
Sarah Marshall, chairman of press com
m6aittee., The society held cake sale Nov.
20 and the proceeds will be used for
Christmas sunshine work.
A beautiful incident in behalf Of some
ones comfort was brought to our notice
recently. One of four sisters felt that she
could not both buy the summer garment
that she wished and give the cheer she
however, in favor of giving cheer. She
writes: 81 am now so glad that I have
no useless summer garment to put away.
doing no one good. That money spent for
cheer has accomplished so much good"
Dear member, she did the real giving,
which is expressed in the following beau
tiful lines by James Russell Lowell:
1.-THE Holy Supper is kept, indeed,
In whatso we share, with another's need;
Not what we give, but what we share,
For the gift without the giver is bare;
Who gives himself with his aims feeds
three,
Himself his hungering neighbor and
Mrs. Ht enjoys the pleasure of shar-
ing, for she earns all she has, and she
literally puts herself into her gifts.
Somebody was overheard saying in a
street car, the other day: ''She is 50
cordial in her manner that I instantly
feel pleased with myself in her presence
Cordial people are the human sunshine
in life. They radiate pleasure They alb
sorb kindness as the sun draws the
deWs from flower and leaf, giving it back
again In refreshing, balmy breathings of
atmosphere. Cordial people get ali the
good that is found in life; they are Will
Ing to meet the world half way. and,
stretched hand disarms that growing
old monster. Many women imagine that
cordially means familiarity or exuber-
al OF expression. It doesn't; it is mere
~ being natural and thinking the best
The reflection of the two gives a combf-
nation we call cordially"
Small service is true service while it
lasts,
OF friends, however humble. scorn not
one.
The daisy, by the shadow it casts
Protects the lingering dew drops from
the sun.
Little drops of rain brighten the mead
M nlzfcy % lii,
the world.