The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
Sunshine Society.

) Sunshine Society.
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The next meeting OF the Sunshine
Society will be held at Mrs. NJ. W.
Huff's, Doss addition, at ? aud 4 p.
IN, mex, Saturday, Nov. IA. A full
attendance Is requested
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The Society returns thanks to Mrs.
Aug. Lawrence for jelly and literature;
to Earle Thomas and Mrs. Ellis Dough
ty for the fine bundle of Youths Com
panions so much desired; to Mrs. C.
K. Fleming for large donation for our
Christmas work, and to Mrs. Karsch
for boxes. A letter from our thought.
iul State President offers assistance in
supplying quilt patches and something
for our little friend at Desloge, and an.
other friend will supply some fancy
work for Mrs. Diffcnduffer at Lebanon,
so we are having Thanksgiving 10 adj
vance.
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We hear this morning OF another lit
Ito cripple at Deslogc-a little boy this
time-tcn years old Now, boys, here
i. your chance. expect to receive n
load of books, tops, paints, small tools,
pictures and perhaps pencils and paper,
from my Sunshine boys, for the first
boy in the county who has lie, us send
him sunshine, and | think he'd enjoy
some letters, as he can't go out TO play.
| don't like to publish names without
permission, but will gladly give ad.
dresses of both these little folks to any
who will ask
Four prominent ladies Of Farming
ton will visit the poor farm between
now and Christmas 10 find out what
personal work our society and Others
can best do there. We were overjoyed
to find that the judges had done away
with letting tho farm out to the loves
bidder, and have secured at SALARY
a "caretaker" for the farm. 1t SEEM
that brighter days are TO dawn 70
them, and now let us do our part, ant
this time next year we hope to writ
pleasant things Of our friends out there
The condition Of our aImshousc
throughout the State is inviting crit
cism of the most soathing sort. In III
St Louis papers we read OF the iuhu
man treatment of the insane, etc. W
hear that ere now the two worst case
in our poor house-(the man who
so violent that he cannot be keI
clothed, and tne feeble old woman wh
lay covered by cloth to keep off II
flies on loathsome bed, never still
never sane) have been removed to Il
c asylum, rs was promised, so that
= this our county is beyond reproacI
DO not think that like to dwell o
:. this subject, or that | fancy you like
hear it; there is another side to SUI
shine work that is brighter and mo
. hopeful, but my dear, generous friend
| am SO sure of your sympathy,
I your cooperation. il you knew the
things, that | must write them as
duty to these suffering ones. "Sicl
and in PRISON. among those who -
specified IN our work for the Maste
| these come first, aud it is your priv
lege TO do this for Him Have 80
- done ANYTHING for the sick or those
prison? not only the Jail, but the in
prisnnmcnI Of feeble Intellect, OF veal
| ened body, Of small income? tho
c who have less freedom than yourself
= We want n few carriages at our di
, posaI to give rides to invalds.
yours to be spared Did you CIV,
drop in aud take up darning need
i as you chatted with the busy lit
mother, whose boys are always out
the knees, who live, near your IIa,
you knack with fretful babyP The
are always to be found, and only
mother knows how II rests her to hay
him held little while, for frelful bs
bies always mean tired mothers in cal
: in or mansion There is work for al
but shall we not find our owu'