The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-21
Georgia People are Helping
the Inmates of the
Orphans Home
REV. MUMFOaD is STILL I'LL
Children at the Home are in Need
of Help and Many Donations are
Being Sent in From over the
State.

auu VI liS ehlire SIale IN general are
responding nobly to the call for aid
Isent out from the Georgia erphanage
lat Macon TO which Prof. W. E. Mum
ford is at the head AS was stated in
these columns several days ago, Prof.
Mnmford is nov, quite ill and the
home is badly ils need of donations.
Over a hundred children are at this
home derendeT' entirely upon the
untiring work OF Mr.. Mumford. and
now that he is III and unable to care
for the children an appeal for as
sistance has been sent out, which is
being literally responded to, as the
following article from yesterdays Ma,
con Telegraph wil show:
Another gift {, the Georgia Indus.
trial Home which will contribute large
y to the immediate needs of the 15o
waits now wholly depednent upon the
sympathy of the large hearted people
of Georgia was that of Mai, J. r. Han
son yesterday. lie sent out a wagon
load Of groceries which cost $50. and
these provisions are now in the hands
Of the home. The gift came at a time
of critical need ara will relieve much
of the present Inconvenience. The
gift was made th ,bugh the knowledge
Of t1sS5nufs>Sp al the home from the
staEment made in the Macon Tele.
q Kph. Other plans are being put on
pot as a result ef the announcement
y the. real lsa9,is~s the home which
have been made from time to time and
at present il can be said that those
whe4tare able and willing TO help in
this most critical time are arranging
to come to the assistance of the chill.
dren and prevent the suffering which
mas daily threatened them since their
patron and foster father has been
unable to look after their needs.
DIR, ]. l.. White of the First Bap.
tist church mas again offered to an.
peal to his members for help and
will do this at the earliest opportunity.
He stated his purpose of doing this in
letter to Hon. c. A. Turner yester.
day. Others have expressed will.
lingness to help and as soon as the
relief committee can be organized and
instructed to go forward, the work
Of looking after and satisfying the
wants OF the children in the Industrial
Home will be put on such footing AS
to insure assistance.
1t may be said at present as has
been stated before that it Is a auos.
tion of daily bread with $50 children
and unless some one is willing to help
and help now, there is danger of suf-
tering for food. Liberal assistance
has been rendered up to the present
but this must continue for since Found
er Mumford S serious illness there Is
no one Immediately charged with
looking after the daily provision OF
food and clothing,
DR., Mumford has been removed from
the city hospital to Indian Springs
in order that he may have better adj
yantages in regaining his health. He
has improved continually at the hospi
tai, but his troubles have been Of such
nature as to require a long time for
final recovery and while this seems
evident at present, under the best Of
circumstances Or, Mumford will be
confined for many days yet to come.
The Georgia Industrial Home for
waits and castaways is such an insti.
tuition as should not be dependent up,
on its one benefactor for support. 1t
is the states as well as his and needs
the help Of our good people.
All contributions can be sent to
Hon. c. A. Turner, of Macon, or to
any member of the board OF trustees.