The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-03
SUNSHINE JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES

vania, sl.s3I.ss; Philippines. SIS; Rhode
island. sS2sss; South Africa, ;s.ss;
south Carolina. $31.6 IS: South Dakota-
sS0.5s; Switzerland. SIS; Tennessee,
various Various; accounts. ,3.ss5.4s: Vermont.
ss7aso; virginia, sI06.ss; WASHINGTON.
1911: West Virginia. $3.50: Wiscon.
sin ,is47s; wyoming 1920 Grand
For The amount Of Sunshine scat
tered In the way of actual relief
where needed and good cheer passed
on from headquarters, I must refer you
to the Bulletin.
Mrs. Beattie, the Secretary General
in the first words of her report, saysi
IF at the beginning Mrs. Alden
could have foreseen the oesenopmehe
would have hesitated to become head
OF our society. The most sangHne OF
us had no idea that in few years II
with a membership of hundreds of
thousands. The central ONCE Is now In
regular correspondence with working
branches in nearly all the countries of
ma. Japan. Australia, New Zealand.
south Africa, South America. Alaska.
Hawaii, the Fiji and Philippine Islands.
Every one of the United States Is rep
resented in our society and most OF
the States are well organized"
1T Is very gratifying to the mem
bers of the society to observe that In
the expansion of Sunshine work one
feature prevails in all localities. Mem
bers seek to do individual work. en-
deavoring to do the little deeds which
appear Insignificant. perhaps. but re-
ally In the aggregate produce mucn
more satisfactory results than efforts
to carry out large undertakings. This
is the true Sunshine spirit. and reports
from far and near, from thousands
OF workers, Indicate that already Sun
1a a good
Thus the four old men, all over 20
years of age, prosperous and well-to-do
50 far as this worlds goods are con-
ceined, when giving their time to sing
for the sick, aged and afflicted illus
trated the benefits to be derived from
using all the facilities within our reach
to add to the pleasure of others quite
as effectively as II they contributed
money. They gave of their PERSONAL
| ity, which is better than money"
Although our Magnolia Circle of Rob-
| inson Springs Is suspended or disband-
dividual work accomplished much and
| is accomplishing more here Than ap-
pears upon the surface of our isolated
| rural life. Such Sunshine as Captain
Jack Crawford. the Poet Scout, advo-
Gates in his poem clipped from The
| Bulletin is needed here, as well as In
| the wild West:
| Sunshine.
| BY Capt. Jack Crawford, the Poet
| Scout
| I never like to see a man a-'rastlin
| with the dumps.
| Cause In the game OF life he doesn't
| always catch the trumps,
But I can always cotton to free and
| easy cuss,
AS takes his Dose and thanks the Lord
| IL isn't any wuss.
There amt no use O. kickin' and swear
| in at your luck,
Yer can't correct the trouble more'n
| you can drown duck.
| Remember when beneath the load your
sufferin' head is bowed
That God'll sprinkle sunshine in the
trail of every cloud.
If you should see a fellow-m man with
| troubles flag unfurled,
And lookin' like he didn't have a friend
| in all the world,
| Go up and slap him on the back
and holler 'how d you do.
And grasp his hand sc warm he'll
know he has a friend in you.
| Then AK him what's a-hurtin' i'm, and
| laugh his cares away,
And tell him that the darkest night
| is just afore the day.
Dent talk in graveyard palaver. but
say II right out loud,
| That God'll sprinkle sunshine in the
trail of every cloud.
This world at best is but hash of
| pleasure and of pain:
| Some days are bright and sunny, and
| some all sloshed with rain.
And that's just how 1t ought to be. for
! when the clouds roll by
| Wen know just how to 'preciate the
| bright and smilin sky.
| So learn to take 1t as 1t comes, and
| don't sweat at the pores
| Because the Lords opinion doesn't CO.
incide with yours;
But always keep rememberin, when
cares your pain enshroud.
| That God has lots of sunshine to spill
| behind the cloud.
o. that the Poet Scout, Mrs Gielow,
ana other gifted Sunshiners could COM
, bine with some of our talented ones of
/ this part of Alabama and give us a
| Sunshine entertainment for the benefit
of Sunshine Home of Rest for over
worked and over-taxed women whose
precious wine of life has been in the
past so freely given for others, Their
name is Legion.
Emily Verdery Battey.
Sunshine Cottage, 80 June. 1904.