The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-10
PUEBLO, COLO.
Franciscan Sisters Thank Patrons of
Sacred Heart orphanage.

! We beg to thank all the kind hearted
/ people of Pueblo for having so gener-
ously assisted in making the recent fair
| for the benefit of the Sacred Heart or
phanage a most valuable success.
To our special gratitude are entitled,
lin the first place, the members of the
Ladies, Aid society under whose aus
pieces the fair has been conducted. The
satisfactory result is undoubtedly due
| chiefly to the unremitting efforts OF
their president, Mrs McGovern, and
secretary, Mrs. q. Hogan. assisted by
the fair committee consisting of Mrs. /.
Lloyd. vice president; J. f. Vail. treas
urer. and f. H. Frankenburg. secretary
Then the Business Mems association
for the free use Of their meeting hall
by the committee. Mr.. Barnum for
the free use of the Armory hall; j. r.
Vale. who donated the electric lights
for the occasion: the different business
firms in the city for the articles do
mated to be exhibited ct the various
booths. or disposed of in contests ana
chances. Likewise. John Mcdonald. as
floor manager. and George Hogan. as
doorkeeper, at the fair. Also the ladles
who had volunteered their help by TAX
ing charge of the elaborate booths.
The work which has been going on
great interest in the whole community.
The fair has been we'll attended by the
numerous friends of our orphans, sew
eral enthusiastic contestants being en-
gagged in friendly rivalry TO make the
best showing of their efforts. Thanks
to the daily press of Pueblo, giving the
movement wide publicity free of
charge, the noble response to the re-
quest for assistance has been met with
very liberal support
Owing to the encouragement by their
pastors, the good people of several par
isheS have been vieing with each other
to do their share. While we are to
large extent indebted for the success
full results to whom all contributed,
we feel in a special way bound to ex-
press our appreciation to a number of
members of St Mary's parish in the
grove and their able pastors, who nave
left nothing undone that might be Of
help'to our poor little charges they de-
serve much credit for their praise
worthy generosity.
Work on all the lines arranged by the
fair committee has been rather hard,
indeed, considering the still unsatis-
factory conditions in local business for
some time past. but the results are
gratifying enough TO insure satisfac-
JlOn 10 the commits Oh dil dllSelIlCiitS
whose endeavors throughout have been
unsparing to render the oc-
casion attractive and memorable. No
body doubts that custody of our 10
children is a matter of great expense.
A great deal has been and is being
done, through the quiet charity of in
dividuals, but much remained to be
done before the institution could sue
pass the long winter most
help has been rendered us
by this our first public appeal for help.
We once more earnestly and sincerely
extend our heartfelt sentiments of graf
itude and thankfulness to every one
and all who have shown interest in
helping along our good cause. Our
prayers. together with those of our
grateful charges Will ever be directed
to call Gods choicest blessings upon all
our benefactors.
FRANCISCAN SISTERS.