The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

drawn work and depends upon it for her
living. Any member wishing to give her
a small order may communicate with her
direct. The Bethesda Home, 3649 Vista
avenue, st. Louis. Mo.
There is a Sunshiner living in Atalissa.
Iowa, who is need of Sunshine of all kinds.
She appreciates good reading matter and
cheerful letters. but she is also in need
of more substantial assistance. Clothing
of any kind and sunshine Of all descrip-
t1onS Will help a weary sufferer and help
her to buy medicines and other comforts
needed by those who are shut in. Address
MRS. Ellen K. Burnett. AtaliSSa, Iowa.
There is family living in Wheaton,
Mimi. The children are compelled to stay
from school for want of clothes. Con-
tributfons of books, clothing, ETC.. to this
family can be sent in care of Mrs. H.
Wyckoff, Box AS, Wheaton, MINI.
A very sad case has been brought to
our notice by a Staten Island IN. W
member A woman with a family of four
small children is almost without any
clothing or food. Their Christmas dinner
was provided for them by the member
who reported the case. She furnished
other necessaries also. Some Brooklyn
ladies sent clothing. The husband earns
$6 week. He has to pay car fare from
Staten Island to the city and back out
of that sum. The house rent costs 81
remaining sum will not provide many lux
uries. Clothing for woman about feet
8 inches would be gratefully received. or
for a boy of eight years. Warm under
garments for the husband would also mean
much comfort. Address all packages care
Of Mrs Kelsch, Meissener avenue Rich
mond, Staten Island, n. Y.
Mrs. ]. D. Alexander. of Cedar Creek
r. O., Basthrop county, Texas, is an inva-
lid. She would be grateful for knitting
to scatter sunshine and often helps other
shut-in members with little tokens Of
good cheer
Fred G. Schneck. of GTiswoldville, Mass,
would be grateful to any Sunshiner who
will send him Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch" or "Lovey Mary" He sent
out S5S letters to shut-in members this
last year. to say nothing of many pack
ages of reading matter.
Sunshine work knows no North, no
South. no East. no West 1t is adapted to
any cline and any people. Unlike most
work, age counts for nothing, as the boys
and the girls, the grandfathers and the
gTandmotherS are just as much interested
in it as the "betweens."
A dear Sunshiner of fourseore years
and ten from Lewiston, Pa writes of
work in Alaska, where she sent some furs,
having no use for them. They were re-
ceived by a missionary there, labOring
uncommon sight and where whole viii
lagos are sometimes covered with snow
and the people are obliged to dig them
selves out toboggan slide is often used
to get into their houses. What fun for
the childreni What better use could be
made of unused furs? Try sending some
and see the Joy that comes to you.
The South. too, calls to you. Miss
Sophia " Johnson, LittIeton, N. c., who
has charge of a mission school there, says
that when her pupils want to write they
are obliged to sit on the floor and use
their chairs for writing desks. Lots of
things would be welcome here.
AS result of one of the articles in the
Ladies' Home Journal regarding the Sun
shine society, letter has been received at
headquarters from Mrs. Minnie Lesher,
Marrowville, Kan. asking that cOnstitu-
tfons and bylaws be sent her, as she is
DESTROYS of organizing society in her
neighborhOod. She says that though a
formers wife with three children. there
are many ways in which she could help,
and that she knows the society will be
benefit to them all. So it goes. ray
of sunshine here and a ray there.
Mrs. H. D. Braincrd, Captivia, Fla. of
ferS to send hatpins with sunbeam heads
for rs cents each, postpaid: also half
pint of shells, from the smallest to those
measuring three inches, for 25 cents. A