The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-01
CLOTHES ARE NEEDED
This Ceuaiy Cifileas ere l|rset 10 Sesd
CAST or GArMeats.
Sanger, Cal. April 25


To the Ladies of Ellis county:
The ways and means Of relief.
there is something for every mother
IN Ellis county to do. How 10 do Is
set forth In this article
On the morning OF April Is. 515
clock, more than 10000 women
and children were driven out OF their
homes in their night clothes. Tens
| OF thousands OF children were left
shoeless, hatless and nothing to
clothe their bodies except the night
gown, mothers in the same condi-
ton. to say nothing of the fathers
VINO are in the same awful plight and
are frantic, pale, hearing nothing but
the cries of loved ones who know not
why papa can't? For several davs
mothers lay on the wet ground how
ering the little tots. Hundreds of
babies were born, many on the
streets, unattended save by the roar
Of fire and the frantic cries OF those
who rushed by. The stork detained
! mothers and their lives were sacri-
ficed but the greater number were
saved and are now in some impro-
vised tent or hospital. Every effort
| is being made to ease the dependent
and suffering but there remains
much to be done, When charity
ceases suffering begins. What these
people need is clothes, or bedding
There is but one place in the United
States where winter is summer and
that is in or about San Francisco
where the tens of thousands are least
clothes during summer months
They have no clothes for no month
West of San Francisco is the deep
blue ocean that supplies an equitable
climate for the protected but it
brings chill and discomfort to the
thousands unprotected All the
comforts to offset the suffering must
come from the South or East
These people are not looking for
new clothes, anything for protection.
Thousands of little blistered feet
need the shoes that you throw away.
Thousands of little children need the
| clothes that yours have out grown.
! Thousands Of mothers need the
clothes that are out Of style Last
but not least, these little babies just
born have no wardrobes. Under
clothes, outer clothes, shoes, hats,
that you have packed away in your
smoke house and will never use is
needed by the sufferers at San Fran
cisco.
! That you may have the opportuni-
| ty to do the greatest good for the
greatest cause and at the least cost.
| | hereby appoint an ''old clothes
committee Mark Smith, Judge
| Dunlap. and K. d. Hudson who will
appoint three ladies in each voting
precinct TO solicit in their respective
districts and deliver to any point
| designated by the committee. Free
| transportation will be provided for
everything directed to the Fresno
Relief Committee" II any mother
would take a few days and make
supply of infants clothes. enclose
/ letter and name for the little one
who was born upon the street / will
! see TO IL that it is delivered to the
mother who will reverently remem-
I ber your name and kind act, so long
rs she lives The child may become
your life friend | could place lo0
such boxes In the same box u YOU
could put in suit of old clothes for
/ the mother and rattler or any play
thing YOU would add 20 the treasure
where. God only knows. DO Is needed.
! II YOU can do these helpless and fee
/ BILE mothers such charity address the
/ infants box to Mack Erwin. Sanger.
i Cal I will do the rest
The old clothes exodus should
I take place the earliest possible hour.
Send read, made clothe- The moth
crs hayn't anythiug except o. cot and
Icantecbv bciieye ever, home in
Ellis county will do something for
I the homeless. Clothrless refugees
Yours for tars.
MACH ERWIN
\ IA