The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
UNITED CHARITIES
ASK ASSISTANCE
WILL DISTRIBUTE BASKETS OF
PROVISIONS TO APPLICANTS ON
THANKSGIVING DAY-DISTRICr
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

The following appeal has been issued
by the United Charities:
"As the season of Thanksgiving APP
proaches, let us not forget these who
have less cause for thanksgiving than
ourselves Many have great want and
suffering for their portion.
1.-THE society of United Charities will
on Thanksgiving day give out baskets
to all applicants who have card is
sued by the society, or a note properly
signed. The office of the society room
II. Mayberry building, Twenty-second
street and Third avenue, will be open
to receive contributions the day before,
and dray will be sent to any store in
the city which will contribute grocer
les, meat fruit. etc. The society also
trusts that the churches and the schools
will donate part of their offerings in
any form for distribution among the
poor. 1t asks also for contributions of
clothing and hopes the good housewives
of Birmingham, in looking over their
longer needed to the office at the above
address. where they will be judfclously
distributed to warm and comfort the
needy.
MRS. j, A. MONTGOMERY,
President United Charities"
The Committees.
The following are the district COM
mittees of the United Charities:
Directors-Mrs. j. A. Montgomery,
JrG
Sterling Lanier Mrs. A. q. Loveman,
Mrs. William Hardie, Mrs. C. p. De-
shazo, Mrs. F. D. Squires, Mrs. w. S.
Lowell Mr. A. Van Hoose, Mrs. B. L..
Guice, Mrs. II. K. White, DR.. CASTOR
Torrance, Mrs. Lew Lazarus
Southside.
First district, Sixteenth street to city
limits west; chairman. Mrs. Wallace l..
Ward 1901 South Thirteenth street; Mrs.
Thomas Rensford and Miss Alice DAILY.
Second district, Nineteenth to Twen-
tieth street, west; chairman. Mrs. IT.
X. White. 1912 Avenue K; Mrs. l.. l..
sGuice 1908 Eleventh avenue, and Mrs.
c. 7. Randall, 1911 Avenue J.
Third district, Twentieth street to
Twenty-fourth street, East; chairman.
Mrs. w. S. Lowell. 22O7 Ridge Park
avenue; Mrs. Samuel Earle, Niazuma
avenue; Miss Kate Earle, 2217 High
land avenue; Mrs. j. Houstoun John
ston, Thirteenth avenue and Seven
teenth street, south, and Mrs. Danforth,
Thirteenth avenue and Seventeenth
street, south.
Fourth district, Twenty-fourth street
to Thirtyfourth street, east; chair
man, Mrs. L. J. Gresham, 5000 High
land avenue; Mrs. G. r. Harsh, 2916
Highland avenue; Mrs. NJ. E. Watkins
Thirtieth street and Avenue G, and
Mrs William Hardie, 222O Sycamore
street.
Northside.
Fifth district, Sixteenth street to
city limits, west; chairman Mrs. c. p.
DeShazo, 1912 Eighth avenue. north;
Mrs. George Wheeler, Fourth avenue
and Mrs. p. b. Thomas, 1918 Eleventh
avenue.
Sixth district, Sixteenth to Twentieth
streets, west; chairman, Mrs. c. b.
Simmons. Hotel Hillman; Mrs. A. o.
Lane, SIG North Nineteenth street, and
Miss Elizabeth Hutton. 1912 Eighth
avenue, north.
Seventh district, Twentieth to Twenty
fourth streets, east; chairman, Mrs.
George NJ Webb. 2430 Fifth avenue;
Miss Alice Hale. 1921 Fifth avenue.
Eighth district, Twentieth street to
city limits. east; chairman, Mrs. f. w
Dixon, Tenth avenue and Thirtieth
street, north; Mrs. III. w. Miner, 1909
| Twenty sixth street, north, and Mrs
r. S. White, 1o11 Twenty fourth street
north.
Ninth district, Ninth avenue to city
limits. east and west; chairman, Mrs
| l. M. Meignan, 1919 Huntsville ave
me: Mrs. r. NJ. Russell 1906 Hunts
Vile avenue, and Mrs. S. j. Barnes
Huntsville avenue.
| Hills sign shop, 211l Bird avenue.
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