The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-12-01
CITY MISSIONS WORK.
Mr.. Mossman Tells Of Thanksgiving
Aid Furnished.
City Mission House, 201 Orange st.

Aid Furnished.
City Mission House, 201 Orange st.
To Editor of the Journal and Courier.
Dear Sir:-With the generous help
Of its many friends, the City Missionary
association has this year provided
Thanksgiving help for a larger number
than ever before. Over eighty families,
including more than 300 persons, were
made comfortable in various ways
through the efforts Of the general SUI
perintendent and Mrs. Graves, the lady
missionary, by money, where funds
could be used with best results by the
people themselves, or otherwise with or
der cards Of various amounts sent by
mail, and by which selection Of Thanks
Igiving supplies could be made, or by
packages of poultry sweet potatoes,
cranberries, celery, vegetables, etc,
sent direct from market or store to the
home.
Subscriptions were received in liber-
al amounts from large givers and
small all of which have been duly ac-
knowledged by mail or otherwise BY
the same mail came a check for $25 in
one enclosure. and silver ten cent
piece in another. Thirty seven dollars
and eleven cents We're sent from the
High school, rooms 10, II, So, 80, 1O7 and
III, through the Misses Dorothy Blakes-
lee and Eta Crowley and Messrs. "A. RI
Webster, Emory p S. Mack and Percy
Hall as chairman One of the most in
teresting of the gifts were seven bar
rels of nearly everything that could be
thought of in numberless packages
from the little children of the Fair
street school, with only the modest re-
quest from Miss Carrie Morstatter,
their teacher, that a few families con-
nected with the school in this way, pri-
vately mentioned by her, might receive
part of the things sent, or be other
wise provided for.
Besides providing directly from the
ICity Mission house, a number of fam
lilies We're mentioned to other families,
Sunshine societies, Sunday school class
es and individuals for personal help.
Many interesting incidents might be
mentioned, but it will be sufficient to
say that widows and orphan children
were helped to bear the burdens
brought by death, sick people assisted
to get well with delicacies that should
come to them oftener; Respondent souls
cheered by the thought that some one
besides God cared for them; discourage
ed fathers and mothers aroused to take
a brighter view of life, while others who
have not yet quiet lost heart We're
strengthened for the struggle that now
seemed quite so hard.
Additional to the help given outside
the Mission house in preparation for
Thanksgiving day, 100 packages of new
and useful articles Of clothing, etc, had
been provided by the women's execu-
| tive committee of the mission, made up
of members of the different churches
with Mrs. II. G. Newton, chairman.
These were distributed to the members
Of the mothers meeting at their annual
praise service held at Mission hall on
the day before Thanksgiving. all who
have in any way aided to give our peo-
pie grateful hearts on this Thanksgiv-
ing day we sincerely offer their thanks
and cur own
Respectfully yours,
W D. iMOSSMAN,
Gen'l Supt, City Missionary Assn,
New Haven, Nov. 20, 1906.