The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-03
RELIEF FOR C0DEN
WOMEN DOING sPE-
CIAL WORK.
They Will Send Money and Clothing to
Former Coast Resort and Will
Replace Boats OF
Fishermen.

A large quantity of clothing and
household goods and moro than 500
was raised Monday and Tuesday by
committee OF Montgomery women.
which will be shipped this morning
to Coden for distribution among the
people there who, in the recent storm.
lost their homes and all their house.
hold goods.
The Montgomery women. friends Of
the Coden people, will continue their
relief work and may undertake to re-
place some Of the small boats that were
lost on Portersville bay.
With recollections OF happy days in
the summers that have past; OF days
when tho sun shone bright over the
waters Of the bay and no storm clouds
lowered; when the good people of the
little town of Coden thought first of
the comfort and the pleasure of their
guests; when the days seemed all too
short in which to crowd the delights of
sailing, fishing. grabbing and bathing
a number of Montgomery women gath
cred at the home of DR.. Paul Mertins
yesterday and packed boxes of articles
to be sent to those same good people,
now stricken.
Early yesterday morning the ladies'
for a committee, hastily appointed sun-
day 10 solicit contributions for the CO.
den sufferers, met at the home of Mrs.
WI
spent the entire day in the preparation
OF. and the packing Of a large guam
tity IF clothing and bedding for the
people whom they had known, and
whom they had grown to admire, re-
spect, and in many instances to love In
the summers that have passed. 1t was
purely a labor of love with those wo-
men. 1t was a work In which there
was an individuality, for every one
OF the self-appointed people could tell
a story OF summer days made pleas
ant by those people in the little homes
along the bay front, now wrecked and
ruined. Each of those women had at
some time and for some number OF
days been summer guests in one of
those now devastated homes.
Two boxes were packed and secured
for shipment and another one was part
" filled and will be completed today
and shipped tomorrow. Garments for
mem and women and children were
packed in the boxes and much OF COM
Portable bedding will find its way from
those boxes to people so sorely In need
OF the barest comforts.
The people Of Montgomery responded
most literally to the call Of the ladies
for contributions to the boxes for the
Coicr sufferers. They succeeded be-
yond their expectations in securing the
class of articles decided upon to place
in the boxes. Other articles, promised
but not sent yesterday, will be received
today by the committee at the home
of Mrs. Mcrtlns on South Perry Street
and packed for shipment tomorrow.
The boxes are to be sent to the relief
committee at Coden for distribution
with some special Instructions CONCERN
ing articles for certain persons
OF the money raised by the Mont
gomeriars. ore check for s25 was from
j. f. Holmes of Fort Deposit. and with
u donation from e. /. Rodgers Of L.
tohatchie, there came q note saying
that he wanted to donate to tho cause,
as he. too, had been a frequent visitor
to Coden and had enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the people there.
The ladies of the committee have
decided to replace the wrecked boats
of some Of the fishermen whom they
knew at Coden. These men they feel
are worthy OF all that can be done
for them and they know of no better
way of showing their appreciation for
the services they rendered in the sum-
mers OF the past. The committee will
receive any donation OF clothing. OF
household goods. of money that any one
will send.