The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-07
COMMANDER ISSUES
APPEAL TO PUBLIC
Plan is TO Provide Dinner
for Guthrie.S Poor
and Needy

The local corps of The Salvation
Army is beginning preparations for
Tie annual Christmas dinner given TO
the poor and needy OF Guthrie and
Ensign E a. Hughes. commanding the
local corps has issued the following
appeal TO the public;
Dear Friends
II has always been heretofore, that
the Salvation Army has by the assist
anca OF our friends m Guthrie given
the poor ai This city "a free Christmas
dinner, and would Ike 10 repeat the
same this coming Christmas. We the
salvation Army, are willing TO DO the
work, II our friends viii furnish us
the necessary funds. and food II You
are not able TO give a large sum, give
what you feel able. either food or
money. It win he greatly appreciated.
We viii call at your home. and try
to see as many Of our friends as pos
sihle. but in case we do not see you
at your home, we viii be glad if you
viii either cali us up by phone or
send us a card to call and see YOU,
and we viii be glad TO receive either
money or food donations.
Some may ask, are there any poor
IN the city2 / have not been here
long and have not been around among
the poor much, but at the same uma
I am seing as many as ! can and find
that there are "a number Of families
that viii not be able to get a Christ
mas cheer, unloss the Army or some
other friends viii take the matter 10
heart aud give il to them And owing
to the financial depression the out
come IS quite certain, that there will
be a number of good, worthy working
inen that win be unemployed, who did
expect to have q little something extra
on that occasion but 10 their sad dis
appointments they find that they viii
have TO do without. and ] wish to say
thai this need not be Christmas Is a
day on which all the world should be
glad and n every one viii do their
part Ia trying 90 make some one else
happy and mn some heart with cheer
he result win be- that the giyer viii
be glad, "As it is more blessed tO
give than TO receive.
II would Indeed be pleasant III every
one could supply themselves with
such a dinner without depending up-
on some one else but / am certain
that tAis cannot be. Our Savior one
tlme said 20 His followers The
poor ye have with you always aud
as long as they are with us we should
help them, amy way on AN occasion
like this as We are liable TO be Ia ihe
same misfortune as they as We are
not wholly self dependant only ia a
measure SO please do not forget the
poor and neglect to assist MS in this
undertaking
] have been in this work over ~
years and out OF this time have had
the pleasure OF spending nine pleas
ant Christmas days I'm seeing the poor
people. mon. women Dnd children
comfortably seated 90 big row OF
tables, spread with AN the good things
that 80 TO make one feel thankful ANA
happy on that especial occasion My
friends 1 DO not wish tha, one person
SHAH so without this blessing ol
cheer, and j shall hunt this town over
90 find those that will not be- able On
supply emselves with this blessing
I also ask our friends 30 help us in
finding the worthy needful ones a
We may miga them on our rounds
Wishing our friends every blessing
and q joyful and merry Christmas.
remain yours for the poor in Hm
ENSIGN A. u HUGHES
Officer in charge
Phone no. ie7. Hall West Oklahoms
avenue.