The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
CALLS FUR FUUU.
The Provident Association Is
Being Kept Busy.
Clothing, Coal and Provisions
Are Supplied.
CASES OF DISTRESS.
Nurse on Duty Finds Work
To Do.
Family in Which Mother Died
OF Consumption.

The second day of cold has had its in
Efiuence of distress on the poor of the
city. The Provident Association an
swered many calls for food and cloth
ing this morning and the visiting nurse
was busy every minute. There are pro-
badly cases of want which we have not
reached" said Mr.. Justis "but we have
supplied every body we could learn of.
Many people are too proud to ask for
aid, then it is directly the fault of the
neighbors if their case is not reported
so that we can help them We have a
nurse on duty all the time to send to
any sickness Many baskets of food
and much clothing have been sent out
today. A ton of coal and nine pack
ages of clothing were brought in this
morning in direct response to the call in
the State Journal last night. The coal
was Immediately sent out to homes.
While the reporter was in the office
an old lady, Maggie Harper, who lives
upstairs at COZ North Kansas avenue,
with her little boy, where a half dozen
families live, was brought in persuaded
to ask for food. She has been working
but is now sick from the cold and the
little boy is not paid enough to keep
them in food. The old lady's heart was
Immediately gladdened by big basket
of potatoes, turnips, cranberries, crack
ers, cans of tomatoes. corn, peas, pack
ages of oatmeal and pancake Hour
more than the grateful old soul could
carry so that man was sent to take
it home for her Besides, half ton of
coal was sent her
Four men came and asked for over
coats. They were told to work little
in the cellar first and they would get
dinner and an overcoat and q job If
possible. Three went. The other, DIG
strapping fellow, lowed he did not need
an overcoat much and bolted.
A man from Oakland who was out OF
association
and they sent him home with basket
of provisions at night
The nurse is making every effort to
save the life of a woman who had not
the proper care from her poverty
stricken people. Daily baths, alcohol
rubs, sick diets prepared by the nurse
are items supplied by the ProVldent
association without which the doctors
would have little success in meeting
disease and confinement in the power
ty novels. z
grandchildren whose mother had Just
died with tuberculosis, in one small
room were hurried into larger quar-
ters where a canvas covered porch
was fixed for their sleeping room
when the weather permitted, and
diet of milk and eggs supplied dalIy
to save the rest of the family from
the great white plague. Dozens OF
cases are under surveillance of the as
sociation, who once that they nave
helped any one, follow that ald up un-
til the person is able to care for him
self
Ii is the office of the institution to
aid the poor improvident, the SICK
and the helpless, and to help them to
more Successful living and it is doing
even a greater work than supposed
for all benefits are kept sacred se<
cret by all members of the organiza-
ton. .
If the cold weather continues it is
hoped the poor will report and if they
do not that the neighbors will do 1T
for them. The Provident association
is supplied, and being supplied. for
the care of that work and the officers
are anxious to get news of any cases
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