The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-22
IN CAUSE
OF CHARITY

An organized movement in the
cause of CHARITY was started at the
citizens meeting last night at the Ar
mory, called BY Charles c. Tame
,nin as president of the Commercial
Club. There was representative
gathering of citizens at the meeting.
although the crowd was not a large
one. The principal point of the affair
Was that the meeting settled to buSl-
ness at once and accomplished its
purpose in less than an hour Ian
mediate relief has been secured for
the deserving poor of tne city and
plans are matured for permanent
work in this line.
President Tannehill presided over
the meeting and the speakers We're
Rev. w c. Alexander, Elder George
Fowler and Elder c. c. Hill, who out
lined the necessity of Immediate cha
rity work during the present cold
snap and suggested plans of action,
ana discussed methods, etc. The
meeting decided that Committee of
Control was needed to get out and do
the actual work that rs incident &c
this committee Mrs A. Pruit, VINO is
To look after the needs of the women,
A NJ. Robertson as representative of
the Commercial Club, and Howard
Booth as secretary and active work
er. Today Walter II. Paylor was add
ed to the committee, being suggested
by Mayor Richardson to look after
the city's interests in the work.
MIR. Booth holds the city sprinkling
contract and in that way has two men
and teams whose time belongs to the
city. AS their time cannot be utilized
under present weather conditions,
Mr. Booth offered them, as well as his
own time in CHARITY work The meet
ing accepted the offer with thanks
and Mr.. Booth will make a personal
canvass of the city to find all the de-
serving poor. He will give practically
all of ais time during the coming
month, possibly two months. in this
work and does not ask a cent for ii.
In compliance with the ideas ex-
pressed at the meeting. headquarters
will be established today, to which
all charitable gifts, food. clothing or
money, may be taken or sent. and to
which the poor may apply. For this
purpose Mr. Tannehill has donated
Room in the Texas block and
enough coal to keep the place warm.
The Pecos Valley Drug Store and
Capt. Nj. s. Murray donated a stove
and fixtures. Chairs and tables are
vet needed. A telephone will be in
stalled. also. The headquarters will
be permanent through the bad seas
on.
w. A. Jonnson, always in a charita-
bic mood, started n subscription list
last night for immediate relief with
$25. This donation was increased last
night and this morning to S7S-55, and
with this sum in the treasury the
committee leld its first meeting at
ten o'clock this morning at the Com
mercial Club to discuss what should
be done IL was decided to get busy
today. The establishment of the head
quarters was ordered. w. T. Paylor
was started out with a subscription
list for funds for immediate relief.
IL was decided that later list would
be circulated to secure monthly con-
tributions for a period of four or six
months. A Charity Tag Day will be
held in a few days-as soon as the
weather moderates a little-and ev-
cry cent secured in this way will go
to the fund of the Charity Committee
of Control
The committee, backed by the citi-
zens, the Commercial Club and the
city administration wal handle the
charity question in a businesslike
manner Only deserving poor will be
helped and nothing more will be at
tempted than immediate relief for
those who need the help right now.
Sending people to other cities and
other such forms of charity work will