The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-12
SUFFER WITH COLD.
Some sad Gases Cared for by Provi-
dent Association.

Browns have come to town. They
came in a moving van and when they
| go they will go in a moving van. For
| that is the way they come and go, in
the same moving van too because
| they own it. There is no telling how
| many towns they have come to as that
seems to be their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
municipalities.
But moving van, no matter how
large. is not house and when the
Browns got to Topeka not long since
climatic conditions called for a house,
as also did the condition of the father
and a daughter, SO a certain real es-
tate man got them a house out on
North Fillmore street upon their rep
resentation that they could pay and
their furniture which was in store
would soon be here.
The Browns have little children, and
little furniture, bed clothes and food.
The Provident association has been
called upon to care for the family and
the real estate man is wondering if
they will also care for him. But
Browns can not move on for the head
of the family is down and out with
blood poisoning in both arms while a
17-year-old daughter, whose husband
decamped some months ago, is trying
to keep life in a Week-old baby.
A very interesting coincidence is
helping two deserted young mothers to
keep their babies and smooth the dis
appointment of their lives One of the
women came here from Kansas City,
She has a little girl years old and
since her husband left her has borne
another The other woman has lived In
Topeka. She has a boy IS months old
and a baby three weeks in arms. This
woman used to live in North Topeka
with her husband and baby boy but
when the flood came last spring and
took what little they had, the husband
fed, leaving his wife and baby to tne el
own fate Now there is another child.
The two women met at their labor IN
the Provident association laundry room
and there decided to join forces and
provide so that their children should
not be taken to some home. With the
aid of the association they have rented
three small rooms and are WORKING
diligently to prepare for napier
future. When either has work to 90
then the other stays home and takes
care of the children. When they both
have work then The Day Nursery, that
Godsend to working mothers from tne
Proyident association, calls Tor tnelr
children, cares for them during the gay
and returns them to the mothers When
they have returned from their days
work.
This Joining forces of the two women
has afforded much JOY ana encourage
ment to the workers in the association
as the women were the most cheerfui
and ikable who have been under their
care and their cases seemed TO De the
most helpless.
An old colored man sat eating his
bowl of rice at his home as the tired
Proyident nurse came into the room
last evening to see his sick wife.
what have you for her to eat to-
night asked the nurse. don't
know said he ''Wen, why don't you
go and get something at the ProVldent
association as I have told you to, she
said half angrily. ct was a goin' to.
he pitifulIy replied, "but it began to
snow and got so cold 1 thought Ia
watt.
The following letter which speaks
for itself has come to the Prov1dent
association from Randolph, Kan. Any
prospective can get the name at the
association. corner Fourth and jack
son:
1 saw you are caring for the
poor. Now / am in need of good
housekeeper and if you can get me
one. don't care how poor, only good
Christian and if a child, don't care,
1 love children, I will make good
home for her and child. am 40
years old, am a widower, have five
children of my own, and if can get
one that will suit me, L intend to get
married. Hoping to hear from you