The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
CHARITY WORK IN
PRACTICAL WAY
How a Family Was Rescued
From It's Distress
WILL SOON OWN A HOME
Lady Benefactor Makes Plea for Some
Eggs on Easter So That the Fami-
Iy Can Begin Business With
New Incubator
WILL SOON OWN A HOME
BY RALPH n. SILVER

do unto others as you. would have
others do unto you,' Is the life motto OF
one of birmingham women who is not
well known but who has been the good
Samaritan" to many people whom the
big city never knows anything about ana
who are suffering pangs of cold and
huE. -er and slowly dying In poverty rms
wop an would not permit the pubiieatlon
Of aer name, yet she has put lie ana
hope into the bosoms of starving
mother and her five children and has
given them a fresh start In this life
which is so dear to all human beings
Deserted by her husband, starving TO
death, her children afflicted with con-
tagious disease Mrs. Amelia Moore and
her family of five children were FOUND
in terrible want by this woman about
the middle of February. Medical at
tendance was secured, food. fuel and
clothing were obtained, and now this
modest good woman has undertaken the
purchase of a home for the little family.
She has made the first payment on the
home with the assistance of her friends
and other people whom she has sue
oeedsd in interesting in the family. She
Is a. poor woman herself, as far as world
ly goods are concerned, but the measure
Of her love and sympathy for suffering
humanity is unbounded.
She has secured lumber and will begin
In a short time on a small house which
is to be built upon the lot already being
purchased. But she has gone far into
the future for this little family and has
seen that they will have to be placed
upon basis where they can earn their
own living. She conceived the idea of
getting Mrs. Moore an incubator and
it is thought she will be able to make
comfortable living.
In order to start the poultry business
for Mrs. Moore, this woman asks that
anyone who is interested In the helping
of this family back to life of happi-
ness, should give them an Easter present
of q few eggs. It is requested that the
eggs should not be boiled and painted
like the ordinary Easter egg laid by the
rabbit, but that they should be fertile
chicken eggs SO that they can be placed
in the incubator and Mrs. Moore will be
given a start for her first hatch. Mrs.
Moore lives at Thirty-eighth street and
Tenth avenue, north. The eggs can
either be taken there to her or can be
left at the Office of The Age-Herald and
Mrs. Moore's benefactress will call for
them.
Following is letter which the lady
wrote for George w. Underwood to be
read before lodge meeting:
Birmingham. Ala, March II, 1910.
During the coolest Of our winter wealth
er, about the first of February l dscov
cred a family. consisting of mother and
five children, the oldest of whom seems
to be afflicted 30 as to render her of no
assistance in the family, the youngest
about IS months old, and the other three
are small children unable to assist their
mother or themselves to any extent. Two
of them were suffering with measles
when found them. and the family were
totally without fuel of any kind, except
a little in the stove; they were also
without food, saving and excepting lit
tie mush which they were eating for their
breakfast
Their condition touched my sympathies
very much and 7 proceeded at once to
try and get the food, fuel and rainent
sufficient to keep them comfortable tenn
porarily.
l have enlisted the sympathies of some
others in behalf of this family and have
succeeded in purchasing lot, having al
ready paid a part of the purchase money
which kind friends have helped me with
their generous donations. This family Is
unable to do anything whatever ITSELF
and IT is my purpose to raise sufficient
sum of money to build them small.
comfortable home upon the lot which
have purchased. This is a case that
appeals to me very strongly, and I am
sure 1t will appeal to the hearts of those
who are charitabiy disposed
Anything that you may do for them will
be duly appreciated