The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-31
CARRIES APPEAL
FOR ONE IN NEED
Messenger Presents Club With
Request for Aid to Bury
Companions Mother.

While preparations were being made
az tH" Commercial club for half a thou
sand men of means TO make merry
about "a wei Iadeued banquet board
last nirrt. there appeared at the door
of th. club. "a small uniformed mes
s,uEer.a mere boy with am appeal iu
His hand tp that brilliant ae-enIblagc OF
men 'Hr few silver dollars to bury
OBJ" dead mother uf 90 brother messenger
anu save three orphaned children from
tho dire wants of de=titrfiDu.
RULED with the spirit of sympathy
f.al moves Co. uoH." deeds. the boy
.ru1Ena through the snow and cold from
I." place where death had cast "a veil
of sorrow. to the brilliant scene OF
N.ed-ir" and plenty with ru thought
save that of securing a. little aid FOR
| 'ad Tort in sadness avid iu need.
IionaplN none of those af the fe-tal
/ BOARD last uiEut knew of the messenger
ana MS mission. at the time-Had they
the lad would probably have gotten half
"a thousand dollarS-hut the appeal. ad-
dressed To- the Commercial club was
promptly subscribed liberal amount
and 10 ie needless to say that when the
others have the opportunity 90 act. the
dead mother viii undoubtedly be
uTgu viii have no cause tO fear want
Mother Dies.
The appeal was made inbehaIf OF
little SaWmie Fitzgerald. "a messenger
t .''Ni'.''. '.A WI A|If Nf'~Ia. nIfErTfr DID,
force. few DAYS ago his mother. Mrs.
Margaret Fitzgerald. a. widow living On
inc rear or go East Third South street.
/ ZEN and sustained such serious injuries
morning. leaving little Sammie and two
dependent sisters destitute
SamWio.s companions immediately
suggested = subscription boz his behalf.
and when Manage g.. r.. Turpiu of trc
telegraph company had written the
IguoWlng appeal TO the Commercial
/ club 10 was taken TO the club. and other
n'FS SET iortn among their friends and
tNe pubic offices in behalf OF their
. comradc in distress.
] Members Of the Commercial club.
/ Dear SirS-T' have only recently he
come a member OF your organize ton
/ and have as yet had little time to at
I tend or be among you.
Z 81 do not know OF auv instance
I where contributions have ever beer
I made Co q cause like this. but DO is eN-
I tremely deserving in every way and
I viii stamp the organization one or Che
u most worthy and benevolent I'm the city
Life is picture Of lights and Sha-
/. dows. the addition Of little light @,
some one sad picture means E1at
hearts and n holiday season well spen
Tor those inserting the little spots O
\ light. storms make ms appreciate an,
\ sunlight an the more.
Little sammy Fitzgerald. messenger
boy for the Postal Telegraph company
received the sad news this morning tina
his mother was dead. Tie knew that &
was coming. as she fell "a day or so aE'
and injured herself severely. ~.
begged us for 80 cents. stating that n,
wanted medicine for her. which he CAV,
her lie remained on duty as usual
and was on duty this morning whcl
the expected blow came.
Gle is without means. the famill
destitute. but worthy the little woman
frai IN the cxtrcmc. has labored in
ccssantly. scru bling, wa shing and witt
tho aid Of sam has tried 10 keep On,
wolf from the door. She worked uu
compisiningly. with the only JOY fl
view OF seeing her two little girls am
sam grow into successful womanhoo'
and manhood. and the uutimclv taking
off cut short her lonEings and left th
little ones destitute. the father havini
preceded her over the great divide.
Il am DESTROYS OF raising Sc00 for tn
funeral expenses. and 7 would like q
see liberal subscription from the club
as they could not help a worthier causl
--gricf-striCkcn children in q home hl
themselves with their dead mother
viii take care OF this money and witt
the clubs sympathy extend 10 to them
Nerv sincerely yours,
tSigned) &C.. =. TURPIN.
Manager"