The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-23


I. a woman OF seventy. and only
tribe gray
I. who am smart an clipper, for al
the years I've told.
AS many another woman that's
only half as old
VIII Cartoons words are appropri-
ate In the restitution OF Mrs. Emma
Denison, 20 years old. but smart an
clipper who, with her husband,
Marion +. Denison, some years
younger, sufferer from consumption.
is to trudge her way to the Wayne
county poor house Immediately after
Christmas, according TO present ar
raEgements. The old lady and her
husband were to have made the
trudge before Christmas. but her
pleadings 10 be allowed TO celebrate
ings were so strong and pathetic that
the sad pilgrimage was postponed.
The old people are without funds
TO provide the necessaries OF life. but
Ensign Catherine Annach, OF the sal
yation Army, who has been caring
for them for some time, assured the
Associated Charities. the authorities
Of which have the case in hand. that
she would see TO IL that the old
couple are we'll provided for, inc,ud
ing q Christmas dinner, until the time
OF their starting for the poor house
AS a matter OF fact. Ensign Annach,
who has charge of the outside RELIEF
of the Salvation Army has been look
ing after Mr.. and Mrs. Denison for
some time, providing coal and FOOD
for them. On Wednesday OF this
week, when they were due to leave
their limited quarters OF two rooms
in the upper part OF the frame house
at No. 227 Second-ave., for the poor
house, she. in response to the Old
lady's appeal for few days grace,
namely, the Christmas season, paid
their rent for two weeks and provid'
ed coal and food for them.
When Ensign Annach, accompanied
by Times reporter visited the
couple in their rooms, Thursday
morning. Mrs. Denison threw her
arms about the ensign and expressed
heartfelt thanks for what the army
officer had done fer her.
II am so glad that we are to be
able TO spend Christmas out OF the
poor house. the old lady remarked
with a deep sigh. Our life is gloomy
enough, but IL would seem so much
worse IL We were in the poor house
on Christmas. We shall be happy
here together. even though We won't
have very much II won't seem SO
hard going to the poor house after
Christmas. Yet the thought OF go
ing at any time il hard on those who
have once been In comfortable cir
at nj homo
on Clippert-ave., up TO few years
ago, when we lost II in trade for a
little farm. We wanted 70 go and
live on the farm. The property. We
understood was free from incum-
brance. but we found out differently
afterward. there was mortgage on
It, Because of the mort gage we lost
all we had, about $1,000. That loss
was a terrible blow to us. for we had
worked hard. my husband and my
self, TO get that little bit together.
After the loss OF our home and
money. my husband got sick and
could do no work. Things went from
bad TO worse until we reached our
present destitute condition. We have
nothing at all now--not even any fur
niture. We had to sell much of our
household goods to keep body and
soul together. We hope. however, TO
be able to leave the poor house in
The spring. We have been promised
the privilege of living on 20 acres out
in the country and | think we shall
be able to make living by keeping
chickens"
Affect poverty Is much In evidence
in the quarters. entrance TO which is
gained by an outside stairway and "A
window under the roof, now occupied
by the unfortunate couple. Aside
from a bed and stove, the couple
have practically nothing. Yet the
rooms are clean. in spite of the desti-
tuition. Mrs. Denison was tidy house
keeper in her better days, and she
still prides herself on having what
things are left as clean as soap and
water can make them.
There is one thing that | feel the
want of here almost more than any
thing else" said Mrs. Denison to En-
sign Annach. land that Is water In
our other homes We never wanted
for water, but up here we have ne
water; we have to carry Il from be-
low"
Mrs. Denison is little woman,
with kindly face and sympathetic
disposition. She Is now threatened