The Washington herald., 1910-05-29
THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

OF contributors and shall continue to do
so until the money stops coming in.
Here Is a letter which I received last
week from one OF our young members:
Dear Mr.. optmist:-I trust you will pariou thi,
additional contribution which accompanies my
| article on "Conhdence" but then l feel that your
| labor should not be without it's reWardA at least
1 you should know q the calls made upon children
| opttnis;s" l expect to make a call upon the
/ party in question. However her frank ayowal q
/ inability 10 do anything. makes the question sho
raises one quite difficult Of solution Hence the
letter is submitted 20 you FOR no other purpose
than its contents may BE- considered as general in
] formation.
Here is the letter which was set to this
young phIlanthropist
Dear sir:-Can you put the views expressed in
1 Opumist Club TO practical test and help A
poor widow 20 find employment by which she can
/ support herself and child? ! am alone in the
World-WithCut money and without influence. and
unfortunately | have done anything but care
l Tor my own little home-dO plain sewing I have
no inhusncs for a position as managing house
l keeper have not even the small amount Of
/ money necessary 20 open & small store II you can
T'ggest anything you viii be doing good deed %
/ l want to speak just one work OF com
| mendation TO this optimist and tell him
! that believe he has the right spIrit. II
/ Is Indeed a dimcult case How sad II
is that there are people In the world who
nave not had the advantages Of training
which fit them for life's struggle. am
Withholding the name OF the writer. but
IL any Of the members have an oppor-
\ tunity TO help this poor. distressed soul,
l VIII gladly furnish them with her name
and address
| nj
Three ladies' who are interested in work
/ among poor children. one OF them mem
! Der Of the club, have called my attention
/ TO the noble work OF the Christ Child
! Society. This society sends children to
the country, not the healthy. active chill
! dren. but the delicate and slczly ones
! those who are terribly in need % rest
and the revivlng benefits Of fresh air.
Miss NJ. Agnes Dunn. who is a mem
/ Der Of the club makes a very strong an
peal and will print il with the sug-
gestion that We consider the Christ Child
! Society In its work among the sick chill
| dren. as worthy OF q share OF our fund
! The letters from Mary V. Merrick. the
president Of the Christ Child Society. and
| Mrs. L. f. Simpson. its vice president
/ likewise contained eloquent appeals for
| assistance in this beautiful work. hope
We will be able TO giye this organization
/ share sufficient TO send at least two
children to the country
l am sorry We cannot carry out the
/ suggestion made by Optimist Glass, to
print in book the contributions that are
written FOR the Sunday discussion. but
the expense would be considerable. and
the type used would not do, as he sug-
gests, for use a second time. Il would
be great pleasure 10 me. indeed. II we
could get the work Of the club into a
volume, and sell Il for the benefit Of
some worthy cause, but the thing IS i'm
possible. I fear.
The following letters are awarded a
prize Of 81 each, as their suggestions
were regarded as The most helpful OF
those received:
My Dear Edito-:-Some weeks back
you spoke in our columns OF 4 question
as 70 the optimsts doing a little charity
work and asked the opinion Of the mem
bers on the subject I am going 10 take
| the liberty OF proposing a plan of carry
ing the standard Lets help" a little
further, hoping that 1t may meet with
your and my fellow-optimists' approval.
We have in our midst beautiful char
ity called the Christ Child Society which
is doing excellent work among Gods
poor, but with very limited means. This
society furnishes a happy Christmas 10
/ hundreds OF little ones, provides them
with shoes and clothes during the win
ter months. and in the summer gives as
many as a slender means will allow n
two-weeks' outing in the country. II
was for this fresh-air fund that I wished
10 call your attention.
The prizes so generously distributed by
| The Washington Herald amount TO $40 per
week. The fresh-air fund secures board
for two children for two weeks in the
country for s. each Now. I have been
wondering IL those who were fortunate
enough TO win these prizes would be will
ing during the months of June. July. and
August 10 make little happiness for a
few more of those little ones by leaving
their checks in the hands of the editor
OF the Optimists' Corner to be used for
the benefit of the Christ Child Society.
3 NJ. AGNES DUNN.
1924 Corcoran street
Build up the country in its children"
Let's belp' by helping the little chill
dren. We may not be able TO do much.
but small beginnings often accomplish
large results. Here. then. is a chance
for the Optimist Club to do something
good. something beneficial, something
helpful. Start a fresh-air fund for tired
mothers and sick children. that they may
enjoy at least two weeks Of Gods
blessed air and sunshine, end get
acquainted witr'the grass. the birds. and
the flowers. By helping the children
We are helping the community to gain
better citizens. for it is to. the children
Of the land that we must' look for it's
future.
MrS. F. L. BARRINGER.
1888 Q street.
What pleasure It should bring to the
hearts of the members of our thriving
Optimist Club TO have the privilege OF
adding joys TO some OF the poor boys
so.ls by sending them from the hot and
noisy city 10 the country that they might
romp and play in the rich fields of grain
and 30 TO tho brookside for an occasional
good 'ducking;" or we might send them
to the mountains where they can climb
and gaze upon the beautiful and pictur-
esque mountain scenery. Another excel
lent resort Is the seashore. Here they