Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-12
JUST A LITTLE SUNSHINE"
Work IN 1900 Has Done Much Good.
More for 1910.

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person never knows what he can do
until he tries
When was appointed the Sun
shine Organizer for Oconee l was
overwhelmed; did not know one
thing about the work; did not know
where to begin or what to do. In the
year just closed l know some have
been comforted and had warm
clothes given to orphans and father
less children that would not have
been given If it had not been for the
work done by Sunshiners; so thank
God and take new courage.
So many have helped with the work
1t would take more than q column of
The Courier to give all the names,
so Will just say that all my friends
around home helped In some way;
some gave thread, buttons, clothes to
work over, some just to mend and
pass on. We made eight or ten pairs
Of pants out Of old ones that were
given. If the child was small we
could get two pairs of pants out Of
large pair OF mems pants. We en-
JOY the work and being together.
We have sent two quilts and a pair
Of blankets, pillow slips, one quilt
and pair of blankets to the old man
who made such q pitiful plea for his
poor old paralyzed and crippled wife.
We have another quilt to Quilt for
her. Who will give the cotton? One
OF our generous merchants has given
four spools Of thread and buttons
whenever needed; one dear Girl gave
the quilt and lining for the quilt we
sent the old couple. She wrote that
1T was the work Of dear mother
eight years ago before she passed on
to the great beyond. She said her
father and mother had never seemed
so near as they did the morning she
sent the quilt and some of her IA
theirs clothes. ! know she could al
most feel them present when she was
giving to one of Gods needy children.
Her sister sent 81, with which We got
and made wrapper for the old lady.
The money was given by two other
persons to get her another wrapper.
One Of our friends gave 81. | paid
for the cotton Of one of the quilts we
made and bought lining for one of
those which we want to quilt this
month; 80 cents was given to get the
calico to put one Of the quilts to-
gether. Those from distance who
have given to the work are: Sumter
Fennell, Miss Rozzie Cox, Miss Cox.
Mrs. Chas. Knox, Mrs Frank Patter-
son.
We have sent lunches to the sick
and visited them; sent reading to
some We could not visit; sent a bas-
ket Of clothes to two little fatherless
children; three times to the old
crippled couple; one blind man was
remembered; widow with two
babies; another widow with five lit
tie children (she the only means of
supporD; and another with eight lit
tie children. She says now that the
children have good warm clothes she
can work and get them something to
eat. Another mother with house
full Of children from three months
old to 8 years, who Is perfectly help
less from spinal trouble, was helped.
We tried to send little Sunshine
into her over-burdened life. She had
a son to die in 1909, who was help
less, too. fully intended giving her
and the old lady two quilts apiece be-
fore the new year, but have been
sick, so we could not Quilt them. !
think Of Dickens when he said This
Is a world Of effort, you know, and
we must never yield when so much
depends on us"
thank my friends, one and all,
for their help and encouragement,
and the kind things that have been
said about the work. l wish l could
get the people all over the county
interested in the work.
iHiily-eiSHI met AT the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Foster in Novem-
Der and made number Of garments.
quilted two quilts and nearly finished
two more ready to quilt We had
two Of our four-score members with
us, and they added much to the day's
enjoyment. Julia ID. Shanklin,
Organizer for Oconee.
The period Of deepest sleep varies