The Detroit times., 1910-12-24
PRAYER ANSWERED. SAYS
WOMAN SAVED FROM.
POOR HOUSE
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bercuosis will be asked TO provide ac,
commodatlons for him in the societys
sanatorium. which will be opened on
Jan. 10.
II feel sure that | would be able to
get stronger if | had chance" said
Mr.. Denison TO The Times. But in
this Place ! am handicapped. Why
We have difficulty in getting enough
water 10 keep clean. and there are
other inconyenicnces which only tend
TO make sick man worse. | want
10 get stronger. so that | can do "A
little work and make a living for my
self and wife. | don't want TO be Il
burden on anybody any longer than
can possibly help"
Mrs. Zahn and the other. woman
working with her in an effort TO or.
sanize systematic plan of relief 20
tide the Dcnisons over the winter. at
least, are confident that they will be
successful i'm their plans. They have
received encouragement from n mum
Der OF friends, who have agreed 10
| give certain amount each week for
four or five months. II is also the
aim OF the ladies to provide some fur
| nirlre, in addition TO money as the
old couple now have practically no
household goods
! Up TO noon today. The Times had
received $23.50 for the Denisons, This
| amount is being held I'm trust by The
! Times and will be turned over TO Mrs.
Zahn or any other person who may
later be appointed trustee OF the per.
| mancnt fund planned.
Among the latest contributors was
Charles Moran. No. 226 Chene-st, who
sent $5. an eX-alderman, VINO also
gave the same amount, and C. x. C..
who contributed dollar The latter.
in a letter accompanying his gift.
says:
Enclosed you will find one dol
lar for the Denison couple. Ask
the boys for money. They spend
thousands of dollars every night
for their own pleasure. and if YOU
bring the matter to them, they
probably would keep the dis
tressed parties from the poor
house and the thing that they
dread-sCparatiOn
ONE OF THE BOYS WHO WILL
HELP.
Mr. Moran writes.
Enclosed please find So for the
relief Of the distressed Denison
couple, whose msfortunes were
related in your issue of today
Nothing appeals to me more than
the sufferings OF the aged, who.
after life Of useful labor find
themselves helpless and depen-
dent upon the mercy or charity OF
others, and who. If justice were
done. might find themselves in
comfortable circumstances-who
knows?
Yours in charity,
CHARLES MORAN.
p. SIN case these poor people
are in danger of being put out or
their rooms, let me know and |
will see that their rent is kept
paid. Z. Nj.
The ex-alderman who sent s., said
in his letter:
Enclosed find Christmas gift TO
Mrs. Denson and husband. 1t is
too bad in this enlightened day
and In the richest country Of the
world, that man and his wife
must be separated in the poor
house.
No doubt, Mr. Denison, in his
younger days, contributed his Ia
Dor in building this city, and un-
der no circumstances, after con
tributing that labor. should he be
separated from his wife in his old
age This city and county should
make proper arrangements where.
by our old, destitute people could
be taken care of under the same
roof Let us do "A little for people
while they live and rot so much
talk and flowers after they are
dead and cannot appreciate them
Another correspondent writes as
follows:
Will you kindly publish this lei
ter, as | want to say this and il
cannot be said too strongly. that