Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-07
The UPLIFTfRS.
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! thropist, was ODe OF liz atty ladies'
oil and young. chat attended, Tia
called mssang " the Cpufters That
society seemed - ~ mainly scmpoSsd
ef Nm. General BarSu. her hus6ahd
and ESr son, FrSl. tbs latter yours
/ man " twenty tbrss Mrs GenSral
WAS president, her husband tgeusursl
and Fred secretary. The object Of ths
society. ss stated at res frat public
meeting. was to uplin the poor sdI &C
away with poverty when MA Gen.
e.al had got through sYeak,aE acd Ia
general had sot through speaking an6
Fred had flushed his remarks it was
I quite plain 10 tho audience low the
/ uplifting was TO be done
Various committees were appointed
"ad asked 20 report at thv next alset.
-. liss WGrsham was appolut ted
committee or one 10 accumulate sen
cfsl knowledge on thu subject or up
, Ltt'a., and IL 10 mostly with Ter 70
port submitted at the next lDest.ne
Chat this story has TO do when Mrs
General had reported that the way %
situations Ia banks and offices at sooc
salaries and toe general had reported
In favor OF providing them with mu.
sical Instruments and young red had
gwen il as his opinion that The better
the brand OF cigars smoked by tho
poor man the sooner lie woud climb
TO the top Miss Wareham arose and
made her report, az follows
"A day or two sfter the last meet
in2 ! prepared myself with rtimsnt
suitable To q poor ySunH g!rl and
made a trip among the dwsuers OF thu
tSnsmsnts. In doing 40 ! came across
seVsral members or this society on oI-
ranos OF charity. Some OF them had
sheet music and some had sweet cake
Tor the poor. They bought no coal usr
paid any back rent They talked a
great dsal about the uplifting process
and efforts were made to convince
hungry people that they ought 10 ssi
together and organize debating schou,
and strive for g higher plane. They
referred 10 Abraham Lincoln be,us
born Ia log hat and To Joan OF Arc
feeding plkE and milking cows. Very
affecting. Mus, have boon Use n ruu
mea! 10 the hungry"
~ this point Mira. GcusrGl interrupt.
I'd 10 say tAat Time pressed ana The -
naiRdsr OF the report could % dis.
ptussd with, but Mics TErhan rc.
fused TO give way and went 81:
"Ons OF ca. Dsmoero- and u pfo.1..
neat phNGrtbropist aaYsrii,p6 Ior a
psrlor maiG. Noth!gz wEa .slI ~ sus
Uplifting, bu; that war ,uscrTe,i
wrote myself rsCoaita no sud ~.
Piled for The place. J was 10 = thar Z
must not presume on tho tGtt ,G1t
could rosd sud write Un3u 40 cIr.
cumstaures vas TO .l,. p, 81 fr-
| the N.Ta.. If ever fauua L.u-4z1..,
on the piano instant CjtoAar.- .o1,a
be the penalty. objected 20 i.y dom,
! up my hair Ike a lady Oh et'ed 30
( my small foet iat lcr alsDaau tlc
/ next DAY. IN said could v.Uti .y
! cyyius the manner. " biz U.ia. N,i
/ be- 'On. IL wanted Co. .si ne ua as
check: said dat was the Gis. t.p a
uplifting"
y motion 10 adjourn wiz 10 10 or
der, announced Mira. General nc she
arose. with Dieziug face. Lgs no oup
made such n motion. AID -i.s Wore
! ham continued
Il was "..-.a about si.t.u n.-1
I per dnJ. lac food als.. .f Et.r~.
ras gJ.U. .ae tuL.s al ... at,r..
! tenement family sin Gown TO- Ito
family prayers &, upilit us $50 l.s.
! Ing AID Singing NJ ga,f.. lG
| v hen w s,oae y uf...Ct,. ..l-
I ~ were Informed TIA. GA l...r,,...
/ not b. upset He were lut even i...
niahed tracts on th. So q .rotaaitg
! ana intsmpCr9l,p. WbcusTcr cl.
! couuteYod The husband lu tdf bali. he
expressed the hope that ! was teelins
duly grateful for place In pattern
| fanNy. On several oesaAOlt tlt "a
! Informed me that bot Tor tAo old cat,
meaning his mother, 10 would take "a
! FOR an rutO ride
General baron, will you move 70
! adjourn ~ almost shouted Mrs Gen.
ersl a. her face vent from I'D to
white
The general opened bis Mouth. bu,
no words came. Therefore the repGrt
continued
ION certain occasion the lsdr H.
| question orc ored mo 10 accompany her
| on = tour among tine poor to distribute
/ charity We found the poor. They
1 were hYst assured thst il was sntirf'x
/ their fault that they wore poor sI4
then admonishtd 10 sttsDd SEMINARS
ana college, ana reach higher pIsoc
| The clothing ws gsvo cut seemed tD
/ hare been collected from servant rglr
The food ] carried came from our own
tShle-1ftsr the family had eetMr Z
nnst gay that the poor did not sIhib
any great interest in rho Upgr.EE
. business. BY lady seemed pgits d.s.
appointed 90 6u1 them 50 anxious
about coal AND so ind.usfel 90 0D1f
ME She found fault with mf b5~.uss
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