The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-11
Great WHEAT
SPECULATOR IS
DONOR TO FUND
James A. Patten Of Chicago Sends
Check for $500 to
Thos. Mcfarland
LARGE SUM SWELLS LIST
Over Eighty Five Dollars IS Total
Of Sundays Donations
to List
LARGE SUM swELLs LIST

Previously acknowledged S455 10
List c0--C. C ShaEsr Lamtcr Co.,
Of South B%ad, Ind. rs. 90
List 15-p. T, Langan Lam.
Der Go: ...s 20 rs
List 2-F. II. Atwood Lum-
Der Co. 20. o0
James A. Pasten, Chicago. rs 90
Total .. ....... $540 81
Eighty five dollars and forty
cents was added to The bulletins
Santa Claus fund for the children's
Home yesterday. The days collec-
tons foisted the total to s5a0.37.
A donation or s25 was received
from James A. Patten, the million-
aire grain dealer of Chicago, who
gained fame and fortune through
his recent corner Of the wheat mar
ket. Thomas Mcfarland. president
OF the Thomas Mcfarland Lumber
Company, who has been assisting
Tho Bulletin in It's task Of gather
Ing money for the little orphans,
wrote To Patton several days ago
and IN Saturdays mail he received
the check.
~ knew Patten when he was NOT
50 wealthy as he is now" said Mr.
Mcfarland yesterday "We used TO
spend a good deal of time together
in certain cigar store and we be-
came good friends. At that time
his wealth was estimated fin the
hundreds of thousands, but now he
is reputed to be worth s20,00O,000.
Arc Complete Surprise
Yesterdays contributions came as
q complete surprise Ordinarily
Sunday is not good day for Santa
Claus campaigns and The Bulletin
did not expect to increase the total
until today
Owing to the inclement weather
yesterday the receptions at the
Home was postponed and Mrs. Me-
Even, the matron, announces that
she viii expect you to call next
Sunday, II you have children, taka
them with you. II you haven't take
the child or children of somebody
else. The babies at the Home like
to entertain and they arc especially
anxions to meet some of the more
fortunate youngsters
why don't some of the children
come to see u.s. one of the older
girls inquired of Mother MeEwen
several days ago. I'VE like to play
with them, but they don't come"
This was another one of the many
difficult questions Mother McEwen
has to answer
School Lists Enormous.
The lists distributed at the
schools will be collected this week.
aud the Fund Editor is reliably In
formed that the school children have
contributed quite sum.
A woman who was asked Saturday
to contribute to the Santa Claus
fund demanded to know whether
the entire amount of money collect
ed would be devoted exclusively to
tho Christmas celebration.
81 thing it is simp ly ridiculous
to spend all this money for Christ
mas" she said. before the collector
could respond to her question.
"Why, the idea Of spending several
hundreds Of dollars for such foolish
things as toys, What the children
need are the necessities OF life
That is just what big portion
OF the fund Is going TO be spent for
-- necessities OF life. It would be
ridiculous to spend all that money
for toys when the children need
other things more essential to
health
Money For TOYS.
small part Of the fund will be
spent for toys. All children should
have toys. The balance will bc
spent for the maintenance OF the
institution
The Fund Editor furgtves the
woman for asking a foolish ques-
ton" in view OF the fact that she
added her mite to the fund
The Children's Home receives $50
month from the city and that Is