The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-02

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heater and a cook stove giving the
total heat for the place One mat
trass was found. One bed had pad
and one some miscellaneous cloth
ing. They found food supplies very
low and the children said they wero
hungry.
Comparison Of the list Of money
and articles donated in the last year
is to be made with the present find
ings.
Elaboration of the facts was not
necessary IN the work of relief Tho
committee did not dwell on the fact
that twenty-seven homeless, mother
oss children have been suffering
| from cold and from hunger and frcm
i species of neglect The bald facts
were presented In the biggest sort or
a hurry by half dozen ablc-bcGtca
men,
Contributors Are Liberal
A lDf Of groceries were bought
from the Halsel Frazier company
which cut out all profits and agrcca
| to deliver the goods as needed.
Manager Coughlin of the Monarch
store sold large lot OF clothing nc
cost and then cut the bill in two and
tesides made some personal contribu
| tons
Monday afternoon Il. II. Tallman Il
member of the Elks committee, sent
out load OF feed for the lone cow
at the home. Her milk supply had
run very low on account OF short
provisions. W +. Power, Mr.. aud
Mrs Louis Altman. Mr.. and Mrs j.
A. G. Miner, Boz 0verton, Ed John
son, W. H. Frazier, G. M. Barnes, ~.
L. Canghman and every Elk ap-
preached joined In the work. Be
sides the purchases OF the commit
tee many individual donations we're
sent The Eagles We're also busy and
stirred up lot Of goods.
At regular meeting Of the Elks
ast night the matter was discussed
and the order viii stay with the sit.
uation for the present.
The contributions 10 the home by
The mattresses. Of which there
should be at legst six, ii is said, have
been run down to one, by burning.
They became infected with yefmin,
|
oedsteads in the home and three in
use, and the clothing IL soant on
those. Many of the children have
lot sufficient clothing Some OF the
lots who attend the Capital Hill
school from the home are short on
clothing and frequently arrive IN a
nenumbed state,
A furniture man last night stated
| that II there are only three beds IN
the home some have been disposed
II because he has seen more than
that In place The good heater, the
main reliance OF the home for heat
ing, cost $32 It was donated by the
| Elks last Christmas.
Records are being kept Of all DO
nations. For the present Mrs. Cal
Minner is keeping books. She dis.
covered recently that one reason The
children were -O.d. hungry and some
tlres rnwasbed was that the matron,
Mrs. Tast, Hae helpless from grip.
I'he RELIEF organization is voluntary
and rsntrlbutions may be made 10
the Elks Or Eagles, the Chiidren's Re-
lief society through its officers, or
10 anyone actively interested In the
work
Christmas donations were made 1y
the Masons and Elks.
| Ada He'll is the Oldest girl IN the
home. She Is twelve and size has
had considerable to do with she
Ifrdntic efforts OF the matrOn to keep
Ithe small children in comfort. While
4 the matron was sick the older girls
undertook to do the washing ana
cooking. There is one boy fourteen
Years old. most of them are small,
| There are two infants of six months