The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-07
AID NEEDED FOR !
THE DESTITUTE
Many Cases of Dire Need
Uncovered by Salvation
Army.
CONTRIBUTIONS CALLED FOR
Children's Shoes and Cloth
ing Will Help a Great
Deal.
Army Is Also Trying to Fix up About
60 Christmas Baskets 10 Bring
Cheer Into some Homes-Particu-
lar Instances Showing Need.

We are busy making arrangements
lr the Chrlstmastide The very air of
the shops and homes breathes the
coming festivities of the happy sea-
son. The thousands who are planning
the gifts and gaieties for Christmas
forget in their pleasant diversions
that there are families in the city that
are in present need Of help; that
want is staring them in the faces and
the mere matter OF the next meal and
the house rent. which is perhaps
Lare pittance. is the issue Of the mo-
ment
There is one orga nizaton in the city
that is aware of this, the salvation
Army. and this body Of soldiers Is
putting forth great appeal TO the
people of Marion for aid I'm the great
undertaking which they have assum-
eI--or feeding and clothing, of helping
spiritually and materially, the people
Of Marion who through sickness or
death are in destitute circumstances.
The winter promises an unusual
amount of sickness. there being far
larger number OF cases so far than
there were last winter Men who
have only their daily wage. with fam
nies to clothe and feed and house
rent to pay, are lying sick In Marion
today. In many cases money Is gone,
and they grasp gladly the help of the
army. These people well merit their
name for they are proving the saliva
ton of dozens of such families in dis
tress
In one case in particular a man is
l.lng ILL., He was shopman earning
small wage. The two rooms in which
no and his two small children are liv-
ing are bare Of carpet or furniture.
The little girl of ten is doing the work
and caring for the man. A physicians
care was necessary. soon taking the
small Swings This family is I'm tho
care Of the Army. and the daily wants
are being supplied by them.
At another home where Illness had
taken every available penny. the chill
dron are barefooted A small boy
when told by the tired, work-worr
mother to bring bucket of coal. slip
ped into soine old shoes of his fathers
and weepingly obeyed.
These are only two homes Of the
many who which the Army is bringing
ray of sunshine and hope. one mar
said when asked to name his needs
| "Only a few groceries. Just some 1T.
tie things TO bridge us over till Mon
day. think ! can go TO work then,
Lut his feverish eyes and deep cough
told an entirely different story.
We are doing our best TO raise the
money for some Christmas baskets foi
the poor, said Captain Edith Maccol'
um today. We want to do something
tc relieve the distress, and want, Il
we can. Marion takes care of III
| poor well, and It IL not often that W.
send out call for help that help doei
not come. At present we need chill
drens shoes. We can get shoes FOL
adults but so few small shoes. Their,
are dozens of children in Marion whit
ere farefooted. These must be helped
Sometimes we receive an order on
trore store but we shall be Thankful
:or worn ones"
I'VE are going to send out letters
Ibllu 81 ilbHl lbuHt " libuHt HiA MN
an appeal for aid We want none
for our Christmas baskets, but W
shall be glad to receive clothing, vege
tables or any thing that will feed an
lciothe"
Boxes have been placed in ever
Iplace Of business in which may b
dropped coins for these Christina
baskets. There are sixty homes /
need of these baskets and the arm
hopes 20 I'LL these for tho"e people
who through sickness and III luck an
unable to cope with the proposition {
making their one living
Captain Maccallum is assisted in nc
work here by Lieutenant Catherir
Morgan, young woman who goes
these homes giving personally her he