The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-16
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Especial to The Farmer.)
 Stratford, Feb. 16-The ,Stratford correspondent of the Bridgeport morn 'ng paper has seen fit to crit!cise the Farmer for it's announcement of the toming supper to be given by Oke- muck tribe flor the benefit of the worthy poor of the town" The facts are these: At q meeting of Okenuck eribe, held Monday night, it was re- ported that one of the regular mem 5erS, honest, industrious and respect d, was in desperate financial circum- stances; that he owed for rent, was put of coal and that his family was suffering from lack of proper food
 At th9s meeting eight dollars was col
 ected to tide the Redman over until 1e could be further assisted. Later n the evening the idea of the supper =or the benefit of charity was sug- rested, adopted, and committee was appointed to carry out the plan. The 1rSt announcements did not contain
 ne fund which was to be raised at the supper was to be expended. Now
 here is a society composed of esti- nable ladies, which has had this work n charge all winter. These ladies nave met weekly and have sewed and provided hundreds Of garments for the 'oor. They have distributed large quantities of food. They have reliev- -d every case reported to them which
 investigation proved worthy. Some 'ases have been relieved where the
 arents were not deserving, but the
 hildren, who were suffering from the
 lovided with warm c'othing and
 hoes. There are several families in
 le town, however, who have been
 abitual recipients of charity for many
 ears. They have been carried on the -sts of the town for some unknown
 aason, perhaps political, and have
 1ade the rounds of the charitabiy dis
 osed every winter collecting money
 m hnr tn-
 ed that these parties worked the
 eople of the town to the limit. They
 anied to every individual who helped
 .em that they had received anything
 om any other source. This year
 csc undeserving people have been
 t out by the combination of charit-
 ole societies which brought about a
 mparison of notes and the investi-
 'rted- It was decided to give out
 money, and of course these fndi-
 luals, who have come to believe
 at the help they had received was
 ie loss of the supply of money which
 ney had in former years to spend for rum. They have reSorted to false hood to create sympathy for them The inception of a rival charit ble movement which ignored the existing charitab'e e society was not courteous, to say the least, and the ladies who compose the society are hot desirving of any such treatment at the hands of any individual or society.
 The idea of a charity supper is com mendable. Okenuck tribe has always been liberally patronized at every public enterprise which 1t has inau- gurated. It is fitting that the tribe should do its share after it has been so literally treated by the pub ic. The coming supper will be a success and will bring in a large amount to be to the poor, and it remains to be seen whether the Red Men will use it to any better advantage than the estimable ladies have done with of rival charitable enterprise carries the implication that the ladies of the organized society have not done their work thoroughly. The society Is ccm- posed of representatives from eHery church in the town and they have turnad over all their application to the society. It is the first attempt to conduct well organized charit able bureau, conducted on business princt- pleS. That it has accomp ished much good is demonstrated by the large amount of supplies which have been However, as is usually the case when an attempt is made to overturn ancient customs, no matter The independent societies which have existed in the past have done much good work without any desire for ad- vertising, and the combination was only effected to prevent imposition and to avoid the different bodies from crossing each others paths. It has resulted in good all around, and any ladies or to even make remote. refec- l lions is deSDicabie