The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-23
RELIEF FOR THE
UNFORTUNATE
y!qIJNG WOMAN
THE STORY OF HER CONDITION
BROUGHT READY RESPONSE
FROM MANY PEOPLE AND COM
MlTTEE or LADIES WILL MEET
THIS MORNING TO DEVISE A
MEANS OF GIVING HER PROPER
CARE AND NURSING.

nG news StOIg III Inc journal sun
day morning, regarding the young
woman who is suffering from tubercu-
losis and whose destitute circun-
stances make aid imperative. had the
effect of elicitiug an immediate re-
sponSe from large number of people.
One gentleman. who requested The
Journal not to mention his name, sent
check for $1,000 A number of ladies
are to meet at 1880 this morning
with Mrs. r. A. Hyer to devise means
for caring for the unfortunate woman.
Mrs. Anna B. Conway circulated a
list yesterday afternoon and got SILL 90
on 1t in an hour. Sheriff Van Pelt
sent q check for $1,000. Adding all
this to The Journals contribution of
$1,000 makes a. toAl OF $500 now
subscribed and paid.
The Journal viii glad to receive
other subscriptions and to see that
they are properly applied. At least
$4,000 is needed for present relief
under the plans contemplated. Sheriff
Van Pelt wrote as follows:
Sheriff Van PeIt's Letter.
I noticed in the columns of your
paper Sunday morning the condition
Of young lady In our city, and the
C1ICu11lsLd11CCS
and their immediate needs.
Realizing the fact that no medical
Institution or sanitarium in the city
will allow patients with tuberculosis
to be cared for in their places, and
acting in accord with your suggestion
that a fund be raised to pay rent on
small house, also provide for her
comfort and attention during the re-
manning days of her youthful life,
am enclosing you herewith my check
for $1,000, to be applied towards such
fund.
Trusting you will be able through
your paper to raise an amount SUM-
Client to meet their needs, but in the
event you do not kindly forward the
check to the family with my regards
and best wishes for an Improvement
in the young lafay's health.
Yours very truly,
j. C. VAN PELT,
Sheriff Escambia County.
The other gentleman. who did not
desire his name used, wrote as fol-
lows:
With Check for Fifty Dollars.
Editor PensacoIa. journal
The enclosed clipping from your
paper of this date interests my
strongest sympa thy. and while l have
not the time to look up the case per-
sonaIly it gives me great pleasure to
forward you the enclosed check as a
part of the fund you have suggested
for caring for this poor afflicted girl
or for her immediate needs. as you
may deem best and most urgent.
Having been, for some Time a d.
rector Of the Anti tuberculosis So
ciety of my own state / have been
brought into intimate contact with
just such cases rs you have described
in your paper, and ]. personally know
that the immediate needs are always
great to render. or rather to obtain
some alternating results.
Until we were able to so interest
the citizens of our community suffi-
GENTLY to help build a hospital for the
poor sufferers from the white plague
the cases brought to our attention
were heart-rending. Now, thank God.
we are able to house them comfort
ably and care fer them with the best
medical attention and nursing and
many poor sufferer has left this
world gratefully thanking those who
have made his or her last hours as
comfortable as possible. l greatly
hope the time is not far distant when
the good people of your community
may be able to properly care for all
those within its midst who may be
afflicted with this dreadful malady.
Trusting you may be able to use
the proceeds Oh the check advanta-
geously, and that you will keep my
name entirely confidential, am, very
truly your friend.