Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-27
POOR STILL IN NEED
Money is Coming in For Fund to
Make Less Fortunate More
Comfortable But More is
Needed.
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS"
II You Haven't Dollar to Spare Do
nate Half Dollar or Even a Quar-
ter Donations Received.

The funds for the poor of Annapolis
and those In the snow-covered country
adjacent to the town, many of whom
are suffering real privation and misery
because of the fearful weather condi-
tions prevailing at q time when work
for heads of houses is hard to get,
continues TO come into the hands of
those who are giving their time to this
worthy cause.
Other hearts were opened today and
other additions made to the money and
clothing already in hand. At the
same time there may be persons in
Annapolis who do not realize the deep
truth of a some what light popular
song which says that Every Little
Bit Helps. When a poor family
has not a single penny, the pantry
shelves are bare bottom, the coal box
a bit of snow-wetted, mushy damp
ness and the scanty chips of the wood
pile are covered deep in snow, the price
of good cigar or two, or the amount
/ My Lady would inv est thoughtlessl
| in a pound or so of sailed almonds or
a dozen fancy sandwiches for typical
]
properly invested means life-saving
/ bread or blood warming coffee to per-
sons who are shivering in loosely
| built shanties on snow-swept hillsides.
Do YOU want to give up a small thing
| of the sort mentioned, or will you ask
the ladies who came this afternoon or
will come Monday for an hour or so of
bridge to forego the excitement of
playing for prize so that some un-
fortunate may have meat and bread to
keep them only about half warm in
a freless and wind-searched little
shanty?
If you do, send just the little amount
you can spare to The Capital Office.
| Every case is heing investigated SO
that you need not fear that your
money is being spent in undeserving,
unworthy or thankless causes.
Twenty-Five cents helps, shining So
cent piece would be Rugged as a real
friend by some and a whole dollar
would look as big as the "Santee" to
many who are living in the slushy side
streets and snow-covered roadways
within ten minutes walk of your own
bright coal fire. Remember that to
morrow is Sunday. Think it over and
see just how you feel about it.
Among the contributions received
today was one from a little baby girl,
whose parents christened her MAR.
that" not so many weeks ago. She
sent, through her daddy, a shining
round silver dollar and gave from heI
| baby wardrobe a warm little petit
coat to help keep warm a wee baby
shivering in its parents cherries
home near South River.
Mrs. M. H. E., a warm-hearted
lady sent So, while two others con-
tributed warm shirt and similar
| amount of money.
II know the family They are in
hard luck and deserve help, but please
don't mention my name" was the
modest way one gentleman-not q
wealthy one-talked when he brought
bundle of warm clothing for the
South River family, who are being
helped out of the fund to this office
today.
Mrs. Eugene Worthington, who is
intimately connected with charitable
organizations of the town, also sent a
bundle of clothes which had been col
lected by her.
Declining to even answer when ask
ed what his name was and if he want
ed it mentioned in connection with
his contribution, an elderly gentleman
handed dollar bill in at The Capital
counter this morning and FASTENED
out
One lady who declined to permit
her name to be used, telephoned an
order for dollars worth of grocer.
les and gentleman and a lady sent
in bundles of clothing for the South
River family. All of these will be
forwarded to those who need them sc
sorely.