The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-01
ANNUAL REPORT ON P|SGAH HOME WORK Total of 9069 Meals Were
 Furnished HOW WORK IS DONE Plan Is to Give Immediate Relief to Anyone in Distress and Much
 Good Has Already Been
 Accomplished

"In March, 1911, Rev. Charles o. Ox- nam, D. D., and Rev. Wilson J. Squire took an eight room house at 104 Cot ton avenue and named it Pisgah Home, to be devoted to the free assistance Of victims of drink, the outcast, the hun gry and the friendless, pr. oxnam was saved from consumption and Mir. Squire from drink at Pisgah Home, Los An- geles, and their idea in establishing a free home in Birmingham was to show their gratitude to God
 "On Christmas day 51 friendless men and women sat at one long table in Pisgah Home and after an address of welcome by Dr. Oxnam, three turkeys. four chickens. three cakes. g mince pies, 0 bushel of cranberries, two punches of bananas, one-half box of oranges and one-half barrel of apples were disposed of by the merry guests.
 Christmas night the Pisgah Sunday school children gave an entertainment to the poor children of the city at which the main feature was a beauti- fully decorated electric lighted Christ mas tree. Seventy y-five boxes of candy were given away and the first Pisgah Christmas was voted big success by the poor boys and girls who had ex- pected Santa Claus to pass them by
 ''Dr. Oxnam and MT. Squire wish to express their deep gratitude to the host of friends who have made this work possible here.
 Tt is impossible to name each giyer of food. clothing and money during the past year and so this form of acknowl- edgment is made.
 "The home at Cotton avenue soon became too small to take care of Pisgah guests and a IA room house at 115 Tuscaloosa avenue was added in Sep tember.
 ''The necessity of girls home where no red tape or delay was experienced in caring for a friendless girl at once was found to be imperative, and Pisgah Ark for Women was opened at 16O1 Allen street, North Highlands. in De- cember
 While this article is being written three destitute women with little babies. in their arms, friendless and homeless, have just applied to Pisgah Home for help.
 'Pisgah home is becoming so well known in Birmingham that the tramp problem is practically solved here.
 Men who formerly tossed a careless dime or quarter to a hungry man now give him niekie and tell him to take 2, West End car to Pisgah home, knowing that he will receive bath, clean linen, bed, a hot meal and that work will be secured for him later.
 There are no salaries paid in Psgah home, so an enormous amount of help is given on a very small outlay. The very fact, however, that Pisgah home Is known makes lot of supplies necessary, par ticularly food and clothing. Eighty-six men and seven women have been carei for in December. That means 93 ,suits of underwear.
 '1t is earnestly requested by the Psgah evangelists that you put the name of Pisgah home, 115 Tuscaloosa avenue, Bell phone West End 962 on your list for the coming year. Nothing is sold here and no charges are made for anything. Flour, oatmeal, grits, cornmeal, sugar, coffee and beans are the foods needed Won't you have your grocer send small amount of some of these staples each month to the home? Underwear. shirts, clothing, stockings and shoes are Always needed. Telephone and man will gladly call.
 Those who make subscriptions yearly are requested to remember Pisgah home. Make all checks payable to c. o. Oxman, 104 Cotton avenue.
 Plans for enlargement of the girls work are already under way and this coming year is going to more than dou- ble the work of Psgah home. Will you help?
 ''Visitors are especially welcome at the services which are held as follows:
 ''Pisgah home, 1i5 Tuscaloosa avenue, every morning at s a. m. and every Fri day night at 7:so p. m.
 Simpson M E. church every Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O p. m.; Pisgah Ark, 1891 Allen street, every Thursday afternoon at 2:3o D. m.
 Sunday school in Fraternal hall at D. m. and regular weekly service in Fra ternal hall Sundays at D. m