The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-18
Splendid WORK BY
H'BURG KINGS
DAUGHTERS
Report To Be Read At state conven.
ton Shows Much Good Has
Been Done.

During the past twelve months the
Whatsoever Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers has done worlds of charity work
In Hattiesburg, and so quietly and
without ostentation, that few Of the
local citizens realize the extent of
that work.
The annual report of the secretary,
Mrs s. E. Longre, which will be sub
mitted to the President at the Gulfport
Convention is review of the work of
the local circle of faithful workers.
The report is as follows:
Madam President and Ladies of the
Convention:
We, The Whatsoever Circle of The
Kings Daughters and Sons of Hatties-
burg, beg to submit the following re-
port:
We have 80 members in good stand
ing, have paid our state and interna-
uonal dues, also all pledges.
Have held 10 regular meetings, 3
call meetings, also our birthday ami
versary, which is always held at the
home of the mother of the circle, Mrs.
H. 7. Allen.
We have made 49S visits to the sick,
carried and sent 527 bouquets and
many pieces of good literature.
Have distributed GIG ready-made
garments, 100 yards of cloth, IS pair
shoes, 8 hats, also IL pieces of house
hold furniture. Have given 3S meals
to the hungry. Two of our mebers
have given 8 weeks of their time nurs-
ing the sick in some very critical
cases. 415 babies have occupied our
bed at the N. o. & N. E. station, also
many old ladies'.
Paid out for groceries, medicine,
and burial expenses and rail
road fare for invalids, $4O3.93.
Sent box of summer clothing, also
a Christmas box to our two girls in
the Orphans Home.
Two babies have been given us by
heir dying mothers; who we have
had adopted in good homes.
We gave our annual Christmas tree,
many children and their mothers re-
,eiving gifts that would otherwise
have nothing. The fruit, candy, nuts
and most of the toys were donated by
our merchants, it costing the circle
)nly $3.50.
Our doctors have given us hundreds
If visits and in many cases furnishing
heir own medicine free
We have sent two boxes of clothing
md shoes to the flood sufferers valued
It $4,000, and are packing another !
'ox to be sent soon, also $4,000 in
money, $4,000 of this amount was do
lated by the Elks. Our most efficient |
'aper, "The Hattiesburg News" has
lone all our publishing and printing
rec, saving us many dollars and max
ng it possible for us to do a great
mount of good work that we other
floc COulu uOl nave uOu6.
We have had our annual tag day,
'aby show, progressive tea and sew
raj smaller entertainments.
When that most appalling wreck &C.
urred on the N. o. & N. E. R. R., Z
niles north of us, when nine were
Tiled and scores injured the Kings
Daughters went Immediately to work,
Ielping care for the wounded, dress
ng the dead, helping to find valuables
nd baggage, writing letters, sending
elegrams and doing whatsoever their
lands found to do.
Now this Is not all that the Kings
Daughters do in Hattiesburg. There
re ten active members of the What
oever Circle that have banded them
elves together and are known as The
rescue Home Circle. These do spe-
ial rescue work, the leader and secre-
airy being members of the State Res
ne Home Board.
They also have a Liber Circle of
uniors that distribute school books to
he poor children of the town, and
ably roll, under the care of Mrs. H.
!. Allen.
Signed,
Mrs. S. E. Lonsre,
Corresponding Sec'y.