El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-26
CHARITY ASSOCIATION PREPARES
TO SPREAD THANKSGIVING CHEER

!" thanksgiving cheer viii be
brought into the homes Of more
than 60 families through the
work Of the Women's Charity associar
ton. All day Wednesday busy work
ers Of the association were distribut-
ing baskets Of provisions, bundles Of
clothes, medicine, fuel, and help for all
needs, among the destitute and unfOr-
Lunate of FL PasO- Through these
workers, while Thanksgiving day is
being observed with 1eaSLing and en-
jOymeut by the prosperous Of the city.
the poor and the Outcast, the neglected
and the sick viii also have a portion
OF the good things Of the earth. In
each basket are packed potatoes beans
rice, sugar, canned fruit and canned
vegetables, onions, nuts, crackers,
bread, and an order on a local butch
ers for meat Clothing of all sorts
which has been collected by the assO-
citation is being. distributed where it is
needed, 70 keep the children from hav-
ing to 90 barefOOted in the cold and
70 older people serviceable gar
ments in which they may work.
Plan Happiness for Children.
At the Charity association building
on South Campbell street the asSocia-
ton Is making an especial effort TO
bring a bright Thanksgiving day to
four little children whose parents
abandoned them, leaving town without
any more thought for their children left
behind household truck, or cats or
dogs The children are four separate
cases, and are no relation to each other
The Charity association is endeavOring
to fInd homes in which these children
Will be adopted They are three girls,
!, 9, and lS years old, and one boy, II
years old. All are Americans except
ing the little year old girl, who is a
Mexican. The association has been
caring for the children for two weeks.
The number Of sick and needy who
are helped average about half Next
cans and half Americans. To care for
the sick there are three visiting nurses
employed by the Charity association.
MISS L. T. Jones, who does all the
visiting Of tubercuiar, cases, and 5Frs
J. H. Barlow and Miss Edith Bushnell
nave the general emergency cases and
the sick babies and children, the carry
ing OF medicine, and teaching and ad-
VlslnS the mothers how to care for the
children In the Charity association
house there is an emergency hospital
70 care for any emergency cases
Finds Work for Workers.
The worker who is willing to work
nut out OF Job, IS provided for by /
the association Through its employ /
Inent bureau over 100 people were Civ
en- employment during the past month /
without any kind of a fee. In many (
cases workers were cared for until en- !
ployment could be secured for them. /
These are only a few of the many ways
In which the association looks after
Money Always Needed.
Inere IS always need of food and !
clothes, and any contributions viii be /
gratefully received at the Charity su-
perintendent's office in the basement |
Of the court house, or phone 1915 Mrs ]
Harper, and arrangements viii be
made TO collect whatever material is
In addition to material, money is
constantly needed to pay for the medi-
clnes taken by the visiting nurses en-
q low h. H4e I
the constant demands upon the so
ciety for aid Every case assisted is
thoroughly investigated by the society. I
but red tape is not allowed to inter
need.
Ball Is to Raise Funds.
To secure money for these purposes,
the Charity ball tonight is being civ
IN by the Charity association. Every
1ollar raised through this ball will be
spent for the direct aid of some needy 1
and deserving person. That FL Pasoans
ire not forgetting their unfortunate |
le1ghbors is shown by the generous
esponses in the purchase Of tickets
Additional names as purchasers Of
ickets for the Charity ball are Z. W.
-arkeT, O. A Martin. z. W Mitchell,
: P. OCOnnOr, CORTLAND Kellogg. DR..
~ c kluttz, E W. Kayser. Capt {
has W Fenton; Lieut. stephen n
Hochersperger, c. A. Fox, Judge John |
rankin, Mrs K. d. Franklinr DR.. Les
le Hyde J. H Hirt, E Arms, S. c
Nrantzthor, judge J. n GOggin, ". ". 7
'urney, F. a Spence, Joseph .. Swee-
ey, +. N Whitaker, D. T White D. /
= Hill ". D. Wise, Z. S. Stewart. Bat y
ellie White, '. R. Stiles, Mrs Ella 3. ( y
Wright Mrs Julie Wilcox, S. H Suth- 1
Rand, Clyde Holmes, c. W. Kellogg, /
lr- N P Schuster, T. W. Lanier. Chas- Z
LOOMS, ". Il Long, ". r Brown. a
The THANKSGIVING offerings which
re to be donated by the children Of
he schools, viii be in charge Of the
women at the schools. The
-omen viii attend to the filling Of the
oxes with donations, which are to be / E
1Ven to the Charity association Ala +
10 school, Mariah Gallagher; Alta ! 7
ista- Mrs Eunice Payne; Bailey, Mrs 7
rank Spence; the High school VIII
Onate money Highland Park. Miss
1ifford Rice; Lamar, Mrs. ". /. Fox I
7orth; san Jacinto. Mrs. 7. H Ma {
ions; Sunset. Miss Josephine Wooten; ! S
Has, Miss Else KOhlherC. /
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