The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-16
CAN YOU HELP A
WORTHY CAUSE?
Christian Home orphanase at Council
Bluffs is in Need of
Assistance.


H. R. Lemen, editor and manager OF
The Christian Home a publication is-
sued In the interest of the Christian
Orphanage Home at Council Bluffs. is
Issuing an appeal for help so that the
Home can be sustained and maintained
In Its work of finding homes for the
unfortunates. His publication is is.
sued weekly in the interest Of this
charitable institution which is devoted
to the care and training of orphan and
destitute children. The Chrtstias
Home Orphanage is supported by free
will offerings and Mr.. Lemen, finding
funds to support the organization are
depleted, Issued the following circu
lar letter which 1t is hoped will draw
liberal response from those who wish
to aid in a worthy cause:
Dear friend: AS you no doubt noted
from the Home paper at the time of
the close of the July offering, we lack
ed about two thousand dollars of
enough to pay up claims against the
work to July l. and that no balance
would be left in the general fund to
meet living expenses
We do not believe that 1t Is the will
of the Home Band to leave US in this
condition, and so, after much delibera-
| tioi, we have decided to send out this
appeal, asking for liberal supple
mental offering to enable us to pay
overdue bills and also to have a bal.
ance In the general fund to enable us
to lay in at least part of the heavy fall
and winter supplies. Several hun
dred dollars could be saved by placing
orders with the manufacturers for
these supplies. But SO far, we have
never been able to take advantage OF
this to any great extent. Such orders
1 should be placed now, so as to insure
/ delivery from the factories before COLI,
/ weather. Payment would be demand
ed in thirty days. This is the dullest
season of the year. financially, at the
| Home. Daily cash receipts hardly
meet food bills alone. All other bills
must go over to be paid by receipts OF
the Thanksgiving offering.
/ But If we could have a liberal sup
Elemental offering by return mail
these supplies, ordered in large guam
titles at reduced rate, could be OBJ
tanned, and the Home benefited to the
extent of several hundred dollars.
We fully believe that the Home
Band will join heartily in this effort
which means SO much to the work
Remember, we have EGO to provide
for three times day. 1t Is hard to
realize how much is required to meet
the actual living needs of such 9
company. Some of you who have fam
lilies, and are often worried because O.
the size of grocery and meat bills, car
: form some idea of what our bills ar,
here for. the support of this work.
And we believe that when you stor
to look at 1t In that light. you will be
glad to do anything you can to hell
lessen the load and make it possible
to save.
We enclose herewith a return blanl
and an addressed envelope to be used
in forwarding your supplemental offer
ling, and sincerely trust and pray tina
you my use them at once.
With deep gratitude fer all you have
done for the work, and assuring yol
that we need your future prayers ant
: cooperation, am
! Yours for the work,
l H. R. LEMBN,
r Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 3. 1913.