Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-11
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Generous Men and 0menoi
Bismarck l!| Give Family | nj
Abundance
Deluge kelIar Home viii
FOOD fiii1''' a'i|. "
Women Form Committee 1O
Give Other Poor Children
Xmas Budgets
Business Man Pushing Can
palgn To Get Com
munity Tree
Woold Make Bismarck Known
As Christmas City fof
the Pen

! There was JOY. ana re0Oyln4 " ynO
home Of David Kellar, 2l0 Thirteenti
street last night.
The people of Bismarck were arous-
ed by the article in Wednesday morn
ing's Tribune. And once reused
they showed the true Christmas spir-
it, the spirit Of generous men and
women. F
Men hurried to stores and meat
markets before going to work and
ordered food sent to the. destitute
family. Women went to the bare lit
tie home, carrying delicacies for the
larder and warm clothing for the
little children and the sick mother
kellar had job before breakfast.
A. E. Anderson, manager Of the
Nortz Lumber company, sent him q
message to come to work at once.
The landlord assured Kellar that he
and his family we're in no anger OF
being sent out on the street. In
stead, he brought them food. At s..
j. Dorkes barber shop a collection
was taken for the family. All day
long stream of visitors called at
the home. Some brought food, some
brought clothing and some brought
money. Some drove in automobiles
some walked.
1t was the happiest day of their
lives for the little, Kellar children.
Their eyes lost their hungry, appeal
ing look and just shone for joy, as
they gazed at the heaps and heaps
nr nd no0Aioc nt k4f 0yvsn
clothes and the toys that the kind
men and women brought them. They
would never want again. It was al
most more than they could believe.
There would be plenty to eat in the
house, they would not have to 90
hungry to bed any more. There was
warm clothing, they would not have
to shiver about in the house any
more cold days. They. just fairly
danced with delight. The poor moth
er watched the little ones and hardly
knew whether to laugh or to cry, her
heart was so full Of gratitude to the
generous people who had come so
generously to the aid Of her babies. Il
And the generous people did not
stop with the Kellar family. Once
reused they determined that no poor
family in Bismarck should suffer want
or feel the need Of food and clothing
this Christmas season.
! Women, members Of the Benevo.
lent Aid society, visited the. Kellar
home. Then they called i meeting
for tonight, at s o'clock. at the home
of Mrs. j. F. Dunn, 20S Third street.
An invitation is extended to every
woman in Bismarck, regardless OF her
church or creed, who wants to help
make this the brightest Christmas
that the poor have ever had In Biz.
marck to attend this meeting.
A committee will be appointed ana
Ito the chairman Of this committee
the women plan to report the names
of every poor and needy family II
the city. This committee viii see
that their immediate wants are sup
piled, and then, on Christmas Eve,
that the children Of all these families
are each given Christmas budget
Of warm clothing, good things to ct
and. II there IS enough, toys ana
4 playthings like other children have. n
4 There are other families 81 town
now Just as poor as the Kellar'S were.
4 The women ask that if AHyoD 9
Bismarck knows of such ! tlini1y,
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