The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-12
HAPPENINGS Of
ONE WEEK At
THE MISSION
MISS KERR REPORTS LARGE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE CARED
FOR AT THE HOME.

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On Monday morning the Missions
phone rang, and we received a message
or the need Of help for a young widow
with two small chi1dren-one thirteen
months old, and the other a mere in
fant-who were supplied with twenty
seven pieces OF clothing. That same
afternoon police officer telephoned
the Mission, from the L. & N depot,
that there was a widow there with five
children, the oldest only i've years of
age, in distress. Fortunately, our
woman's dormitory was not occupied,
so we gave her and her little family
accomm odations, and they remained
with us until the following evening.
We got busy at once to secure her
transportation, which was finally Sc
cured. She wept for joy, and express
ed sincere gratitude, and Tuesday
evening she left for her destination on
the East bound train on her way re-
5oicing. But while she was still with
us, another poor woman with an elev-
en- year old lad, came to US for assist
ance. Her sick husband and six small
er children had been left at home.
She resides just beyond the city limits.
near Goulding. She would like to move
into the city to secure employment,
and send her children to school.
told her that the Mission would sup
ply the children with the school books,
and her children's names and address,
es were sent to the ST. Nicholas girls
by whom they will be remembered dur
ing Christmas
A lonely old woman, seventy years
Of age. living four miles West Of the
city. was sent to the Mission. We offer
ed her home here but she owns a
small country place and preferred to
remain there, in peace and quietness
in her declining years, and turning
her attention to raising chickens and
caring for COW.
By way of suggestion. could some
arrangement be made so the county,
INDECENT would be provided provi-
sion at their own honest like the city
takes care of its unfortunates? We
have related her sad condition to some
humane people from whom she is re-
sceiving supplies and provisions, she
coming to the Mission every Monday to
get her weekly allowance. If any one
feels interested in this kind of work,
they have opportunity to help most
deserving cases through the Mission.
Two young men-one from Chicago
and the other from TexaS-were Iured
to Florida, by extravagant reports of
the great opportunities Of getting en-
ployment. When their resources had
been exhausted and all other efforts
failed, they sought the Mission until
they could be returned to their respec-
homes We have since heard from
the Chicago boy who secured work
upon his arrival there.
The Mission is supplying many
needy children clothes and books to
enable them to attend school and al
most daily. appeals of this kind are
made to the Mission. These are a few
of the great number of cases deserv-
! ing attention. and, who would be ben
fitted under the operation of a compul-
| sorry school law. 1t is quite evident
that many poor children are kept out
of school for lack Of clothing and
books, and are suffering the needs OF
| education. In our experience. we find
many parents who are utterly igno-
rant of the fact that the county too
through the active Superintendent OF
Education, Mr.. Edwards, will cheerful
" supply them books. And by way OF
parenthesis, we are witnesses OF some
of the results and good work OF our
worthy and efficient Probation Officer
Mr.. PauIson. The superintendent OF