The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-30
DESTITUT|ON IS
FOUND IN SOME
STRICKEN HOMES
Evidence That Western Fedora
ton Is Not Caring Materially
for All Bereaved
UNCOVER PlTlFUl CONDITIONS
In Some Cases Relief rendered
by Calumet Ladies Is Be-
ing Accepted
UNCOVER PITIFUl CONDITIONS
TWO MEN DESERT FAMILIES

If the Western Federation of Miners |
is making any effort To carry out the |
promise of President Charles ii. !
Mover ON the eve of the Italian hall
disaster, that the federation would
care for the afflicted in material
substantial way, it is evident that
some families have been overlooked.
Just few hours before the funeral
of the victims in one family, Calumet
ladies entered the home and found
two caskets. one containing the body
Of ,he husband and father and the
other that of his child Not flower
nor "a Leaf we're there to express the
sorrow and sympathy of loving friends.
The home was bereft of evidences OF
assistance from any source. The hre-
| side made desolate by death was
about as cheerless as could possibly be
lpictured. Everywhere could he noted
the need of help.
As the ladies uncovered a box they
carried and took from within a little
! bouquet Of flowers for each casket that
| il might express their tender SYM
pathy, the bcrcavcd mother gave way
to ner peut up emotion and sobbed out
fcrvcntly. God bless YOU lie viii
surely remember you for this" Ana
soon hearse drove up. the casketS
were placed therein and taken to the
church. rho little family, all that were
left chcercd 10y the kind words OF the
timely visitors made ready and de-
lrarted for the church Il be present at
the services for their dead, while the
good women busted themselves with
; STRENGTHENING up the house and prepar-
ing a meal for their return. Provisions
were found to be almost wholly Lack
; ing. clothing was scarce, there was
hardly any fuel and dire want was
everywhere impressed on the visitors.
EVERYTHING possible was done to sup
ply these needs.
Tried and Found Wanting
I'm the hour of need the Western
Federation of Miners has been trieu
and found wanting. The stricken fam
+, lilies, impressed by the promise ot the
{ union president that AID would pt
Forthcoming, rejected that offered them
S by the relief committee OF cltizehs' bu'
the ladies, acting upon charitable I'M
& mise. have found the need aud have
/ done their utmost TO alleviate 1t,
l Desperate is the way one of the IA
dies described the condition she iouho
= IN the homes. Provisions were scarce
. flel and colthing were needed. In al
- eight or nine families, most OF then
homes borcavcd in The Italian hall aus
i astcr have been helped by the ladies'
r Food has been supplied in plenty
= clothing for the children and som'
- financial assistance has been accepted
by these families.
g The ladies' entered one North Tam
araclk home Yesterday ana found tina
the head of the family one oil the MOS
= active of the strikers had not beer
4 sceu for A week. He had evidently de
: serted his charges. The poor sic'
u mother. with an infant in her arms
= WAS doing her utmost - provide 10
pl four other children, but her strengt
l. was UNEQUAL TO the task. The home wa
l. dirty and the children halt starVe
te ana only partly clothed. AS Ihe WON
= on preferred their assistance the chli
lie drer looked up with appealing tace'
and the mother agreed to take the 100
on account of ;hc children. PROVISION
and supplies of all kinds were proNid
ed and the women assisted the worn
ont mother to place the house IN oi
n der,
u Another Sad Case.
I'm another home, also in North Tam
arack, the man had been missing II
10 three days. The condition was lltt
~ halter. one of the little children to
as the women they didn't have enough
n eat all of the time any another sa
or they were hungry all the time. IL
n. mother agreed to take any aid II
g women were willing tn extend al
ra their wants were provided for
II. Other ladies have not met with u
same success. however. one lady
member of the relief committee Visit'
a home last week. where the destit'
,k ton was acute. Members OF the taii'
~ admitted they were In great net
, and consented to accept an order L
or s25, for temporary relief. The ne
ee morning however, the order was T
nd turned to the committee. Evident
he the family feared to accept the none
of Tine relief fund raised 10y the citize
w. Of the copper country is yet availat
in for relief purposes. for all of t
stricken families in need and In VIZ