The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27

them. II they only had the addresses
right at the time they could help so much.
III did not have to use so much time and
labor to get the addresses could help a
lot more, but so much red tape makes
real task Of it and takes more time than
most of us can spend. especially as the
time nearly always comes when one is In
the midst of housekeeping or packing to-
move. l have just stacks of magazines--
whole years OF them--that are all good
and clean and which would like so much
for I. j. c. to have, and some books ]
would gladly give II they could go where
they would do some good. l am one who
would love TO give. but have not the
time to wait for the addresses.
A READER"
This letter and another communication
in the same line came to me by the same
post The writer says:
. Why do you not give the town in the
requests in the Helping Hand page? 1t
would be so much easier to help some one
that lives near you rather than some one
farther away. For instance, IL you know
of some one who is Ill, dlscoura ged, etc.,
that lives In this vicinity, might be able
to call and help cheer them up l have
a horse and could take them for drive
or something else of the sort. Sometimes
companionship in that line is needed a
much as other ways. People come here
and are lonely and homesick many times
when call or ride would cheer them
up greatly, or il shut-in could 20 and
call and take some little thing to help
while the time away, as magazines, fruit
flowers, etc, or pieces to work over for
them. II you have anything In this line
or any one in this district please let me
know. l think it would be SO nice also TO
put the town after each letter you print
then you would know whether it would be
in your district to help either in sending
things or other ways. J.C.M.'
Those letters do me good rs DISPLAYING
the desire Of two helpful women to give
assistance. OF such stuff a. this are the
Cornerites made and wish with all nv
heart l could make it easier for them to
get into touch with those they long to aid
Unfortunately there are many reasons
against giving the addresses of the corre-
spondents who write for help No one
would believe how many Of such requests
come coupled with the plea, Do not nut
my name in the paper There is some
thing impersonal in writing to stranger
and even asking for aid from strangers.
but II the writerknows that her name and
her need will appear in the public print
for enemies as we'll as for friends to see.
she naturally shrinks from the publicity
and from the revelation of her want For
this cause and for several others the ed
itors have decided that It IL not to the
best interest Of the department to have
names and addresses printed. Always we
are glad to send such names and addresses
on demand Al promptly as possible, and
we believe that, all things considered, our
plan works more comfort and less incon-
venience in the long run wish that the
writer Of the first letter had given her
own name that we could have supplied
her with the addresses OF the persons she
wished to serve. Such addresses have
already gone to Mrs. j c. N. and we hope
that she was able to est quickly into
touch with their owners nn1 - pas on
some Of the cheer she 70 generously cffers.