Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-21
YOUNG WOMAN GIVEN
AID BY VOLUNTEERS
Shivering Eighteen-Year-0ld Girl
Calls Attention to Destitute
Family of Children.
WARM CLOTHING IS PROVIDED
Mother and Daughter Dressed So as
to Ne Able to Work outside
Home ana Youngsters
GO 10 school.

Clothed only I'm the ragged remains of
old summer garments. a shivering
hungry-loolSing girl named Agnes Morri-
son. about IS years OF age. called at the
Volunteers of America on Fifteenth street
and appealed for some warm clothing. so
that she could go out and look for work.
Investigation of the case by Mrs. L. A.
Mccormack wife of the major in charge,
disclosed that the girls widowed mother
and five smaller children were I'm even
worse circumstances and suffering from
cold at their little shack on the river bot
toms, near the foot OF lizard street
Mrs. Mccormick gave the girl warm
garments. donated by Omaha women, and
then outfitted the entire family with win
ter dresses, undertaking and shoes, also
donated by charitably inclined people who
had discarded the clothes. The mother
and daughter were then able to go out
and work and the youngsters were able
to go to school and enjoy the closing
! Christmas exercises with their more for
tunate schoolmates,
Christmas Baskets Prepared.
! A Christmas basket of food was applied
for by Mrs. Morrison from the Volun-
| teers. The latter have already received
/ Si65 in nickels, dimes and quarters,
dropped into the Santa Claus chimneys on
street corners. A total of 800 is needed
to furnish free baskets of Christmas food
to worthy poor. who otherwise will go
hungry ON Christmas day.
The Salvation Army, under Captain II.
| II. Kline, is also receiving money for the
same purpose. Each organization will
have decorated tree Christmas morning,
and will give out hundreds of baskets of
food to poor families whose cases have
been thoroughly investigated and found
to be worthy.
Captain Kline and Major Mccormick
! will compare their lists sd that there will
be no duplication. The number of bas-
kets to be given out will depend upon the
/ generosity of the public during the next
| few days Judging from the money and
applications received so far, there will be
many more hungry families than there
will be baskets of Christmas food and
cheer.
| A chicken, potatoes, macaroni, canned
goods. tea or coffee. milk, sugar. apples
Jelly, celery and other foodstuffs will be
placed in each basket given out.
Food Donated.
The item Biscuit company has already
promised big package of crackers fol
each basket, and the Loose-Wiles com
pany will donate cookies. The empty
baskets viii be given by the Ribbed
woodenware company. Cartan & Jeffrey
have promised big case Of Postum. Toy
for the youngsters will be donated by thu
Omaha Rubber company and the Mar
shall Paper company, so. altogether. the
results of the project will gladden. thu
hearts and stomachs of many folks wh'
would otherwise go hungry and unhappy
| on Christmas day. .a.. 5se-. ~
The charity organizations report man.
cases of bent mothers and little children
scantily clad and With toes coming out o
shoes, who have appealed for warme
clothing. If anybody has such to donate
it will be called for by the Volunteers
Salvation Army OF Associated Charities.