The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-27
2 HOTELS AID
TRIBUNE XMAS
FUND FOR POOR
Terminal to Give Five Cents
For Each Meal Served For
Two Weeks.
AQUAMSTS COLLECTION
BOX is FILLING UP
Mrs. ID. A. Glenn and Daughter
Ruth, Join Army Of Society
Workers.

volunteers to and IN helplng Inc
Tribune prepare a bountiful Christ
mas for the poor this year continue
to report for duty by the score.
Two hotels yesterday announced
that they would lend their support to
the cause. Mr.. Harris of the Termin-
al is going to contribute FIVE cents for
every meal served at his hotel during
the last two weeks before Christmas.
"The Tribune's Municipal Christmas
Tree Fund is deserving of the support
of everybody" said Mr.. Harris. 81
want to do everything can to help
bring the amount up to a record for
a city of this size.
81 have notified my employees that
beginning two weeks before Christ
mas day, the hotel will turn over to
The Tribune's committee five cents on
every meal served at the hotel. / am
having a special cash drawer made to
be used as the depository for The
Tribune fund.
During those two weeks l expect
to be able to swell the fund consider
ably. The Tribune's plan has aroused
great interest all over the city, and
I have not found anyone who was OPP
posed to it. No one could honestly
find fault with it."
The Aquamsi Hotel yesterday tack
ed up box in the Office of the hotel,
bearing these words: Help swell The
Tribune's Municipal Christmas fund"
The box is sealed and will not be mo-
Tested until the committees in charge
of the collections call for it.
Every guest that visited the hotel
yesterday dropped coin in the slot.
The contributions are all voluntary,
and any sum is accepted.
Major Giboney Houck, Frank Kim
mel and H. w. Bridges were chosen
yesterday to organize a committee of
men. A meeting of these gentlemen
will be called as soon as Mr.. Kimmel
returns from St. Louis, which will be
Tuesday, and the committee will be en-
larged. Mr.. Houck is chairman.
81 can raise $3.50 myself" said Mr..
Kimmel last night, "and have started
my list with contribution of $40. If
we do not make this the biggest I'M
dertaling of its kind ever held in Cape
Girardeau, l am going to be very
much surprised.
wherever go, hear people COM
ment on the fund. The only question
that troubles me is the place for hold
ing the entertainment. There isn't a
building in this city large enough to
accommodate the crowd. l believe it
would be just as we'll to have the tree
erected out in the open. The presents,
l should think, can be placed in a
building"
Maj. Houck announced last night
that the original committee Of three
would appoint several other members
at the first meeting and the plans for
carrying on the campaign would be
formally arranged.
DR.. ]. ]. Clopton. who was to have
served on the committee has been re-
lieved. After conference with Mrs.
w. w. Martin and Mrs. A. H. Hinchey,
who are attempting to organize an
other Christmas tree, DR.. Clopton re-
quested The Tribune to delay its work
for two weeks. He was informed that
his request could not be granted, and
it was suggested that he withdraw,
which he did.
Mrs. David A. Glenn and her duagh-
ter, Miss Ruth, yesterday Joined the
army of society ladies who are work
ing in behalf of the Christmas fund.
Miss Glenn expressed desire to serve
on the committee to be appointed by
Mrs. E. G. Granting, chairman of the
committee of ladies.
Mrs. Glenn is preparing quite lot
of clothing, which will be rearranged
to fit some of the needy little girls.
She is enthusiastic over the undertake
ing, and announced that she would be
one of the active workers until the
treeand festival were over.