Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-25
SCHOOLS WEST OF CENTER DO
NATE MORE THIS YEAR THAN
ENTIRE NUMBER IN 1918.
FoRTY.rHREE FAMILIES
TO BE HELPED AS RESULT
w. r. c. Furnishes Baskets Werth.$2
Each to Eighteen Families, and In.
terdenominational Charlie. to Assist
Twenty-Five - Many Potatoes and
Apples Given by Children.

That the spirit OF charity was in
stilled into school children Of the city
by their parents and teachers 10 a
degree larger than ever before. WAS
shown by the most liberal donation OF
food for the poor ever known in the
history OF the schools. From the
schools west Of Center street.-the
Rogers. Click, Arnold. and Franklin
the donation was larger this year Than
that from all The schools Of the city
combined. the Woodbury. excepted.
las, year
The Woodbury. school does not in
ciude its donation for the poor Of the
city a, large in the annual Tha nks-
giving offering. but uses the articles
the children bring for the relief OF the
poor within the schools own district.
Schools Are Divided.
In order TO provide the Inte-denomi-
national Charities Association with
part OF the donation this year. Super
iatendent Palmer divided the offerings
assigning the charities associa ton 10
the schools east OF Center. and he W.
P. c. 10 those west. Taking out the
Woodbury. the charities association re-
ceived the donations from the Firs-
ward. (aot the high school me Abbott
and Arson The high school always
makes its donation in cash. and this
rear divides Il between the Belgian
sufferers and Laurence Jones Piney
Woods school al BraNton. Miss.
w. r. c. Assists Eighteen.
Eighteen families thirteen Of which
are among The soldier poor. we're pre-
scented by he w p c today with
baskets containing ire dinners Each
basket was worth s.. and inclosed
either a chicken or a roast OF either
pork or beef. enough potatoes FOR a
meal, Two cans of vegetables. two quart
cans Of fruit, one glass OF Jelly. head
Of cabbage. mess either Of turnips or
parsnips, enough apples for meal,
cofee. and sugar
The ", r c. had 20 buy most Of
the meat, altho included among its
donation from the west end schools
were four chickens. The donation
from the four schools west of Center
street was made up Of eight bushels
of potatoes, six bushels of apples 800
quarts of canned fruits and vegetables.
| a half bushel of turnips. peck of
parsnips eighteen heads of cabbage
three cans of condensed milk. and three
roll jelly cakes.
Mrs. A. E. Pickett. chairman Of the
relief committee of the corps will
place in the storehouse what is not
not used for the Thanksgiving offering.
SO that the poor may be helped during
the winter.
Twenty FIVE Other Families Helped.
Mrs. Luther Ray. acting for the IT.
te-denominational Charities Associs-
zion. had twenty five families on her
list. among which she distributed the
donations made by the children of the
First ward. Abbott, ard Arson schools
Most Of the families reside in the east
ern and southeastern parts of town.
The association bought no meats, but
simple made a division Of what was
donated according 10 the size Of the
! families helped.
The offering OF the east end schools
| comprised FIVE bushels OF potatoes.
! three bushels Of apples, canned fruits,
canned corn and peas, bread, cookies.
! and doughnuts.
| In addition TO their work for the poor
| Of the city the school children today
/; made an offering in cash for the Bel
/ gian war sufferers.