The Washington herald., 1915-12-20

! there only four years old. who was SC
lonely for her mother who had died that
she used to go around to each one of the
| ladies' at directors meetings saying, "Oh
| VIII you be my mamma and one day
when I stroked the hair of one Of the
youngsters she Immediately ran away and
returned leading a new timid child with
her. Aunt Molly. pet her. too. She 6
new. So you see they want to share
their joys. those poor little youngsters.
I Il could tell you stories about those
children that would make your heart
| ache. Mrs. Schafhirt told me, "and II
seems to me as IL were president Of the
organization for fifty years I could not
do third of the things ! want to do right
now There are SO many opportunities to
help the children. to do the things for
them that their mothers might have done,
.. TO provide them with the things they need
and with the mother love they crave. For
our home has no endowment, and IL ha $
no Congressional appropriation. We are
undenominational and are supported only
by the money received by those who place
the children in the home and by the year
iy donations and subscriptions and the
money We raise by various means.
Just think what tho women OF this
city could do to help us. Ten cents
saved from a soda water. a quarter saved
BY little greater thrift in the SATURDAY v
morning market basket. five cents saved
by walking when It seemed a little easier
to ride-and just these little contribu-
tion are what keep the Bruen Home
going. what keep the l3o children
healthy. and happy.
1t Is not the large donations that
nelp Tor We do not get the large dona-
TONS" Mrs. Schafhirt told me- "In fact
it is not generally those who could afford
to make large donations who give us
money. Last winter we carried on a
money-oeggtnS campaign at Christmas
by stationing boves In various grocery
stores. drug stores and other such places
The women interested In the home stood
guard over the boxes and begged for the
money. You would have been surprised
to see where the money came from It
was the women with shabby gloves, and
old clothes who didn't hesitate. II was
the little newsboys who, on reading the
sign that told of the work done for the
youngsters at the home. would dig down
In their pockets for a penny or two and
the women who had limosuincs waiting
outside the store. the women whom we
had met at eNclucive social affairs the
day before and who had been all too
cordial then. were those who pretended
not to see us when we were beEging
diu -Wtio s~ouiu SOHfctIheS pass Oy WITH
out putting even a penny in the box. So
YOU see. it is the little things that count.
and It is through little contributions that
our Bruen Home is kept going"
The other officers of the home are:
Mrs c. F. Nesbitt. vice president; Mre
Julia G. Burnett. secretary and treas
urer. and Mrs. D. c. Perham. correspond
ing secretary.
The directors are Mrs. NJ z. Catlin,
Mrs. D. l.. Allison. Mrs. E. Cornman.
Mrs. W II. Moore. Mrs. Hannah Petit.
Mrs. Amy G. Warn. Mrs. w. S. Jenks.
Mrs. c. l. Corby. Mrs. S. J. Masters.
Mrs. H. P. viles. Miss Lille White, DR.
]. B. G. Cpstis. DR.. Nell d. Graham
and DR.. c. N. Perry.
+; Christmas contributions Of any sort may
be sent direct to the Bruen Home at
$500 o street northwest