Evening star., 1915-02-18

looked up at the ceiling contempla
lively.
Charity begins at home" he sug.
gested, with a smile.
Laugh. and the world laughs with
you, responded the lady. with the ad-
vice that he ought to help some Of the
poor little ones to a share in the Joy.
of life he seemed to have so much Of
After a rapidfire interchange OF
some more quotations, this fourteen
had been on his way to the soda
fountain, but guessed some kid needs
a quart Of milk more than do a choc-
olate soda and handed over his nickel
festations of generosity, sympathy
pity that are providing pathetic and
numan-interest incidents as observed
by the workers at all the contribu-
'ion stations throughout the District.
Filling Community Barrels.
The community barrels at the Cen
ter market are being filled today for the
benefit of the Central Mission. with Mrs.
W. H. Ramsey in charge She is being
assisted by G. G. Smith and Carl II.
Braatz. There were two and one-half
barrels filled yesterday. and Mrs. Ram
sey expects that as this is market day
she will have at least three filled today
were given over to the Gospel Mission,
more than four barrels full of food were
donated and 1852 In cash. Tomorrow
the community barrels will be presided
over by Mrs Mary T. jackson for the
benefit of the Florence Crittenton Mis-
sion Mrs Jackson is chairman of the
board of directors.
Mrs. Ramsey also has charge of five
stations for the Central Mission. At
Droop's music store, 18th and G. streets,
70 fu limo OF frh
ardson's drug store. 14th and r streets.
Mrs Mary Dom: at Christians drug
store, 1th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Mrs c. A. Smith: at the st. James
the Queen Cafe. 7th and G streets, Miss
Mary Spangler and Mrs F. J. Logan.
One of the most interesting groups of
workers is that for the Christ Child
Society. of which Miss Mary E. Mar
rick. 1884 street, is president. This
group contains some very pretty young
women who are enthusiastically pur-
suing their campaign under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Dudley Morgan. This So
ciety has taken charge of nine stations
at Dulin & Martins. Smoot & JeIleff's
Shaw & Browns. O'Donnell's two stores
In Georgetown, the Washington. Balti-
more and Annapolis station. S. Kann.
& Co. s Sons, Berberichs avenue shoe
store and the Jardin de DanSe.
Workers Who Are Active.
Among the most active workers of
the Christ Child Society are Miss B.
Cover. Miss Christabel Hill. Mrs A. ].
May. Miss Marie Adams. Miss Golden.
Mrs. Bogley. Miss Eleanor Johnson,
Miss Margaret Freeman, Miss Margaret
Miss Corcoran. Miss Hayden,
Miss Eunice Whyte. Miss Dixon, Miss
Ella May Sullivan, Mrs. Franklin
Boland, Miss Mary Callaghan. Miss
corinne Lathrop. Miss Helen Anderson
and Mrs. de Rauz.
The Gospel Mission, which has taken
charge of stations at w B. Moses &;
Sons. the Munsey building. Keith's the
Columbia. the Belasco and Golden
oerg's. issued a call for volunteer help
ers today. Supt Herbert S. Kline ex-
planned that the usual workers of this
mission are so busy in their relief work
Of caring for the desperately needy of
Washington that with the donation
week campaign" as an additional de-
nand on their services they find them
selves unequal to the work and could
place 100 helpers advantageously this
week.
Among those who have been IN
charge of the collection work under the
Gospel Mission auspices are: Mr.. and
Mrs. Kline. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fl. Warner,
Mrs Harry E Monroe, Mrs. George
Mrs. Clara Armstrong. Mrs.
rindle, Miss Nellie Bristow, Mrs B. B.
Burns. Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. H. Z.
Gordon. Mrs. Richard Butler, Mrs.
Armstadt. Mrs. Elsie Nelson, Mrs. John
D. Nelson and Mrs. Betty Hoffman.
The Florence Crittenton Missions are
IN charge of three collection stands
at Lansburgh & Bros, the new VIII