The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-08
FIND STARVING CHILD
AND MOTHER IN OPEN
Sfx-YEAR-oLD GIRL, THREATENED
WITH PNEUMONIA, TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL.

o-yeaf-old girl who gradually is holm
: restored to health, and her tempera
lure reduced, while REPRESENTATIVES, y,
iocai CHARITY organization are calline
upon the citizens of the city for f1nan.
clal assistance with which IN cara for
the child and her mother.
The pair were found near the site
OF the old ellis place yesterday. a few
hours after the home which they have
occupied for so long was burned TO
the ground. The mother had carried
the seml-conscious girl to safety. and
mad placed her on an old mattress in
held nearby. Here they were found
when several persons, in response to a
caii' went there to investigate. The
Iever OF the child was high. her mind
was wandering, and she was threat
ened with pneumonia. She was taken
10 the Hattiesburg Hospital. and is
there today.
me following letter from John r
rally, received today by the editor
OF The News, explains the cond;.
ions under which the child was found.
found:
On yesterday afternoon at the First
Natlonal Bank of Commerce. John
Montague invited me to ride with him
IN his automobile down to the ellis
ola nome place, about two miles ont
Oh the Burket road, that he had inst
received a call through F. w. Foote
TO come down with a car to haul q
SICK child to the Hattiesburg HospitaI
Il accompanied him TO tbe c;u;s
place. and the first sight that met my
eyes was the barren brick chimnevs
the house having just burned AWAY
across the railroad, in the weeds. 7
saw few ragged quilts piled together
ana on them was little girl about
years old, half clad and indeed poorly
cared for, with temperature of some |
thlng above 103, resembling very much |
typhoid patient BY her side stood |
TWO OF the Kings Daughters. Mrs |
Archie Farley and Mrs. C. NJ. Will |
ioughby. l inquired of them what was |
the program; they said they were 60
ing to take the child to the Hatties. |
burg Hospital and see that she had
medical attention anc try to restore (
her health, at least to save the cbild's
lie, II they had to go upon the streets
OF Hattiesburg and beg for money to
accomplish this task with.
Il said to them that the people of |
Hatt1esburg, who had contributed so
literally to suffering humanity abroad.
would not fail to respond to this de-
serving case of charity in their own
midst, and that in my judgment, it
would only be necessary to let the
men and women of Hattiesburg know
the conditions of this child and the
funds would be forthcoming to assist
her in recovering from a condition that
she in no wise is responsible for.
Il do not think | ever saw a more
pitiable sight than this poor little
girl in those dirty, filthy rags, as every
appearance showed that she had had
none of the attention that goes with
civilized society; and / know the good
people of Hattiesburg had rather con-
tribute larger amount of their means
to restore her to health and then to
try to procure her home, rather than
to invest a smaller sum in flowers to
so upon premature grave II
The Kings Daughters requested me
to briefly state to you this condition,
that you might, through the columns
OF your paper, state it to the men and
of Hattiesburg, that they might
send to your office, or to Mrs. Will
loughby, their cash contributions to
assist in paying the hospital bill for
this child, who is now at the Hatties-
burg Hospital.
Then shall the righteous answer
Him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
sick or in prison and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verify, / say unto you,
nasmuch as We have done it unto one
Of the least of these, my brethren, We
have done it unto me-"
THE Kings Daughters requested me
Kings Daughters today by Mr.. Tally,
n the name of his daughter, Miss
rene Tally.