The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-29
WINTER WEATHER
MAKES MANY CALLS
FOR SWEET CHARITY
DEMAND is UNUSUALLY HEAVY
UPON ORGANIZATIONS AT
THIS SEASON.
KINGS DAUGHTERS ARE ACTIVE
But Fund Used For Relief Is Being
Rapidly DepIeted-city is also Hav'
ina to Answer Very Large Number
Of Appeals.

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Never before in the history of the
organization, has there been as many
demands made for relief, as this win
ter" said Mrs. H. L. Hendley, presi'
dent of The Kings Daughters to
Herald reporter today.
"Our relief fund is getting low, and
if the demand is kept up that is now
being made upon us, we viii not have
near enough to carry us through the
winter. The past two weeks has been
something terrific, and it looks as
there is no relief yet in sight"
Mrs. Hendley spoke of the generous
donations that were made Thanksgiv-
ing and how the Guider Circle appre-
ciated what the public did for them.
but unless more funds are furnished,
the work will have to stop.
The work done by this noble body
of women is more like the work
spoken of by Christ than any other
organization known to modern times.
They go into homes that the public
knows nothing Of. The Elks likewise
also do a great charitable work. The
Junior Order United American Ne
chanics are also doing a great work in
this line.
". D. Cameron, chairman of the
charity committee of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, voiced the same
sentiments as expressed by Mrs. Hend'
ley while talking to Herald reporter
today, Mr.. Cameron stated that he
had been connected with the city's
affairs for a number of years and at
different times but that the suffering
and want was more acute this winter
than ever in his knowledge of chart.
table affairs.
There is not a day that passes"
said Mr. Cameron, that there is not
from one to a half dozen calls upon me
for relief. The city can do only a
certain amount of this kind Of work
each month and have to go in very
limited and small way"
Mayor ]. NJ. Dedman also expressed
himself about the matter and condi
ton within the city, and expressed a
desire for some means to look to the
alienation of the suffering and want
Mayor Dedman said. that there were
families, both black and white, right
here in our midst that were actually
suffering for food, clothing and fuel,
that had never opened their mouth,
simply because they did not want to
bed. One case in particular, the May
or pointed out in this way:
"a big able-bodied man came to
me-" said the Mayor, "and asked for
work. | told him that l had no work
to be done and knew of none. He
then told me that he had to have
money. That he was out of work and
that his wife was in delicate condi-
ton and he could not leave her. That
he had letter in his pocket offering
him a position in Florence, Ala, but
that he could not leave his wife in her
present condition and that she could
not go with him, as he did not have
the money to pay for the transporta
ton. He told me that he would do
any kind OF work that was offered
him. That he did not want to beg,
but wanted to work and make money
to support his wife and himself"
Mayor Dedman said that there were
many other such cases in the city that
the public knew nothing of. One
prominent citizen suggested that the
business men, doctors, lawyers, and
all men of means meet and appoint a
committee and ask The Kings Daugh-
tiers to appoint a committee to work
with them and to thoroughly investi- |
gate the situation, and proceed at
once to relieve the situation.
County Judge Mcknight stated that |
the calls for charity relief at his office |
this winter were just about the aver |
age for several years past