Oxford eagle., 1916-06-01
MEMPHIS POOR ARE
MADE HAPPY
One thousand Dresses Of Ex-
cellent Quality Distributed By
Noted Philanthropist in Mem
phis. Recently.

Never before. perhaps. IN the
history Of Memphis has anything
in the way Of pubic charity Great
ed such Widespread interest n vas
manifested Recently when the on,.
Thousand 1000 dresses. donated
To charity through the generosity
Of Mr.. l. I. Cooper. were dis
tributed at 3O6 South Main street.
tO the Chisca Hotel Building.
Ladies prominent in Memphis
social life. leading relief workers.
heads of local charitable institu-
tons and many prominent citizens
were on hand early in the after
noon to assist and cooperate with
Me-. COoper's representatives in
this worthy cause. The scene was
a most interesting one: passers-by
stopped N wORderment tO in
qulre what was going On AMI il
was a tribute tO the charitable
spirit Of Memphis To note the en-
thuslasm with which Mr.. CoOper's
tlmely GIFT Wa reeeived.
Not only were the pOor women.
girls and orphans Of the various
institutions remembered. A. had
been previously planned. but
several hundred other poor and
needy women and girls from all
parts Of the city came t0 seek Mr..
Cooper's bounty. aud none were
denied.
Long before the appointed hour
large number were ON hand
waiting for the doors t. open. and
formed hne which extende,i for
more than half block. Beforp
the distribution was completed
large crowd had gathered. and
everyone seemed u enter into thu
spirit Of the OeraslOn.
Practically every charitable IN
sutuhOn IN the city. both white
and coloresi, We're provided for.
tie heads Of the various institu-
lions being present in person u
participate IN the distribution ami
u Sc that all the needy and worthy
were properly taken care of.
The charitable Institutions re-
presented included the following
Home for Ineurables. Porter Home
and Leath Orphan Asylum. II
Peters Orphanage. Wesley House.
the Industrial Settlement Home
for Negroes Through the MARY
b. West Circle. Kings Daughters.
children Of the Juvenile Court
were provide fDr. Settlement
School, Second Presbyterian
church. By Mrs. Van Lewis and
Mrs Armstrong; Guthrie School
by Mrs. W. I. Outten: Linden
School, By Miss Dixie Sample:
Riverside School, by Miss Beau
champ; pupils Of II. Mary's School
tCathOliel, by the sisters and many
others.
Among the. L..ils==- n. ~
distribution their personal attan-
tion were the followlng.
Mrs. Myrtle Stevens. Mr.. B.
K Henderson. Mr.. b. K Hend..r-
son. Jr-, Mrs. A. J. Hayward.
Nrs- A C. Floyd. Mr.. Hugh
Hay ley, Mrs Van Lewis. Mrs. VI.
Myers Of the Juyenlle Court. anal
Misses Ysger Of the salvation
Army Bessie SIMON. eolore,I.
represented members Of her raee
and rendered VALUABLE. aSsistan.e
m providing fos them. These
god Sonen spent the entire after
noon ~ nlake ths- distribution tb-
great suecess L Nas. AdlutaDt
1 lager. Of the salvation Army
worked untirIngly al order thai
those Of greatest ne-,l might re-
eeiye the charity. He saw per
sonaily 10 the distribution If f,,nr
hundred tickets To people whom
he knew to b. worthy ami gave
his services for the better part of
three days To this end.
In referring 10 the occasion. MIR.
G- r. Willis, Mr.. Coooer's
Southern representative. said
Ny only regret Is that Mr.
Cooper could not have been present
To witness this ssene. tie was