Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-12-28
POOR or MEXICO AND
INSTITUTIONS REMEMBERED
Social Service Association Had Din
ners for All Donated and Did
Not Have to Touch Fund.
BASKETS OF GOOD THINGS
Home for Aged Women and Hospital
Were Given Dinners by People
Interested in the Work.
BASKETS OF GOOD THINGS

Inc deserving poor OIL mexico ana |
the Kings Daughters Home for Aged
Women and the Mexico Hospital
were well remembered Christmas Day
by the Social Service Association. All
had dinners in large literally filled
baskets. The work was under the
superintendency of Miss Cordelia
RAM, the Social Service worker en-
ployed here and no one deserving at
tention was overlooked.
A report of the Christmas Day work
follows:
Families supplied with dinners by
Sunday School classes: Methodist,
three; Presbyterian, four; Christian,
six; Baptist, six.
A bountiful dinner was provided the
matron and ladies of the Kings
Daughters Home by Mrs. j. R. Jes-
se's Sunday School Glass of the Bap-
tist Church, Mrs. Fred Howe, Mr.. Ross
Wagner, and The Federated Clubs.
A small Christmas tree was prettily
decorated and a gift was given each
lady of the Home by Mrs. Maurice
Phillip, who also delivered the eat
ables and tree Sunday afternoon.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Turley,
who entertained the ladies with a
reading; Pauline and Flavius Collins
sang duet, and Elizabeth
Squires, who sang a solo. Talbot
Harper and Harper Shouse called to
represent their Sunday School class.
Miss Hattie Kennan's Sunday School
Glass of the Baptist Church had the
pleasure of providing dinner for the
Superintendent and nurses of our
Hospital. Six members of the class
lpresented in person the dinner and 9
small decorated tree Sunday after.
noon.
The committee supplied three fami
lies, a member delivering one cooked
dinner in person, and reported pleas
ant and inspirational visit. Eacl
member has expressed real joy in hav
ing a small share in the work done a
: this time.
In all twenty-three families wer
, served, including 1853 individuals
Each church had three trees and toy
J for distribution. Toys were give
/ three families where it was necessar
! Ito furnish dinners.
: Miss Cordelia RAM, our visitin
, nurse and social service worker, visit
: ed in the past week each family, VIII
5 were remembered by the committe,
| Those assisting in the work and helI
! ing to make it success were: Sur
: day School Glasses of the variou
y Churches, the young ladies of Hardi
= College, Mrs. M. L. Eaton, Mrs. j.
, Allen, Mrs. Fred Howe, Mr.. Ros
: Wagner and the Federation.
n None of the sums solicited in I'll
|, fall for the support of our work Wa
d used at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Charles Morris.
Mrs. George Lee.
r. Mrs. Maurice Phillip.
Mrs. H. l. Turley.
Mrs. W. J. Bolts.
: Mrs. F. P. Van Ness.
k Christmas Entertainments.
Ie The Presbyterian, Christian, Ba
is tist and Methodist Churches he
= White Christmas exercises Sund;
evening. All had beautiful program
and each house of worship was crow
n ed to capacity with parents and ch
is dren.
st The Elks' Charity Christmas Tr
was held Sunday evening at the Hon
- Over 275 children were given to
and candy. The building was crowd
" beyond capacity before the hour
lr beginning and the final rush was
he great the toys lasted but a few m
utes and more toys had to be sec1
ed to supply the waiting children. I
affair was a great success.