The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-11
9TH ANNUAL REPORT OF NOR
CAN CITY CIRCLE OF KINGS
DAUGHTERS.
April 1917.

Apri; 1917.
The benevolent work OF this
Circle during the year has express
ID itself in the form of both local
and out of town giving, the former
r. summarize in brief, being:
Railroad fare paid for three
children sent from Morgan City to
an orphanage.
Railroad fare to Lake Charles
furnished a woman and cnho
stranded here.
Ten dollars paid on the fare OF
a widow and her children going to
Port Arthur, Texas.
Railroad fare and money for IN
c;dentals given a very sick man go
ing to the hospital in New Orleans
Milk tickets and street car fare
furnished him after his discharge
to the Convalescents' Home.
$500 paid for blood test OF a
very sick man.
Milk, eggs, and other nourlsh-
ments; medicines, rent paid and
servant hire for family, the head
Of which was very i'll with tubercu-
losis.
Humane attention and care CIV
en- a man, who, when the case was
reported, was in a destitute condl-
ton and dying. He was removed to
a comfortable house, clean bedding
and sleeping garments given him
and his last hours made easy.
An aged couple, coming pennlless
here from another town, were TAX
en- under the protection OF our
Circle. The freight was paid on
their goods; money for their first
months rent given them. Fuel also
some necessary kitchen ustensils, q
mattress, springs and blankets CIV
en- them. Work was found fol
them to do. A Doctors services
medicine and nourishing food given
them during sickness and thru thu
efforts Of some Of our member:
they were helped to get in commu
!. nication with relatives in distan'
parish, who offered them a gooc
home. When leaving their good.
were hauled to the freight depot
and the freight was prepaid to theiI
new home.
Eight children in a needy home
were QUILTED with solicited cloth
inc. Shoes and schoolbooks bough
and two of these children placed il
the public school.
Five other children Furnished
with suitable clothing, shoes ane
schoolbooks and placed in school.
A nurse was hired and placed il
charge of woman very i'll.
A very large share Of local char
ity consists in giving of grocerie:
to families temporarily out Of EN-
ployment or unable to work on &C
count of sickness. The number Of
these has been unusually large thi:
year and our monthly expenditure
along this line are growing sensibly
larger. An appeal of this kind is
never refused by our Circle unles.
convincing proof is produced thai
the applicant is entirely unworthy
of help.
Rent, and good clothing, in add
ton to the usual orders of grocer
les have been furnished for an ole
woman in great need and the dfay
age paid on her goods when sh.
moved to another town.
Shoes and good suit were give,
q deserving woman.
Anti-toxin was furnished for ];
little child critically ill with dipth
eria.
$500 has been paid monthly dur
ing the year on the rent for hard
working woman.
The Christmas celebration TO
the children of the poor was NOR
successfully carried out this yea
than ever before. Thru the courtes
Of our local daily paper which raj
. subscription column for severa
weeks prior to the holidays, gen
erous sum, more than ample for on
needs, was subscribed. A beautiful
~ decorated tree was placed in tn
City Hall and was laden with toy
to crafty every childish desire
These toys, with candy, nuts, thre'
kinds Of fruit, hot cocoa and cakes
were dispensed to 300 childre1
whose radiant faces bore witness t,
the joy Of the occasion.
The orphan brother and sister il
the Ruston Home, who are clothes