The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-24
FUND TO AID
NEEDY FAMILY

.hl >. liilbS ANhA'ii' P'NS'''N''N ~ N''~
Benevolent Society, is in need OF
sum of money, possibly as much as
$50, and needs it Immediately. She
needs the money to send a woman
and her three small children to the
woman's people, where they will be
cared for. She would like to have
this money tomorrow afternoon, and
asks that donations to the fund be
left at the counting room of The
Ardmoreite.
Four weeks ago the husband de-
serted his family and has not been
heard OF since. There are three
children, one only four weeks old.
born about the time the father and
husband left. Mrs. Kahn found the
woman and children helpless. The
newborn babe was crying for want
Of nourishment. They have been
fed and given many things in the
way of clothing and necessary food.
They are bright, clean and intelli-
gent, but absolutely without means.
Mrs. Kahn has decided the best way
to handle this case is to send them
to relatives who will care for them,
The average business man does
not think OF poverty in the summer
time But there are cases like this
one at all times. Directly across the
street from where this woman and
little children were found there Is
another woman whose husband left
her in destitute condition four or
five months ago. She has five chill
dren, the oldest a boy of IS, who is
at work The next boy has been at
work and although small does all
he can. The mother has been tax
ing in washings. The family is
industrious and willing to work,
but have hard time getting along.
Mrs. Kahn has been aiding them.
A few blocks away there is an
other family in pitiful Circumstance
es. A son is blind. fceblen'nded and
almost helpless. There is no instl-
tuition in which place for him cal
be obtained. The husband works TO
the extent of his ability. The wife
is an invalid. They have required
aid and are being given it. The only
capable one of the family, a son,
has gone to war.
There is another case Of an old
woman, over 80, who has been cor
fined to her bed for four years, fol-
lowing fall by which her hip was
broken. Her widowed daughter has
been suffering from pelagra and
able to work only part OF the time. .
They have been ordered out of the .
house they have been occupying, /
and yesterday the city cut off the .
water at the house. Mrs. Kahn i,
arranging for a house for them.
Case of Mexican Family.
These are only a Jew OF the cases, 7
visited in one afternoon, to which .
Mrs. Kahn is giving her attention.
There is a brighter side to the pic
ture. however In the north part
OF the city there is a Mexican, his
wife and six children. \ year ago
Mrs. Kahn found them in destitute
circumstances, living in shacl;
built of tin cans. pieces OF dry good,
boxes and any sort OF Junk tha;
could be picked up. She had do
mated to her sufficient lumber to
build small house and the carpen-
tiers contributed their labor and
built it one afternoon. The house
is in an unopened street, and Mrs.
Kahn pre-empted it for the use OF
the family. But the best part OF it
is this: Mayor Roberts was in IA
yor of all vacant ground being
planted to gardens and Mrs. Kahn
told the Mexican TO get busy. As
result he has one of the finest gar
dens in the city and a large piece OF
ground planted to corn and beans,
besides has garden proper which
just now is supplying a goodly por-
tion of their living, and from which
they will be able to sell a great deal
of produce. Mrs. Kahn did not give
money to this Mexican. but loaned
il to him. When he came TO paw
back a dollar She gave him enough
work to earn q dollar. but held him
under the obligation and realization
that he was to be Selt-suppor,iul.
Wit hthe result that he has been put
in the way OF helping himself. and
the family is now in good way ic
succeed. contented and happy. and'
fully appreciative OF what has been
done for them. They arc no longer
- lt,-f.u az, tho -itK
Rebecca Kahn Home.
A visit to the Rebecca Kahn
home shows the real work Of Mr..
hahn and the persistency with
which She has kept up her ettorf,
ior six year, IN reliving the. poor OF
the city She induced the county &
commissioners TO buy the property
which has been named the Rebecci
Kahn home. and il Is bu, a small
tribute to her for what she has as
iaincd. The home is all the word
implies. but not like the provcrliai
home" as it is used in referring &C.
almshouseS. Ii is "A large cottag
with ample grounds. including %
large garden, or rather OF the pro-
portion to be termed a truck farm.
and there is splendid crop oi gar
den truck on II. grown largely hy .
the inmates. Just now there are