The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-14
CHARITY SICK N
.FA|RNONT NEE6 HELP
People AEe Asked to Spare
a Little TINE for This
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Mrs. AnthgnyS Bowen, who has
probably dong mofe real earnest, self
sacrificing work fdg the charity sick
than ANYONE else id the city. has ar
ranged with the Princess theater to
give a behefit Wednesday from 10
O'Clock u the morning until II
o'clock IT night, at Which time the
picture Sandy Burke Nf the U-Bar-
U" willfbe shown. Everybody likes a
breezy western personally, and San
dy issthis type. A woman and an
adorable child take part ii the pic
tureE Eand there is plenty ofSthrilling
adventure. But without doubt the
most thrilling adventure whish you
ever took will start WEDNESDAY when
you make it special point to buy a
ticket for 20 cents, which will not
only give you the privilege of seeing
this picture, but will help toward saw
ing some helpless, needy charity pa
tient to recover health and happiness.
Lloyd Sample has without charge
printed 500 tickets to be sold in the
city. If you have no opportunity to
buy one before Wednesday, go to the
Princess and buy one there. Anyone
who would like to do so may send
Mrs. Bowen a check to be used for the
charity sick. Donations will be very
gratefully accepted and some glorious
work will be the result Of every penny
used.
There is nowhere for the destitute
sick in Marion county to be cared for.
Did you know that? The poor cannot
go to the hospital, even at the pres
ent charge of $12 a week in the ward.
Twelve dollars week is a big sum
for the ver/ poor man. Many fam
lily is existing on that-not for one
member but for others besides.
Not only men, but women, and
many little children, and many old
people who get sick. have no place to
go and no one to take care of them
and no money to pay for help. There
is no help for tits Just SO. Mrs.
Bowen has taken many poor soul
into her own beautiful home, straight
up into her best bed room, where she
has given them the best of care
through the most serious sicknesses
imaginable. Through long associa-
ton with the charity sick in the city
1T has grown to be custom for'others
interested in the matter to keep her
informed regarding the various cases
which spring up suddenly, needing in
slant decision regarding them. She
is constantly busy doing social service
work. Last week 1t was a child who
must be placed somewhere or die.
'4Take her to the hospital and get the
best doctor. I'll stand responsible for
the bill" Sometimes it's boy, and
oft Q. it's poor, neglected woman
who hasn't much spirit left for living
anyway. Not long ago woman lay
in the ward In great suffering after
a severe operation, with much confu-
sion all about her. She needed a pri-
yate room badly. She was going to
die without quiet. She was moved
very shortly to a room downstairs,
and not until she was well did she
learn that sweet charity had saved
her life.
Today at Cook hospital lies boy
in the last stages of tuberculosis. One
lung is entirely gone and the other
is very bad. He can only breathe in
one position-with his head lying
over the edge of the bed. 1t is merely
a matter Of few days until he will
have breathed his last difficult breath.
The boy has no father and his brother
is working day and night in an en-
deavor to pay the bills mhich have
accumulated during the long sickness
now nearly at an end. Somebody's
got to help. There is woman just
sitting up today for the arst time in
many months. She is no longer young.
She has incurable cancer, but after
many operations feels sure he is go
ing to get well. She says. "I'm going
home tomorrow. Isn't that grand"
Her husband sat beside her. old and
trembling. He cannot work on ac-
count of age and i'll health. Her
home is in a basement room with her
daughter and several others. That is
home, She has nothing besides. Char
ity must pay her bill. You are mere
ly asked to come to the picture show
wednesday and bring your friends.
All proceeds except the actual cost Of
the picture will be given to the char
ity sick of this city.