The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-22
NAME COMMITTEES
FOR CHRISTMAS
Ladies Of Charity viii Begin Their
Activities Along This Line Next
Wednesday After
noon.
BIG MEETING SUNDAY

Representatives OF various Or9anIzA-
tions Doing Social Work Met
/ With Society to Discuss
| The Ladies Of Charity met yester-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock in St Vim
cents hall and held one OF the most
important and inspirationa1 meetings
ever Witnessed by members of that
organization, with Mrs. Joseph M.
Furlong as president, presiding The
program of the afternoon was in
charge of Mrs. Leo Gredell and
special guests at the meeting were
Mrs. C. M. Rich, Mrs. Elsie Leighty,
Miss Nettie Younker Miss Marianne
zichey and Miss Blanche Sharp, all
corning the work of the Ladies Of
Charity and particularly on the bene-
| fits derived from the united efforts
which they each represented. The
point was stressed yesterday that all
! of these various organizations were
working together getting big results,
but not duplicating each others
work.
| The president appointed the COM
mittees yesterday who are to have
/ charge of the Christmas work Of the
Ladies of Charity and the lists m
clude:
Committee OF women to take care
of the Christmas baskets which are
distributed to the poor: Mrs. Beck,
| chairman; Miss Leonore Dickey,
Mrs. German O'Brien, Mrs Kruse,
Mrs. Yeager, Mrs. Rovane, Jr., Miss
Mary Riley, Mrs. James Gredell, Mrs.
Frank Westerhod, Mrs. Joseph
Greaves, ST., Mrs. Lawrence Ewers,
Mrs. Albert MuIlarky, Mrs. Joseph
Moeller, Mrs. Windler. Mrs. Farraher,
Miss Margaret McGaughey, Mrs. O.
iE. Bast, Miss Rosemary Ffnigan
Members of the Ladies of Charity
were appointed to provide Christmas
cheer for the various hospitals and
institutions In keokuk and other
places where the ladies have placed
Keokuk people for care and the per-
sonnet of these committees is:
| st. Joseph's hospital Mrs. Joseph
Moeller and Miss Lulu Nolkemper.
| Graham hospital: Mrs. M. F. King
and Mrs George Kraft.
Benevolent Union: Mrs. Robert
Fegers and Mrs George Ewers.
Aged men in Lee county home:
Mrs. A. T. Hickey and Mrs. Yeager.
St. Vincent's home, Quincy: Mrs.
Frank Ewers and Mrs. Carl Weber
Home at Dubuque: Mrs. Reimbold,
Mrs. Code and Miss Anna Baum
Gillespie Speaks.
| In connection with the prepare
tions for the Christmas activities of
! the organizatio the Rev. Father
| James Gillespie spoke to the women
on the Universal Love of the Poor
which doctrine he hoped they would
adhere to when remembering people
at the Yuletide geason. He talked
of the Christmas :. spirit and OF the
splendid manner in which the Ladies
OF Charity always responded to that
spirit.
( 1t was announced at the meeting
yesterday that upon Wednesday
afternoon of this week the ST. Vim
cents hail will be opened to every
one who has baskets which they wish
to bring to the hall to be distributed
Christmas. Beginning Wednesday
the hall will be open for this purpose
every day until Christmas. At 4
o'clock that afternoon, the Ladies of
Charity will hold their annual
! Thanksgiving benediction services in
! st. Vincent's chapel for the members
of the organization and their
friends.
The program presented yesterday
afternoon was arranged by Mrs. Leo
Gredell and proved to be OF unusual
merit. 1t consisted of:
Readings by Miss Eleanor Brown;
piano solo, Miss Catherine Reidy;
vocal solo, Miss Ruth Ward.
Routine Reports.
| In addition TO the routine business
the following committees made their
reports Of the work done during the
last month:
! Sick committee reported 120 visits
made during month.
Fourteen sisters at ST. Vincents
made 1877 visits.
Garments received during month,
292; and garments given out, 102
Sewing committee of thirty girls
from the Marimac's society with
Miss Bernice Ewers as president, re-
, II
regard to poor.
Four important cases reported for
which special committees were ap-
pointed to hook after them at once.
Five orders of groceries, also meat.
milk, shoes. merchandise; two orders
of coal, underwear, socks, boys suit
and cap given out and repor.sl by
Mrs. Furlong.
Eight new names were added 10
the Ladies of Charity rou ut yester-
Gays meeting. Other business Of the
day included an expression Of appre-
citation to Mother Eugenia OF ST.
Louis who presented the local st.
Vincent's hall with two pictures and
the discussion for the final arrange
ments by the women for the charity
ball which they give Friday evening
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