Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-01
Work of Associated
Charities For Year
Ending in September

The work OF the Associated Char
ities For the year ending September
1920. ~ ghoWn IN the annual report
of the agent, Mrs. Luther Ray. which
has just been prepared, Greater ac-
tlyitieS arc foreseeu the coming year
and the association Ii badly in need
OF clothing and foodstuffs TO meet
demands with the coming of cold
weather. Cast off garmcrS. and all
Kinds of vegetables are in demand,
and Mrs. Ray still calls for heat
ing stove for n family without any
sort of heating apparatus. Not alone
can people in town help in this great
work but country residents may as
sistl probably without depriving
themselves Of anything actually
needed at home Anyone Wishing TO
usSist may Gail the agent on red SCI
or i4iS.
During the past year the aSSoCia-
tiDn aided ~ families, There We're
distributed 4.79S old garments. thirty.
five new garments. some new ma
tcrial FOR clothing. 49, pairs of shoes.
seven pairs of shoes half -soled. fifty
three pairs of new shoes and ruhbers
seventeen quilts. nine blankets, six
sheets. twelve pillow slips, six bed
spreads, eight mattresses. nine yards
Of floor mating, bundles OF quilt
pieces, two rugs, one carpet and
small pieces OF carpet.
Hose. yarn thread buttons and
sweaters. donated by the Red Cross,
were given TO needy families. The
Eastern Star, Ladies, OF the Nacca-
bees. 2. L. o.. and individuals did
sewing and knitting for the charity
association. Eight Infants layetto9.
made by the members of the T. Il. O.
were given out. One woman was
cared for at the Deaconess hospital.
DR.. r. +. Hanson donating his ser
vices. The association procured
slnsses for boy badly In need OF
them DR. r. +. French donated his
services and furnished the glasses
TO the association at cost.
j. II. Newly donated bread for two
families and gave an order for two
twenty four pound sacks of flour
which were sent TO two widows.
TWonlN. dishes, two seins
machines and thirty tons of coal
ere given away by the association.
From donations received from the
Arson. Arnold, Franklin and John
Guilds schools, Let's Fletcher Com
nang and other sources, poor families
Mere given away by the association.
of Vegetables, TO cans of fruit, forty
i've GluNscs OF iellies, bread, cookies,
tour, Tea, coffee pickles. macaroni.
corn meal. rice. apples. beets. pars-
nlps, cG bi-agc, navy beans, onions,
squash. carrots and pumpkins. Four
as.cn quarts Of mashed potatoes. do
waited by the Methodist Aid Society,
we're tdiv!ded among five families.
Meat and groceries were purchased
for nineteen families. and an aged
lady was furnished with medicine. One
family was reported to the Rebeliah
lodge. which aids its members, the
head of the household being an Odd
Fellow, Another family was helped
sraringly as II belonged to the Sal
vation Army and was receiving as
sistance from that organization.
Railroad fare was paid and lunch
provided for Eddy Il. Perry. q mute,
en- route to Du,nont. Sixty cans
were made by the agent.
Special cash donations were re-
rcMcd as follows; John Childs
school, s120; L. O. kemble. So; Kitty
Moore. 81. Theresa Mcconnell, IS;
Mrs Ida WATSON. So
At Christmas time sixty-nine
names OF boys and girls were hand
sed to r. Willard Son & Co., which an
tertaincd the children at a CHRISTI
mas party and gave each q present.
Boys Secretary Whaley, of the Y. NJ
G. A, also was furnished with list
Of boys names and 6iNty-ei6ht books
donated by Mrs. C. H. Ruth we're
distributed at boys party at the
association building.