Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
olveo WEEKS WAGES
TO HELP RELIEVE
DISTRESS HERE
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In the same mail To the Mayor
cam. u heart rcnding letter .rom
mother. She wrote that the husband
N ~ and there are three children TO
piu,idr fur. rhc landlord ~ threaten
ing tu dispossc.s her and II this should
vomc ahout.--for non-rayment OF rent,
rh. asked IN. Mayor. what she was
nolns to do,
I,ockiuw After Family.
Ia this case the answer * simple.
Th. ,ase is being investigated and =
found 70 he as represented, then Mrs.
sp.,,s eight dollars and little Jcserh's
one dollar viii 40 with the dollars OF
other generous Wilmlngtonians 10
nave this FAMILY from bring put out
ul thrlt homc into the snow and cold.
A. viii hring medicine to the sick
father aud food ana fuel and clothing
NJ necessary Go the mother and COM
fort tnO--for the rclicf granted Will
ilfi aomc ol the burden from the
shoulders of this matter through the
r,mpaihy and consideration granted
hrr ana her little ones.
Tho WunVn's club OF Trinity Episco-
pai church added one thousand dollars
tu the fund today, The ladies sent "a
rhvuk TOE that amount ana stated that
a was possible to do this through the
proc cds ~ the sale OF the Christmas
shop.
Mumhcrs of the Niwanis club will
add 20 the fund by between Ave and
rlN hundred dollars, Tho members
named committee a few weeks ago
tu assemble funds with which 20 make
the Nul,tide season more cheerful for
the children whose parents could not
hiring 10 them the pleasure at this
Time that ordinarily they would do II
,hp wage oarncr was employed. Tho
money viii be- given to the Associated
Charities with instructions TO make
Christmas aa happy an occasion for
a. many little folks as the money Will
truNidc,
Four eases were reported 90 the
mayors oflivo yesterday Tor which
immediate rciipf seemed imperative
AZ the end uf hls resources. a manly
appearing young man came for ad-
Vice from the mayor, rather than as
slslanco, Tor his wife and three chill
divn 4 kindly reception, In contras,
with tho hufictlngs of fate that had
lpvn met which. hrokodown his self con.
tlul often he had told of his struggle
with cVurNthlng going out and hut
little coming In for the past year. but
hls WAS quickly rorsincd when tn,
mayor ro, IN touch with tho Associat-
.d Charities and rcfcrrcd his caller
there,
hylC,lnn, fur six months unpaid
runt and With her husband sick IL
bed. IN the sprrtrc that arises bofor,
She mind Of wife who writes FOR ad
Vivc
\ telephone can presents the case 4
a family IN the ccntor OF the city
whose coal hin n empty,
\ letter from n town official In 9
nearby New Jersey town gives motto,
that a famil, resident there only tw,
NVars and thus not entitled 20 pcr.
mAnont relief. viii he shipped 20 VII.
minktun whore u formerly resided
and asks that they be looked out for
Tho latos, contributions receive,
follnwi
Nv ana Mrs Arthur W. spruance
itul James r. Price 81. Mrs. Alice a,
rort fmck. ta6i William j. Elliott
o. Mersarct J, Corhctt. 81: Mrs
laNra West, $40, Edith Spruance. S.
l.eiluy Harvey, 500; Edward Du
iluss, o. Mrs. William y. Hawkins
ihol John A, smith 50; a Friend. s.
'uhn " Nwiih, 81 william N
Francis. o. William NJ. Nvhi,ten. Jr
$50, Mr.. George =. Capclle. Jr. $40
Nrs. hcriha NJ &. Reeves. So: GoGrr
u Ward. $50, Mary Polk Draper. SEQ
nv G. A. Patterson, $50; John 4
isnrel. 90, Womcn's club OF Trinit
Church from their Christmas Sho
proceeds si neo.
christian Frederick. SIS: NJ. Howar
Jester sai q. W. Baker. SO: u. "
'ush. go. WIN. A. Hitler. s.: Mr.
Henderson Weir, t2b: Mabel $ Hale,
80 WIN, r. sellers. $500. Ellzabet
y, nriscoo Sowing Glass az the Josep
bancroft A Sons Co.'S Mills. sac so
idna Henry Cooper. $40; Subscription
uf friends for tho cause. s3.50:
friend. sioi Anna y. Hazel So; Joi
l. Carpenter, $50; g. V. Ferriday. s25
Mrs. Robert y rcrriday, So a friend
iioi A Trends wife. $40. Emily !
hi~~,ih $40, Mr. and Mrs Charles /
Patterson, $1,000, Bertha HARLAN, $40
A adelaide Shippers. 81. Miss Sophi
g, Preston, 81 Mrs r. H. Robinson
'io. Mary Al. Turner. $40. Edith Lob
dell ruscs. 81, Hunter Grubh. IS;
friend, f1oi LYDIA Such. 81; Frederic
nrinshurst. t25. g. ~ Norman. $40
u, Nav Chambers. s.; E y. Kane. $40
A, V, Robertson. So