Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
CONTRIBUTORS
NAMES GIVEN
Citizens Giving For
Charity Dinner
Are Many
(Coatrlhutedl

Joy atoundcd IN Brow zsville's lit
tle Charity Home for the aged poor
and in the Providence orphaaage on
Christmas day. thLnEs 10 the bounty
Of generous ~frienGs, VINO sent an
abundance " good things for all a1c
lad u possible for santa Claus 10
bring 3 p-ck well filled with an
ties, fruits and toys Tor the little
ones and more substantial gifts fOr
the older mes. The pretty tree. the
gift Of Mrs. j. h. wells, shOne vita
light Of waXen tapers and orns-
ments. There was q gift for each Of
the IS Inmates from MoolwOrth's
IRON the Christmas fund. Many
sent toys partly used but in good
condition and every child received
several.
The home wished 20 thank most
heartily each ard everyone Of the
friends who remembered the inmates
II our little refuge for the needy.
and bess space in the Herald for
the list Of Christmas benefactors.
they are As follows: John G.. Fer
IaD.cz, $50, John Gregg. $50: W. s.
~BlacksEear, 81: Mrs. h. II. Dalzell.
50; Mrs. y. Thayer, IS; Mrs. X. b.
3AE1kt.s co. III ~ T. 0UlhGIs Els
Mrs. y. o. Wheeler. 50; Frank Rabb.
50; Joe Celaya. $40; Miss kimDaiI,
al; Mrs. r. rabbi. 81; Mrs. Roy Nor
lis. 81; Immaculate Conception
church, $50, Mrs. "A. j. Rocham, De-
troit, Aieh, s.; Miss Bernice Gra-
ham, S..
The following sent clothing or
toys: Mrs. VI. Gimble. Miss Francisco
oantu. Mrs. II. b. Creager, Mrs. W.
W. Higgins. Mrs. &. l.. Fitch. and
Mrs. J. X. wells: Woolworth's a l5c
gift for each inmate. Cisneros Drug
store sent all decorations for the
two homes and sent three dolls; J.
i. Canales, apples and a big box OF
toys, Mrs. b. l.. Lambert. bread and
groceries for inmates; +. Camiade,
big box of candy and groceries,; c..
C~ovacevich, box OF apples.
The management Of the home mss
not the list Of cash donations 10
the Christmas dinner for TIE poor.
but wishes 70 acknowledge receipt
Of the following gifts for the re-
past 1t which $50 poor people were
served a~bundantly: DIESEL Bottcher. 2
sacks Of potatoes; Joe Champion, 10
pounds onions; City Market. 81
pounds meat: Garcia Market, First
ward, 10 pounds meat; Tamayo Meat
Market. 5 pounds meat; Harper's
Cafe, ] big cake: bread was re-
ccived from the Perfection bakery.
20 l%oaves; Enrique Garcia. Is ~loaves:
Juan VI. Perez. 20 ~loaves; Union
bakery. 10 l~oaves: Brownsville sak-
cry. 20 l~oaves; FL Indie Azteca. Is
loaves.
Fruit was sent by Mrs. Roy. | bush
ell; Brown White commission COM
pany. ! truck load; II. S. Customs
flcials, sugar; Garcia Gomez Cham
pion. 30 pouncs beans: Mrs. Leonard.
j case each Of tomatoes and peas:
Fred Stark. truck load Of vegetables:
Rio Grande Coffee and
Mrs. Kate Leahy. coffee; Mrs. r.
Leorard. ] sack rice. I sack sugar.
one sack beans. and 2 eases toma-
toes; ENRIQUE Garcia. . sacks pota-
toes; Mrs. J.. X. Wells. groceries.
Thanks are due Bishop Print shop
Tor the 900 dinner tickets. aiso to
Enrique Garcia for his gift OF SER
vices in baking all of the meats and
cco',ing the potatoes.
There was an abundance III we'll
cooked food for all. Paper plates and
cups were bought from the funds.
Over 400 pounds of meat were serv-
ed. Eight large cakes were bought
and each guest enjoyed a generous
slice.
Mrs. Annie Starck was assisted ~
serving nv several young men and
sorle 81 the inmates of the homo.
Everyone seemed hapsv and a real
Christmas chce> prevailed.
Thanks are also due the Rotary
club for inviting tie children Of the
home 10 is Christmas tree and 10
the kiwans club for tickets "a its
patty ~ the Queen Theatre Monday.
Last but hv no means ieaet. the
Rome tenders rs sincere ~ratifude 70
The brownsville Herald for its gen
erous gift az publicity. which was so
largelv instrumental In making our
Christmas celebration 4 great sue
cess.