Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-29
CHARITY Home
CHEERED MANY
In PAST YEAR
Annual Report Issued
By Workers Details
Sums Spent Reliev-
ing Distressed

Hundreds Of old men and
were provided with food, clothing
and shelter during the past year;
homeless and orphan children were
provided with the necessities of life
and with the love and care so des-
perately needed by the young; desti-
tute people were given food n
a place to sleep until they could find
work or in other ways prepare to
care for themselves; destitute fam
lilies were provided with meals at
various times during the year; milk
was purchased for babies ard young
children in homes where the parents
were unable to provide it; a good
home was found for at least p
waif and employment was secured
for a number Of persons who were
able TO earn their own living, once
the means had been provided.
Entry into the world was made
more cheerful for a number Of babies
and in six cases, funeral services =
burial were provided for those who
had served their time on earth and
passed on.
Tells of Donations
This is not the report Of activities
Of a national organization, but a de-
failing of the good work OF the
Providence and Charity Home Of
Brownsville during 1927. Some Of
these things are found IL the annual
report just submitted BY Miss Nora
Kelley, trustee. Mrs. J. X. Wells, col
~lector, and Mrs. A. n. Starck, man
ager. But other Of the fine deeds
are read between the lines Of the re-
port which Il intended only 70 give
an accounting Of the actual money
collected and spent.
They do not tell Of the happiness
and sunshine that has been brought
into the lives Of hundreds and less
fortunate members of the human
family, they do not detail the deep
sorrow and despair that has been dis
PEELED.
The report sets forth that a total
of S5577.42 was collected from every
source during the year and that
S5446.17 was spent for food, clothing.
and al the things necessary to carry
on such a work. The year was start
ed with a balance on hand Of Sl4S-15
and at the end Of December there
was a balance Of $2s0.40 in the bank
10 continue the good work into 1928.
Children Cared For
The money collected does not rep
resent the total Of gifts 10 the in
stitution BY Brownsville citizens and
agencies. There were gifts Of cloth
ing and food which were not included
in the cash accounting, but all of il
was used for the same purpese-to
feed the hungry, to clothe the naked,
to bring relief and cheer into the
lives of sad and %sorrowing humanity.
Thanksgiving ard Christmas were
gala occasions at the home, the same
as throughout the land. On these
DAYS hundreds were fed who other
wise might have gone hungry. A
Christmas dinner was served free 70
$50 persons.
The children who were regular in
mates Of the home were sent to local
schools and received the same course
OF instruction as the children living
in homes where there were parents
TO provide for them. This instruc-
ton, furnished by paroehial and pub
lie school systems, was another ot
the very valuable donations not in
cluded in the dollars and cents &C
counting.
Many Assisted
The report sets out that 452 regu-
lar inmates were cared for during the
yea MANY OF them being in the
home for the entire time and others