Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Jul 1932, p. 29

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MMtendent of, the H-aymarket district. SUnited Charities of Chicago. ~Mrs. S. bas been confined Io ber home since last September wlcn. ber Sbaby was born. Shec does not knom- When sbe wiII be able to restime -;supervision of lier liousehold and as she is a.very active woman, she frets con stantly because, sbe cantiot hielp ber children takç care of the family. She was so deligbted with tbe flowers t hat she flot oly teleplioned but wrote .me. a letter tellhng me llow beautiful they wvere.. -Mr. A. is in the M\-unicipal Tuber- culosis sanitarium. This poror mnan 1S burdened not onlY with the knoiv- ledge that he is.,probably incurable. but also knows that bis baby *as re - cenitly fo'und to be an '*open tuber- culosis case." His Young wife is not tubercular at presenit but is extrenie- ]y u nderweight and, bas tobe watcbed. ver% carefully, so that, she wiII pot develop tbe disease. She lives %vi.tl ber, parents wbile be is in tbe bos- pital and life for ber is very, drab. Your beautiful bouquet cbeered bier greatly. -Anotber man, wbo at one -tinie biad bis oivn borne and gardex in a sul>urb of Chicago. îîowv lies incur- ably ill. witb tuberculosis of tbe. spinc. Ini spite of bis affliction and -the bopelessness of. bis. situation, be is vers- cbeerfuland bopeful. You -Cali, imagi ne .wbat the sigbt of a bouquet of 'beautiful flowers did for tbis mani. "Mr. C. and.bis wife and five cbild- reti were in an auto accident some i timie ago. At the tirnè of the acci- dent, the father Was, working and the family self -supporting and now because of his injuries, he will iîever l)e able u, work again. His daughi-, ter is ini a very serious nervous Co11- ditioni because of ,thé sboc.k .anîd injuries. Tbey' are botb confined.. to thieir, beds and tbe mother, who bias barelv. recov ered from. ber* injuries. is greatly - worried. IbTe. héautif u' flowe.rs cbeered everybody: in this **AIl of the above mentioÜed fain- ilies. *are receiving belp from-.. the United Cbarities because, of illness and other problerus in the bomne. Our funds *are too meager to 'allow. for the ýpurchase of flowers or other.i things which cheer a sick< person. Your gifts afford great pleasuire to *vAflmeie, rimerwc- U.iu chairmaïî ipr the Wilm-ette. Garden club. Mrs. Anna Hamili of Austin was tbe guest last week-end of ber sis- ter. Mrs. Frank Ketter, 207 Itight- ,centh Street. and wil temiber. returil to the Want Ad& I 'seasy to answer or make tlpone cal/s! An extension tekephone tintes be adéquate, dependabie and satisjactory to the user at your hed- telephones in your home have been reduced. Call our Business Office today.

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