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Show WOMAN AND BABES IN IEEDJF FOOD Coal and Clothing Likewise, tn Keep Them From Suffering. Suf-fering. APPEALS TO RELIEF SOCIETY WITHOUT AVAIL Repeated Calls, Like the First, Fail, and the Family Is Destitute. ISmlly J. Sorenson. who, with her two little hoys, lives In a ter.ement-honso at IV! Fourth Kant, is in need of food, fuel and clothing III and unable to work, deserted by her husband, the family Is destitute Aid Refused the Family. Ill and unable to earn a livelihood, but still praying that Hhe might bo allowed to keep h-r little ones with her. the wife and mother applied to the relief society Of the Mormon church and asked for aid Her only excuse for taking that step was tho fact that she and her parent pa-rent before her hud been members of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Lutt'-r-Lay Saints Advised to Go to Work. The f.itlu i ami mollni an- dea l, but iIiiiImk their lifetime they were devoted members of the church! being converted In their native country. D.-iimark. and lomlng to Utah wlun Mrs. Sorenson was but r, (rears i I Later the daughter was baptised and also he. am.- a member of tin- church. When she approached a member of the u. lety. therefore. It was with a feeling (hat she had a perfect right to do so. and according to her own words, as siuled to a Tribune representative represen-tative Monday evening, she fully expected ex-pected help Calls Upon Society Again. The answer she sayn she received from lhe member of the Relief society was this. "Why, Bister Sorenson, you are young Why don't you go to work If wi (n ip such iis you We will have to help a gieat iiiiin." r.ui.id up by this ad-'lcc. ad-'lcc. tin- poor woman, at that tim a fit subject for ihe hospital, placed her little boys with a friend and started to do washing While at work at the tub she fainted and but for the presenee Of some on to assist her to a chair would ha'o fnlien t- the- Moor That was sev- , . rul wi i-ks ago. Family Is Destitute. i Wi i rnnie ,iie ivaited upon u member of the Relief society and received a promise prom-ise that "they would see what could b' done for her." Five weeks passed and no help came. The rent was due and unpaid. The coal bin was nearly empty Eatable were scarce and the children cried for proper nourishment. Still trying try-ing to keep her fulth In the religion which had been taught to her -hi-n a child, the woman worked on until Monday, when she saw the Inevitable staring her In the face and appealed to the Gentiles for pld. Tho Tribune learned of the circumstances circum-stances and started an In vt st Igatlon. A trip to the two humble "rooms which 01Vg as a hOnk for the little family offered of-fered evidence enough to convince nn chance caller of the destitution of the wife and mother The lire vas out In the small stove and snow was piled up On the window gills and dOOrstap The wife and children were In bed striving to keep WSJrm. The cupboard was nearly bare and will be entirely so within a day or two tinl gSfl kind-hearted people come to their Mflslstance. Suppose You Investigate. If this story appeal to you and you have plenty and to spare, lake a trip to 153 Fourth East street, hunt out the two rear rooms of a long tenement in I the thoroughfare. known as 1 tamer's cotirt, and see for yourself whether or nOt Mrs Sorenson asked anything unren- I sonable of the 'ellef society. If you are still skeptical, nsk your family physician physi-cian to call and Intel lew the woman and see what a delicate condition she Is In. Then, after you have satisfied your- i self that she g deserving of your aid, j give whatever y.n have to spare. |
