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Show Orphans' Home Benefit Will Be Big Success So that no efforts would be spared to make tho benefit gymnastic and athletic performance to be given by tho Y. Al. C. A. on Monday night, February 7, in the Salt Lake theater, the proceeds of which will go towards the funds being raised by the lad5cs in charge of the Orphans' Home and Day Mur-sery, Mur-sery, a success, Mrs. A, .1. Gorham, who is deeply interested in the nursery, being be-ing one of the original founders, addressed ad-dressed a meeting of tho classes which will participate in the affair, in the gymnasium of the Y. M. ('. A. Monday night. U'nlikc previous performances, it is the intention of tho V. M. C. A. oflieials lo give away no complimentary tickets t.his year, oven tho participants having hav-ing agreed to pay for their tickets so as to make aSj.much as possible for the nursery fund. Helicarsals have been held every night in the gymnasium of the Y. M. C A. and the classes arc in first-class shape. After the rehearsal last Monday night, Secretary Oscar L. ! Cox of tho Y. M. C. A. addressed the 100-odd members who had been taking part. Tn part ho said: " You young people all know tho purpose pur-pose to 'which will be put tho funds obtained from the exhibition, and 1 must say you are all manifesting great interest" and enthusiasm in the work. When the idea of giving the annual exhibition ex-hibition in the Salt Lake theater this year for the benefit of the Orphans' Homo and Day Nursery first occurred lo me, il struck me very forcibly that Ihis would bo a good opportunity for the young men of tho Y. M. C. A, to show their appreciation of -what the people of Salt Lake have done for them, They have rendered much assistance as-sistance in many ways and had it not been for the generosity of certain prominent prom-inent residents a great ileal of trouble would have been tho inevitable result before the Y. M. ('. A. succeeded in getting its club building paid for. In view of these faets it is obvious that tho members of the Y. M. C. A. are indebted to a great extent lo the people peo-ple of Salt Lake, and while our members mem-bers are all much older than the children chil-dren of the Orphans' Homo and Day Nursery, it seems to mo that this is tho best opportunity that has ever appeared ap-peared for us to show our appreciation. We have decided' that no complimentary complimen-tary passes will be issued, oven to those taking- part in the exhibition. The prices! will bo in the reach of all. and f want every member of the Y. M. (J. A. to 'boost' for all he is worth for this exhibition." Mr. Cox then introduced Mrs. Gorham, Gor-ham, who said: "A meeting of the ladies la-dies having charge of tho Orhaus' Home and pay Nursery was held recently re-cently and it was decided that I should appear at one of the rehearsals and thank you in behalf of I he nursery and the ladies in charge for the great interest in-terest you have been showing in the benefit performance and the work you arc doing for us. We cannot couch our appreciation of your efforts in terms too thankful. Anyone who reads the daily newspapers must be awaro of Ihe need for a homo of the kind we are fostering in Salt Lake. Countless cases of poverty through accident or death to one of the parents, making it necessary neces-sary for tho other to earn a living for the children, come to our notiee, but owing ow-ing to the small and unsanitary quarters quar-ters at present being occupied "by Ihe children under our care v.e have found it impossible to care for all the applicants. appli-cants. Our now home, which is modern mod-ern in every respect and much larger than the present quarters, is supplied with an isolation ward for contagious diseases. The need for this was terribly ter-ribly impressed on our minds only a short time ago when an epidemic" of scarlet fever broke out. in tho home and it was found necessary to quarantine tho entire building. 'Pliero are still two cases of scarlet fever at the home but the patients arc rapidl' recovering. recover-ing. Judging from (ho ell'orts being made by you, we expect to realize $1000 from the 'exhibit ion." Mrs. Gorham was roundly applauded by the young men and women who will take part in the show and everyone present promised to do his or her "best towards making the exhibition a suc-ccss. |