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Show , :i35R THE Oil?" AI1S WHEN ' - ; .x CaRISElLS-IEIE CODIES bstitutloiis of Charity In" Salt Lake Where ' Much : Happiness May Be Brought. i There are those who. when Chrlst-lias Chrlst-lias comes, will be surrounded by all of the comforts and . luxuries of life. They will have the glowing hearth, the .. Christmas tree, the well-filled stockings. stock-ings. They will , have all that heart ; eould wish to make their Christmas a merry one. All of this will come to ! glad to receive contributions of this kind. . Almost anything in the line of food, vegetables and meats would be welcome, wel-come, and if a wagonload of warm clothing were sent there, none of it would be refused or sent back. - All of it would be put to the very best use that trained hands could put It. them as a matter of course, and they will not think It out of the ordinary course of events. , There are those who will have a " dreary Christmas unless those who are more fortunate will remember them ' : and their condition In time and will do . ; something to alleviate the want that is their constant companion. In Salt Lake there are several Institutions Insti-tutions where children who are home-, home-, lees, where foundlings and orphans, ' and where deserted mothers with babies, ba-bies, and . women who are without homo or shelter, can apply and receive ? home, shelter, food, clothing and the necessities of life for a time at least, for the asking. These institutions are maintained and supported by charity. Persons , who are more fortunate in life remember remem-ber these unfortunates 'and out of the largeness of their hearts give to thorn from their stores, that they may not - Want. Those children and those persons who are by necessity forced to seek the shelter of such institutions feel the Christmas feeling in their hearts where they are old enough to know of such a thing, and those who are not so old feel the lack of the Christmas cheer V . when they see others of their own age . loaded down with presents, comforts and luxuries which are denied to them. The v Christmas needs of "the Children's Chil-dren's Aid and Home Finding associa- , Hon, of which Mrs. V. A. Stickney Is " suoerintendent, are many. At the home, 11 Earl's court, there are nine who are in the care and under the pro-rtectlon pro-rtectlon of the association. This "fam- x TTfiy " w-hich is personally overseen by Mrs. Stickney. needs many things in order that there may be comfort, much less luxury. In the home for Christmas. ' "The supposition that this home is for children only," said Mrs. Stickney to The Telegram Wednesday, "is erro-j erro-j neous. Homeless mothers of young ; children, mothers who have been deserted de-serted by their husbands, frequently - find their way here, where the doors ewtng In for them, and where they have always in the past been made welcome until other homes may be pro-cured pro-cured for them. "There are orphans, too. and foundlings, found-lings, who are housed, sheltered, fd and clothed by the association. The . work is carried on nnd maintained by charity, and all kinds of donations are 7 acceptable. All of those in the home are in need of warm clothing, which v need not necessarily be new., J "Two babies, 1 year old. need warm - winter dresses, hoods and cloaks, as well as little shoes and warm underclothing. under-clothing. Any clothing suitable for 1 children of that age would be grateful-. grateful-. ly received. . "What we need most of all, and that which is our most constant need, is provisions or ail kitids. Fuel is ex- pensive, food is high. We need every-. every-. thing that could be used by a large family. We would be especially grate- ful for a ton of coal and enough food for a first-class Christmas dinner for nine persons, nearly all children. , . "For the proper care of the Infants . this winter we require fifty or more old cheets, either cotton or linen, and many old white table napklns. These we cau use in many ways, and we cannot have ' ' ' too many of them on hand. . "The association is maintained solely by charity, and the general public is Invited to contribute whatever it can, to meet the needs of the association." At the Orphans' Home and Day Nursery. State and Twelfth South, there are forty children ranging in age from 2 to 10 years. These are about equally, divided as to- sex. '. sWlt has always been the custom to lAive a great Christmas tree each year fj&r these unfortunate little ones, and - - lo make the institution as homelike as j possible for them at the greatest of the children's holidays. The needs of the orphanage for the carrying out of the custom this year are many. There are dolls and other toys for the girls, and little things that please small boys, that the directors of the orphanage would like to see come in . before the last minute. Forty children could eat a large quantity of candy, r.uts, popcorn and oranges, and the su-neiintendent su-neiintendent of the home would be |