Show generosity TO THE POOR spoor comes to us that forty thousand of our fellow countrymen in the city of chicago are in destitute circumstances for the lack of I 1 food clothing and shelter the mayor has made an appeal to all who have means to corne come to the rescue of those in distress some years years ago the great city cita 1 was destroyed by fire and thousands of her inhabitants were without homes clothing 0 and food but they were not left in such condition long there is a common tie tic of sympathy and love which binds all americans together in a bond of holy brotherhood homes were soon provided food and clothing came in abundance to the suffering ones and the heart of the nation flowed out in deeds of generosity and love to the nate so at this time when the people of our s sister ster city are in distress should we respond if need be with our substance to relieve them we live in a land of plenty our granaries are overflowing M our oar ward robes are well stocked we kno know w nothing of the biting winds that sweep over the white city let us not forget our suffering fellows in in this their hour 0 of f need no one within our midst should in any way lack the necessaries of life honest and industrious men h have ve been and are now out of employment through no fault of their own these should receive our generosity |