Show tho the the appeal to citizens iu ili belialon beli behalf alof of the poor of f oar our city which appeared in it the columns ns ofine of THE STANDARD a few day days ago leaves little lit tie to be said in tit the mailer matter of urging a g generous onerous contribution from front every true the noble work that tho tile ladies of the charitable association have done and are doing must touch a responsive nelve chord of recognition in ili the heart 0 of f every one it may not be generally known that the association has undertaken what in most lowns towns and slid cities is performed by the municipal authorities that in most places separate tax or an appropriation from the general tax is relied upon to support tho the gorand poor and needy the writer is creditably I 1 informed f or rued that fiat where this system ie ii in ili vo vogue a thea the amount huou tit appropriated for char itam bitable 0 purposes in a city the size of ogden is no not t less than were this the e a s e f n O 0 g d e i i r t a x e s w 0 u b e i a t e n ally 1 I 1 v i increased u c r e a s e d ou and i d t the h e 0 object b j e c t in in y view f e in w would 0 n ril d not be so fully attained as under tinder the pres ent system where each case of destitution receives special attention often too there are cases of real suffer suffering ilig where no relief could be given if it depended on the individuals concerned who through natural pride refuse to let their wants be made known it is just in work of this kind that women show a peculiar fitness illness in seeing at a glance gance the needs of a household in ili cheering the downcast and in suggesting to the unfortunates ways in which they mar may help themselves of course if there were no society to do this work it would have to be done by the city authorities and at much greater expense let us consider then it is not only our duty but hut our privilege lege to enter heart hand land and bocke pocketbook t book into the support ot of an organization that is doing so much good and especially let us do so in ili the tile present instance by purchasing tickets to the chanty charity ball thereby making it socially and financially a grand success on oil account of the general depression of business thiS thi swinter probably see more privation and suffering sulT ering among tho poorer classes than any previous one the poorer calls on the association for aid have already exceeded those of former years the association in turn relies in a great measure upon the proceeds ot of the charity ball to meet these demands therall the ball in question will b be given i 0 on friday dec la ili the city hafl hall w where h ero the best of music will be furnished and ample seating accommodation for those who d do 0 not care to dance since the ball is i lor tor charity and charity alone and ln order that everyone who buyan buys a ticket may not only attend but thoroughly enjoy the evenings entertainment it has been decided to do away with any ny formality in the way of dress the ladies especially desire that a any n y feature that may have distinguished t the 1 to balls in former years as its swell society affairs be excluded from this one A all alike should come and each oie one should feel that his til presence is none the less accept able because his clothes may not be so fine as those of his neighbor men of means whom god has blessed with the good things of thia this life remember r you owe a debt of gratitude to him from whom all blessings flow and that lie ile has said inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these ye ya have done ft it unto me lle remember member this when one of the workers wor kera calls on you this week to sell you tickets and buy not ono one but several if you cannot use them theta nil all give them to some one who cannot afford to buy and thus you will increase the val value no 1 of your gift twofold two fold covol rt 4 1 young men who are looking forward mo a prosperous career remember that true trite success is always allied with be rl gilless pil less and that true happiness consists i helping your fellowmen fel dont figure it this way it will cost me at least ten dollars for ticket hack back fare flowers 0 etc tc if you you can c 0 n a afford fr ord to bay buy a ticket you can a atford or d all ail that Is required the young lady who ho w would be unwilling to go with you on foot or on the streetcars any reasonable distance t anceis la unworthy of you besides as has been mentioned before the party is to be n decidedly informal one to one and all the women n of the charl charitable association make this urgen urgent t appeal they have much to do this winter and must have means wherewith to do it let us stop talking dull times for a ruo ment and show by our actions that og ogden d never in former veara years backward in 4 noble e enterprise 11 ter prise has still the same gener 1 ous spirit in ili her tier bosom as of yore ONE OF THE CITIZENS 4 11 |