Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, A

The Armitage Orphanage

San Mateo, Calif., Dec, 1901

To the Friends of the Armitage Orphanage:

It has been the custom, for many years, to invite the friends of the Orphanage to make contributions for the boys' Christmas Tree. In sending out our letter, again this year, we make our appeal to you for money or other gifts, such as books, toys, pictures, clothing of all kinds, candy, nuts, raisins, fruit, also ornaments and candles for the tree. We can make no stronger plea for a generous response, than by reminding you that the 1 hundred and 78 boys at the Orphanage are without homes, and that this is their only Christmas celebration, A prompt reply is earnestly requested.

Board of Managers

Mrs. Austin Tubbs President

Mrs. H. T. Scott, Vice-President

Mrs. E. Duplessis Beylard, Secretary

Mrs. Drysale, Corresponding Secretary

Mrs. W. B. Hooper, Treasurer

All Gifts may be sent to Mrs. W. B. Hooper, Occidental Hotel, san Francisco

[perforation]

Merry Christmas for the Armitage Orphange Boys.

with the compliments of_________________

Nature of Donation: ________________

Donors will please fill out this slip and enclose it in letter or package forwarded that we may acknowledge receipt of same. Please give full name and address.

Christmas, 1901

Dec 19th 1901 Mrs Jane L Stanford Dear Madam I saw in the paper that you had given to the uniersity [sic] 30,000,000. O if I had just a little bit how glad my poor hart [sic] would bee my poor Husband sprained his self in the log yard 20 year ago and caused himself [duble rupters (sic)] which he is very bad off in bed most of the time and I had to rais [sic] chickens and turkeys and make a [scant ?] living O my I would be so thankful if you would send me a few

dollars I am so needy, if I could do somthing for you in pay for it I would do it plese let Mrs Stanford read this with her {own] eyes I am in strated sircumstance [sic] at this time I cannot help thinking that you will do some thing for poor me. So good night yours truly. May the lord be good to you Mrs Anna M Armstrong Madina Ohio Madina County

Los Gatos Calif Dec 17th 1901

Mrs Stanford,

I wrote you last week but have not heard yet from you but I hope to hear soon from you. I am going to pray the Lord to convert your sole, so you will be able to do good to those who needs your assistence. The Lord has only loaned all this to you that you have and He expects to have a part back. So I am going to pray for you from this time, that He will help you to know that it is not all of life to live or all of death to die. I have [grape?] power in prayer, and if

the Lord sees you are not going to be saved, I shall pray him to reveal to me and I shall ask him to spare you a little longer, and if he reveals any thing in your case that I think you should know I will write you. You cant shake this off it will come to you in the still watches of the night.

I am very truly, a child of the most high

Mrs. S. C. Armstrong.