Hi Everyone I just wanted to let you that a program called "Lady Liberty" will be on the Travel channel on Nov. l8 at 9:00. It is supposed to show things never before seen about the Lady. It also talks about Ellis Island and immigrants. Barb

Hamburgers will be just fine, make mine rare, fresh bun, but please don't fuss too much. As for the pool, no problem, just as long as the hot tub is working. J ----- Original Message ----- > Time to move! Linda often makes a meal for the guys once or twice a month > and she's the best damned cook around. One of my guys wants us to adopt > him so that he can eat her cooking all of the time. Trouble is, he balloon > up to 350 pounds in no time. And he hasn't even tasted a steak from my > high-tech grill. It can make a hamburger taste like filet! > > Al > > > > At 04:45 PM 11/10/2001, you wrote: > >Of your house, I invited everyone on the list. Let Linda know that we all > >will be hungry too, but something simple will do. > >Sue* > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > Ginnie, > > > > > > I must have missed something. A guided tour? of what? > > > > > > Al > > > > > > > >--- > > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001 > > > > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > >SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen, and Westie > > ============================== > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > > --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001

good answer Sue, are you all coming to my house in Fl? If so, I know you will be hungry, give me a head count and dinner will be served. Ginnie

Mac said I could show you where Irwin Ave is cause he and I are Allegheny kids. Bet by now you have figured it out. Ginnie

Marilyn P. Oh, no, Lakewood Resort? Oh, well, times change and I guess we change with them, come to think of it. A nice townhome sounds much more comfortable than those rustic cabins... ha ha! Thanks for letting me know that when I go back there it will look a bit different! Marilyn G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Prinzing To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 3:05 AM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] guided tour Hi Marilyn, Times have changed in them thar hills. We traded one of our timeshare weeks at Vail, CO for a week at Lakewood Resort. We did this in 1999, and had a lovely three story townhome right on the lake. Of course on that trip, I spent my time in Hagerstown, MD attempting to chase down an errant g,grandfather by the name of Delmar Whetzel who left his family in Fayette Co. and also visited the Garrett Co. Historical Society which has a wonderful museum attached. The people at the historical society were wonderful and helped me get some Wetzel obits; but, nary a trace of the elusive Delmar. Oh, yes, and lets don't forget the fun I had making my husband travel the back roads to Grafton, WV. His driving gave a new meaning to corkscrew curves. <Smile> Oglesbay brings back memories as I attended a majorette camp at the park when I was in high school. Marilyn; Lake Co. Illinois **************************** From: "marilynandmonty" <marilynandmonty@home.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] guided tour : Marilyn, : : Do they still have those old cabins at Deep Creek or have they gotten more modern with hotel-type complexes? I used to love it as a kid in the '50's (the cabins were old, then!) when we would go to Deep Creek for a weekend or take our annual vacation there. Traffic was awful, returning on a Sunday afternoon, but just reading the name brought back some really great memories! : : Marilyn G. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: Marilyn Prinzing : To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com : Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 9:39 AM : Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] guided tour : : : Hey, Ginnie, : : I am going to be leaving for McHenry, MD on Thursday. Put the kettle on we : will pay you a call on our way. All kidding aside. The last time we : stayed at Deep Creek which is in that thin strip of MD that sits between WV : and PA, I talked my husband into driving me to Grafton, WV via the : backroads. : : Well !!!! That was quite an experience for a guy who was born in IN and : grew up in IL. I was born in Grafton, WV where my father helped to build : the Tygart Dam; but, the family came back to SW PA when I was three so : mountain driving does not bother me; but, I would have rather been the : driver for those backroads that day. My directions are no longer trusted : where WV is concerned. LOL : : Will be spending Thanksgiving with my aunt in Saltsburg, PA so will be : unsubscribing soon. : : Ya'll have a nice Thanksgiving, ya hear! : : Marilyn: Lake Co. Illinois : : : : ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== : How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. : : ============================== : Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 : Source for Family History Online. Go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 : ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01

Thanks for that info Rosanne (about the Salvation Army). Does anyone know if AmeriCares is a good one? I made my contribution to that fund thru the CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) at work. It stated in it's information on the internet (also provided thru CFC) that all contributions (after the 15% administrative fee) went directly to the families of the Firefighters and Police. I hope I made a good choice? Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: <Roebuck513@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 911 donations > In a message dated 11/09/2001 12:11:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Anna.Cotter@ca.com writes: > > > > ! I also noticed that the Salvation Army was there. They were giving out > > coffee and other drinks to the approximately 100 people there to help. It > > was the Salvation Army that called the Red Cross for me. > > > . But unfortunately it's going to take time and the families just can't sit > back and "wait" to be contacted. > > Since it is close to Veterans Day, I would like to make a plug for the > Salvation Army. They don't wait for the family to contact them, they go > where they are needed. My father was a W.W.II veteran. He was a very frugal > man, cheap. But he gave to the Salvation Army, because they were there at > every battle and any where the soldiers needed them. He 3 1/2 years in > Europe he never saw the Red Cross. The Red Cross didn't hand out coffee and > doughnuts to the troops, the Salvation Army did. I took the two above quotes > from the 911 letters of today. > I'm glad the lady got help from the Red Cross, but they wouldn't have come if > the Salvation Army didn't call them. > > The Red Cross is waiting to be contacted. People in trouble don't always > know who to contact. I sent my money to the Salvation Army, and will > continue to put money in the kettles and back it up with a check. They > contact the needy. > > Rosanne > > ______________________________ --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01

In a message dated 11/10/01 2:56:26 PM GMT Standard Time, darylat@home.com writes: > It is about time that these charities become accountable for monies donated > to them. Forget the Red Cross and United Way. They have always operated > this way. Just my two cents worth but I always give to St. Vincent de Paul. Like others on this list my family has had problems with the Red Cross. St. Vincent de Paul isn't nationally well known but it operates in most local areas and is strong in New York. The great thing about them is that when you go to them for help they have access to disaster funds as well as local funds. They stayed to take care of the people with Hurricane Andrew for five years after the big blow. You still have to go to them but they are as near as your local Catholic Church and you don't have to be Catholic to apply for aid. The National Headquarters is in St. Louis. Colleen

Cathy - Oglebay still had its Christmas display in 1997, only we had to leave while they were still assembling it. Friends in Ohio said it gets better each year! Well worth the trip from Pittsburgh, I'm told! Marilyn G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Raber To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] wheeling And listers, they have at Olgelby Park (Wheeling PArk) a X-mas display that had been REALLY BEautiful! Are they still having it ya all? I haven't been there in the area since 1987, so I wouldn't know, but if anyone in the Pgh area gets a chance it'd be worth the drive over the X-mas holidays for the kids or grandkids visiting! I had gone took pics back then. Cathy Raber --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01

Time to move! Linda often makes a meal for the guys once or twice a month and she's the best damned cook around. One of my guys wants us to adopt him so that he can eat her cooking all of the time. Trouble is, he balloon up to 350 pounds in no time. And he hasn't even tasted a steak from my high-tech grill. It can make a hamburger taste like filet! Al At 04:45 PM 11/10/2001, you wrote: >Of your house, I invited everyone on the list. Let Linda know that we all >will be hungry too, but something simple will do. >Sue* >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > Ginnie, > > > > I must have missed something. A guided tour? of what? > > > > Al > > > >--- > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001 > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

Of your house, I invited everyone on the list. Let Linda know that we all will be hungry too, but something simple will do. Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > Ginnie, > > I must have missed something. A guided tour? of what? > > Al --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001

Ginnie, I must have missed something. A guided tour? of what? Al At 11:59 PM 11/9/2001, you wrote: >Al, want a guided tour? I will be in the area later in Nov. > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

SAXTON/SEXTON, GRAHAM, GRACE, McCORD, PETERSON, STEPHENSON, STEVENSON "Abbreviations.-In the following pages, atty. stands for attorney; ab., above; av., avenue; bds., boards; B.H., boarding house; bt., between; bel., below; col., colored; cor., corner; h., house; lab., laborer; n., near; o., office; s., shop or store; s.s., South side; n.s., North side, & c; S. Com., South Commom; N. Com., North Common, &c. For obvious reasons we are compelled to abbreviate Allegheny City and the Boroughs, thus; A., Allegheny; B., Birmingham; D., Dusquesne; E. B., East Birmingham; E. P., East Pittsburgh; L., Lawrenceville; M., Manchester; Min., Minersville; Mon., Monogahela; S.P., South Pittsburgh; T., Temperanceville, &c." SAXTON Catherine, laundress, cor ay and Rebecca, n 307, A Daniel, sadler, r 60 Federal, A John, lab, 174 Grant SEXTON James, moulder, cor Washington and Market, M Philip, la, Township road, Mt washington GRAHAM J.M., wagpn maker, 105 Webster John, president Bank of Pittsburgh, 111 Liberty (cool!) John, roller, bds 679 Penn John, (col) porter, 182 and 184 Federal, A John, silver plater, bds cor Wayne and Lafayette John, engineer, Western av n West Common, A John, roller, S(?)oenberger's Row, Mechanic John, bar keeper, bds 58 Wylie John, nail cutter, 62 Robinson, A John, lab, 47 Gum John, teamster, 13 Pennock's court, Etna John, wagon maker, 7 Poplar ay John, blacksmith, Plank road, Chartiers tp, T John A., photographer, 243 Rebecca, A John A., clerk, bds, Pitt ay n Diamond, A GRAHAM, Mary-sorry, none listed GRACE Capt. R., U.S. steamboat inspector, Custom House, h 179 Third R.J. jr., machinist, 179 Third Wm. M., of Fahnestock, Albree & Co., Carson, W P McCORD Agnes, widow Hercules, Centre ay n Grantham, A McCord & Co., fashionable hatters, 131 Wood (love it!) Hercules, clerk, cor Centre and Grantham, A James E., salesman, 138 Penn James S., of McCord & Co., Oakland John, lab, McClurg n Carson, B John D., of McCord & Co., 138 Penn Wm., M., salesman, 138 Penn PETERSON- sorry, no Joshua listed J.A., tailor, 9 Fifth STEPHENSON, George, messenger, 91 Washington STEVENSON, Geo. A., salesman, 44 Clark

Ed, You didn't give any time frame, but even with that your mission will probably be fruitless. If she had Mrs Andrews on his death certificate, she probably introduced herself to others in that fashion. Unless you can find some society gossip write-up in a newspaper, I'm afraid that she'll remain a 'mystery' woman. Al At 04:38 AM 11/10/2001, you wrote: >Hi Al, > >You sure are being kept busy replying to all these messages. Thank >you for replying to mine. You are probably correct about Masters >Way actually being McMasters Way. Maybe they just used to shorten >it in those days or it was a typo in the paper. > >The reason I am interested in the Pittsburgh connection with my great- >grandfather is that he left my ggrandmom for another women! Shock, >horror! And so our family didn't know of his whereabouts after that. > From my researches so far, I have learned that he liked to live the high >society life and the only thing that was passed on down our family is >that he was either living with or married to one of the Mellon banking >family girls. I haven't been able to confirm that bit. I do know that >he was living with another woman and her daughter from the obits. >She called herself Mrs. Charles Jackson Andrews on his death >certificate. He died as a resulting of over imbibing and eating during >the Christmas-New Years Celebrations while staying at the hotel in >Pottsville, Pa. Oddly enough his two brothers, William "Bull" H. >Andrews and Wesley R. Andrews both died in hotels too. > >I would like to try and find out more about this 'other woman' but >probably that will never be known. I thought that if I could find >exactly where he was living that might then reveal her name. > >Sorry for the long message, my fingers ran away with me. - Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Edward Coates Sinker >Church Lea >Bosbury, Herefordshire HR8 1PX >UK > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, >Palm-Gen, and Westie > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Hey, Ginnie, I am going to be leaving for McHenry, MD on Thursday. Put the kettle on we will pay you a call on our way. All kidding aside. The last time we stayed at Deep Creek which is in that thin strip of MD that sits between WV and PA, I talked my husband into driving me to Grafton, WV via the backroads. Well !!!! That was quite an experience for a guy who was born in IN and grew up in IL. I was born in Grafton, WV where my father helped to build the Tygart Dam; but, the family came back to SW PA when I was three so mountain driving does not bother me; but, I would have rather been the driver for those backroads that day. My directions are no longer trusted where WV is concerned. LOL Will be spending Thanksgiving with my aunt in Saltsburg, PA so will be unsubscribing soon. Ya'll have a nice Thanksgiving, ya hear! Marilyn: Lake Co. Illinois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@home.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 10:56 PM Subject: [PITTSBURGH] guided tour : Ginnie, : Y'er gonna be a hillbilly! : Sue* : ----- Original Message ----- : : : > ok Sue. I will be in Wheeling, WV as of 11/20 and it is a darn sight : closer : > than Fl. So all of you listers plan on comin on down, ya hear? : Wheeling : > is close to Pittsburgh so I may have to rent a hall. : :

New Brighton is definitely in Beaver county, PA, but Allegheny County used to be a parent county for both Beaver Washington Counties, umpteen years ago, I think it was around 1800! Cathy Raber ----- Original Message ----- From: The Curries To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 11/9/01 7:26:26 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories Thanks Ray, New Brighton is in Beaver County. Sorry I didn't relate that. Thanks again! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "IRAY" IRAY@msn.com To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories Janet, I'm not familiar with New Brighton. Is it within the bounds of Pittsburgh, such as old Allegheny City was? If so, it's most likely included with the Pittsburgh directories. If it's an outlying area such as the towns in Fayette County, etc., I don't think there were city directories for the smaller towns. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Curries" mountie@charter.net To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Pittsburgh Directories Ray, did smaller commumites like New Brighton have city directories? Janet ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp --- Cathy Raber --- pigeonrock@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Hi Al, You sure are being kept busy replying to all these messages. Thank you for replying to mine. You are probably correct about Masters Way actually being McMasters Way. Maybe they just used to shorten it in those days or it was a typo in the paper. The reason I am interested in the Pittsburgh connection with my great- grandfather is that he left my ggrandmom for another women! Shock, horror! And so our family didn't know of his whereabouts after that. From my researches so far, I have learned that he liked to live the high society life and the only thing that was passed on down our family is that he was either living with or married to one of the Mellon banking family girls. I haven't been able to confirm that bit. I do know that he was living with another woman and her daughter from the obits. She called herself Mrs. Charles Jackson Andrews on his death certificate. He died as a resulting of over imbibing and eating during the Christmas-New Years Celebrations while staying at the hotel in Pottsville, Pa. Oddly enough his two brothers, William "Bull" H. Andrews and Wesley R. Andrews both died in hotels too. I would like to try and find out more about this 'other woman' but probably that will never be known. I thought that if I could find exactly where he was living that might then reveal her name. Sorry for the long message, my fingers ran away with me. - Ed Edward Coates Sinker Church Lea Bosbury, Herefordshire HR8 1PX UK

My personal experience with Red Cross In 1962 my husband was hospitalized, dying of cancer. His doctor, hoping it might help, ordered blood transfusions. You've all heard Red Cross pleading for blood donations, right ! Well, this is how they operated in this case. In 1962 they charged $35 for each transfusion for my husband, UNLESS someone made a blood contribution in his name. In 1962 $35 dollars was a lot of money. My take-home salary at that time, as a bookkeeper at a junior high school was about $75 per week. I had four children 12 and under, as well as a mortgaged home. If it hadn't been for the wonderful people, teachers and clerical at that school who donated blood and money I don't know what I would have done. Now tell me, is this SELLING what was donated in good faith? If not, I'd like to know how they justify it. Carol S.

Here is a link to Give.Org: Give But Wisely. I do not know how accurate this is but if you want you can check it out http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp It is about time that these charities become accountable for monies donated to them. Forget the Red Cross and United Way. They have always operated this way. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Laurie" <sandylaurie@alltel.net> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 911 donations > Any of us who had fathers serving during WW II will strongly agree with what > you've said, Roseanne. Mine often spoke of how kind the Salvation Army was > . . . always there when needed. While they were passing out coffee, donuts, > etc., the Red Cross was selling theirs. I often wondered why this was so. > A current Red Cross official was asked that question . . . his answer: the > local shopkeepers in whatever country were losing business and they(Red > Cross)thought that unfair. What bull! > > Sandy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Roebuck513@aol.com> > To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:28 PM > Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 911 donations > > > > In a message dated 11/09/2001 12:11:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > Anna.Cotter@ca.com writes: > > > > > > > ! I also noticed that the Salvation Army was there. They were giving > out > > > coffee and other drinks to the approximately 100 people there to help. > It > > > was the Salvation Army that called the Red Cross for me. > > > > > . But unfortunately it's going to take time and the families just can't > sit > > back and "wait" to be contacted. > > > > Since it is close to Veterans Day, I would like to make a plug for the > > Salvation Army. They don't wait for the family to contact them, they go > > where they are needed. My father was a W.W.II veteran. He was a very > frugal > > man, cheap. But he gave to the Salvation Army, because they were there at > > every battle and any where the soldiers needed them. He 3 1/2 years in > > Europe he never saw the Red Cross. The Red Cross didn't hand out coffee > and > > doughnuts to the troops, the Salvation Army did. I took the two above > quotes > > from the 911 letters of today. > > I'm glad the lady got help from the Red Cross, but they wouldn't have come > if > > the Salvation Army didn't call them. > > > > The Red Cross is waiting to be contacted. People in trouble don't always > > know who to contact. I sent my money to the Salvation Army, and will > > continue to put money in the kettles and back it up with a check. They > > contact the needy. > > > > Rosanne > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, > Palm-Gen, and Westie > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hi Everyone, Forgot to post to this list-will be happy to do lookups in the 1862-1863 City Directory as time permits. Please email me off list with your names, and I'll post to the list in batches. Ellen Weaver elnweav@aol.com

Any of us who had fathers serving during WW II will strongly agree with what you've said, Roseanne. Mine often spoke of how kind the Salvation Army was . . . always there when needed. While they were passing out coffee, donuts, etc., the Red Cross was selling theirs. I often wondered why this was so. A current Red Cross official was asked that question . . . his answer: the local shopkeepers in whatever country were losing business and they(Red Cross)thought that unfair. What bull! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Roebuck513@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 911 donations > In a message dated 11/09/2001 12:11:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Anna.Cotter@ca.com writes: > > > > ! I also noticed that the Salvation Army was there. They were giving out > > coffee and other drinks to the approximately 100 people there to help. It > > was the Salvation Army that called the Red Cross for me. > > > . But unfortunately it's going to take time and the families just can't sit > back and "wait" to be contacted. > > Since it is close to Veterans Day, I would like to make a plug for the > Salvation Army. They don't wait for the family to contact them, they go > where they are needed. My father was a W.W.II veteran. He was a very frugal > man, cheap. But he gave to the Salvation Army, because they were there at > every battle and any where the soldiers needed them. He 3 1/2 years in > Europe he never saw the Red Cross. The Red Cross didn't hand out coffee and > doughnuts to the troops, the Salvation Army did. I took the two above quotes > from the 911 letters of today. > I'm glad the lady got help from the Red Cross, but they wouldn't have come if > the Salvation Army didn't call them. > > The Red Cross is waiting to be contacted. People in trouble don't always > know who to contact. I sent my money to the Salvation Army, and will > continue to put money in the kettles and back it up with a check. They > contact the needy. > > Rosanne > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen, and Westie > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >