The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08
A PLEA FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.
The following has been received from
Mrs. Alden, President general OF the
International Sunshine Society with re-
quest to publish. It is a plea. for some
Christmas joys for the unfortunate
children and is as follows:
1t would be hard to make plea for
our little ones that will touch your
hearts more than these lines from
Maxwelfs Talisman:
"Just look at all the faces Of the chill
So wistfuliy from the tenements that
you could cheer, no doubt.
And then there's many cripple wee
And just blooming rose would bring
the sunshine to his lot.
The world is full Of little hearts that
A little Kindness you could give and
Do be 2 cheerful .giyer. then. and II
Just give the touch OF nature that
makes the whole world kin.
we need hundreds OF dolls, jacks
knives, books, toys, games. boxes of
candy. etc, to put In the stockings of
the little folks who heretofore have
looked In vain. These two children
James Montague tells about:
See them dcliies. baby7 Thems for
That has warm. hurry Jackets an pref
ty flowing curis,
Santa ClausiT take 'em. an stribute
Among them happy children. Won't
they Just have runy
we amt got no doilies, baby. me an
Mus stand here looking at 'em an
wonder what we'd do,
If hs.a Sc mixed mixed up somehow in pass
An istt : pretty dolly at our house.
Big blue eyed, yellow -naired ones, with
r all them pretty Sro,ss: :. .,,o,.
lot more. RI bet.
Than any pretty rich child that ever
had one yet.
But that won't never happen, an. baby,
you and me
Are havin' ali the Christmas that wen
Come on! Let's be soin'. It makes me
TO think they're all for others to play
with. Don't 1t you?
Let US all do just a little--tust
enough to stop the sobbing Of the child
who has been forgotten.
Peal out, glad chimes OF Christmas,
Ring clear and loud and Wild.
That none may know the utter woe
In the sob of a little child;
ehId that at. vas DSr1 f. s s0srG se
who watched through the flight OF q
For aes q Christmas that never came.
| Dreaming, his griefs fell from him.
| The hunger and racking pain
| Left never trace on the little face.
For nh the Visions Of new-found treasures.
The Joy and the glad surprise
| He had longed to know. ana had
went dancing before his eyes.
Rut dreams are brief. and the waking
| brought only the chamber bare.
| And a little form in cruel storm
or grief lay tossing there.
The beautiful visions were shattered,
And the beautiful hopes lay dead.
And never light from heaven tnat
shone down on that little bed.
o And fathers with glad-faced boys,
Each year add more to their goodly
Of Wonderful. costly toys.
oI On ' this picture Of grief and pain.
And give your mite ere Christmas
rbaF this child may smile again?
james Montague.
A committee of volunteer helpers will
- headnuarters daily from now on
20 attend to all contributions coming in.
and the list OF children and invalids
a. he remembered numbers thousands.
Anybody sending a gift with name
end address Immediately becomes a
aaen,ber of the One Kindness Club and
,.,,lI receiye letter of grateful thanks
from headquarters.
wishing you and all your readers a
merry Christmas and happy New
Year / am.
Yours faithfully in sunshine or shade.
Cynthia Westover Alden.
President General