Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-21
BLESSED ARE
THEY WHO AID
DINNER CAUSE
THERE'S Joy IN GIVING TO
CHRISTMAS FUND
THE HERALD'S HOLIDAY TREAT
MEETS RESPONSES
Readers Cite PitlfuI Cases Where :
Few Dollars Will Cast Sunshine
Into Mothers Hearts and
Children's Lives

4 ; EADERS of The Herald realize
II, that the coming Christmas dinner
Az and celebration for poor children
is much sneeded and much wanted
affair.
Letters, telephone messages and per
sonal calls are Indicative of the interest
felt, the approval of-the course and the
spirit of charity which prevails in the
metropolis of Southern California.
In this land of sunshine dWellers VINO
are unfortunate are not beset with the
cold and stormy conditions of the east;
but hunger, sickness, lack of work and
financial loss smite the just and the
unjust here.
1t is the purpose of The Herald anu
its friends to give the children at least
what they are entitled to-a happy
Christmas day.
Prosperity Week Sequel
The activities of Prosperity Week
have for the time being diverted atten-
tion from the nearness of the Christ
mas holidays, but with the coming
week it is expected that responses will
come in lively from the kind-hearted
PEOPLE who are not aVerse to diVidlng
their Christmas joys with less fortun-
ate mortals.
The Herald starts the fund with you
What will you give?
Yesterday afternoon a city fireman
in uniform walked into The Herald
Office and laid down a silver dollar &c
the cashiers window.
Il want to chip in a bit for The Her
AIDS Christmas fund.- he said. Don't
use my name. Just say hremah
gave it,
The big, brawny fellows face wore a
smile of joy, and it evidently was a
pleasure for him to do a quiet act OF
charity
Beginning Sunday, all contributions
will be acknowledged daily.
Volunteers are invited to see their
friends and urge them to come to the
office and sign the subscription rolls
there.
Offer Help
Letters are coming in by every mail
from Southern Californians who want
TO serve on committees, help at enter
tainments, carry around subscription
blanks and investigate cases to attest
to their worthiness.
All this help and more will be needed
in day or two.
Two well known Angelenos yester-
day expressed their pleasure at the
Christmas dinner idea.
''It is a grand scheme" said George
I. Cochran, head of the Pacific Mutual
Insurance company. Il believe IN CIV
ing the poor children treat at such
time. Let the people fall In line
promptly"
favor of giving the children a good time
on Christmas day." said w. S. Bartlett,
president of the German-Amerlcan
Savings bank. II was a boy once my
self and felt the joys of Christmas
time"
Another of fthe sectional officers of
III. Knows
what Joy the program will carry into
many families, yesterday sent letter
nIedgine cooperation. 1t is as follows:
Editor Herald:
I am in hearty sympathy with
your plan to give the poor children
of Los Angeles a good Chrlstnas
treat and feel that every citizen
who can help should do so to make
the enterprise success.
7 desire to extend to you the
hearty co-operation of the Saliva
ton Army social and industrial de-
partment We are not able to give
money. but we are at your COM
mand in helping you to do the vast
amount of work which such an en-
terprise will require and will tender
Won the free use of one of our in
dustrial wagons with driver and
horse for the purpose of collecting
into your supply depot the contri-
buttons OIL supplies SiFOil 1iOiiA Oil
over the city.
If such services are needed and
acceptable you can reach me at any
time by telephone A49S6 and Main
2OO9 Wishing you great success,
am yours faithfully,
f. W. CAMPBELL, Major
From other sources letters ar pour
ing into the Christmas editor of The
Herald suggesting where the dinner
idea may be successfully carried out
Names and details of families in dis
tress are mentioned, though of course,
this information is held secret from
readers for the sake of the prospective
recipients of aid
Will Appreciate Aid
Here are a few sample communica-
tions:
who will gladly avail themselves OF
one womian has t1tree children up
to 10 years. The husband is sick in
bed. They I'VE 'on what neighbors
provide.
Another is a widow with four
children under II years. The two
oldest support the family inc
mother is not strong, but she gives
her entire time to caring for an IN
valid child. Some time ago the old
crippled mother died, relieving them
of her care.
A woman who is a cripple and
whose husband is a day laborer and
with three children under IL years
have hard struggle most of the
time, as the husband has no steady
work They have nothing. lett Tor
extras.
The Children Suffer
From near Pasadena the following
letter was sent
We've a sick man in our town
who cameS here with sick Wlte
who has since died. He carries
campstool with him when he walks,
as he is forced to rest every few
hundred feet. He tried to do little
work. while neighbors give him
milk and eggs occasionally.
Another reads:
We have near here q family of
four children whom Santa Claus
viii miss unless you help. II is
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