Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-15
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To the Good Fellows of Globe:

To the Good Fellows of Globe:
 Last Christmas and New Years eve you and 1 went out for good time and spent from $10 to $200.
 Last Christmas morning more than one hun dred innocent little children-rght here in busy, prosperous, proud Globe-awoke to an empty stocking, the bitter pain of disappointment that Santa Claus had forgotten them.
 Perhaps it wasn't our fault
 We had provided for our own; we had also reflected in passing way on those less for tdnate than our own. Perhaps in the hundred and one things we had to do some of us didn t think of that heart sorrow of the child over the empty stocking.
 Now, old man, here s chance
 l have been adopting-soIely for Christmas purposes and to add to my individual happiness at Yuetde-about half a dozen little ones not quite so fortunate as my own and showering a little sunshine their way in the shape of few bright Christmas toys for the last three years l got so much happiness from the procedure that two years ago decided to take the public into my confidence and by cooperation with the people and those good samaritans, the Salvation Army, reach every needy home in the city
 The plan worked we'll It wasn't complete success for the reason that we didn't have suffi- clent money to reach all the dark places
 That's isn't going to happen again this year.
 There are too many genuinely good fellows in Globe.
 I'm not talking to the narrow, selfish pinhead. who finds pleasure alone in spending money upon himself or in making a fool of himself by reckless expenditures, but these remarks are ad dressed to the broad, big hearted fellow who would not knowingly permit Christmas trage- dy in the world of children if he could prevent it.
 The sure-enough good fellow.
 Well, here's the idea.
 Just for convenience and that some person may take the initiative in this matter, I have elevated myself to the position of Worthy Grand Master of the Lodge of Good Fellows There is something of a membership list published else where; but that's only the proverbial drop in | the bucketful. There must be at least POO more good fellows in town who are willing to assume the Santa Claus role for few unfortunate little Ones
 Neither you nor get anything out of this. ex- cept the feeling that you have saved some child from sorrow on Christmas morning. If that is not enough for you then you have wasted time in | reading this-it is not intended for you, but for
 The good fellows of Globe.
 ferhaps hfty-cent doll or a twenty-five cent | tln toy Wouldn t mean much to the children vou know, but to the child who would find them in the otherwise empty stocking they mean much-l the difference between utter disappointment and the Joy that Santa Claus did not forget them
 Here IS where you and I get in.
 The Salvation Army officers have a complete directory of the needy ones. From other sources they are going to get the funds for the meat and the bread for the hungry; the clothes, the neces- sares; you and the rest of the good fellows fur hlsh the toys, the nuts, the candies
 The child's real Christmas
 | am not professional phanthropist. I take drlnk-sometimes cuss bit, and even oo out at night with the boys for a mild good time | nave even taken care, on Xmas day. of from htteen to twenty children year in Globe II Sald that on last Christmas day wished had curtalled my holiday joy-maE,ng with the Good fellows even more than I did, so that I miobt nave mad more money to gladden. childish hearts In fact that wish has become so intensified win age, so beautiful in retrospecton, so grand as to make me wish that all the good fellows conId