The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-16
PENSACOLA MORNING DECEMBER 49, 1909
Freely We Received;
Freely Give.

The Savannah News, one Of the
sanest and most practical Of Southern
papers, strikes the human note in ali
these Christmas preparations when it
urges the unselfish Christmas-tbe
holiday hat is made glad for you be
CAUSE II led you to utilize some Of
your abundant opportunities to confer
happiness on some less fortunate feE
low being. 1t says:
The holiday spirit is already in the
air and it is evident that this is going
TO be one OF the happiest Christmases
the South has seen since the civil war,
thanks to 15-cent cotton, 5O-cent spirits
and dry gathering season.
II is incumbent upon us to make as
many people happy during this time
as possible. Now, this is not a shop
early editorial, but it is just as i'm
portant. We sympathiZe with the
working men and women, and young
girls, too, who have to labor so hard
during the last few days before Christ
mas waiting upon those who put on
their shopping until late, and we hope
all who can do SO will buy their bolt-
day goods as soon as possible-but
this editorial has another purpose in
view.
It is within the province Of every /
man and woman who reads this ar
ticle this evening to do something 70 |
brighten the Christmas season for
someone who does not expect It |
There are certain ones whom all OF |
us feel we must give Christmas pres !
ents to. and with this class the article /
has nothing to do It's purpose Is, If /
possible. to awaken in the readers
breast the desire to do the unexpected |
this year Give something to some
body who needs it and who doesn't
know YOU know they need it or care
whether they get it or not.
There are t-OusandS of people in
Savannah, both grownups and little
tots. who get precious little joy out OF
the season which is supposed to be
universally joyful. Try to find out one
of these unfOrtunates and assist IN
making their Christmas JOYFUL one.
1t will not be hard to do. The heads
of any of the organized charities in
Savannah can cite You a half dozen
cases without ever referring to a men,
orandum. Give something to the Sal
walton Army Christmas dinner fund il
Won cannot find an individual case that
demands your attention. 1t will go in
the right direction.
But if you can do so, pick OUt~Somei
poor unfortunate and give them sur
prise on the morning of the glad birth
day.
What can be done for the poor, I'M
fortunate and neglected among Savan-
nah's $4,000 can, We know, be done
among the poor, unfortunate and neg
lected in PensacOla's 10000. Our city
is prosperous; our citizens, for the
most part, are receiving plenty of
money for the necessaries of life, while {
the majority of them have something
left over for the Injuries. And If
they can and do afford the Injuries,
they can and must afford the charities.
All the charitable organizations can
use presents of food, presents OF
clothes, presents Of money. The ladies'
of the EIks, once more the sweet, COM I
passionate friends of poor children at
Christmas time, can use all these
things and. as usual. they propose that !
the little youngsters in the less pros
porous homes Of Pensacola shall have !
their toys as we'll as their warm +
clothes and new shoes and good things y
to eat on the joyous holiday. They, in
common with the other organizations, ;
are getting much help, but more can {
be adyantageously employed. {
Pensacola people. well fed. well
housed, well dressed as the direct re-
suit OF this ports unprecedented prog r
ress. should not permit one empty 5
stomach-or empty stOcking-to exist S
this Christmas in Pensacola. This is
4 year when most of us have freely 7
received; let Us Fl ely give. Good citi- 3
Eenship as well as the natural prompt q
ings OF humanity at this time peculiar
" require the liberal Giyer.
Scouting the Darwiul3u theory as "a
20 the origin of the human race. a J
Chicago lecturer arises to remark that q
man was once sponge" Why quail =
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