Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-25
CHRISTMAS FUND
FOR LITTLE ONES
Second Annual Campaign of
The Argus Santa Claus
Agency Announced.
BUT TWO MONTHS AWAY
Same Plan, Which Worked Out SO
Successfully One Year Ago, Is
to Be Followed.

from today will be Christmas?
Possibly already you are planning
your surprises for the little ones OF
your household. For you and yours,
it's going to be the biggest Christmas,
aud the happiest, since you became a
parent.
Perhaps, on the other hand, you are
a bachelor with a bank account against
which you would gladly draw to make
the heart of some child happy at the
| Christmas season. But you don't know
any such child. Both of you men are
reminded that there are just as many
poor children in this cold old world
as there ever were, and more posi-
| bly,.
You have your quota right here at
home-in Rock Island. They know
| that there is Christmas, time when
Santa Claus goes about in the stiffness
of night and decorates Christmas
| trees for the little folks-that is, little
folks who live in fine homes and have
rich fathers and mothers and friends.
Plan Works Out Perfectly.
It Is for the purpose of cheering the
lives of these poor. Titles ones In the
city that a year ago The Argus Santa
Claus fund was established. The pub
lie is familiar with the success that
attended the undertaking last Christ
mas. Children whose only knowledge
of the real significance of yuletide was
the privilege Of peering at the toys
through the store windows were made
to feel that, after all, Santa Claus
wanted to make every child happy
with a remembrance, and that their
impression that he recognized only
those families of large means was
wrong. The Argus set about securing,
through the charity agencies of the
city, the names of all the poor chill
dren, avoiding as far as possible pub
Lefty involving the unfortunate fami-
lies whom it was sought to reach. The
names and ages and addresses of the
poor children were filed at The Argus
office. and as many of these as were
desired were furnished those who &C
copied the opportunity of personally
playing Santa Claus to the poor little
folks of the city There was a re-
Spouse from the public that far ex-
ceeded anticipations. and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that every hearth
stone in the city ratified with the song
of the Christmas toy on the festal
morning. The plan adopted worked
out most thoroughly and satisfactorily.
Giver Has Choice.
The giver. under The Argus Santa
Claus fund plan, has the choice Of two
ways of contributing TO the cause
donating cash or taking the names and
addresses of as many children as he or
she desires to play Santa Claus to.
and buying and delivering the gifts
in person. The Argus next Christmas,
as was done a year ago, will have the
cooperation of the officers OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities and the visiting
nurse. All monies contributed will be
turned over to this committee. which
is headed by Miss Dina Ramser, than
whom there is no one in the city more
familiar with the conditions of the
Door. The funds will be used in buy
ing gifts for those children whose
names have not been furnished indi-
viduals wishing to personally play the
role of Santa Claus.
A year ago, the day before Christ
mas, two vehicles were kept busy
throughout the day and evening deliv-
ering to the homes of the poor gifts
purchased through The Argus Santa
Claus fund