The Washington times., 1911-12-08
NOBLE ORDER Of
| CHRISTMAS EVE
| WELCOMED HERE
members of Good Fellows
Organization Join Wash
!, .ington Times Circle.
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story OF Christmas among the poor of
the city. He had found, and had writ
ten hundreds OF words about. poor chill
,orsn. ior whom there was no prospect
no curly haired doll would be left BY
the jolly. relocated saint, nor no bob
eled. nor no pair Of skates. These chill
' Srs s.n1s Of them.tust az there
WAshington today-he wrote about 10
(, earnestly, 30 knowingly, that scores Of
men ana women called at the newspaper
these children. All this was before the
/ GOOD FELLOW movement was or
J # Spent His Salary.
But this reporter did not stop with
: writing about these poor little children.
He did not a. most Of W do. feel
eovry fot the little tots, have q pleas
ant glow At his own fine thoughts, and
then' allow the entire matter to drop.
ma, indeed. this young fellow believed
In DOING ~ well as TEELING, and
! 20 he went and spent his own not very
lAfse salary on the poor children he
= personaiiy, knew,
I. star meeting that afternoon at the Of
"Snocke ae s - Ssaa Ii00'n was ro0na''
i wonder where he isf" said the City
4 don't care where he is so long as
he ~ not here" said the society editor
Most Of the others echoed the society
Into tho Office came a man intent
/ upon telling q news item. Then he ad-
ded, Say, saw your man, Brown,
( tonight out buying a dozen dolls, q
half . dozen pair Of skates. and some
poorly dressed children with him"
The stan looked at one another for .
time and said nothing.
Finally the society editor said:
1T looks to me as II we owe some
1 one some kind Of an apology"
Then some one suggested that I'VE go
Then ana there the Noble Order Of
| forever. One of its members was the
Organiser OF the GOOD FELLOW move
.ment. which last year provided for 500
/ poor little Washington children; which
, least 5000 little tots who viii otherwise
have no Christmas.
+, sq 1t may truly be said that in the
acticn OF the objectionable reporter in
lies the whole story OF tho GOOD
lSFHLLOW movement
Now's Time to Begin.
And IT'S a pretty good movement. tho
beet. 10 fact, that the st. Nicholas Girl
knows Of. When there is SO mich
I penury and Gnhappiness ana going
!. without-thinss in the world. doesn't It
seem pity that everybody can't be
3uat q little bit kinder to everybody
else? begin right now and right here
soAss poor tot. Tho Washington Times
81. NicSoiss Girl viii see tina. at your our CON.
, tribatisn dc .;v No. g astray. t. n.s s
, though this cash 10 very acceptable. and
much Of It will be needed. II the poor
children of Washington are to receive
the toys they have asked for on Christ
mas morning. New or old toys In good
condition are as acceptable as money,
and offers Of assistance arc also need
ed, for It In q colossal task, this pro-
vtdinE merry Christmas for 5000
When mothers with two or three little
niljng the stockings Of their own little
brood, imagine tho task that confronts
tho 81. Nicholas Girl: But II You have
made up Your mind that you will be
! Times circle VI GCOr, FFLI..)WS, the
/ st. Nicholas Girl urges you not to
delay Sendlng your name at once, for
between now and Christmas there are
but thirteen working dnyF, and the ume
II .ahoEethcr too short to accomplish
all that the 81. Nicholas Girl and her
corps Of GOOD FELLOWS have
rlannsd. SIND in Your name and your
dress your Communication care SOME
T%s city IA Il vii fs :. aeiissreS to
thA HI Nicholaa (Siri