Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09
MORE MONEY TO
AID CITY'S POOR
CHILDREN NEEDED
The Argus Santa Claus Fund Is
Not Yet Large Enough to
Care for the Tots.
OUTSIDERS ARE HELPING
Moline Friend" and Mrs. e. S. Par
menter of Edglnston Add
Their Donations Today.

People outside of Rock Island con-
tinue to display interest in Rock Is
lands poor children and the plans that
are being made to make their Christ
mas a happy one. The result is The
Argus Santa Claus Fund continues to
grow, though there is need for much
more money than is now on hand. A
Moline resident signing himself, "A
Friend" and Mrs. w E. Parmenter Of
were the outsiders whose
contributions helped swell the fund this
morning.
There are now but Is days until
Christmas and considerable money
must be raised if all the poor children
of the city are to be taken care of
by Rock Islands Goodfellows. Many
Of these people of big and warm hearts
have not yet added their mite to the
fund and the result is the amount is
not nearly large enough to do the work
that must be done. Despite the fact
that prosperity reigns in the land, there
are more Santa Clausless children this
year than ever before and 1t means
more of an effort on the part of the
people who have plenty or at least
sufficiency.
MATTER OF DUTY.
! If there is one time when a duty
! is privilege it is in helping to make
Christmas happy for some child of pow
erty stricken parents. The most har-
dened sinner cannot pass by an oppor
tunity to bring joy to the life of lit
| tie tot with an outlay of dollar or so,
and then fail to be conscience strick-
en-. The memory of a failure of this
! sort will cling to a man for days and
when the next Christmas rolls around,
he will want to help someone. Once
he has made some child or children
happy at Christmas time, the habit
keeps returning and it brings more joy
10 the "goodfellow" each year.
An opportunity 20 make the children
of Rock Island the happiest on earth
confronts the good people of this city.
There are 500 little boys and girls for
whom Santa Claus has made no provi-
sion. Believing that these youngsters
are entitled to the joys of yuletide re-
CARELESS of the financial condition of
their parents The Argus solicits the
aid of the people of Rock Island in
bringing Christmas cheer to these lit
tie ones. The Argus Santa Claus Fund
committee includes Miss Margaret
Giles and Miss Dina Ramser. both OF
whom are thoroughly acquainted and
conversant with the needs of the poor
and the families that are deserving.
TWO METHODS AVAILABLE.
The committee offers two ways in
which the Goodfellow can discharge
the duty which confronts him. The
first plan consists of making a cash do
nation to the fund with which Christ
mas presents in the shape of toys. can
dies, nuts and the like can be pur-
chased and distributed among the
youngsters The second consists of
furnishing names of children to whom
Santa Claus will be a stranger unless
some Goodfellow makes it his business
to become a Santa Claus for the occa.
sion. The Goodfellow who asks for
and receives the names of several chill,
dren to whom he can play Santa Claus
, is in honor bound to see that his
charges are taken care of He may
do it in any way he sees fit. Christ.
mas stuff may be bought and sent to
! the little one by a delivery wagon or
! boy, or taken there by the GOodfellow
, himself or herself The latter course
/. really pays the best in returns in hap
piness. for it gives the Goodfellow a
chance TO see just what he has accom-
plished.
Aiding The Argus Santa Claus Fund
. is one way of spreading Christmas
icheer.