Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
''COODFELLOWS"
ARE PLENTIFUL
IN ROCK ISLAND
CT ntributors to Argus Santa
Claus Fund Includes Men,
Women and Children.
MERCHANTS EXTEND AID
Girls and Boys, Too, Are Anxious tc
Help in Caring for the Poor
This Christmas.
MERCHANTS EXTEND AID

That Rock Island has q considerable
number of "Goodfellows" is shown by
the aid that is being extended The
TO it that every child in the city, wheth-
er rich or poor, is taken care of at
Christmas time and furnished the toys
and candies and good things that are
dear to the hearts of the little ones.
Some have secured names of children
70 whom they can play Santa, some
have contributed cash to the general
fund which will amount to about 5000
before it is closed, and some have
contributed things which would other
wise have had to been bought by the
purchasing committees. For instance,
Henry Darts Sons donated 75 pounds
Of mixed nuts, and the Gansert Candy
company gave pail of candy. Other
merchants have given big discounts on
toys and supplies that are being pur-
be received after next Monday and
chased and in reality the 5000 that
the committee will have, will do the
work of nearly $500.
GOODFELLOWS NOT ALL MEN.
The goodfellows of Rock Island are
not all men. Many of them are women
and a considerable number are chill
dren. Among the latter the girls who
make up the Look Out circle of the
First Baptist church stand out promi-
nently. These girls decided that they
could care for three less fortunate
children than themselves and they ap-
piled TO The Argus for names Three
were furnished them. The girls will
have the opportunity of their lives
as their wards have never even seen
a Christmas tree. although they know
the story of Christmas and are hoping
against hope that Santa Claus will not
overlook them this year although he
failed TO find them in the city in which
they resided last year.
Another example of the youthful
goodfellow is little Alfred Clemann.
This lad hustled into The Argus Office
last evening, apprised a young lady
employee that he wanted to give towards
the Santa Claus fund and then pro-
duced a toy bank in the shape of a
china pig 1t was necessary to fish
the money out of the bank but when
the operation was concluded, 80 pen
MES were in the pile. The young lady
added the other penny necessary tc
make it an even dollar and Alfred gets
credit for giving that amount to The
Argus Santa Claus.
! With spirit such as exemplified here,
| it is hard to see how any poor child
in Rock Island will be overlooked this
Christmas
STILL TINE TO HELP.
/ The $500 mentioned above, is not
yet an assured fact With less than
this it is hard to see just how the
committee can care for the many chill
dren that will fall to it even consider
ing the aid that the merchants are
giving. A considerably larger sum thar
5000 would not be amiss. 1t, there
fore, behooves the goodfellows and the
charitably inclined people of the city
to lend their aid if they have not al
ready done so. Money can be SEN
to The Argus Santa Claus Fund com
the committee. No more money will
preferably all cash donations should BIZ
in before Saturday. The good people
of Rock Island, through The Argus
Santa Claus, will not fall down on the
duty of caring for the poor