The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-16
FORGOTTEN CLUB FUND
is CLOSE TO $500 MARK


christmas. / think the plan a fine
me and hope your efforts will NEE;
It'll great success the mother
10 children and one who knowa
ow disappointed children are II
christmas brings them no visit from
c."
The following was written across a
heet OF paper In the handwriting OF
child, the letter enclosing 81: From
be who never has been forgotten
u who can sympathize with those
no have"
Tom May received the following let.
r, Monday: Il don't know you well
Dough to call you Tom to your face
ht dare do so In a letter. I'm sub
ribing to The Times 70 get your
rtoons and am net disappointed Ia
EN- nor the paper. Enclosed And
for your fund for forgotten kids a.
mas. Would sign my name, but see.
z Judge Murhn's experience will
ly subscribe myself. sincerely your
lend"
Another letter enclosing 81 reads;
The enclosed Is In memory of dear
tie girl whose wish would be TO
nd II were she still with TIC"
A letter containing 81 came from
e United States prison In Leaven-
birth, Kas.. the money having been
mated bv JOS Kerwin. an inmate Of
b penitentiary, sent from Detroit.
Another letter from Walter Binnsy,
ed nine years, enclosing 80 cents,
ads: Santa Claus has always been
good TO us that am going to send
E money that / saved up for Christ.
be. hope II will help some httle
4 or boy TO have q good time"
Myrtle Beversdorf puts Richmond.
CHI. on the map with the following
ter: Enclosed find 80 cents from
sister and myself for the Forg u
club. AS have not seen any
nation from Richmond. Mich, J
bught I would send a little to show
at the people around here are not
hard-hearted, but only thoughtless.
ping this will help to cheer some
b on Christmas morning"
The Ladies' Union aid OF West But
Mich. contributed IS. Kenneth
yer. Times newsboy. contributed
cents.
rhe following letter was received
m Mr.. and Mrs. X. G. Conkling, OF
benville, Mich: I'VE will gladly take
little boy into our home for the ho.i-
gs, and IL you can send us nice
ght boy OF not over six years who
IDS q home we would take him, edu-
e him and do the same by him as
do by our little girl who Is six
hrs old nov. We are farmers In
nfortabie circumstances and We
lize there are many little folks that
Id our aid and home. IL You have
that would like to come, my
ghbor who Is interested In Gods
TX. will make one happy and share
liz Christmas. We are young peo-
and try to always keep cheerful"
woman who simply signs her let
I'm His Name,' sends 20 cents
N Hillsdale, Mich.
mother letter Offering to supply a
he to poor woman who wrote The
hes q letter stating that she finds
rs burdens almost too hard to bear
he from a farmer IN Port Austin
IN, and will be forwarded to the
nan.
early as many appeals for hep
be IN as the number of letters en-.
ling donations The following was
received. Monday Please hives
to the case OF Mrs. O. and call
who live at. Mr., q. is sick
a contagious disease and Is I'M
TO work. There are SIX children
they win not get any thing from
Ia Claus unless the club helps
in! Please do not publish their
be or address. A friend
mother letter reads as follows; Il
writing you letter asking you
to forget my poor mother-ln-law.
IN not asking anything for myself
for my poor motherin-law who is
alone. Her husband died one