The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-07

IN of the Order of Good Fsl
lows, opened his campaign fol-
the Christmas season Of 1913, hun
dreds of applications for member
ship in the order have been re-
ceived. All these applications are for
active membership and each letter e1-
pressed a willingness to help make
Santa Claus a reality for the poor chill
dren Of the city. AS rapidly rs possible,
Good Fellow IS filing the various COM
munications and getting the new mem
bers In touch with deserving families.
The main difficulty encountered so
far has been the inability to secure the
names and addresses of as many chill
dren as there are applicants, In this
work the Order of Good Fellows is be-
ing aided by tho Volunteers of Ameri-
ca. Salvation Army, Elks' club. Y. NJ.
c. A.. Y. w. G. A, W. G. T. u, Eagles
club and other organizations composed
of persons having the spirit Of good
fellowship. Lists Of poor families are
being complied and letters will be sent
to the parents asking whether they
would like to have tho Good Fellows be
Santa Claus to their children on Christ
mas day. Last Thursday letter was
also sent to each family in which chill
dren were given toys last year by the
Good Follows
Replies Coming in.
SO far several replies have been re-
ceived from these communications,
giving the data asked for.
One family OF seven children will be
provided for by one of the local clubs.
Heretofore, the attaches of thie organ
i5ation have celebrated Christmas by
giving presents to each other. AS there
are at least eight or ten members, this
sum has grown to be heavy. This
year 1t was decided that they should
put the ban on the usual interchange
of gifts and combine to play Santa
Claus for a large family Of poor chill
dren Good Fellow had just such a
family in mind-one having seven
children, the oldest Is and the young
est 1lS years old-so he hurried the
address and names Of the children
back to the generous club employees.
Those children will be we'll cared
for on Christmas eve and will awake
Christmas morning to find that tho
good saint really visited the house.
Bereaved Mother Writes.
One of the most touching letters re-
ceiyed during the week was from be-
reaved mother, whose only chiid-a lit
tie girl Of three years-was taken from
her last August. Remembering her
own babyhood and the gladness which
came to her upon seeing the, many
things in ber stocking, this mother was
looking forward TO this Christmas as
a time Of gladness. Only a short time
before her baby died she explained to
her about Santa Claus and his sleigh
and reindeers and the little one opened
wide her blue eyes and asked childish
When the little one died the mother
was almost frantic with grief, but the
passing months have partly healed the
wound and now she Is looking forward
to Christmas with the expectation of
bringing gladnes5 into the hearts Of
other mothers babies that she was
planning for her own. She had this
plan in mind when Good Fellow op-
ened his campaign and hers Was one
of the first communications received.
She says that she will provide appro
pirate toys for three children as a me-
to her own baby. Good Fellow
has three children in mind, exactly
three years old, the same age as the
Girl who died. and the names Of these
will be sent to the mother.
The royal ruler has been one Of the
busiest men in Salt Lake during tho