The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-22
MANY ENGAGED
IN NOBLE WORK
Christmas will Not Be Devoid of
Happiness for Poor

Officers of the Calumet Associated
Charities have practically completed
their canvass TO ascertain the needs
of the poor. especially the children,
and have partially completed the task
of supplying these needs Through
the generosity of the Big Brother"
who last week volunteered TO relieve
the families OF any strikers I'm want
at Christmas time no matter what
the cost the Associated Charities has
been able to accomplish remarkable
results. Through the schools and
personal investigations the names have
been secured of all children who
might be overlooked on this one day
Of all the year for children. No pains
have been spared to make the cam
paign a thorough one. so that il covers
every location in the Calumet dis
trict.
Since attention was called to the
kindly purpose of this Big Brother"
through the press. the Associated
Charities office has literally been
swampcd. Children of all ages and
very frequently accompanied by their
parents, have visited the office and it
has become in reality Santa Claus
headquarters.
The Associated Charities workers
have been systematic in their effort.
Their aim has been primarily to see
that every child is provided with nee
cssary clothing and after that to see
that the little ones get some little
trinkct to assure them that the jovial
old ST Nicholas has not forgotten.
/ Then to complete the undertaking
Christmas dinners have been provided
Contributions have been received from
the schools and from several of the
churches To help the good cause along
and a few other Big Brothers" and
Good Fellows" have done their share
towards providing relief. Some food
stuffs have been received and the dis
tribution has already commenced.
II Those who visited the Associated
Charities office Saturday were regis
tered, had their cases investigated and
in numerous instances orders were
given for shoes, clothing, toys, candy,
nuts and other things usually assoc
ciated with this season of good cheer.
As an Illustration of the spirit of
good fellowship" one Calumet dray-
man volunteered his services for one
half day i'm distributing Santas re-
membranes. Others will do likewise
/ The eXempliiication of the Christmas
spirit everywhere is one of the most
remarkable on record. Under the
leadership of this single Big Brother
who will not see the children lose their
confidence and trust in good old Santa,
who is willing TO dig down into his
own pocket to see that not single
child misses his or her Christmas
cheer because OF the strike, Il condi-
ton for which no child has been Ie-
sponsiblc, the special need of the
community caused 10y the strike is to
be met. And it may safely be stated
that every person in the community
will be willing TO forget the turmoil
OF this industrial struggle and enjoy
Il good old fashioned Christmas day.
Salvation Army Effort.
The annual Salvation Army Christ
mas effort for which preparations
have been made for weeks, will have
its place in bringing cheer to cheer
less homes, The Salvation Army will
be able to devote its attention cXclu-
sivcly to the families of misfortune. to
the worthy poor while the Associated
Charities and big Brother will look
after those special cases where the
need is caused solely by the strike.
The army kettles were boiling
again Saturday on the principal street
corners and contributions were num-
erous. The army will this year dis
tribute in the ncghborhood of 10
Christmas baskets.