The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-15
GOOD FELLOW VISITS
UNFORTUNATE FAMILY
IN This Instance, He Does
Not Await the Coming of
Christmas.
NEEDED CHEER is GIVEN
Many Additions Being Made
Daily to Membership of
Great Order.
NEEDED CHEER is GIVEN

''That Good Fellow docsn t wait to
come around until Christmas, does he,
tcacherl' said little chap attending
public school in the outlying districts
one day last week. ''Hc found out
some way that we needed help at our
house and be came to see us,
"Prctty soon nurse came down to
care, for mamma and give her some
medicine TO make her we'll. Then the
Elks came around and brought some
good things to eat and helped papa to
get job. / like Good Fellow better
than Santa Claus-though, of course, l
like 'em both, -
This pathetic story WAS told TO
school teacher last week-it brought
tears to her eyes and it brought home
to her. rs it should to you, Mr.. Good
Fellow, the opportunity you are neg.
lccting if you have not already Joined
the legion of Christmas cheer, the Order
Of Good Fellows. 1t has grown rapidly
within the last two weeks and it Is go
ing to grow more rapidly in the next
TO miss your chance to be one OF the
happiest persons in Salt Lake Christ
mas morning. For all Of the Good Eel
lows will be happy-that Is their re-
ward for the happiness they will bring
to hundreds Of little children who
would know nothing Of tho joys OF
Christmas were it not for the benefac-
tions of the Good Fellows.
No Trouble to Join.
And it is such simple thing to join
the order Of cheer There won t be any
investigation committee looking up
your record; there won t be single
cent of initiation fee to pay; you won It
have to tell anyone about it-all you
need is a little spark of ambition to
make some little child happy on Christ
mas.
Then you fill out the blank printed
on this page and mail it. The postmas-
ter knows where Good Fellow has his
Office and the mail will go direct to
Good Fellow. 1t will not come to any
newspaper Office and there will be no
record of your request kept You will
simply receive list of the number OF
children you asked to care for. Then
il is for YOU to do the rest.
The ruler of the Good Fellows doesn't
ask you to take provisions or clothing
or coal TO poor families. There are char
ity associations in the city to look after
thar- our mlS6lon In the order VIII be
TO bring Christmas JOY to the hearts
of little ones whose parents are unable
10 do it through stress of circumstances.
1t might be with doll, toy automo-
bile OF a little woolley dog-just sim
pie inexpensive thing.
Most Cherished Faith.
But the joy, the Christmas spirit, that
the gift embodies in the tiny brain Of
child, whose most cherished faith is
tho belief in Santa Claus, is worth so
much. The patron of the child 3 Christ
mas has not forgotten him, his innocent
faith has been rewarded And who
would say that the Divine Patron whose
birthday we celebrate on Christmas
would neglect TO give just little more
happiness 10 the grown-up' hearts
who gladdened the hearts Of his little
ones.
Now there is the blank, right on this
page. The magazines are wont to say
about the blanks that are appended TO
advertisements: "Sign and mail il
now,' or something TO that effect
There was never better reason for
that advise than in this case The time
is growing short-oDly nine more days.
Will there be unhappy children in Salt
Lake Christmas morning or will all of
them be brightG 1t is for YOU. Mr..
Good Fellow. TO say.