Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-16
ROCK ISLAND HAS
NOT GIVEN SHARE
Other Cities Ahead of This in
Support of the Santa
Claus Ship.
MUST SOON BE ON ITS WAY
Those Picking Gifts Should Remember
Little Brothers, as Well as
Little Sisters.

The friends of the Christmas ship
are beginning to appreciate the fact
that the time is growing short In or
der 20 be in European ports at Christ
mas the American Santa Claus liner
"Inasmuch" will havetto be loaded and
on its way in a little while. Rock Is
hand as vet has not contributed as
largely as other cities OF fits size. More
gifts and articIes,of Impractical nature
are needed and the Christmas ship
fund should at least be doubled Ihe
Argus takes just pridesin its city and
would not like TO see = poorly repre-
sented IN one OF the most'commandinS
movements OF the times Davenport
for instance. has already sent thou
sands OF dollars 10 be used IN relief
work and other worthy charities loo
ally have been given TO generously
The upkeep OF the few organizations
asking aid OF Rock Island people Is
not OF sufficient expense 70 excuse the
citizens generally tom taking q part
in the Christmas ship movement
Charity or generosity should have no
boundaries, be patched on here or
Topped or there. The fathers and
mothers OF children owelit TO them 10
send a ship OF Christmas cheer 70 the
unfo-tunnte-none so unfortunate
children OF Europe. Living in peaceful
security. prosperity more evident than
ever before, activities OF all kinds
thriving. Il must remain for the
fhoughtIess to be selfish. The folk
thankful for the great mercy OF hap
pening 20 1--we in peaceful country
will give largely TO all suffering. here
IN our own country and especially
abroad.
start Good Fellowship Fund.
One of the Argus standard good fell
lows started that fund-The Argus
Good Fellow fund-and left a like
amount for the Christmas ship. = lit
tie girl from the Kemble school, Miss
Margaret Myers. left a nice assert
ment OF toys. among which baseball
The Argus thinks IL viii make up
list of gifts suitable for boys, for We
must not forget that there are little
brothers as well as little sisters, and
basebaIIs and jack knives and sleds
and toys and building blocks, will
count one doll each with the little
boy friends.
A good woman citizen has dressed
most beautifully a handsome doll
which she IS going to dispose of in
unique fashion and in a way which will
enable the Christmas ship Santa to
90 Iedgerdermain and from the Rock
Island beauty doll transform maybe
10 or 20 lesser baby dolls. Strange to
say-and yet not so strange-the lady
who is going to all this trouble and
expense TO make happy q score OF chill
dren in one whose fuIi time is enplOy-
ed. She does not idle her days as she
pleases. but works from eight to six
each day. She has made" time to
fashion each garment OF the large
doll in such a way that its new owner
may dress and undress IL. All Of its
clothes are exquisitely sewn and these
alone would constitute = handsome
gift. Later The Argus will he able to
tell just how many little dollies will
be able 70 travel to Europe at Miss
Beauty's expense
= Miss Lillian Bell. who has charge OF
"headquarters' in Chicago is bound