Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Cooperation Made Easy a Big
Undertaking for The Argus
Santa Claus Committee.
$50 CHILDREN ARE HAPPY
Every Debt Met With Aid of Generous
Pubiie-Many Assist in Max
ing Children Glad.

| leCted Tor poor Cnlloren. Although tne
committee worked very hard until late
1.-THE night before Christmas and all the
packages were delivered, today com
plants have come to the committee
| that The Argus Santa missed a mum
Der of children The members of the
committee naturally felt grieved to
think that a single child was over
| looked and had the terrible disappoint-
ment of waking Christmas morning to
find an empty, fiat stocking hanging
where should have hung a well-filled
one. Investigation into the case was
at once put on foot, and it was found
in every instance that the complaint
had come from the children, in no
case from thu mother. and each time
it was from some family that had been
turned over to a Good Fellow TO pro-
vide for He in turn was communicate
ed with and il was found that he had
done his part faithfully and well, but
that the children were not satisfied be-
cause The Argus personal Santa had
passed them by when delivering the
other presents, not knowing that the
Good Fellow was working through The
Argus. The children seem to have
come 10 believe that The Argus Santa
is the real patron saint and unless he
has been there they have been missed.
II might be explained that when
family is given into the care of
Good Fellow. the name is taken of
the list of The Argus Santa Claus
committee and the responsibility is
put upon the Good Fellow. The COM
mittee has found no one who has fallen
short in his obligation.
Splendid Cooperation.
The Argus committee has never be- |
fore in its five years of work for the |
poor children of the city had SO we'll |
the cooperation of the Good Fellows. /!
They have come to it's aid in larger /
rum bers than ever before and have |
given most generously of their time |
and means and sympathy in the work.
II has meant much to the committee, |
and never before have things moved |
along so smoothly and easily as they |
have this year. The amount of money /
collected has been larger than in any
previous year in spite of the fact that |
The Argus assisted in providing for
the Christmas ship and of the fact
that money has been tighter and times
seemingly harder. The donations to
he fund have been in smaller amounts
han in previous years, but these con-
-ributions have come in splendidly,
showing a real sympathy in the I'M
iertaking. At no previous Christmas
has the response been so generous in
avery way. and il is most gratifying
and refreshing TO see on every hand
iearts filled with the desire to do, to
ielp relieve those less fortunate.
Presents for $50 Children.
The Argus Santa Claus committee
provided for SEQ children before it
.losed its Office today. Every one was
veil remembered. both with gifts and
candy. nuts. fruit, etc. and
very debt has been met today. There ,
las not been one cent of expense in ,
with the. collection of the :
und. The rooms in the State bank {
uilding for the use of the committee I
-ere donated. the use of the machines {
n the distribution of the presents was
onated by Strecker & Lewis, the Dee /
arage. Fred Pollard, John Gilliland, {
'aridon Wall Paper company, and J. {
. Ingram and the city of Rock Island; I
he Rock Island House company gave
inners on three days 10 the ladies of {
he committee who were busy all day
q preparing the gifts: the Schocker
Vail Paper company gave paper. Irvine
nd sacks: Henry Darts Sons donated 4
uts: Rachman gave fruit; the depart 2
rent stores, Young & McCombs. and | '
lcCabe; the Woolworth Five and Ten @
ent store: NJ. & K. Gansert Candy e
ompany. and Young's gave the com e
littee special rates and donations on I
II goods purchased, and contributions
-Cm many individuals made the work 7
Z the committee comparatively easy. o
I best, IL IS no easy task to provide T
,r a large number of children. attend =
, the delivery OF the packages and I
Y as far as possible to satisfy every S
ne. II has meant much work, no f
tile anxiety and care. but it has been
lost gratifying and pleasing to know
lat over 500 children were made
Apply that would otherwise have been
gerlooked. in all probability. But !.
le pleasure of the children, the graf
ude and thankfulness of the mothers :
raid all this trouble and anxiety.
he children were always delighted
hen the gifts were placed in their =
inds and showed their pleasure in :
, uncertain manner In many cases
e mothers had carefully cleaned !,
eir homes. scrubbed the floors and :,
ade them tidy for the coming of The !,
rgus Santa and the children were h
ned in front OF each home waiting Il
the cold to make sure that they :,
Duld not be missed.
Assisting Committees. "
Assisting Miss Dina Ramser and u
RS. c. T. Dugard as members of The 81
-gus Santa Claus committee. were G.
iss Edna Flanagan and Miss Geor- d
a Turnbull. visiting nurses. Mrs. J. IN
Stanton. Mrs. s. Switzer. Mrs. Sam a
irker. Mrs. Fred Fossell. in wrapping o.