The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
BACHELORS" OF
Y.M.C.A. RECEIVE
MANY APPEALS
Letters Pour in From Widows
and Children, Asking For
Christmas Cheer
PLANNED TO RESPOND
TO REQUESTS FOR AID
Baskets Filled With Goodies
Will Be Distributed To the De-
serving Poor

Appeals from children and widows
for Christmas toys. food and clothing
have generated as never before the
spirit OF giving among bachelors" and
"goodfellows" OF the Detroit Y. M. G.
A. Preparations are being made for
a generous outpouring Of Yuletide
cheer among as many worthy and
needy families of Detroit as arrange
ments can be made for. Eugene l..
Philpot, social secretary of the Y. M.
G. A., in charge of the Christmas bas-
ket movement. has the names Of
score OF young men who win shout
der baskets filled with Christmas food
and deliver them In person to the
homes Of worthy and needy families.
The list of givers Is expected to reach
so or more as the festival day draws
nearer.
Since the recent announcement that
the Y. NJ. c. A. Bachelors" would
give baskets OF food, several appeals
have been received from children and
widows, many of them of foreign ex-
traction and all suffering the pinch Of
winter and poverty.
mo boarders Is working In the
house." writes q young foreign girl,
"and we need food and we are 10 In
the family, Ave boys and three girls"
One Polish woman writes TO Dear
Goodfellows of Y. NJ. c. A.:
Dear sir-I am asking you with
open heart to help me out. My
husband Is out OF work Is weeks,
and is unable to find work, so we
are III such hard luck. Please
help much as you can. have
four children, three boys, one
girl. the oldest Is seven, the other
boy is six the baby girl was one
year old oil Dec. s. They have
no warm underwear, stockings
and shoes to wear, and hardly
anything TO eat. The dear baby
girl amt hardly no dresses nor
underwear. SO please IL you have
any send them TO me for which
I will be very obliging to you for
IL.
Christmas will he pretty soon
and Santa Claus will forget my
little ones because we are so poor,
but please come 10 our house and
make my children and family hap
py. Please hoping to hear from
you Dear Goodfellow OF Y. NJ. G.
A. Remain In truly friend,
Mrs -"
A little Polish girl named Lilly,
having read in the Detroit papers Of
the intention Of the Bachelors"
writes as follows
am a girl of ten years old.
We are very poor. We need some
thing to wear and eat. My papa
Is sick for a long while. He can
not work. My mama works three
days week. ! have We sisters
days a week. have five sisters
glad to get something for Christ
mas. | have brother II; he needs
shoes. have q sister, she is 10.
She needs dresses. have a sis
ter, she Is IA, she needs shoes.
have sister, she is 9 years, she
needs dresses and stockings.
have a sister who needs a coat.
She goes TO school In thin sweat
er. She Is years. have sis
ter, she is 6 years. She needs
cap and underwear. have lit
tie brother, he is years. He
needs shoes and suits. My name
is Lilly, need shoes and cap.
Mama needs underwear and so
does my papa.
Dear GooGfellows, please do not
forget us poor children to send
us something to eat and to wear.
We will all be thanking You very
much. We like TO get some candy,
toys and nuts. So bood-bye, dear
Goodfellows.
AS far as possible the Y. M G. A. |
will answer the appeals |
FOR Christmas food, toys and clothing |
that have been made to them. Christ /
mas Eve will witness long process !
sion OF young men starting out on |
their journey to bring good cheer and
4 measure of comfort to the deserv-
ing poor The baskets will contain a
baked chicken. with all the festive |
of the Christmas sea-
son.
Friday night in the Elizabeth-st.
branch OF the boys of the Y. M. c. A. /
will have Christmas party at which |
each boy will present at least one |
article Of food for a poor child. All |
he gift will be distributed early In
Christmas week. Miss NJ. Mooney, a
Detroit librarian. will tell the boys |
Christmas stories; Bode Stoddard will |
play the cornet; Charles Baxter will |
give piano selections and the boys |
sinp Christmas songs