Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
cIvERS oUTSrRIP PREVIOUS EFF
FoRTs-MANY POOR ARE
MADE HAPPY.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
AND INDIVIDUALS GIVE FREELY
Good Fellows Club, Salvation Army,
and w. r. c. Lead in Charities Move
enthusiastically All Needy Found
Are Given Necessities and Gifts For
Christmas.

Cro0Q fellowship, CndT!lN, anu SHi
tan service working side by side dur
ing the days and weeks just preceding
Christmas did probably more TO make
g merry Christmas for tho poor. to
relieve need and want that pressed
down upon the poor of the city. than
at any other Christmas lime in years.
That is the opinion of those who We're
closest 10 the various relief movements.
The result OF their efforts was TO
bring Christmas cheer 20 many who
would not have known II, 20 make Santa
Claus real to many poor child, and 70
supply food. clothing. fuel, and othe>
essentials TO many who would not 9TH
erwise have had them.
/ Charitably it was a glorious Christ
mas. The spirit of giving and of SER
vice was Widespread and general. Al
appeal was al that was needed. Or
ganizatiors groups of individuals. and
single indiyiduals gave and gave OF
much of this giving the public Will
never known, nor should it know. But
the sivers know the Joys of service.
Those who received realize the sweet
ness of charity.
Ali Poor Were Supplied.
+ As far as can be learned practically
every poor family that was in rea!
need was supplied. The Good Fellows
Club found a giver for every family
it knew of. The Salvation Army had
q basket for each family it could
search out and investigate. Then there
was the vast amount OF individual Civ
ing done without outside suggestion.
of which there is no detailed knowl
edge.
The Good Fellows Club distributed
food. supplies and Christmas gifts pur-
chased with s275 cash 1t distributed
ten tons Of coal given BY coal dealers,
and more coal supplied by individuals.
! 1t sent clothing to the poorly clad.
Every needy family which was found
was fed, coal was supplied where
needed. clothing was given in many
places, as were orders for Christmas
shoes. Toys We're given to children Of
the poor by the central committee of
the club. Hundreds were thus given
Christmas cheer and necessities. and
these do not take into account the
many families that were looked after
by individuals who agreed to take
I Christmas time into many a home. The
club carried out we'll its rule of no per-
sonal publicity either for giver or re-
oeiver.
Salvation Army Helps 100.
J One hundred baskets. flied with food
enough for at least one meal for a
large family, and worth $3.50 to SO,
was the measure of the Salvation
( Army's charity. Each basket contained
potatoes canned vegetables. butter
sugar, coffee milk. bread, canned fruit.
corn meal. pancake -four. ceiery and
either chicken or meat. Where there
We're children nuts and candy were
added. The Salvation Army workers
feel most gratefu, to those who made
it possible for them to supply these
baskets.
4 The w. r. G. women sent cut seven
teen baskets each worth 50 IS. and a
large amount Of clothing. Eoch baskets
had in it a chicken, sugar, beans, cof-
fee candy. canned fruit, canned and
fresh vegetables, bread and butter.
Others Give Freely.
Just one instance need be given
briefly to show the willingness Of the
public TO help the needy when appealed
to. Thursday evenings T.-R called
for nelp to start a destitute family Of
five that had found temporary shelter
in the Y. ". c. A. a call was published
Ao4 llDuSeiio1u iuINlIure. 20 start the
family to self Dependence
Givers were asked 10 telephone the
Y. NJ. G. A. what they would give. Be-
fore copy Of the paper was delivered
10 the association building charitable
people began phoring What they Of
fered 70 give ranged all the way from
a pillow 10 free rent for suite Of
three or four rooms. One woman Of
fered furnishings for an entire room. A
lodge wanted 10 help. and there were
offers galore ot bedding. blankets. and
quilts, chairs, tables. carpet. food, beds.
etc
Had al those who offered been al
lowed 10 send their gifts there would
have been enough furniture for three
Or four families. To prevent th.s need
less giving the association officers to-
day are telep1oning those who frs,
offered and who wanted to give the
most essential and mos. badly needed
things
There we're no happier children
around any Christmas treeNihan were
the three small ones OF lbig family
around the tree the I. u. g. i. officers
supplied. II had ell the trimmings oi
candles. tinsel and igeegaws, besides
toys. rattles, nuts candy. end oranges
The father takes Jan. ! steady jot
which. II he can hold, promises with