Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-14
Omaha i. experiencing the coolest

December in many years.
America is passing through pc
Rod of unrest never before equallec
in the history of the nation.
The greatest battle ever waged be
tween capital and labor, FIVE weeks
coal strike, has just been ended.
But the effect of the coal shortage
will be felt in Omaha and the middle
west for many moons to come.
Rising to meet the occasion. as
they did throughout the great world
war, Omahans resigned themselve.
to the restrictions that were clampet
down by the fuel administration, and
cheerfully accepted the eircum'
stances
But they could do this, as rule
because they had been taught by bit
ter experience to lay in tidy sup
ply of coal for the winter, early in
the fall.
.g Consider the Poor.
Such is always the way with the
American middle classes. They can
always tide themselves through cri-
ses and emergencies with good will
intact, and the old smile across their
faces.
But consider the poor. .
Generous hearted Omahans re-
sponded. They gave as they learn
cd to do during the war. And Santa
Claus will visit the majority of the
homes of the Is <"neediest families"
named by the Associated Charities
in The Bee last Sunday.
Mrs. G. w. Doane. secretary Of
the Associated Charities is highly
clated with the success of the first
week of the campaign to give a
happy Christmas to the needy and
deserving families of Omaha which
she has inaugurated for that organ
ization through The Sunday Bee.
Sickness Prevails.
Today, Mrs. Doane submits an
other list of families living here in
Omaha who are suffering from a
lack of warmth and food, and in
many cases clothing ....-
Sickness seems to prevail among
the families listed this week, and the
cases appear most pitiful.
Only those families who have
Leen Investigated and found worthy,
are recommended for aid by the AS
sociated Charities, and it is their
earnest endeavor to welcome this
Christmas With the feeling that
every family in Omaha. victims of
circumstances, and devoid of visible
means of support, shall have had
warm their hearts. and their bodies,
to feed their souls and their
stomachs, to clothc their spirits and
some sort OF Christmas cheer to
their flesh.
Responded Cheerfully.
Omahans responded cheerfully
and we'll to the appeal which went
out last week, but it must be re-
membered that there are many
more families in Omaha than the
list OF Is published last Sunday who
are in desperate need.
The Associated Charities i'll their
work of succoring the needy fami-
lies of Omaha prefer that all dona
tons should go through their head
quarters in order that the gifts may
be equally distributed and one fam
lily not be submerged with assist
ance while others go unaided.
For this reason they request that
Omahans who feel the Christmas
spirit and feel their duty to their
fellow man and their neighbor place
their contributions with the organi-
cation, designating, if they choose,
to>which family they wish their con-
tributions to be sent.
- Record is Kept.
If the bencfactors prefer, how
ever, to deliver their gifts in person,
or to send their contributions them
selves, the addresses of these fam
lilies may be secured from the head
quarters of the Associated Chart
ties. ....
A systematic record is kept by this
organization of all families assisted
during the year, and personal inves-
tigation into reported cases Of suf-
fering are made.
In this way, the women in charge
of the work. keep in close contact
with the conditions of the poor Of
the city and at all times are able to
know where the most good can be
done, and where aid is needed the
most
In the past, Omaha has always
done her share in all the nationwide
campaigns for funds, whether it
might be for helping the war strick-
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