The Washington times., 1919-12-06
GOODFE[[OWSRUSH
TO SPREAD CHEER
Scores of Washington Men
and Women Join Christ.
mas Club.
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\ mere and only know this section
Let me know how many there are in
the family I go to visit If possible,
let me know IL the children are boys
or girls, as l would like to bring
happiness as far as my purse may
reach. Thank you for your trouble
And here is letter from man,
and The Times is going to give his
name, too, for it is so characteristic
of Isaac Cans that you would guess
he wrote it, even IL the Good Fellow
department did not come right out
and tell his name.
| "You surely can put me down as
| one of your members" Mr.. Cans
wrote. "This is an idea that will
| help to tighten many burden and
help many sad heart on Christmas
| Day."
/ The Times has many more such
letters. They make the best kind of
reading, but there is another side to
| it, and that is why there is such a
need of Good Fellows in. Washing
| ton.
Down on Four-and -a-half street
southwest there is a very poignant
reason for the Good Fellow move
ment as this letter will show:
This Family Needs Aid.
"My mama read in The Times that
good man is going to look after
little girls and boys" the letter read. |
"Will you please have him see me
and my little brother and sister, as
| father only gets So a day, and
have six brothers and sisters"
A woman on Twenty-third street
northwest wrote:
"The children would like for you
to help them as their mother is not
able to buy them anything for
Christmas. There are a little boy,
a little girl, and two babies. Their
mother and grandmother are the
only relatives they have, and they
are not able to help them"
A little girl eleven years old, on
| Congress Heights. sent this letter:
MY Dear. Dear Good Fellow:
How are YOU? ] wish that you
would send me pair of skates. Ny
father is dead, and my mother has
nine children and has no money to |
spare for me, and she and my broth
ers and sisters have no clothes or
shoes. / wish you would send me
just this one thing ! ask for. Please |
do. / asked nv mother. but she could |
not, SO / thought you would be kind !
enough to. Well, wish you a good
Christmas and Happy New Year"
Children Lack Clothing.
Out in Twining City some good
fellow is going to find a clean, order
ly home, that shows the mother
struggles to give the little home as
much Of an air of comfort as can
be obtained for the few dollars a
week there is to support it. This
letter is addressed to Santa Claus.
which is the Good Fellows other
name. 1t reads:
brothers, and our father works hard
but does not make much money. We
need shoes and undcrclothes and
dresses, and have no money to buy
them with. We can't go to school
because we haven't any clothes. Our
ages are eleven, eight, seven, five,
four and two years old. So if you or
some good man will come and bring
! lis some clothes and shoes we can
go to school again. We would also
like to have doll baby if it is not
too much fer you TO- bring"
And here is just one more of those
kind Of appeals that puts the Good
Fellow on his metal and send him
on his errand of joy:
seven Needy Riddles Here.
How are you?' the letter begins.
II hope you are happy with the chill
dren when they write to you and say
what they want for Christmas. I
would like to have a pair of shoes.
dress and hat and other things, for
am thirteen years old. My mother
has seven children, and it is hard TO
get along. do wish for a pair of
skates. and have been wishing that
for long time"