The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
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by A, oooDFELLoW,

If all the Goodfellows had the spirit
Of the young one who came to the Of
flee yesterday with six cents we
wouldn't fear that there would be an
empty stocking Christmas morning.
This little fellow Is one OF many that
hover around an old stove in dilari-
dated old building whore school keeps,
It is the annex to Bruce school. His
room, he said, gave 500 "a to the Good
fellows Santa Claus club and no eame
long way to bring the total Of the
room w to $40
Gus Fitzhugh brought the box con-
thinning the total amount Of Bruce school
contribution to the office, II was IN n
chalk box and II WAS packed full. The
box contained SiS0.6O Not all OF tho
children could afford to give but they
did and they are proud Of IT, II We
| were TO print the list Of contributors
We would be compelled to take the roS.
| ter ~ the school and print 1t as II
| stands
II IS not that the children are more
| thoughtful of one another than grown+
up people arc Of them, but that they
set on tho Inspiration. They follow
| that Impulse. suppose you grownnn
l
er Of this paper who hasn't felt im-
PEELED to do one Of two things. Ask
for help ir give help
We NAV safely say for those that
| need It that they have been moro ready
| 20 appeal than some OF our friends have
hecu to give, And then there are hum
| drds that We must look for,
There are families IN this city that
are suffering but the world win not hear
| 1t from them They nave hidden their
| faces in the cold cover Of the bed In "
| Checrless room. Think Of the anguish
| ~ one Of those proud spirits when
| christmas morning comes and nothing
| hut bleak and cold outside and nothing
| hut desoatiOn and despair inside
| We know the people Of this COM
munity There isn't one of our big
| hearted citizens that wouldn't give his
| coat on n cold day to revive the crushed
| spirit of child But let's not wait
until then You needn't take off your
| cont, iust take ont your purse
| II isn't our busin' SO to wire away
| the tours, What We are trying to dn
| ~ 10 keep them happy rs they are
and az they should he We have told
| the children that II doesn't matter with
| Santa Claus II God has taken their
| mother or father, or II there Is sick
nesa and want in the home; that he
loves All little children alike and h.
will gee TO- it that they are remembered
lust the same az he remembers the 1T
tie chldre NOT the rich
We are not complaining. our people
are responding but they must keep II
up, The fund must be larger this Eeai
than ever before because the nooulel'
SANITATION in Memphis that has taken
the whole responsibility for seeing that
no worthy child and no suffering par
eut goes without Christmas cheer.
| " YOU know of such child or sucf
a family don't hesitate TO send the name
to the club, Perhaps 1t is already IN
but we are prepared to prevent duphcs
ton and we want to see that this tot
Is done without missing a single one,
comes this note; The pupils OF every
grade OF bruce Scho3l utl,te III seu9.ns
r
Mr. and Mrs. g. > llegin, hrul rs
Ark. write WIN thelr Cohtrlputoh'
Is smaii nut our very Ro"u WISH Eve
with it.
w G, Redmon. OF Brunswick. Tenn
writes: Please accent this little Toxic
Of $40 for the little ,nts from the W, c
>--
! own rI fortune. hut sends a contrihu
tion TO make some little chap glad o
Christmas morning.
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