The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-16

Listen, Goodfellows, Just remember y
Is the way certain MefnphAn used
70 open his birthday party invitation,
All ! have got to say In, remember
that Wednesday Is the day that the
Goodfellows- Santa Claus club Is going
to put on a Main street party
Several days ago promised you that
some interesting things would be forth
coming from Memphis thea trical peo
pie. All showfolk are good people,
Watch Wednesday for the Goodtellows'
stunts along the main stem and see,
Uncle Ben" Stainback who Is really
60 years old, but who says he Is only
30, is backing this show, Uncle Ben
Is manager Of Loew's Lyceum as you
probably know,
Monday night I dropped in to see
him with n request All "Uncle Ben
had to say was, Go as far as You
like"
In consequence Mac Russell and OF
yer, who are headliners at Loews for
the first half of the current week,
win help the Goodfellows- Claus
club with jazz show Wednesday noon
Neither Of these artists are Memphians
Neither have they ever before aided
the Goodfellows OF Memphis but both
didn't have TO have second word wheC
the subject was broached YOU ear
bet they were glad to aid In helping fll
an empty stocking that some Memphis
kiddie might possibly find that SantF
Claus had oyeTlooked,
Schuyler Paints.
Miss Russell Is Knocking Lyeeum pas
irons off their seats this week with ~
act known IN parIanee Of the stage a.
"blackface turf" oliver is an ao.
Gordon pianist, He can do things WITH
an accordlon---wen, just wait and sc,
Wednesdays show.
must tell YOU ahhut this, too Callet
on Bob Schuyler, that big, jolly char
who plays such a Cine game OF gol
tat the nineteenth huie), and Bol
couldn't agree too nuck with my re,
quest for him to furnish a couple OF
sign banners TO go along with WcdneS-
days show. Told W. just to name what
we wanted and that Thomas CusaC,
company would deliver the goods,
Mr.. "A. G, Stratton, of the Strnttor
Grocery company, Is supplying trucl
for the tour, %
v with these Goodfellows working who
can but join the ranks Of this com,
rany to aid in making good with thost
kiddies who know there Ia Santt
Claus and who might be overlooked or
Christmas day Remember that ono,
YOU hung up a stocking and knew wei
and good enough that It would b'
filled There are hundreds Of chldreI
In Memphis this year who will mis-
christmas unless YOU get busy Mai
in that check right now to The Good
fellows Santa NClaus club, The New
Scimitar,
Robert Jack. 1r., Is only little kid
hut his heart is In the right place
'Dear Goodfellows," he writes 'Fn
sending you my Christmas eavngs one
dollar Please give II TO Santa Claus
| for me"
Helen shannon. aged 2, is n fortunate
| baby, according to her mother, who says
Santa always visits us on Christmas
so please use Helcn's dollar for somC
other little baby"
Last night Bill Prichard, lumberman
wanted TO know how the Goodfelows
Lclub was coming Zine" saws J. "Al
fright" says he, here's my 10 spot e
keep the good work going
| -.
Dear Goodfcllows." writes Mary Bo
rodofsky, aged .. Of Merguld, Miss.
my father and mother are able t.
give me toys, SO please use my 81 fol
some other little babies"
Miss X. Marshall sprained her ankl'
and was III for number Of days Not
withstanding this and fhe II G. L., sh
inclosed dollar and expressed her re
grrt that II Is a larger bill,
some people amt got nuthin' :
writes Ruth Craig, aged 3, "and my s
are for them Ruths from Caller
| vile, Tenn.
For some little earned, and fade,
stocking" G. T. Simonton. Of Coving
ton, writes. inClosing dollar.
with his usual thoughtfuJness-h
done il for years-~W. b. Bush planter
sends In his $40.