The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-15
nY A. GoopFELLoW.

BY A, GOOpF ELLOW,
How we'll, Goodfellows, do you recall
that little verse In your Christmas book
that ran something like this;
1T was tho night before Christmas,
And all through the house,
Not soul was stirring,
Not even a mouse"
sAh, but those were the days. Re-
member how you went to bed on that
Christmas Eve, You were packed off
early by your mother who said that
the fire had to be put out early 80 old
Saint Nick could come down the chin
pey You had been wandering how
the old fellow *Auld possibly get past
that roaring fire to reach the stocking
you had hung up,
Remember, how YOU G61ldn't sleep at
first, Thought you would stay awake
and catch Santa Claus when he ar
rived. Then finally slumber came and
when you awokc next morning you Just
couldn't walt to dress but raced into
the front room, He'd been there al!
right just like you knew he would 1t
seemed as though all the good things
In the world were there. Yes, those
were the days,
GoodfeIlows there are many young
sters In Memphis who are waiting for
Santa Claus this Christmas Just like
you and | waited. Santa Claus Is going
to miss some Of these kiddies unless
We get nuSS,
There Will be many a tot who this
Christmas win hang up n stocking and,
unless you answer this appeal WIN
awake Christmas morn to find that
although his conduct has been really
good all year Santa somehow missed
his chimney Can 1t be that there Is
such a creature who fails to recall kid
days to the extent of letting some
child wake disappointed on the one
day OF the year? ! can not conceive
of such Il chap
During the past few days mail to
the Goodfellows- Santa Claus club has
been pouring in one can hardly realize
the numbers and numbers Of Riddles
| who are writing the Goodfellows Of their
wants--in the majority Of cases real
needs, Indeed requests are coming in
| a much larger volume this year than
| ever before.
These little fellows know there is a
Santa Claus. Mother" told them. Per
| haps now thorc Is no mother or per
| chance mother knows that unless some
| kind spirit takes cognizance OF her
! familys circumstance there Is no hope
| but only the bells on Saint Nck's rein
| deers can be heard as he passes over
| their home vending his way to the
| housetop OF some more fortunate fam
lily ,
Think, Goodfcows. Of this little boy
| or girl the next morning. They know
| that rhyme about The night before
| Christmas" rs well as you and !, Yet
the doll that goes to sleep win not be
waiting the little miss; neither will
that drum, or maybe 1t was knife
| the boy expected to be there
! Mail in that check now Help till the
ranks Of a company where there arc
no "SeCond LouIes" or hard boiled
sergeants, Just a company OF Good
fellows. Tho address is Tho GoodfeI-
| ia IL n Gri m
"This Is a great privilege to send our
mite to you for Gods own precious
ones who arc dependent on you for
Christmas JOY" says letter from Mr..
and Mrs. VIII d. Shelby and Richard
Shelby, Of Rosedale, Miss, who for
ward IS to the Goodfellows,
G. NJ. Wood, through j, r, Hyde,
| sends a money order for $40, saying
that while he can not be with us this
| Christmas TO aid In Yuletlde endeaVor
or to cheer the kiddies, his heart is
In the work Mr. Wood now lives in
Branden, La, and prior to moving to
that point was an enthusiastic member
Of the GoodfeIlows.
Now. here's bunch Of real hustlina
Goodfellows. They arc members oi
I1ugger Bros, contractors, and en-
| plOEeS OIL lnaL bTkdllGdhIo'l ~. y
| Munsell writes that 70 donated on his
| works at the cotton oil mill on Pigeon
| Roost road. The total was 5000.
written in hand that ! know
spoke best wishes and success from
two of the most free hearted kiddies
Is a letter from Evansville, Miss. Make
some little tot happy Christmas morn
ing, 1t said. Thank YOU Melvin and
Louise Dacus, for the IS.
Hope you raise million" says Dave
Wurtzburger, Of the B-Nu company
and incioses his check for ~,
| -
Contributions for Elizabeth Lake
Jones, Lee y. Jones, Jr.. Stella CoHtia
Jones. his three children. la mailed in
by Lee r. Jones. whose check fn~ SlE
accompanied hope that there would
be no disappointed child ln Memphis
on Christmas day,
| =.
I heard Burl Grant. Who WITH AnFe'o
and Joseph Cortese, VIII give Good
fellows benefit concert q, Lyric tha
ater next Monday might, reh"arso the
other day. Burr has % haGso cantartt
voice which will ce:|ainlT please aY.
eryoue who attends th's ,Crrt",. Af
has enn, very choice sc"r1 !s. Re
hervsals with the Ccr.eet brothers will
hegIu within a day or 81. MuSsrs, Cor
tese promise that their program will
be one that music lovers can moi
fall to appreciate