Indiana daily times., 1920-12-17
Humane Society to
Aid Persons Wishing
to Play SANITY
Many Calls for Assistance
Come to Headquarters of
Organization.

Main ss4e means Christmas cheer for
dozens Of tots who, with their mothers,
have nearly been forgotten by Santa
Claus this year. In other words, the
indianapolis Humane Society is, acting
as an agent for persons who wish to
play ~OId Santa" to the Riddles ana
their mothers, who win not have any
Christmas unless somebody makes It for
them. Cooperating with the Humane So
eiety, which is doing It's work under
the leadership OF Miss Josephine Z.
5ieany. is the Mothers Aid Association,
which has for its goal keeping the
mother and the children together" Cases
which need assistance are cited to the
Humane Society by the Mothers Aid.
aud help Is obtained whenever possible.
special happy Christmas Cor one
family consisting OF the widowed mother
and SIX little ones has been planned
by three sisters who work In a down
town department store, through the
agency Of the society The family win
spend the day at the home OF the sis
ters and VIII be given gifts which will
keep them warm and toys which viii
make the children happy.
MOTHER AND EIGHT
ASK ASSISTANCE.
However. calls for assistance are coming
in with more rapidity than Santa
Clauses" can be provided. A mother nv-
ing In Mars Hill has asked II somebody
would not give her eight children little
bit OF Christmas.
Down on the south side, on Kelly
street, in a tiny house, is q mother with
three little girls who won't have any
Christmas this year. On Highland drive
In a wee house is another mother with
four little ones, all less than II, who are
asking her il Santa Claus has forgot
ten Us"
Another mother living on McKim ave-
nue., who Is working in a downtown
building, has told the Humane Society
that she is more than afraid that she
won't be able to have a Christmas for
her four little ones this year. She added
that this is the first year that she has
never been able to do something for her
@babiss-
CAN'T BUY COAL
To KEEP WARM.
Out on Noble street is a family COM
posed Of the mother, who is a widow, and
four children, who are in dire need OF
assistance In the cold weather. A mother
1n Lawful 0NACCNB NLo lives Al RANAaDAg
small house with her FIVE children, can
not buy coal TO keep them warm, the
society has been told.
Calls for 'just q little help now be-
cause it's so cold" are on file In the
Humane office from q mother with four
children, living on Hosbrook street, one
with three children living on Ninkner
street, one with two very small chill
dren living on Smith lane, one colored
mother with four children living on
Barnes avenue, one foreign mother with
four children living on Ketcham street
Miss Mesny declared that the need for
Christmas help is greater this year than
1t has ever been before on account Of The
high cost Of living.
Mothers cant even keep their children
alive with proper food. let alone pay the
rent and clothe them during the cold
weather. We would like to be able 10
give every family help, not only on
Christmas day, but during all the year.
But We can't even help them on Christ
mas.
"Tbe reason that we cannot help those
who deserTingly need il, Is not because
the people do not want to give to US, but
because they do not realize that there are
those In their very midst who deserve
the assistance"
OLD INSPIRED
TO GIVE NOW.
Miss Meany said she believed that at
this time OF the year all children dream
about what Santa Claus will bring them,
and older people get the spirit Of giving
There are hundreds OF those with
out happy homes next week who, through
some misfortune Of fate or chance, have
been forced to abandon those things
which have meant real life, happiness
and endeayOr toward progress" she said