The Washington times., 1920-11-27
STRAIGHT LINE PLAN.

II is for each Good Fellow to de-
termine for himself how many he VIII
care for and what he will give, This
Is a straight line plan-the shortest
distance between two points, the
heart OF the giver and the home OF
the recipient.
The Washington Times will provide
the names OF needy families and the
Good Fellows will do the rest. with
the names and addresses OF the
families, the Good Fellows can make
personal visits, determine the neeus
and decide how he will meet them.
The Washington Times will accept
no money or other contributions. IL
wants the Good Fellows to get the
Joyous thrill OF planning Christmas
for the family or families. buying the
Christmas gifts and personally dis
tributing them on Christmas morn
ing. The Washington Times has
made no provision for distributing
the gifts because such an arrange
ment would rob the Good Fellows OF
the greatest pleasure incident to the
plan-that OF hearing the laughter
and shouts Of Joy of the children In
the families adopted for the day.
NAMES ARE GROUPED.
Good Fellows who send in their
names TO The Washington Times will
be promptly furnished with tht
names and addresses OF as many per-
sons as they wish to take care OF on
Christmas morning. The names OF
the needy families have been grouped
according to the sections OF the city
northwest, northeast. southwest
and southeast. Each man or woman
Intending to become Good Fellow
should signify the section in which
IN ia
1t is tho business Of the Good Eel
lows to see that not a single home In
Washington goes without some cheer
or happiness on Christmas Day
something to differentiate this day
from the other 364 days in the year.
The Associated Charities and other
; similar organizations will do their
best to see to 1t that all the needy
families Of Washington are provided
with the necessities of life, but the
| necessities OF life are not calculated
to thrill anyone with joy. because
everyone is entitled to them 385 days
year.
There must be a something diner
ent for Christmas, and the Good Eel
lows Job is to supply that somethins
different. 1t is within the range OF
probability that the Good Fello"
will find himself working in the
same family where an organized
charity association Is working. and
this may result in what Is called "du-
plication" There is doctrine In law
that 1t 10 petter that nihety-nlne
guilty men escape rather than that
one innocent person should be pun
'ished. ana, by the same token, 1t Is
better that there be duplication" In
ninety-nine families rather than that
one family GO without Christmas
cheer. That is the way the Good Eel
low looks at the matter, and so long
as il suits him I. will have to suit
others.
PATHETIC LETTERS.
Already The Washington Times is
beginning to receive large numbers OF
pathetically couched laboriously-
scrawled letters addressed to Good
Fellow, Washington Times" or santa
claus, North Pole, Care of Washing
ten Times" Almost any Goodfe How
upon reading these letters would want
to take the whole flock under his
wing. 1t would be difficult for any
man or woman to determine Just
which one out of the score of these
appeals he would heed first. The
Washington Times will hand out the
names in the order in which they are
received and assign them to Good
Fellows in the order in which they
enlist for service.
1t looks as il the number of Good
Fellows will be larger this year than
it was last and that all the needy
families will have a Santa Claus. But,
in order to make assurance doub!y
sure, everybody who knows of a
genuine case of distress is expected
to keep his or her eye upon 1t and
report it through the proper channels.
All the telephone lines of The Wash
ington Times are at the disposal OF
Good Fellows. Call up. drop in. or
fll in the form in today's paper and
mail il today.