The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-24
SILENT SANTA"
USES5O TRUCKS
DI['' 'y.ER|NG FOOD
50 GoodfeIlows Draws
= .ear ciose-Christmas Eve
Busiest Time--Season One
Of Our Very Best.
BY A. coopFELLoW,

NFou DleSS US, everyone.
That. GoOdfellows. is the Tiny Tim
message which more than 5000 kid
dies send YOU Friday. Theirs Is
Merry Christmas because YOU have
been Goodfeliows,
Yes, 5000 kiddies and more are
happy. II Ii not possible at this lime
to give accurate figures on the tots
Who will receive Santa Claus club
presents. Our checking is ,till goins
on. The Goodfellow who has charge
of distribution says that upward uf
l.200 families will be provided with
good things of the season and neces-
stiles of life. In addition. This chap
adds. 5000 tots have been recipients
of visit from the Silent Santa
Claus, making total Of 1000. ' ko
send you thanks
After today / am going to bid you
good-bye until next year. The Good
fellowst Santa Claus clIDl has
achieved goal this winter which
but few of us hoped for. rrue the
need was greater than In past rea-
sons, but conditions were far HCm
similar to those of twelve months
ago.
All told our eollections this year
will mount past $4,000, nm Justly
proud of~each and every mcaber of
the Goodfellows' club. rhcy lave
accomplished things OF which they
well can be proud. Theirs viii lie
a fine feeling of Satisfaction Christ
mas day. Theirs viii be the cal
Christmas feeling, 1re that IS far
more enjoyable than even the happi-
ness of the 5000 kidd!es whose stock
inss will not be emntv.
Opal Gets Her Doll.
Old Santa is on his way Friday 10
the homes of the bnfortunates whose
letters have been coming to MY t.esk
for more than a month. Delivery OF
baskets began shortly afSer daylight
Friday morning. F'ifty trucks Were
at the Santa Claus ciub distribution
at tile Y. NJ G.. A.
Huskies, aided by Boy scouts, who
had worked since O'clock loaded
tie baskets into these vans ANA be-
gan the rounds Of good cheer. ALI
day this will continue ana far into
the night.
In many homfs Friday there are
expectant Riddles who Thursday saw
4 mysterious Santa Claus dfiv3 un
to their front door, have u sn.ysteL
rious conyersati) IN with thei" mother
Dr father- and delive" a still more
mysterious bundle. The mysterious
visitor then departed. Friday n
when old Erlss Krlnsle is
to. explore y cnIran,iXs the
world over he viii not miss ti1at
house.
Saturday morning tle kidlies cf
that home win find th2 It even though
they live in a bone w1ere there IS
not a chimney, that Jolly old CHAP
has discovered some way or en-
trance. Little UpIl will Get her
sleeping doll, yes G1any "opals" will
have dollies that childish mothers
have longed for; tho remainder Of
hose kiddles who have poured out
their hearts to me will receive, in
sofar as the Goodfe'Iows are able, the
presents they ASKED fjr.
North Dakota Helps.
And certainly Briggs. the cartoon
st, never conceived a more grand
and glorious feelin' than that which
is yours. Goodfellow members Of the
Santa Claus club.
Far reaching was the appeal of
the club this year Only Thursday
there reached my desk package
from Fargo, N. D. 1t had been rushed
through by Uncle Sam from Mrs. r.
II. Meilicke, 573 First street. N, Far
20. The package contained q doll
and some stockings for little girl
whose letter | printed.
Monday clothes will be provided
for those who are in need. This viii
be the last work of the Goodfellows.
Early next week I, am going broke,
for the Goodfellow never has bank
account Every cent received goes
for good cheer. It's grand work,
though.
SO. good bye until 1921. A Merry
Christmas and, happy and proper
ous new year to every Goodfellow.~
only hope that your holiday will be