The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-21
SILENT SANTA"
MAKES READY To
CARRY HIS CHEER
BY A. GooDFELLoW.

GoodfelloWs, your work for 1920 is
underway. Tuesday deliveries began.
The Silent Santa Claus made his
way to the various orphanages and
institutions in the city. You who
contributed early now can sit back
and figure how it feels to be Kriss
Kringle.
The big work of delivery yet is to
come. The storerooms of the Good
fellows Santa Claus club at the Y. M.
c. A are one huge toy, food and
clothing shop. Many barrels of good
things have gone out to the places
which prepare dinners for many kid
dies. But there remains toys that
would delight the hearts of the rich
children, funny little horses, soldiers,
dolls with blue eyes and fair hair.
drums, barrels of rosy, red apples,
juicy yellow oranges, candies, red
striped sticks, and chocolates that
melt in your mouth; sacks of flour
heaped in regular mounds, potatoes
in bushel baskets, plump fat tur-
keys that surely will taste fine-say
Goodfellows, it is some sight, that's
all.
Thursday delivery of toys will be-
gin. Then Friday comes the Silent
Santa Claus time to carry to the
homes Of the needy baskets with
foodstuff for the Christmas table.
Here's plea. We need touring
cars for Thursday. We need them
bad. And we need helpers to assorr,
pack and aid in delivery. How many
of you have autos that can be given
for the day to this service, Come
along. Drive it yourself and be a
Goodfellow.
Fifty trucks have been placed at
the disposal of my coworkers. We
need other trucks. It's going to be
who are listed for visit from the
Santa Claus club. Get in the line of
trucks which will leave the "Y" early
Thursday and Friday mornings.
What's more, Goodfellows, we have
not been overlooking appeals from
the territory. With the aid Of Uncle
sam, who is the prime Goodfellow
after ALL We have forwarded to va
rious families in this territory bas-
kets and packages that will bring
cheer to the hearts of many young
sters. Goodfellows of many sur
rounding towns have come nobly to
our aid this season. And we are not
going to forget that in these places
there are those unfortunates who
need the essentials of life as well as
possibly a toy or so to make some
wee country girl or boy keep the
faith.
Monday the clothing division will
swing into action, Orders will be
given those applying for wearing ap-
parel. At the various stores and
clothing establishments in Memphis
will be Goodfellows who will take
care of all orders. Stockings and
shoes for the school kddies, a nice
warm shawl for the old lady whose
frail body feels sharply the winter
chill, coat for the man whose
sleeves are worn through at the ell
bows and whose trousers are but q
remnant Of their former usefVfness
All will be outfitted.
But let me stress this on You,
those of you who have not enlisted
with the Silent Sa6ta Claus. Just he =
cause we have begun deliveries don't
think that our funds are sufficient
to take care of all the pleas that
come to the club. Not by a long
shot. Funds are way short OF last
Christmas and the appeals far out
number those of 1919
Send along that check My address
is the Goodfellows' Santa Claus club
The News Scimitar.