The Washington times., 1920-11-30
Good FELLOWS ALL
NEEDED THIS YEAR
More Families Face Tragedy Of
Empty Stocking Than Were
Listed Last Christmas.
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that family needs to make Christmas
merry. bright happy and JOYOUS in
stead OF gloomy, sad sorrowful and
dismal.
When you hear rich men who own
rows and rows OF houses and groups
of tall buildings saying Money is
awfully tight" you must know that
the pbor people feel the strinEency
worse than they do. Dcflataion means
that everybody along the line will
have less money. This does not mean
Il panic or anything like that-simply
restoring things economic to a
normal basis. IT does mean that the
poor and unfortunate have less oppor-
tunity to successfully battle with
gloom and sorrow on Chistmas morn
ing.
However. tight money may be. the
rich mans children will mud their
stockings bulGinE with gifts from
Santa Claus on Christmas morning.
What of the children of the poor?
1t is up to the Good Fellows to pro-
vide for them. They did it last year
and they are going to repeat this
year
It does not require Il lot of money 10
be Il Good Fellow. Anything that will
bring comfort and cheer to a home
that otherwis" would be sad and
gloomy will constitute Christmas and
impress the heart Of the recipient
with the fact that peace on earth,
good will toward mon" has mean
ing they can understand.
In one case, it may be an old over
coat. or a skirt or waist for which
YOU have no further use. In others,
a big, round orange, a few nuts and
some candy. In still others, a bright
red cap, a sled or n toy OF some de-
scription will prevent the distressing
tragedy of the empty stocking.
COST is LITTLE.
The cost of being a Good Fellow
is negligible in comparison to the
happiness. joy, and satisfaction the
service brings. Time and money in
vested in being a Good Fellow will
pay you lifelong dividesds. OF one
thing you may be certain: YOU arc not
going TO have Il merry Christmas if
each and every child in Washington
and each and every poor family in
thee city does not share II with you.
II you can rejoice over tho bestowal
Oh many GlllS upon you al NnIlStHdS
time without giving thought to those
who have nothing whatever to i'm
press them with the fact that some
one cares for them you arc not "a
Good Fellow. You may say you have
nothing but your salary. but think Of
those who have no salary and who
are the victims OF sickness, distress
or misfortune. 1t always pays to be
a. Good yellow because Fate has q
trick OF putting the up and down and
the down up at odd intervals, and
those who have today may not have
tomorrow. So, il is best TO be gen.
erous.
Don't get the idea that the Good
Fellow movement Is not going along
swimmingly; because it is. What
The Washington Times wishes to inn
press upon the Good Fellows of tho
city--and their name is legion is.
that the time to Join up is now, when
you have the time to give to tho
needy family and are not cngrosscd
in your own affairs
The Washington Times is collect
ing no money in connection with the
Good Fellow movement, nor will il
undertake to deliver Christmas Sits.
1t offers you the opportunity OF get
ting tho fullest possible enjoyment
and happiness out of personal service
at Yuletidc.
FILL OUT FORM TO-DAY.
Fill out the form printed in today's
paper. BY return mail you will re-
ceiVc the name and address of
needy family. Go to the home of the
family, see what its members want
for Christmas. Purchase whatever
you think will make them happy, and
on Christmas morning deliver the
gifts. The Joyous shouts and happy
smiles of the children and old folk
will amply repay you for your time
and effort.
All the telephone lines of The
Washington Times are at your dis
posal. Call UP Main $500 and take a
family or two under your wing. Drop
into the Good Fellow Department and
have family assigned 10 you, and
from then on you need not worry ns
TO. whether or not yours is 20 be
merry Christmas hecauso from tho
moment sou become Good Fellow
you insure yourself An incomparsely
happy yulettde