The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-17
SHARE THOSE GOOD
| XMAS THINGS WITH
| CHILDREN OF WANT.
Suppose Your Loved Ones Had
to Write the Go1dfeIIows
for YuIetide Cheer?-Re-
member What Stingy Means
BY A. eooDFELLoW.

BY a. GOODFELLOW.
There appeared in the newspapers
| only a few days ago an item from
a little town in West Tennessee not
far distant saying that man had
/ been freed of the charge that he stole
doll and doll dress from the gem
eral store of that place. The man
admitted his guilt.y He said that he
took the doll because otherwise his
! 8-year- -old daughter would have had
no Christmas, A flaw In the indict-
ment resulted in his, dismissal.
Can you imagine that father TAX
| ing doll that his little girl might
not miss a visit by Santa Claus? He
admitted it saying that cotton con-
ditions were such that his purse was
empty and rather than see the child
disappointed Christmas he ventured
to take something that did not be-
long to him
You, ordinary business men, men
| who are sure to provide Christmas
for your kiddies, suppose you were
placed in that mans position Here
tofore he has been able to provide.
Very likely with such feeling for
the keeping of childish faith he has
subscribed to the Goodfellows when
times we're good.
Christmas Carries Sorrow.
Think moment, Goodfellows
place yourself in his position. Or
| this, suppose your loved ones were
! forced to write to the Santa Claus
| club? Do you know that Christmas
is day Of tears? Do you know that
it brings sorrow instead of joy to
the homes of many? Do you know
that instead of the rejoicing that is
certain to be yours that win hum
dreds here the YuIetide means moth
ing other than a craving, a longing
that is hopeless, for the things that
are denied?
Memphis Is in a deplorable condi-
ton this year. First there are hun
dreds and hundreds of children OF
want who will be forgotten unless
those of you who have enjoyed a
bumper year just simply kick in to
the Gdodfellows. Yet another condi-
ton that is far more depressing
looms. There are those whose purse
strings could not be loosed Other
than By blasting. They belong tC
the class of flinty- y-hearted which car
only be classified by the expressive
word, stingy.
| surely UOIlG VI you WHO nave IlOl
enlisted with the Silent Santa de.
sire to be called stingy. Not only
that, remember that the best of al
things is to share with someone II
want those things which life has pc.
slowed on you.
Do it now. Help keep the faith
Let's get together and see to it that
there is not an empty stocking II
Memphis or this territory this Christ
mas. Join the Santa Claus club
lSend that check to me at The News
Scimitar. .
Dear Goodfellows Mother ant
daddy say that Santa Claus is COM
ing to see me but there are little
boys and girls who Santa will no
see unless we help you to see them
l am sending you IS of my Christ
mas money and want you to see thai
Santa Claus sees all little boys ant
Igirls."
'T am sending you $50 pennies
| which have saved up this year,
writes Robert Lucas Clapp so thai
Santa Claus can come ito see some
little boy or GIRL
The Traffic club Friday lined VI
with the Santa Claus club by for.
warding a $25 check with the fol-
lowing communication:
ITO encourage and assist the Good
4 fellows club in dispensing good cheer
and charity the Traffic club wishes
to assist to the extent of $25 unani.
21Qously agreed upon by the govern
ing board"
'Deap- Mr.. Goodfellow: For gev
eral years our dady has sent yot
some money in our names but thii
year we are sending some of Oul
own money and also = some from
daddy and our grandmother"
Written in a childish hand tina
letter reached my. desk from Martha
Matthews and John Berry Meier
rim, of Collierville, Tenn. They in
closed $40.
Don't forget that tonight Is tn
night for the Goodfellows concert L
be given by the Layne & Bowie
band. A rare treat is promised. Th
concert viii take place at the Knight
of Columbus hall on Jefferson, nea
third.
BREAD CUT 2 CENTS.