The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-21
SAMAR|TANS WANT
GENUINE POVERTY
Rag Clothed Urchins Are
Sought BY Tulsans in
Charity Missions.
SPECIFY THEIR FAMILY
Humane Society Workers Tell
of Strange Requests Of
Tulsa Benefactors.

"Ah, charity, what thoughtioe dc.
mands are made in thy namc,"
Such an exclamation Is ono moved
to after wntchfully waiting Nv the
outer offices Of tho Tulsa Humane
society aud hcarkCning TO the cx.
plicTt requests of good -lntentiOned
individuals for the names and Hd
dresses OF certain. specified Kinds OF
poor families to whom 90 carry
Christmas baskets. Though the
spirit of helpfulness back Of the re-
quests IN admirable the wording of
the requests L. often thoughtlcss and
80 specific that to furnish the va.
riety OF unfortunatcs desired the
humane society would almost havo
20 have n family made TO order or
order one by catalogue.
tscmfactors "Drdcr" Family
Each year, about three weeks be-
fore Christmas, people begin tcle-
phoning and coming to the humane
society with the statement that they
wish TO care for poor family at
Christmas. And then tho individual
doscrIbes the Kind of poor family
WHICH he, she or the family wishes
TO help Same individuals wish
poor families where all tho childron
are under certain age, Others
make request for families where the
small and refuse to carry Christmas
JOY TO any family whore there Ia n
man on the place. be he the young
son, father, brother or uncle, 1ndi-
viduals who are fond Of little girls
insist upon n family where all the
children are girls. preferably ~
tender years. .Still others WISH
families where boys are In the ma
tority. often the exact age limit
la Ia
Again II Is requested that the
families live In certain districts, the
desire ON the part OF tho individual
being to help the family residing In
the poorest ncighborhood. Ere
quentiy the exact district. even to
the street and block. is named
Young people who wish To play the
Good Samaritan wish, though they
do not express II downriRhtly, for
families In the deepest depths OF
poverty. their conception OF pow
erty being rags. tatters and dirt
Older people, however. understand
Ing better what poverty IN. know
mat dire distress can go hand In
hand with neat. tidy cottage and
whole garments. Several times after
Christ mas individuals have reported
to the humane society that they were
disappointed in the families whose
they did not consider the families 40
badly Off because OF their tidinesa
and neat surroundings.
Refuse tO Help Ncerocs
Rrequests arc really so specific
that the family desired Is almost
described as to hair and eyes. In
deed. tho humane society once had
request for a poor red-hcAded
family. Everybody always refuses
TO take a Christmas basket to n
negro family. and nowadays the
humane society workers do not even
suggest such q move. The only
negro family ever allotted was given
out during the past week to n local
woman who was moved by q recital
OF their misfortune.
A history OF the family to be cared
for and Information AS TO whether
the poverty Ii due to death, sickness
lack Of work or what misfortune are
also always demanded. This In
formation is kept In tho records OF
the humane society.
IL must seem to the humane so-
ciety. too. that In the opinion OF the