The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-20
DESERVING AND uNDEsERvINC

Sometimes advertising is taken too literally
Witness that head OF the family who recently APP
pescd to the Associated Charities for transporta-
ton on to the next town. he was merely travel,
ing about the country. taking his family along and
became highly indignant when he reached RI paso
Charitable organizations elsewhere. he insisted had
ALWAYS sent him on to the next town. | his was
a funny Associated Charities here. Especially
when il had just raised lot of money
There are those who sponge upon organized
charity. lust as there are others who impose on
individual charity. Professional charity distrbu-
tors acquire knowledge and understanding OF the
types of charity seekers, which makes unworthy
applicants for aims less likely to prevail lnvara-
bly, hsbitua mpostors are opposed to organIzed
charity They prefer to take their chances with
impuIsve individual givers. On the other hand.
the worthy recipients of largess much prefer bene-
violence because it is less suggestive OF condescen-
sion therefore less affliction to their pride Inn
pusive individual charity is not TO be altogether
condemned 1t is a good thing for the human
race to have its heart touched. 1t is good thing
to be moved sometimes by the sight OF misery.
even counterfeit But in many cases the easy
river contributes to a condition which his charity
should tend TO cure. Every man and woman ac-
knoyvledqing personal responsibility to self and
country should give to charity. But the larger
rfts should be to organized charity. charity that
does not scatter its bounty Unfortunately, de
priving some that are worthy in order that the
unworthy may be heped.-El Paso Times.
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Red Cross Of this city many times during the
year The Red Cross is handling other people
money and it is nothing but right that they should
exercise great in the expenditure OF the funds
This is exactly what they are trying to do but an
article that appeared in this paper last week was
severely criticised for the simple reason people mis-
understood the intention of the writer Criticisms
are often made Of the work OF the Red Cross by
people who are contributing TO the work, on the
grounds that they feel that the Red Cross is too
free with the funds entrusted to their and TO
prove that some reports that the Red Cross had
lavished certain people with relief untrue the
organization gave out a statement IN regard to
what they had done and the investigation they
had made and the revelations that they had un-
covered but some people went up in the air and
on the other hand censored the Red Cross for their
efforts and accused them of abusing certain folks
and committing a great wrong to them
The Red Cross is doing great work not mere
" as an organization for charity but in other
and it worth every dollars support that the peo-
pie are giving it, and in fact, great deal more
funds should be placed at their disposal to carry
on their work and broaden their field of labor in
the many lines that they could be of great assist
ance if their means were not limited Business
men give away hundreds of dollars every year to
people who are undeserving. just simply they have
no time to investigate the claims that made
upon them. and rather than turn deserving per
son away they take the chance Of giving to
worthy people which is the Chrstian-like way OF
looking a. It from view point but does much
to encourage grafters and impositors and causes a
waste of great deal Of money that should and
could be expended in much worthy
ner If properly handled.