The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-10
POOR CHILDREN
FUND GROWS AS
HOLIDAY NEARS
s,x Girls Piece Quilt to Sell to
Help Swell The Argus Santa
Clans Account

w,th Christmas only two weeks
- there is a busy time ahead
e. Tbe Argus Santa Claus commit
..s when you understand that
10y individual case is investigat-
n Won can appreciate the great
sa,rma OF work that the commit
,se has to attend to. The same
rian that has been in force TOT
ysars is being followed by the com
r,ttee. The plan is one that IN
..,ss a Christmas remembrance for
.sry moor child in the city whose
s.rsnts are not in position to pro-
vide him with gifts.
In the next two weeks The Ar
Gus Santa Claus committee urges
sil citizens to lend their coopera-
ton 10 the end that the Work OF
nc committee be thoroughly done.
n Won happen 10 know OF a family
-hare there are children who may
~ facing a cheerless Christmas,
ION are asked to communicate Win
- committee. Your information
Vii, he regarded as confidential.
The committee acts upon all re-
norts that it receives. Its members
raIl at homes about which reports
o-o received. If conditions are
found in keeping with the informa-
,ion that has come to the commit
tss the names and ages of children
are listed, and they are included in
Inc visitation of Santa Claus the
day before Christmas.
The Argus committee also urges
PARENTS whose circumstances are
such as TO preclude the possibility
~ happy Christmas for the cEil-
Sren TO make a confdante or the
committee. Parents in homes where
tbere is not means to provide a
nroner Christmas for the little
tolks should not hesitate to COM
municate with the committee.
There is no publicity or notoriety
in connection with tie activities or
The Argus Santa Claus. All The
Argus committee wants % know is
tbat a home is without funds to
p-oyide gifts for the kiddies. The
mystery OF Santa Claus is sacredly
preserved. The poor kiddie only
knows that he has asked Santa
Claus to remember him and that
his petition has been answered.
Santa Claus is not supposed to
discriminate between the children
Of the rich and those of the poor,
but We older folks know that the
old gentleman has been known to
fail to make a stop at the home OF
poor youngster. Santa is a busy
man at Christmas time, and he
needs to have his memory logged
occasionally. He has time to take
In all Of the homes, rich and poor
alike, but we who are more for
tunately situated than some Of our
fellow beings have to see to it that
be does not forget some OF the
poor youngsters during his travels.
The Argus Santa Claus fund will
be ample 10 take care of every
poor child in Rock island. The
fund is increasing every day. but
it is not yet what it should be.
However. the committee is not wor-
rying on this score. having full
confidence that the public will re-
spond as generously as it has in
former years. II you haven't con-
tributed to the fund. you are asked
10 DO so at once More money will
be needed this Christmas than in
any former year. owing to the great
number OF families where the bread
winners have been without employ
men. The Argus Santa Claus fund |
exists solely for the protection of
. the poor children at Christmas. 1t