The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-24
Many Demands on Saliva
ton Army For Merry
Xmas Spirit Here
HELP 0 UT TO DAY
Last Chance Today; Come
Across And Be A
Good Fellow

Have you ever stopped TO think
that everyone is not as fortunate as
yourself in having a steady position.
a pleasant home and all that goes
to make 1t so? Did you know that
right here in Fairmort.. in the most
unexpected spots, dozen3 Of famt-
lies are in destitute circumstances
due to the fnct that work has been
slow? Famllis who lack even the
most ordinary things that go TO
make q pleasant Christmas? AT this
time. when We are preparing to
commemorate the birth OF tbs
Greatest Giver. it is going to add to
ypur satisfaction ic you lend o.
hand to your fel1owman who needs
your help. Christ set us the exam
pie Of giving, when He gave His
life that we might live. We can
do no less than give little OF our
plenty to those who have nothing.
Captain Carr, OF the Salvation
Army, reports that they are still
short OF the amount raised last year
by $4,000. Some Of you folks who
have passed the Army kettles by
while those in charge stood in the
rain and snow, suffering discomfort
and hardship ought to make a trip
to the Salvation Army headquarters
III Adams street and see what that
Organization Is doing for the poor
You will wonder why you didn't
drop something in the kettle.
This morning there were 105 bas.
kets OF food ready for delivery.
Each basket contained bread, cof-
fee, potatoes, fruit, celery, Jelly,
butter. and other things, besides a
.Fine@ch hiGlEen7 Enough to make an
ordinary family handsome Christ
mas dinner. One hundred and five
offerings OF good cheer, but 1t only
goes little way. It is estimated
that those baskets will feed 500 peo'
pie tomorrow, hut there are 1nanv
yet unserved. Dozens who have
told their children that Santa can
not come to their home tomorrow:
that they may not have the SIM
plest toys. the cheapest candy. the
pooTest cake, the most tlimsy cloth
ing to cheer them on Christmas
.dav.
Captain Carr says that, as always.
there will be many come when tho
baskets are given out who have
not notified the Army OF their con-
dition, and they will have to be
turned away because there is moth.
Ing for them. Tickets have been
given out for the baskets already
packed, and they will be delivered
10 the persons holding tho tickets.
What is left will be distributed
among the others who will come,
but It Is pitifully small.
A Christmas tree will be given on
New Years eve to the little folks.
and candy, toys, etc, will be given
to the children Santa missed-as
far as their money Will go.
From the American Legion, those
boys who offered their lives that
America might live. comes the cali
for help. Many of the boys.
back from "over there" are with
out work. without relatives. without
hope. But Mr.. Carr says that he
can't help. He hasn't the money.
Say! How are you going to feel
tomorrow morning If. when your
children are shouting around your
own Christmas tree, burdened with
its gifts and good cheer, your
thoughts turn TO those homes where
hunger and poverty have crowded.
out all the glory of the Christmas
tide? Loosen up that pocketbool1
and drop some money into the Sal
walton Army kettles as you pass.
You will have the finest glow down
in your heart that you ever expert
enced, and you will Gave a happier
Christmas yourself for having
helped someone else to enjoy the
day.