The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-11-30

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Denver Citizens
When went home last night deeply con-
cerned for the success of the drive now in prog
ress for twenty-five fundamental charities,
my children climbed upon my knees and asked
me: "How much money did you get today,
father, for the poor children?
And, with anxious thought, wondered if it
were possible that Denver's citizens who have
homes in which the children are loved and warm
and happy-yea, radiant-would fail to enable
me to answer that question this week by saying,
"All that is actually needed; If it were possible
that Denvers citizens are Indifferent to the more
than TWO THOUSAND children, fatherless,
sick, weak and helpless; children to whom the
possession of toys is but dream, and the chief
concern of whose little minds even at their i'm
mature age is not toys and the things and COM
forts which make our children happy, but
enough food to sustain them and clothing to
protect them through the hard months to come;
minds sharpened by actual want and denial and
lack of fathers and mothers care and help and
love--which our children have as matter of
course.
No. not INDIFFERENT-bu just pos
sibly NOT UNDERSTANDING. If you
understand, the result is sure-if you do not
arouse yourselves and understand, then
may some higher power help these little
ones, for the human avenues of relief
closed
TIRED of drives? Yes-we are all tired
but to allow this feeling to deny relief is dis
grace Hard up? Yes-but if we are, how about
the less fortunate? Good citizenship confronts
but to allow this feeling to deny relief is dis
Lutte courage. We have twenty-five charities all
dealing effectively quietly, but constantly with
relief of various sorts, but mostly for weak child
hood and weak old age; They, stand between US
and tn direct personal appeals of the sick and,
unfortunate. They stand between US and twenty
five separate appeals. In both respects they do
every citizen great service.
Do we appreciate this? ! often think we do
" from five to twenty five dollars from homes and.
offices which / know to be fairly comfortable
and fairly prosperous
These are gifts very appropriate in
amount for a single charity from such
homes and Offices, but clear evidence
of misunderstanding when apple d to
twenty-five charities being only twenty
cents to one dollar per annum for each of
twenty-five worthy charities-charties
whose worth and whose needs are certified
to by business of the highest ropute;
who have no greater interest than any other
citizen in the charities, but who, realizing
that Denvcrs duty and Denver's pride are
at stake have devoted practically all their
time for month to the endeavor to bring
i home to Denver the need and to secure for
these charites-n OF the am Mt the -
charities ask-but the amount that these
citizens, after, careful study certify is
necessary if the absolute necessities of these
<childrcn are to be met, and their work
carried forward in 1922.
The usual larger subscriptions are coming in,
but they can be relied upon for only minority
portion of the burden; it is up to the great mid
die class of comfortable homes and regular bust
ncsses and professions and the employees upon
salary and to the wage-earners, as it has been
in every campaign in wartime otherwise, to
insure success and protect the poor, old and
young.
As hold my children in my arms ask my
self, Can it be that Denver will fall short of sus-
tanning these other children, and by that fail
add to their want and unhappiness? Will
you not answer that question in the negative this
week? Will you not divide the subscription you
have made or that you have in mind by twenty
five and see if that amount is all that you can
afford in monthly or quarterly payments in 1922