Middletown transcript., 1921-02-05
TALE OF THE TOY BUNGALOW

TALE OF THE TOY BUNGALOW
Upon the request of Mr.. Lee Brad
ley, the ingenious maker of the nov
famous Toy Bungalow, the Scribe
though not much given to "chancing'
things, gave hing quarter and for lacl
of any such lucky numbers as 13; %
etc., chose 365, the number of days il
the year, and to bis great surprise drew
the prize.
Refusing fine cash offer, he resolved
to turn the affair into a means of add
ing to his own gifts to the pitiful caus,
of the millions of starving children
whom the Kaiser's wicked World Wal
has left behind it. His first hope wa,
to double his own offering, with 210(
contributions at 10 cents each, but the
number was again and again raised till
! after 30 days hard work the fine tota
of 9O6 was reached, $9O.60 this amount,
| plus his own, making the final total o1
$11O 60 given by him to this blessed
cause, enough, we are told, to keep
eleven starving children alive until next
August when their own country's crops
will feed them.
The generous gifts, of the appreci-
ative people of Middletown and vicinity.
has made this gratifying result posi-
BILE, although among our own donors
there are others from New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Wilmington,
Smyrna, Odessa, Kenton and Town
send. There might have been one from
Clayton had not this rude fellow fatty
refused, adding the brutal sentiment,
"Let the children starve, they're better
dead anyway -
The task was mingled one of pleas
ure and disgust-though, happy to say
very much more of the first than of the
latter. Probably all of the contributors
had already given one or more times to
the same cause, and were moved more
by the motive of ''sweet charity than
any hopes of luckily winning the pretty
toy. y ~
The work disclosed variety of hu-
man nature, more than one would other
wise encounter in decade Of years;
traits noble and ignoble, admirable and
shameful, besides not a few absurd and
amusing. A few narrow souls did not
believe in giving aid to others than
those in their own town. These philan-
throplsts, indeed, generally confine
their charities to helping support the
needy children of the "Man in the
Moon -
One dear woman refused to give even
dime to feed these starving children
abroad because, forsooth, I'VE may
have thousands of starving children in
our own country!'' Numbers well able
to give, either bestowed nothing or
measly dime with a patronizing air.
But as delightful offset to such parsi-
mony. many pleasing surprises ever and
anon would be experienced. exceedingly
liberal gifts from those not near so able
to give.
Only much industry and long contin-
ued perseverance for whole month
effected this pleasing result. But it was
privilege to give both. It has proved
the most delightful Christmas gift the
Scribe ever received-all this trif1ing
pother and work for such blessed task
as giving the bread of life to bevy of
perishing little strangers in foreign
land.
The mere mechanical details of the
drawing were no small matter-how to
get 9C6 round things all alike and num-
bered from l to 9O6. which placed in q
big lard can could be often tossed and
jumbled about and thus thoroughly mix
ed as they were beng slowly with |
drawn. The Scribe wrote the numbers
on the tiny wads and Mr.. Bradley
placed them in the receiver-just 9O6.
Then Mr.. Hopkins with many shakings
drew them out, and the last one in the |
can was number 594, which reference
to the>two books of names, showed to
be one of the so shares taken by Rev.
Father Crowley who thus became the
possessor of the Toy Bungalow.
Believing that the starving little VIC
tins of the Hunnish wickedness should
be first fed, the Scribe sent only S.. 90
to Mr.. j. P. Winchester. the Whining
ton treasurer of the European Relief |
Fund, and $500 with $1,000 more of |
his own. to Rev. Frederick Lynch,
treasurer of the ''Save The Children
Fund.- going to the sufferers in the
Near East. Thus this sum, plus $40. 90 |
more sent by him about New Years.
makes the gratifying final total of |
$ll0. 60-"The most superb Xmas gift"
he says again, lit was ever his good |
fortune to receive y
Seeing that about one-half of this
Bungalow money was given by some of |
the members and congregation of st.
Anne's Episcopal Church the Scribe
wrote the Rev. Frederick Lynch to give
that Church the credit of the gift.
Coming-D. W. Criffith's Mas
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