The Washington times., 1922-12-14

dies. She has Joined the Good
Fellows Club Of tho WashinGton
Times and Will personally dis
penso yultide cheer 70 the little
folks.
organized several years ago through
the activity of Mrs. l.. =. Marcher.
who last year carried out the greater
portion Of the clubs program.
The club has secured the co-opsra-
ton Of the Sanitary Grocery Com.
pany, Inc, and 8. Kann Sons Com
pany, who have offered to put up
boxes, for distribution to the families
selected by the club and who have
offered the club . spsciol price rate
10 Der cent below tie S6taM pricet:
The LoanS and Currency Good Eel.
lows Club has issued q challenge to
the clubs Of q similar natuse In all
other government departments to
outdo them in the amount OF bens-
ficial work done this Christmas.
That all of the warm-hearted gov
ernment workers have not YET band
the following letter, which excellent
ly portrays the spirit OF the true
Good Fellow:
II am attaching hsYsto your cou.
pom and want to Join the Good Eel
lows. A. I am q salaried woman
with not 4 whole lot Of cash and q
good deal to do with what I have,
I cannot afford to help on = large
scale.
Il would like a widow with q
couple Of children or an old couple"
This woman. incidentally. u also
Treasury department employo.
And here is another typical ex-
ample of the sort Of people who are
carrying on the magnificent work
In which the Good Fellows are find
ing SO much Joy;
"Wil remain In Washington dur
ing the Christmas holidays and.
although I cannot contribute n.
nancially. I shall BE- willing to g1vs
my time and services to carry out
the work. II you need my assist
ance please call on me-" =.
This letter In from > student At
Catholic University who 10 earning
his way through college.
There are numArous instances Of
visitors to WashinGton who have
become interested In the Good Eel
low work volunteering to assist
families here during the Christmas
period. One received today Il from
Q New York woman. Who. on q
short visit to this city, haS already
taken over one family and II now
making arrangements Tor q second.
Though she has no ties In this city
beyond . small circle Of friends
she has become 20 vitality inter.
ested in the problem of. local un-
fortunates. whom she has never
seen and never expects to see
again, that she u willing 10 kivs
her time and money toward 0iving
- many Of than a. poedbia Q
real Christmas.
Wants To Help AgeA Coupls.
Another glowing example Of the
Good Fellow at his best comes in
the following letter; r6csiveA today
from an AlexAadria woman:
flsase give me some one In the
northwest section near SA car line
y possible. ] would like 10 help an
elderly couple or small family on
2 smal! scale Or assist . club.
would like TO % more but I have
two families this year In my own
And now. With these Inspiring
examples Of unDAlfishness 20 char.
ectertstic Of the large army Of
Good Fellows In mind. let us turn
70 the other side Of the picture,
where We find the homes OF the
unfortunate ofss In which the Good
shQW u finding his mission. Here's
smother letter. rscsivsd In today's
II have hesitsted before writin.
this. bat thsn--weii. / have read ~
70, many unfortunate people beinS
helped through the efforts OF the
Good Fellow
"Christraas u drawing near ana
! have four little ones ali Saseriv
locking forward to Santa Ciaus'
visit. But Il 10 with 3 heavy heart
that ] 80 about my daily work. be.
cause no Santa C.aus can visit IN
this year. ! was III for about q
year, having tive operations, and
II has crippled ~ financially.
We have struggled along hoping
to ret ahead but all the time ws
seem to Be- going backward. The
children need shoes and clothes.
my husband. too, and Fam wearins
clothes my people save ne. have
rnended and patched and made over
clothes And have had to DENY ths
children sufficient food, until thev
have become undernourishsd
II cannot express how much help
would be appreciated to make
Christmas 3 happy time for nv
little once, and ! am SURE you win
underStAnd and forg1ve my n6t NV.
ing my n91ne 1or publication. 1
shall w4tcA the pAp6r for youf
Answer aiia n you can help me l
viii ccmmnnicats With your office
and give you my .nAmt."
AlrsAdy severna Coed rs.Iows
have asked foe the privilege of
serving lust ouch . fpmily as thts
ard have rsqusuted that this
rnothSr ssnd IN NhsS hams % that
they may eSt n touch with her.
lows 4 incrss sssi1g rapidly thers d e
greet <sfesd tof further snscllments
70. f16et ne GFpAt number cf as.
ptals which lave been coming a.
since the ,colo weather has corn.