The Washington times., 1922-12-16
FELLOWS
]. ARMY. Grows
FAST
School Children and District
Employees Are Latest to
Join Movement

The forty-five pupils In THIS CLASS
proved. that they are - good q
bunch of Good Fellows as any
group of grown.ups by voluntarily
deciding to take care Of the holiday
wants Of two Washington families.
The children formed committees
to superintend the work. ono for
each family. with Margaret Dunn
and Elizabeth Derry as chatrmen.
These committees, will handle the
collection Of money. toys. books
and clothing and will arrange Tor
their presentation on Christmas
win Visit Fsmil,es.
The pupils appointed Mrs. Carrie
Roberts, their teacher. to represent
them where the services OF
grown-up were needed. Mrs. Rob-
erts wfli superintend whatever pur-
chases are made and will mako the
preliminary visit to the families to
learn Just what - needed In each
case.
The enrolment Of the eighth
grade was followed closely BY that
Of the Seven-B grade At the same
school.
While this grade II slightly
4 handicapped tuo AoCS NssSs sesC
class IL smaller. consisting OF but
thirty.nine pupils. and that the ages
OF the pupils averages less than In
the higher grade the children are
very enthusiastic over the work
and promise the eighth graders .
stiff contest.
The younger pupils have asked to
take care Of one family Of four or
five members. They expect to pre-
sent toys and clothing to the child
rem and win also raise money for
the parents needs. :.
The pupils are completing the
| organization Of q committee TO
handle the arrangements for taking
| care OF this family. The teacher 10
Miss Helen Cromwell.
While these are the first instances
| of Glasses Of school children COM
bining to act as Good Fellows. q
troop Of Boy Scouts has already
registered to take care OF tam.
The twenty scouts forming Troop
81, one Of the most active troops In
| the city, have been assigned q
family and are proceeding with ap.
pointment Of Good Fellow commit.
tee.. 4...-
Hugh L. Taylor is seoutmaster.
Henry H. Field and Wilmer q.
Kemper assistant scoutmasters. and
Edward H. Lyles troop scribe.
The scouts are required by their
oaths to do a kind deed every day
and they are planning to roll up .
| whole years worth Of good deeds
| into one day on Christmas. The
members Of the troops are working
to raise money for the family. They
| will take q hugo basket OF provis-
l ions for the Christmas dinner and
win provide toys and candy for the
children.
r. p. Lochts. an officer at the
l District National Bank, has sent
| In q contribution Of SO to be used
| In providing q real Christmas Tor
q deserving family. A The wash
| ington Times 10 not receiving OF
| giving money for this work. which
10 carried on entirely BY the Good
Fellows Of Washington, with The
Times acting merely In the capacity
| Of an agent to bring about . meet
Ing Of the detitute families and the
Good Fellows. Mr.. Lochte's contrt-
button will be turned over to the
Loans and Currency Good FellowS
Club. Of the Treasury Department.
This club has formed an extenstve
organisation to carry on the Good
Fellow work. and II one Vt the vet
Grams in this great movement. hav-
Ing provided Christmas cheer tor
sixty-five destitute Wsshingtoutans
last year.
The Good Fellow movement wss
boosted by the activity Of Little
Lord Roberts, midget appearing this
ornok ~ hA ThAafA yhn
signed up Good Fellows In the Dis
trict building yesterday afternoon.
Dan Garges, secretary to the Board
OF Commissioners. and w. W.,
Withers.', an innocent bystander,
were the first lined up by the little
fellow. They volunteered 70 t9ke
| care Of a destitute family.
Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph
and Chief George Watson Of the Fire
Department requested that the
Strand Theater take charge Of pro-
viding q family with Christmas cheer
on behalf Of each Of them. . !.
In addition the Strand Theater
management<will take care Of an
additional family, ana the employees
Of the theater arc planning to take
over the care Of still another family.
Lord Roberts Assists.
Little Lord Roberts was provided
the use OF q Maxwell automobile
and driver by the H. b. Leary Com
pany, local agents for. the MAXWELL,
while on his trip to sign up Good
Fellows, The car bore placard
stating that Lord Roberts, appearing
at the Strand, was recruiting ad,
dition Good Fellows for The Times
Good Fellow, army. III. r. Knudson,
assistant manager OF the theatsr, &C
companied the little chap on his
rounds, ~ ss4t n S@
The Good Fellow movement has
been making rapid strides during the
pas tWq or three days. Before that
time the appeais for aid were coming
Good Fellows.
APPEAL FOR FAMILIES
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