The Washington times., 1922-12-20
GOOD FELLOWS
Many, need !.
GREAT
Registrations Barely Keep
Pace With Calls From :
Worthy Homes.

Though Christmas IL but five days
away. registration Of both needy
families and Good Fellows in the
campaign to spread cheer in the
desolate homes of the poor. the III,
and the aged. continues heavy.
Some Of the needy family regis
tration during these last few days
present interesting problems for
Good Fellows who will volunteer to
take care Of them.
In addition to the regular regis
tration Of Individual Good Fellows.
there have been recorded during the
past day or two several more clubs,
each of which offers to take care
Of two or more families.
Offers Permanent Homo.
Among the most novel offers Of
the season 10 one Of q permanent
homo and salary for a worthy
woman a. a nurse and governess to
an invalid mother and two sons.
This IL the first time an offer Of this
sort has been made by q Good
Fellow. The letter follows:
knowing that your paper takes
considerable interest in the welfare
Of the unfortunate. I thought possi-
bly, you might be In a position to
know of some worthy mOtherly
woman who ia in need Of a home.
MY wife 10 practically an invalid
and ! have two small boys. seven
and twelve years old.
II am compelled to leave home
every day to attend to my work.
and need a woman to look after my
wife and children, for which am
willing to provide a good home and
q fair salary. l am making this
offer as q Good Fellow, for I want
the opening to be gwen to a really
worthy and deserving woman"
Two Good Feilow " organizations
registered today.
Veterans Respond.
East Washington Post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. through James c.
McElheny, offered to take care Of
three needy families on Christmas
Day. The members of the post will
see to It that these families are
given sufficient provisions to assure
them a real Christmas dinner. The
veterans organizations have been
responding whole "heartedly to the
pleas Of the i'll and despondent for
aid. The American Legion in the
District has already taken over
the majority of families in the
northeast section of the city.
Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. Of
Georgetown, has also come forward
with an offer to furnish real
Christmas party" for a family Of
children. The children. 1t was
stated by M. Z. Martindale. who Is
handling the event for the fraternity,
will be given the biggest meal they
ever put away and will be given a
big party with a tree, lights, toys,
candy, fruit, and plenty Of noise.
An echo Of the recent cutting OF
the Government forces in Washing.
ton comes in the appeal Of an aged
employe. the sole support Of her
eighty-two-year-old invalid husband.
This old woman, q faithful Gov.
ernment employe for many years,
was one of those let out in the
recent Wholesale cutting of the
She now has but IS in the house
and has no relatives or friends to
whom she can turn for aid. She
reports that all her efforts to Sc
cure employment Of any kind have
been fruitless and she now has no
idea which way to turn for aid.
Seeks Employment.
"If one Of your Good Fellows can
help me over until can find
work." she said, 81 will do my best
to repay him. II there is q Good
Fellow who can help me get work
II will be the biggest help anyone
could do me-"
Volunteer Good Fellows to handle
another out-of.town family are re-
quested in the following letter, re.
ceived today from q fifteen-year-old
school girl in Del Ray, near Alexan.
dria, Va:
II wonder II you could send Santa
to see me this Christmas. I am q
girl Of Del Ray. Va. my age IL fif-
teen.
II have no relatives that can help
my family and i am writing to the
Good Fellows for help. My mother
b sick and has been sick for four
months. My stepfather is a dis.
abled ex-soldier who has been at Mt.
Alto Hospital under the care of doc
tors, but he had to leave to help me
care for mother.
All DO Their Best.
Before he left he drew 500 q
month but when he left to come
home they cut him to $50. That
goes to the doctor and druggist.
have two brothers, one eighteen,
who Is working trying to take care
Of US. My other brother has been
out Of work but is finally getting
work which barely pays the house
rent.
"That leaves sister and me without
getting shoes, dresses and a Christ.
mas dinner.
"I went to high school but had to
stop to take care Of the house. My
step-father and I are the only ones
to cook for six. wash, iron, keep the
house clean and take care Of
mother"