The Washington times., 1922-12-13
GOOD. FELLOWS
LIST FAST
GROWING

Thsatsr People, 40 usual, Keep
Close to Front Rank In ols-
trlbuting Cheer.
A. Christmas draws rapidly closer,
the enrolment Of biR.hcarted Wash.
ingtonians in the Good Fellow army,
banded together to prevent the tras.
edy Of an unhappy Christmas In the
homes Of the less fortunate in this
city. increases 4 Eith even greater
rapidity.
The Good Fellows are rauying
from every part Of the city and
from every walk In life. Numbers
have enrolled who. though they DO
not admit Il. carry on the good
work only with considerable hard
ship to themselves.
There 10 an instance In which one
washington woman. aided By .
Good Fellow last year. II able to be-
come Good Fellow herself this year.
shs, has asked for and been ~.
sixned one unfortunate fanily to
provide Christmas cheer for and
promises next year TO do even
better.
The proverbial warn-heartsdnsss
and syrnpathstic understanding OF
members of the theatrical world has
hem amply demonstrated In the
Good Fellow movement.
Last year, 'Poodles" Hanneford,
q. nous circus clown and bareback
rider, appearing In washington
whom the Good Fellow enrollments
/ rot under way. nominated his BABY
daughter a. Times Good Fellow NO.
81. As a result, q poor mother ana
| her family Of eleven dependent chill.
dren were Given q royal Christmas
instead Of the dismal. cheerless
event they had good reason to ex'
pect.
Moro join Good Work.
This year, George Jeasel and the
ICourtney sisters. starrinG this week
at the Belasco Theater In the popu.
lar vaudeville revue, Troubles OF
1874" came to the front BY donat-
ing 5000 worth OF the beet tickets IN
1.-The house for matinees sunday ana
Monday Of this week.
| Az II this were not enough Mrs;
Howard ThurSton. wife OF the woric
famous magician. who wiil appear
in Washington next week. to1ey en-.
tered the lists Of the Good Fellows
with an offer Of 500 to boost the
good work.
Thouah not a resident Of this city,
Mrs. Thurston has displayed the
deepest interest in the work OF the
Good Fellows and was DO attracted
lby the character Of the work they
are doing that she determined 70
bear a hand herself.
"While I will not be able to stay
In Washington unul Christmas TO
take care OF q family myself. she
oxrlnlnod, II want to have the
privilege Of helping NJ much ~ arm
able"
Those who do not realize the dis
tress and want existing In Wash
ington would be shocked to learn
of the conditions portrayed In some
Of the letters received by the 9ooo
| Fellow editor. Here IL q sample:
81 haven't any thing; not q pair
of shoes. I can't 60 out. haven't
any clothes. haven't q sheet To
my bed or q pillow case.
my husband u sick and my baby
can't sss to work and my health
Ia bad.
we only got one dollar . day to
live on and I can't buy . change
Of clothes. I haven't had any nsW
clothes in five years. live In q
little shed on An alley. can't pay
house rent.
"sometimes We only have broad.
Monday we had two potatoes Tor
dinner and no bread. We sold our
table and chairs but now all the
money 10 gone"
Another unfortunate woman. III
and without coal to keep her warm,
sent In the following letter:
"I- hope that the Good Lord will
put IN the heart Of some Good Eel.
low TO relieve my distress.
| Cold snd No Coal
II am and have been without
coal since the cold weather com.
menced. have lost my homo and
my health and have been through
terrible suffering. ! am slowly -.
covering in every way and would
| " SotA~s - n~ "~Ae
coal"
And now. on the other hand,
comes the following example Of
the warm heartedness which typi-
fies the Good Fellow:
II have read OF the enlistments
In the army Of Coed Tellows and
the idea appeals to ma. ! am Z
travelling Constructor for . high.
way advertising company and have
q small amount Of work In thfs
city which will hold me only . few
days. after which I win b ordsred
elsewhere:
II am very anxious to Join this
army and am submitting . propo.
sition which may DO soune good. I
love an children and TO me there
u no greater pleasure than the
privilege Of making . child happy.
80. In this casa. you are to
select . little boy. about four years
old. who II In destitute circum.
STANCES. Send him to me and ]
win take him to the store and buy
, him q suit OF clothes, and what.
ever else hs needs and sse that he
10 given the biggest time he ever
had ~ long - am here.
II am sorry that I wpn't b here
Christmas % I could become Q real
C3Ood Eell0>v 00 that davw