Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-21
MAKES APPEAL
FOR ASSISTANCE
County tuberculosis League
Secretary Asks Christmas
Gifts for Patients

With a goodly list of contributions
already in the bands of the Middle
! sex County Tuberculosis League,
Miss Jane Packard, secretary of the
league, renewed the appeal today for
Christmas gifts for patients from
this city and vicinity who are re-
ceiving treatment at the various tn
bercular institutions in the state.
The first appeal was made about
week ago and since that time a
donation of candy has been made by
the Council of Jewish Women, or
anges by S. Belikove, Inc, and toys
from Albert Leon and Reynolds
Brothers. A committee from the To-
cal league will visit the various in
stitutions tomorrow and they request
that all donations be sent to the local
office on Smith street, tomorrow
morning.
At present in the institutions
throughout the state there are 122
patients from Middlesex County, for
ty-five of these being from Perth
Amboy. This number consists of chill
dren and adults of practically every
nationality, so that organizations in
making contributions may specify
to whom their gifts might be given.
Toys and gifts for children are
wanted and books and other gifts for
the grown ups are also asked. ANY,
one wishing to contribute money
may do so and have the tuberculosis
league purchase the gift.
Want Local Assistance
How would you feel il Santa Claus
didn't visit you on Christmas and
bring you some little toy, If ;ou were
prevented from the pleasures of
your usual Christmas dinner?
This is the question that should
grip every citizen Of Perth Amboy
and vicinity, following the appeal
made by Miss Packard, asking aid
in making the yu1etide this year a
happy one for the poor little unfor-
tunatcs who will be deprived of the
Christmas joys because of the pres
ence of tuberculosis somewhere in
their family.
Throughout the city there are sew
eral families where the children,
some seven and eight in number,
who are unclothed, undern ourished
and who are making a despe' ate
effort to bring about some little
merriment IN their homes on christ
mas Day, but who are handicapped
tuberculosis office has come in
touch with these, through its tuber-
cular work, and is appealing 10 the
people here and in this vicinity to
aid in bringing about happy holi-
day, by contributing food, clothes
and money.
In some cases the father is VIC
tim of tuberculosis and the mother
40 NO fixra oh rn
relying upon a mean salary for an
everyday living. This will not war;
rant them a happy Christmas time
and it is hoped that, through the
kindness and generosity of those who
are we'll provided for, these Riddles
will be cared Tor and will not be
forgotten on Christmas Ike by
Santa.
A most recent case of the situa-
ton of these poor stricken families
is that of home in the northern
section of the city. The father is a
victim of tuberculosis. the mother
is unable to walk on account of all
ments in her feet and with two chill
dren between the ages of eleven
and thirteen, they have practically
no means of support.
VIII good hearted people of this
city have this pitiable family, a7d
the several other homes almost as
pitiable, go through Christmas week
without the least bit of merriment
Will some little tot wait in vain for
Santa to fill his or her stocking on
Christmas eve and then awake the
next morning to find it empty, or
will the people of Perth Amboy see
to it that these unfortunate families
receive at least once more the thrills
and pleasures that arrive at thih
time OF the year? These are the
questions asked by the local tuber-
culosis league in its appeal.
Persons wishing to aid the leaguc
in the work of spreading the Christ
mas cheer to the stricken families
can send their. donations, clothes
or food to the local office in Smith
street, or the donor can receive the
names of the families bv applying
| for them.