The Washington times., 1923-12-05
Be A GOOD
fellow
EARL
Indications Are That There Is
More Distress Than Usual
This Year.

Hundreds Of men and women
in Washington are feeling the tug
Of Christmas at their hearts.
Through the Good Fellow ex-
change Of The Washington Times
they are learning Of the wide
spread need in thacity for Christ
mas aid. They are responding to
the appeal.
More Good Fellows Needed.
But the time II here when Good
Fellows must come forward In
greater numbers. unless many chm.
dren In washington are to find
Christmas mockery and their
faith in Santa Claus wrecked.
Good Fellows have much to do
besides obtaining the names Of
families depending on them FOR
Christmas cheer. To make their
work effective, hundreds Of the ap-
peaIs. which have reached the Good
Fellow editor, should be invest
gated to learn just what IL most
needed. TO Judge from scores q
letters received, many Of the fami
lies are facing q situation this win
bounty Of Christmas to supply
many Of the necessities 81 life. Il
Is serious situation rejecting It
self In the appeals received.
Need for Necessities.
To illustrate. There are numer
GUS instances where children arr
asking for shoes and underclothing
and, in some instances. blankets
They tell the story Of their being
forced to absent themselves from
school because they lack clothing
Clothing is what they appeal fOl
and expect Santa Claus to provide
It is a. strange appeal to make
taken in connection with children'f
Christmas stockings!
Then there come the stories Of
families where some little mother Ii
struggling along to keep the brood
of younger brothers and sisters to
gether. The family revenue is lin
tied. Possible inexperience adds tc
the cost OF living. Be that as II
AAAnJ k1aAld SALA6 A1AAGk A4A1khO AAAS
descent down the chimney and I'LL
the little stockings which trustingly
will be hung up. The little mother
has promised 1t.
Some Good Fellow will have to gel
on the job and make that promise
good. The Good Fellow who substi
tutes for Santa Claus In such in
stances, or in others fully as pa
thetic on Christmas Day will have
| memory that will warn him
throughout the coming year.
Must Start at Once.
To do all that is expected Of then
the Good Fellows must get to work
at once. The appeals in scores o.
cases are ready for them. They will
find they can secure an opportunity
that will be just what they are look
ing for. The variety is almost limit
less. It is the individual Good Eel
low who can officiate most success
| fully In such cases.
Good Fellow circles, It IL learned
are being organized in various lie
partments Of the Government. The!
may function just as successful!
through the Good Fellow exchang
OF the Washington Times as the in
dividual Good Fellows. The exchang
Is organized to meet all demands o
those wishing to play Santa Claus
on little or big scale, in connection
with opportunities to provide Christ
mas cheer among families depending
on others this year.
Many Ashamed to Ask.
Many families never finding |
necessary to seek assistance befor
are doing so now. Distress IL ten
porary with them. Shortly cond
tons will have changed, but Chris
mas will have passed by then. The
are the most difficult cases to assis
because in many instances thel
circumstances have been mad
known to the Good Fellow exchang
by family friends.
A vacant room, preferably In tn
vicinity Of G and Fourteent
streets, Is needed by the Christina
Toy Commission being organized b
Mrs, Arthur r. King, 719 Argonn
apartments. The commission hope
the room will be donated for tn
holidays. 1t will be used for r,
ceiving and distributing toys. TIL
toys are donated by families wher
the children have ceased to pla
with them. "No revenue" Is til
basis on which the commission
operating. All of it's activities wi
, be carried on by volunteer worker
J Offers of toys are being made
many of the city's leading familie
J But a place must be found whel
they can be received. Mrs, Killing
i. devoting her entire time 70 II
work.