The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-17
MANY WILL
AID POOR
XMAS
200 Families Forced to De-
pend on Aid-6oo Chill
dren Affected.

homes Good Fellows are being
confidently expected to appear
Christmas Eve or Christmas
morning. More than 600 little
children are relying on them to
fill the stockings which will be
hung up Christmas eve. There
are that many unplaced appeals
on the register of the Good Eel
low Exchange of The Washington
Times.
Many Are Reporting.
The Goodfellows began responding
In promising numbers today, how
ever, and II they continue to report
in none Of those looking forward to
them for Christmas cheer will be
disappointed.
LET me have q list Of families
appealing to the Goodfeliows.
Pick those in the worst circunn-
stances and forget the size OF the
family. WegWill take care Of them
! again this year as we have in the
past"
Such was the request made by
Charles L. Finney, of Golden
berg's department stare, 912 Seventh
street northwest. He scored the
distinction of being the first OF the
Good Fellows to apply for families
asking Christmas aid today. The
list requested was given him.
They will all be taken care of,
l shall look after that personally"
said Ffnney as he stepped aside for
another Good Fellow waiting to
secure the name of a family, in this
instance one Of five children being
supported by widowed mother.
Applications Pile Up.
But while the Good Fellows are
applying for families the applica-
tons for assistance are pilinR I'D.
Many of the appeals tell the story
or hopes dashed at the last moment
some are made even more
pathetic by the certainty that the
rather Will be out of work the first
OF the New Year. Much must be
done to insure a Merry Christmas
in the face of such a prospect.
OF course the exchange is all set
for the last hour rush of Good Eel.
lows, but 1t is desirable to avoid any.
thing of that kind. BY Wednesday
1t is hoped that practically all Of
the families so far unplaced will
have been assigned to some Good
Fellow. That will leave but three
days in which to carry out intended
plans, and that is a very short time
where the Good Fellow mission
| must be worked in with daily
activities. The individual Good
Fellows are the ones on whom de.
penoence must be placed and they
are urged to apply for families
without further delay,
Work of the Christmas Toy COM
mission, organized by Mrs. Arthur
U. knng, OF the Argonne apart.
ments, Is being rushed today. The
commission headquarters are in
the salvation Army building, 600 +
street northwest. Scores of dts
carded toys have been given the
commission. They will be delivered
to children in families where, but
for the commission, Christmas toys
would be unknown.
Parents having a surplus stock of
toys In their homes are urged by
the commission to draw on them as
literally as possible and send their
contributions to the commissions
headquarters There they will he
CLASSIFIED and made up in selections
to meet the various conditions exist.
ing where they will be delivered.
Broken toys will be repaired by
volunteer workers aiding the COM
mission in it's work.
Boy Scouts Aiding.
Boy Scouts are reporting The
last to ask for families. to be as
sisted through the Goodfellow Ex-
change, was Troop No. SO. Others
VIII lille their applications today
and tomorrow. Families will be
assigned them in any section of
the city selected by them
Many Sunday school classes en-
lsted yesterday in the Goodfellow
ranks and others which have not
as yet reported are known to have
Voted 10 do so. Several of the
creek letter societies are also en-
rolled today in the Goodfellow
ranks. 1t Is an encouraging ar.
ray OF Goodfellows that is lining
up but many additional volunteers
are needed
once more the appeal for cloth
ing is the feature outstanding in
the requests received for aid. This
Is particularly true of children's
clothing. The children for whom
wearing apparel Is asked range in
ages between one wear and twelve