The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-17

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Out through the units which go
10 make up these United States, the
people have the opinion that Wash
lngt0n Is one OF the finest cities In
the world, an impression which I'M
pies charity as well as cleanliness,
beauty, grandeur or any OF the
other elements which make for d
perfect city.
Let US hope that the out-of-town
editors don't see this statement
and BY some chance give 1t the play
which It might deserve. from q
scandal standpoint, for indeed things
are not that bad here, indeed they
arc getting better and better every
day In every way.
As q matter of cold, hard facts,
there were just exactly forty-one
needy families who had applied to-
the Good Fellows of Washington
for help, who had not received it,
and It Is the secret belief OF the
writer Of these lines that IL every
city In the world with approx
mately 100000 population could
boast OF less than fifty uncared for
families ten, days before Christmas,
the nation as q whole would have
little to hang It's head about
An Unusual Situation
To go a little deeper into the facts
in the case there has been day after
day when the records OF the Good
Fellow department showed more
Good Fellows ready to help than
tt ere were poor families to assign
to them, but the books balanced
the other way last evening, and It
seems to this newspaper that the
public should be Informed about it,
washington doesn't want Christ
mas Eve to approach with a ball
ance one way or the other on the
books Of the Good Fellow Depart
ment. In other words It would be
q delightful situation IL there would
be exactly enough Good Fellows to
go around, but IL there must be
deficit, let 1t be in the number
OF poor families, rather than In the
number Of 'not-so-poor."
What is needed?
Well, q little OF everything
Shoes. stockings, fuel, groceries,
rent money, medicine, toys, jobs.
underwear, furniture or any Of the
hundreds Of forms OF Christmas
cheer and encouragement that you
would like someone TO bring you
if your back was right up against
the wall and you didn't have q hope
in the world
Those TO Get Help
These are the types Of families
the GOOD FELLOWS are going to
help. Mothers, without husbands,
struggling to keep their little chill
dren from the poor house or from
the graveyard.
Aged people, who have only other
Christmasses to look back upon and
little to look forward to this
Christmas.
Husbands and fathers over whom
sickness or misfortune have come
and who, through no fault Of their
own, can't swing the load that life
has given them.
You are only asked to call at this
office. and get the names Of one
Of these families. We don't ask
you to take our word Tor it. be-
cause our words can't tell the story
in its entirety.
There are too many cases. They'd
iii every available column in this
newspaper. Hundreds have been
cared for already and thanks to
the GOOD FELLOWS. there are
only forty-one OF these that we
know about which haven't been
helped. BY this time tomorrow
there may be more and there may
be less, but II enough GOOD FELL
LOWS volunteer for this work,
there won't be any.
Call the GOOD FELLOW editor,
Main $3.50 or drop in and see some
Of these letters of appeal at room
301, The Washington Times office.
Today, Joe Mendi, the popular lit
tie eighteen.months-old chimpanZee
playing at Keith's this week. dis
ported himself as a Good Fellow by
going out to ChiIdren's Hospital and
distributing goodies to the shut.in
Riddles who are convalescing there.
Candies and oranges were given by
the attractive and interesting mem
Der Of the ape family and the
youngster recipients were greatly
delighted at Little Joe's antics. Joe
wears the same type Of clothes that
human beings do and sports cane
besides.