The Washington times., 1925-12-02

When good feIIo1Cs get togetherP
There is the Christmas Carol
which Washington is today asked
Co keep upon its lips and to keep
.ypn its mind.
It is the official call to action
of the Good Fellows, an organiza-
ton sponsored by The Washington
Times to every individual who
wishes to make Christmas q reality
for the hundreds who might not
otherwise feel the spirit of Yule-
hide.
The Good Fellow movement
which the poor of this city and
surrounding territory annually
look forward to for perhaps a
ton of coal, a bundle Of toys, the
spare garments which are hang
ing in your closet or basket of
pfovender starts today, and win
go forward right up to and in
cluding Christmas eve.
The Good Fellow editor obtained
several memberships this morn
ing by q few minutes telephone
conversation. The pictures of
these Good Fellows and few
besides appear on this page. They
are only a nucleus to this vast
organization which by tomorrow
at this time win have increased a
hundred fold.
Commissioner For It
c Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph
declared it was a privilege to be
counted among the Good Fellows
again this year and he added that
he could not recommend too strong
" the excellent results which the
annual Good Fellow work achieves.
]. Harry Cunning ham, president
Of the Board Of Trade, gave not
only his personal Endorsement, but
that of the organization which ne
represents to The Washington
Times appeal to Washington Good
Robert v. FIeming, president of
the Riggs National Bank; George
o. Watson, president of the Liberty
National Bank, ana Robert N.
Harper, president Of the District
National Bank, and OF the Wash
lngton Auditorium, were the financ-
taI sponsors Of the 1925 Good Eel
low activity, as were M. "A. Leese,
acting president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, and Isaac Cans, past
president OF the same organization
All Set TO Help
They didn't even wait for the
application blanks which are print
ed for the first time In today's
Times, but said over the telephone
that they knew all about the fine
4 work the Good Fellows had done IN
previous years and by all means
desired to again give their support
20 the 1925 campaign.
What do you do to become a
GOOD FELLOW?
All. now you're talkingi
You fill out the ACCOMMODATING
Good Fellow Blank and mail il or
bring IL TO Room 3Ol. The Wash
tngt0n Times, 1871 III street
northwest, and
Within three days the Good Eel
low editor will send you the name
Of the deserving family or fam
HES number and size to be speci-
fled by you'll whom you will care
for at Christmas time.
That, in a nutshell, is all there il
TO the Good Fellow campaign.
No money or material is collected
by this newspaper--it merely intro
duces the donor to the donee, and
vouches for the fact that the needy
person or persons are deserving and
are not being cared for by any
other welfare effort.
Aid Organized Work
Washington, like any other city
Of whole-hearted people, has its or
ganized charities which are doing
100 per cent work wherever they
touch.
- However. there are many places
they cannot get to because they do
not have the medium Of a daily
newspaper through which to work
The Good Fellows OF Washington
are asked to volunteer in the
manner described above and through
the printed application blank, to
close up the gap between the sus-
tanned efforts Of the city's charita-
bic institutions which operate the
year around, and the remote cases
OF deserving humanity which are
particularly emphasized at this time
of year.
lou may nave little or nothing
70 give, but The Washington Times
knows a place where that little
or nothing will be appreciated.
1t may only be a battered doll
which you have. All right! Let
the Good Fellow editor know
about 1t, and he'll find somebody tJ
dress that doll and one of the
benefaetors may deliver it at Christ.
mas to some future mother whose
life would seem complete if she iust
had 'poupee" to caress on Christ.
mas morning.
Clubs Can Help
r You may belong 10 a card club
Or a knitting clinic which could
throw a tea" and amass sufficient
funds to buy a brand.new doll
who knows?
Or, perhaps, if that tea were
literally patronized, there would be
enough proceeds to buy warm things
for one or two youngsters or their
mother.
Last year a lawyer volunteered r.
help a poor family collect son,o
life Insurance that was due il nj
the Heath of the mother. He col.
lecte1 1t, too. nearly $500 worth
of 1t
A famous singer Offered to give
concert for the benefit of any
deserving family recommended to
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