The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-25
TIMES CLUB CHEERS 1872 NEEDY F FAMILIES
Christmas Stands Out for
Those Helped by Gener-
Gus Readers.
BIG BASKETS DELIVERED
Those Helped Express Their
Gratitude.

"Oh blessings for the people, who
Teasing today.
Have thought of the little ones over
Oh blessings for people. who hearing
Have lifted the barefooted out of the
From Henry Stanton's "Moneyless Man"
By EldOra Field
Magically from all the days of the
year. this one-Christmas day
stands forth. 1t is the high point to-
ward which all the streams of our
activities have been flowing.
We are happy today. Something
like a benediction, a sort OF "Well
done thou good and faithful servant
conviction rests in the air. And in
evttably, those whose hearts are
most at peace are those who have lit
tie sunshiny spots of memory. about
something big and generous that
have done within the last few hours.
They feel today-because no man
liveth unto himself-a oneness with
the heart strings of the poor and
needy. I'm glad L helped. I'm
glad I did not pass them by" is the
happy undercurrent of their
thought.
Wonderful Response
Wonderfully have the readers of
The Times responded to the call put
forth a number of days ago. Come
be Santa Claus to a family which
without you, would likely have no
Christmas cheer" Dozens and doz.
ems Of persons called to inquire the
names of needy families which The
Times, in cooperation with the
Christmas Clearing House had ready
to give out.
Some days the Santa Claus editor
was literally showed under with tele-
phone messages, letters, personal
calls-so many good folks-and all
most anxious to help unfortunate
needy ones. Coming in contact with
all these fine, eager. generous per
sons, this same Santa Claus editor
little frayed and weary today-is
nevertheless quite buoyed up with a
conviction that has grown with
every passing day, why it's a good
world. People are wonderful. They
care for others besides themselves. -
And here's the big. fine total
one hundred and fifty-two families
taken care of by interested Indian
apolis persons through The Times
Santa Claus Club. Averaging five in
family for these folks whose
fortunes have fallen by the wayside
for the time being-well, count il
yourself, and multiply by all this
number. the joy that came to the
poor mother of a family to which
DR.. A. T. Custer, 2343 n. Meridian
ST., was Santa Claus, early Christ
mas eve.
Scarcely Home
when / went into their quarters
it was scarcely a home. the chill
gether." said DIR Custer "They were
barefooted and a little fodder
eighteen months old came across the
bare floor TO me. The sight that i'm
pressed me most however, was the
most pitiful attempt at Christmas
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Some place, one OF the children had
got hold of stringy bits Of green
and red paper.
This was waveringly festooned
across the door line. Look, mister
we've got Christmas" a 4-year-old
proudly observed. The paper fes
toons were absolutely all that they
had of any Christmas cheer. The
mother seemed overwhelmed and
pitifully grateful in the thought that
the little ones We're to actually have
toys and good food for Christmas
today"
An enthusiastic Santa was jacob
Cassell, 1856 n. Pennsylvania St.
who, early Christmas eve, tool
three baskets of food and toys to
the family he had taken under his
wing. "In one room were the six
children that 1 was looking for
There was a bed, but not a single
chair in the room-absolutely bare
and very distressing looking, every
thing. They all seemed-the mother
too-absolutely unable to grasp the
thought that the baskets WNh their
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