New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

the holidays. to draw their wants or needs to the attention Of various so- cial agencies, churches, civic organ
 izatione, etc, and brazenly ask for help. Others have a pride and sen sitiveness in making their wants
 known. The former type sends the children to remind the social worker that Christmas is coming, asking the
 family be remembered, or writes letters to any known organization,
 asking for help. This type always make their wants known. The finer type of families and those most de- serving who are sensitive should be
 helped most of all and their sense
 O. pride should be respected. We are not often enough tolerant of the other fellows rights and thoughts. In this case all possible publicity should be avoided, gifts may be sent through the Welfare association or other organizations who personally know the families, in order to respect these finer feelings and lessen en- harrassment of the better grade families.
 Tn the effort 10 serve others at Christmas time the desire 10 not overlook anyone may develop into q danger Of indisCriminate giving. There are recipients who, finding it
 easy 70 get something. will en- deavor to call attention to their needs when they might well do their own providing. In one city twenty women applied 10 one organization
 the day before Christmas stating they were to have no dinner and re- quosting aid.
 'The wisdom c, Christmas co
 operation has been proven beyond question. The communi'y's Thanks giving cooperation brought satisfy ing results There still are, however few organizations and individuals
 who have not availed themselves of
 this constructive, ect-together in
 rendering service. We urge you 10 register your families at the EX- change. 52 Center street.
 This Confidential Exchange. with 1 its special holiday efforts, has re- l suited in q marked lcSsenng of . duplication. in saving 10 donors of
 their time, energy and funds, and 10 1 the families the overwhelming sit l nation of receiving three dinners at 1 once, One organization purposely
 did not register q family for care be-
 cause it was confident the relatives 1 was learned that the relatives did i help, also the church, school, q
 club and a fraternal society, none
 of which knew the others were in . tcroSted. Part of the difficulty Is i probably our failure 10 present the ] use Of the Confidcntjl "Echange as
 widely as it should be known. In any
 event, Implications in tHat particular
 instance were made through the fact ! that some of the groups who gave
 quantities Of gifts and dinners did i not register And. too. agencies i which might have profited greatly through the cooperation of the So- i cial Service Exchange lost this help ! for their family by not registering | their names.
 ] "Tho Social Service Exchange will ] be more successful in some future i day when it will be conducted by a 1 central council of social agencies 1 under the United Community
 corporation. Till then it is located at , the Welfare Association where for the last ten years especial effort has helped bring the community from the position of giving chickens or l parties 10 the poor from public
 santa Clauses and the attending diff 1 faculties, 10 the better policy of of
 tering assistance and cooperation.
 Working from the inside, suggesting and guiding where possible rather ! than criticising and expressing dis l approval from the outside, has
 brought about bit of improvement l from year 10 year. We are all learn i ing that fathers and mothers and : Ill'4u''l ct llit SO-tdllcI pbOI uTt i not different from others. Their
 likes and disliEcs are the same, and
 the family ties as close.
 With the constant growth Of our
 city an increasing number of clubs,
 social and civic, of organizations
 and fraternal orders, of bigger
 church programs, s,--there is greater
 need each year of getting together
 through q central clearing house in
 our endeavor to serve others"