The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-16
IT'S got the kick" of an after

IT'S got the kick" of an after
i dinner cigar, the first kiss, 60
ing down to the sea in ships.
It's got the thrill of seeing the
Wild Man from Borneo at your
first circus Sideshow, the spinal
shiver as you cracked your first
home run.
A letter which follows, on the
thrills of clothing worthy children
of unemployed residents of the
city came today to the "Clothe a
Child" editor from the Universal
club.
A FTER members of the Uni
IA versal club had pledged a
certain amount to The Times
Clothe a Child movement. I was
appointed one of the committee
to supervise the clothing of the
club children. 1 heSitated to &C
cept the appointment, because I
knew it would take considerable
time, but now that we have fin
ished our job I must admit that
the experience was worth more to
me and to the other members of
our committee than all the dollars
and cents donated by the entire
club.
AT this day, when unusual
thrills are scarce, want to say
that if any business man wants to
go back to his kid days again and
get a real kick, he should join
the Clothe a Child movement of
The Times and personally super
wise the clothing of the child him
self
The Clothe a Child editor was
kind enough to assign to our COM
mittee two fine looking 8-year-old
twin boys from large, very needy
and very worthy family. The first
thrill for these twins was the
automobile ride from their home
to the department store. When
they rode the elevator, their eyes
were as big as dollars and they
admitted it was the first elevator
ride they ever had had.
u
MAYHEM the credit manager of
w the store had them visit
him in his large and well-fur-
nished Office they once more were
awe-struck at his goodnatured
talk with them. When we asked
for a shopper to assist us in choos-
ing proper clothing for the two
boys. there were many applicants
TO rthe job.
Next we drove them to Fuller's
Friendly Barber shop, where Mr..
Fuller, member of the Univer-
sal club, would allow no one but
himself to give them the entire
works of his shop, absolutely with
out charge.
ON our trip home, they Rugged
their new clothing all the way.
When we reached home, they
Jumped out of the car and ran
inside as fast as they could, to
display their new possessions to
the family. AS we left, my COM
panion lit q new cigar, leaned
back in his car and said: Gee,
don't you feel good
WILLIS S. THOMPSON.
"Secretary-Treasurer the Univer-
sal Club"
GONE letter. And now that
- you've read it. do you want
to ship as one o fthe crew on the
"Clothe a Child barkentine?
We give you a boy or girls
name and you do the rest by out
hitting him in warm clothing for
the ensuing school semester, so he
will have the same chances for an
education that your boy has.
Donors previously reported in
the "Ciothe a Child" campaign
totaled 22S.
New pledges received Monday
and today are:
4 Roosevelt Building Man (eared for
one and took another.
Grain Exchange Good Fellows feared
Tor six children and took four more).
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Rockstroh. sos
East Southern avenue.
Employees of international Typo-
graphical Union Headquarters. ESQ
North Meridian street ttook one bow
and then a EirI).
Martin Bohn Club of ST. PauTs Evan
gelical church.
Union Printing Crafts Bowling Asso-
citation "a boy and EirD.
Miss Bertha Scott. 1920 Central ave
nue..
Mrs. Mystery of the Marott "a boz
and a EirD.
Mrs {. c. Rehm. 1885 North Sher-
man drive. and Mrs. Jack Thurstcn. see
North sherman drive 1.-TWO rirlsl.
Riverside Democratic Club.
group of Good-Hearted Men and
Women "a boy and a girD.
Louis Eckhart and william Hurrle.
south Meridian Civic Club feared for
Zee and took another childl.
ndianspolis division Ne. rs. Veteran
ployes' Association, B. & o. Railroad.
nployss and management Of Locw's
te thcster 0we boval.
aE2 Mrs. r. ". Hcnnezzey. =, r.