The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-23
CIOthe a
Child! One
Day Left
hundred eighty candles
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The tree is the "Clothe School
Child for Christmas" campaign.
The candles are $50 boys and
girls, lighted with happiness in the
last twenty days by the campaign,
having their shabby school cloth
ing turned into warm costumes
that defy wintry days.
The candles burn JOY and Taught
or for you from every sector of the
city.
But there are vacant places on
your Christmas tree Just waiting to
be filed.
The vacant spots are boys and
girls still to be cared for, with
warm, decent outfits before the
Yuletide morn breaks.
There's a lifetime ahead for
those unlighted candles on your
Christmas tree, but there's but a
day in which to light them and
keep memories as well as bodies
warm through the years.
THE "Clothe Child" drive will
Il end Wednesday just as late
as you'll be able to shop for the
boy Or the girl you choose.
Each garment you get builds high
the flame of this Christmas tree
Of youth and comes back to
you in something something that
stirred Three Wise Men. a long
time ago.
One came today impelled by that
spirit and profered her mite.
She wore wanderlust on her face,
but shining through was the light
of the candle she'd put on your
Christmas tree and on hers, too.
1t doesn't make much difference
what you believe, as Christmas
comes. There's somewhere in this
city lad or lass who'll know your
worth as you join the "Clothe a
Child" drive.
Your candles ready to light. A
name and an address of a boy or
girl and your clothing them fires
the wick.
n
WE give you that name and
wv address. You go into the
home and see poverty and the
needs of a city's youth. You'll
see people who never were out of
work before. selling cherished fur
niture, bit by bit to exc out meal
for the next day and depending on
chance for warmth and other
comforts.
And then you'll light the vacant
places on your Christmas tree.
Pledges previously received in
the "Clothe a Child" drive totaled
35l.
New donors Monday, and today
are;
Employees of classified department of
The Times.
Mrs. Afford F. Potts, s26 East Fifteenth
street
Juvenile and Saturday Night clubs
Clothed two children. took anOther).
Hartford Fire and New York Under
writer's field men.
Employees of India Refining Company
took care of three children and then
a fourth.
Office employees OF the L. s. Corfu
gated Fibre Box Company doOk care of
two and then another child).
Ladies alterations department of VIE
liam II. Block Company.
General office of Peoria & Eastern
railroad.
Employees Of Underwood Typewriting
Company. 25e Consolidated building
Employees of Miller and Goodrich Rub
her companies.
EMPLOYEES of Indiana Condensed Milk
Company (cared for two girls and took
a how.
sigma Alpha Iota musical fraternity
cared for two boys and took another).
Fmploves of Frank Hatfield Company
cared for one hoy and took another.
Employees of Supreme Oil and Refining
Company feared for a hoy and took
GRID.
p. 4. Mallory Company employees Ga
girl and a bow.
Employees of stafford Engraving Com
nanv (cared for two children and took
snother).
Indiana Condensed Milk Company took
four children.
Ioura Wcrst Drapcry shop, 1916 Della
ware street.
Keen name ont -four ohldren).
Erhnloyes :. ;. Kresse's Dollar store
IA bow and a girD.
+. j. SpickIemior. 5ssI Gilchrist.