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Show Royal Ruler of the Order of Good Fellows Announces His Plans for Celebrating Christmas. GOOD FELLOW, royal ruler of the Order of Good Fellows, noticing notic-ing tho various Christmas window win-dow displays, the suggestions on signs and in advertisements, asking people to "do their shopping early," decided that ho must start his work again, so locking np his business desk yosterday he took his good fellowship key and opened the desk of his ordor. He announces that the password, grip, initiation fco and secret work this year will be the same as last. All these requisites are comprised in tho true spirit of the Christmas season; good fellowship. Tho only belief that tho members have to have is that they can enjoy Christmas more by giving a small amount toward making Santa Glaus a possibility in the homes of tho city's poor. When ceen yestorday afternoon at his headquarters, the royal ruler of tho biggest-hearted ordor in tho world was busy ranking out lists of children of the city's poor. Without tho help of tho Good Fellows these children would awako Christmas morning with the realization that thero oithor is no Santa Claus or that tho saint is only a rich man's Santa Claus. The thousands thou-sands of "good fellows" throughout thc city who send their names, addresses and number of children for whom they will buy presents this year, to Good Fellow, tho head of the order, will make Santa 'claus a reality in every homo of tho city. Discusses Campaign. In discussing his enmpaign. for this year Good Fellow said: I 'sent out a letter last year to the good fellows of Salt Lake tel- ling them that on Christmas day, 1911, at least 1000 childron awoke and found that their stockings woro cmptv. That letter evidently hit tho spot for do yon know that as a result of the response of good follows fol-lows of this city, there wore mighty few ohildren, at least whoso names i and addresses woro secured by tho Order of Good Fellows, forgotten by the Christmas saint. The lotter referred to by tho royal ruler proved such a result-brlngor in last vear's membership campaign and was the direct cause of so many full stockings for tho chUdren of indigent parents, that ho has decided to send it out again 1Mb year. It is published pub-lished herewith. To look at Good Fellow as ho beams over his glasses while making plans to mako tho little tots happy, you would not think of his as a possible candidate candi-date for the role of Santa Claus. Probably there aro hundreds of other mn in the city ho with wh.skers and a little padding jwrould make a much iore Sell Saint Nick for a Sunday uehool Christmas tree colebra.ion. Looks Like Good Fellow. In fact the head of the Good Fel-lowa' Fel-lowa' ordor looks more like a real eood fellow" than anything else. Tic i a business man wearing a; snnle-,ot snnle-,ot tho smile of oommercal.., but the heart-deep ermflo wlich goes with tho thought that he is doing somo good in the world. Probably a majority of tho "good fellows" will look somewhat like their chief. There is little doubt that they will wear smilos as soon as they enter the iold .of the organization, for frowns und good fellowship do not associate with one another. In fact, they are bitter enemies and as 'soon as true good fellowship arrives tho frowns aro driven away. And Good Fellow expects ex-pects good fellowship to carry on this driving out process until it terminates in a general rout of all the Glooms so numerous in homes where Santa Claus pays few visits and to Ieavo in their places tho Joys of toys for little girls and boys. Continues Discussion. Continuing his discussion of tho work to bo accomplished this year and warming warm-ing to the subject of the "Christmas spirit," Good Fellow said: Those who have read Dickens's "Christmas Carol" and most of us have will remember tho character charac-ter of "Scrooge," the hard-hearted, stingy old man who doclared that the spirit of Christmas was not real, that it was all sham. Later La-ter in the story by tho good fellowship fel-lowship method Scrooge was convinced con-vinced that tho words merry (Jhnstmns qo mean sometuing. eo you boo that our order is an ancient on and was on the job even in the dayB of which Dickons wroto. There aro not so many Scrooges in the world. Most all of us believe that there is a different spirit in tho air during tho holidays. Take any city ovory Christmas season whon tho tired clerks havo to work overtime to supply tho demands of shoppers, evory nowspapor In the land urges people to shop early. Tho work of thc charitablo associations associa-tions in giving fuel and food to poor families at this season is made possible through the loosening of purso strings of persons imbued with this spirit. Bich mon give hundrods of dollars and oven poor men and women who can afford but little" give what thoy can in order or-der that somebod3''s mother, wifo or childron may bo wanned and clothed- on. Christmas day. Can Feel Spirit. Wo can almost feel this spirit when tho millions of churcb bolls throughout tho land ring out their clear, glad notes in honor of the child, whose birthday it is. Handclasps Hand-clasps Ecein warmer and friends scorn dearer as the magic words, "Merry Christmas," roll from tonguo to tonguo throughout Christendom. Chris-tendom. Nearly everybody has tho proper Christmas spirit and so tho Order of Good Fellows has a task, comparatively easy. All that is wanted is that this spirit shall havo a proper application. Good Fellow (Continued on Pago Tweuty-threo.) GOOD FELLOW TELLS OF CHRISTMAS FLAWS (Continued from Pago Ono.) belioves that there is no way in which tho spirit can. bo displayed botter than by malting "woo hearts" glad with toys tho childish chil-dish implements of happiness. Good Follow is enthusiastic ovor the prospocts for splendid work this year and declares that tho membership campaign cam-paign should prodnco ovon moro good fellows than wero securod last year. His advance literature, prepared for tho puqoso of showing would-bo good fellows how thoy can bocomo activo members of tho ordor, follows: W'Tito a lcttor, Good Follow, care of tho Order of Good Follows, Salt Lako, Bornothing like this: "I live at No. street. I will bo Snnta Claus to (any number you wish) children. JOHN JONES." No Publicity. j Tho letter will go to Good Follow ; who will lndorso it with tho names and addrc'seos of tho children. The letter will bo romailod to you, Thoro will bo no publicity. Thou you got busy. That's nil. If you decree not ono Salt Lako child will go to bod presoutless on Ohristmas night. You nnd tho children will have tho fun. No ono will over know who you aro. Tho names of tho children will bo sont to you on tho bnck of your letter, Then you are at liberty to chooso tho gifts you want to make. Oa tho day before Christmas you can distribute dis-tribute tho prcsouts. Tho Order of Good Fellows is already at work. A complete redlstrictiug and indexing system will onablo you' to roach tho children nearost you in tho district for which you express a preference. prefer-ence. Thoro aro no dues, no elections, no initiations or social distinctions. The only thing you noed is a little money, not much, and tho spirit of good fellowship. fellow-ship. Make yourself a moinbor. Make your Christmas' a living one, mako vour Christmas giving sensible and unsolflsh, If you are tired of living, if you have lost vour faith in men, try to be a Good Follow. You will find it to bo the romody you havo boon seeking. |
