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Show Itt att. TO ME. GOOD nrLLOW. On another page of The Tribune ftp-poors ftp-poors the first announcement by Mr. Good Fellow of his Christmas plans for tho benefit of tho children of the community. com-munity. The Good Fellowship campaign loot year was c tremendous success. More than 1100 children war the bonofiol-ariea bonofiol-ariea of it, and approximately half aa many prown poople, who Hupplled tho OhristmaB gifts which made tho 1100 litilo ones happy, profited in happiness in degree and quality far exceeding that of the children. It is hoped that The Tribune may develop a greater number of Good Follows than last year, and that at least all. of tho children who need this form of assistance may have their hearts made happy on Christmas Day. The fundamental idea underlying the Good Fellowship movement is not to supply the necessnrios of life. There i , are various excellent organizations which attend to necessities of this sort; the Good Follows simply supply tho extras, ex-tras, the little trifles that aro dear to tho childish heart, tho things without which thore will bo no real Christmas to the boy or girl. Little folks like toys, candies and nuts on Christmas; tho day is not a real Christmas unloss they reccivo some such evidences of the spirit of giving that marks tho celebration cele-bration the world over, Briefly stated, the method of operation opera-tion is this: The Tribune has employed a clerk who will receive and tabulate :ho uames of persons willing to take rare of children in tho manner iudi-oatcil. iudi-oatcil. Similar!, the names of children otherwise unprovided for are obtained by Tbc Tribune, which, in reality, simply sim-ply act :is a sort of clearing house 'letwecu the Good Fellow and the child. Mr. Jones, for instance, is willing to supply the Christmas gifts for a boy and girl. His name is entered in tho records and -the names of a boy and girl, with their addresses, aro forwarded to "Mr. Jones, who can visit the children mid ascertain what they would most desire. de-sire. Ordinarily, this would determine the nature of tho presents Mr. Jones would buy the children. In Chicago, where the first Good Fcl-ow Fcl-ow has bis habitat, the movement has 'ibtaincd vast proportions, and tho first campaign in Salt Lake demonstrated :ts feasibility. Not only were the little ones delighted beyond measure, but the grown persons who assisted in the campaign cam-paign demonstrated to their hearts' satisfaction sat-isfaction that it is truly "more blessed to give than to receive." |