Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-12-24 | Page 14 | Needy Families are Happy More Awaiting Good Fellow

Inpedt families are happy 5 23 MORE AWAITING GOOD FELLOW ONE of Good Fellow's automobiles leaving the West High school, laden with good things for the "kiddies." TOM I A ... - HI n. iiiak.l. X "WW." H s - K l Si x 1 , - ' , - : f v ' 1 fv '"ow Dinners, Toys, Clothing and Shoes Welcome if Sent In Today. NEARLY 200 needy families are aendiDg up prayers of thankfulness thankful-ness this morning for the Christmas cheer scattered with a lavish hand yesterday by the Good Fellows Fel-lows of Salt Lake. Concerted effort provided for almost all the needy ones on Good Fellow's list, but not quite. Letters piled high on his desk during the day, and the good work will be continued con-tinued today and possibly may not be completed until tomorrow. Among the first to respond to Good Fellow's call yesterday were the members mem-bers of battery A of the national guard of Utah, just returned from the Mexican Mexi-can border. They emptied their pockets of the "mess" fund left over from border service, and amounting to a little lit-tle more than $81. Besides the fund they donated stacks of provision for which they had no further use. West Siders Active.- Members of the West high school also were exceedingly active. Robert Hatch of Woods Cross, Frank McGanney and Lester Dyke of Salt Lake, assisted by Webster Davis, Roy Stephenson, Allen Saxon and J. Albert Smith, carried the gifts by automobile to all parts of the city and even to the rural districts. And the automobiles did not return empty; they brought back scores of youngsters and fitted them with shoes, stockings, rubbers and all sorts of clothing. cloth-ing. The boys worked diligently throughput the day and until late last night. Other automobiles were loaned by Kina-uearted citizens and assisted tne various Sunday school and church organizations or-ganizations of the city in spreading Christmas cheer. ' 1 Much work remains to be done today and funds as well as presents are badly wanted if all the needy children are to be cared for. Fifty-five families will be cared for by the police and fire departments depart-ments under the direction of Chief J. Parley White and Chief YV. JI. Bywater. Firemen Are Active. For several years past it has been the custom of tho firemen, under Chief By-water's By-water's direction, to provide Christmas dinners for scores of needy families. Fifty-five Fifty-five packages, neatly arranged, are at the fire ami police stations awaiting means of transportation this morning. Each package contains twenty-five pounds of flour, a pound of coffee, a pound of butter, a package of tea, a dozen oranges, a dozen apples, four pounds of beef, celery cel-ery and canned goods more than many a family has found in its larder for many a day. Typical of the spirit of good fellowship amoiiET the fortunate little folk this year, little Metba Marks toddled into Good Fellow's Fel-low's office yesterday and emptied the contents of her tiny savings bank, $.50 upon the desk. "For some poor little girl," she murmured mur-mured as she toddled out. The children have been among the most cheerful givers the past three weeks. Their gifts often were not large, but they were tendered graciously and unselfishly. Gifts Still Needed. Dinners and toys still are badly needed by Good Fellow, but worst of all is the need for shoes and clothing. A concerted effort will be made today to care for all the families not yet provided for. But a little more help is needed. If you can't do the work yourself telephone Good Fellow Fel-low at The Tribune any time during the day. Telephone him anyway, even if you will carry the gifts yourself, and he will tell you where to take them. Among those who have not yet been cared for are two families in Ogden. Good Fellows there may communicate wdth The Tribune office in Ogden. Remember, Good Fellow finishes his work for the year today.