Show measuring only by the need by JEAN NEWTON who gives much oi her time as well as money to charities and social ork was telling a group of friends something of bow the other side ches after wringing their hearts with pictures of want and need and misery which are the dally tare of the social worker my friend said she would tell us a funny story 1 I bad a call she said to visit a family where the children could not go to school because they had no shoes since it Is our policy to give relief first and investigate afterwards we immediately sent for the two boys in the family two complete outfits of shoes socks underwear and little suits with button on blouses hen I 1 visited the family I 1 found while it was true that there had been considerable illness in the family the father having just been released from the hospital that they occupied a very comfortably furnished five room apartment without any signs of need 1 I asked the mother if the package of clothes sent them had proved of assistance and she replied that the flroes and socks for the boys were too laree very well said I 1 it you will wrap them up and give them to me I 1 shall be very glad to have the smaller size sent to you at once and the underwear she added Is too long let me have that too I 1 said and I 1 shall send you shorter pieces tomorrow and you know little doean doesn t like the kind of suits you sent with th button on blouses he likes the kind that dont button so would you mind taking them back and ex changing them too and while youre at it he likes the peter pan kind of collar the blouses were not exchanged my friend told us but im surprised that you just drop them said a woman in the group who was listening to tire story people tt ivo are so and ungrateful dont deserve to be helped A humorous and understanding smile played about the eyes of the woman whose life was one of service and helpfulness it we were to limit our charity only to those who properly abed the vitality of our work be lost we measure our help only by the need we give with thought not of gratitude but of the need involved that spirit would mean much to many people outside the lanes of organized charity many problems in families many questions of right and conscience and being satisfied with ones self would be helped by that principle of measuring help only by the need E ball syndicate |