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Show (UNSYSTEMATIC GIVING Tho enormous amount of charlta-IM charlta-IM bio giving to tho poor which takes 1 1 j placo at holiday time Is tho finest SJ manifestation of tho Christmas spir- ' It. Not all giving, however, Is wlse- b ly done. Ono famty with a certain m cslabllshed reputation for wor'liuosn jj J and destitution may bo provided wlt'i 1,11 several turkey dinners. Others 1cjs j j I well known, perhaps too proud to I Jlj mnko tholr wants public, may havo I fl I nothing. j II In country villages cases of dcstl- I I U tutlon nrc obvious, mul gifts to tho j j needy families are more or )is' pub- j j I lie, and chnrlty Is seldom abused. In (j j fi tho larger cities somo form of nsso- III i K elated charity organization Is nbso- ji it m lutely needed to prevent duplication P f? nnd exposo frauds. If M This work Is open to the danger g B 3 Hint charity will lose tho human I , j flj touch nnd become n more machlno J i I for Grinding out routino benencionco. uj H The charity visitor needs nn ever J F -vivid sympathy with misfortune Al- J so thero aro somo no'er-do-wells who j jp need- not charity, but the tonic ad- ' '' vice to get out nnd hustle. I! Where a town Is not largo enough for n thoroughly systematized central ' charity organization tho same Idea should bo carried out Informally. Tho charity committees of churches lodges nnd other organizations should consult confidentially to prevent duplication. dup-lication. Everyone should feel a senso ot responsibility re-sponsibility for destitution In his own neighborhood, whoro ho "knows tho circumstances of distress, and enn Judgo of degrees ot desert and need. Somo of tho more personal gifts may not bo wisely mado. Dut jj they bring such a friendly touch of I personal rotations that thoy aro tho I most effective forco for tho hearten- I lug of tho discouraged. Real charity 1 does not stop with tho giving ot K money. It sees unfortunnto pcoplo in I their own homes. Thero It can do- 1 ' termlno whether wnnt Is duo to tho Bj Ij fault of tho unfortunate and In cases II v of real need ono Is moved to offer H I- uen moro generous assistance |