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Show I MY FATHER IS DEAD AND MAMA 1 HAS NO WORK, TOT WRITES SANTA. "If It Doesn't Matter Will You Sencf Us a Christmas Christ-mas Dinner for We Have No Money,' Letter Says I"Di?ar Good Fellows. My father Is , dead and mamma has not got any j work. Wo have no shoes nor rub- i hers. Wo have no coal neither and j pleas send my sister and T home shoes j and rubbers, one 5Vx nni tM0 other 3. YVe need them very aJ And senc us Some coal. If ll don't mutt r will you s-nd us a Christmas dinner for we have no money to buy anything. I neari forgot to Bay I need under-clothes, under-clothes, 3'4. If you will send them I will be glad." This letter from a little riRdn frirl. received this morning Is typical of i dozens that ar being sent to Santa Claus and his assistants. That these letters will be answered is indicated by the number of Good Fellows that are being enrolled this v, jr. However, there will ! work for everyone that kind of worK. which brings happiness to both the re . iplent and the giver on Christmas day. Three checks were received by the I Good Fellows this morning, adding substantially to the fund Two other letters received contained offers to j care for entire families on Christmas, day. Investigation of the various families: reported to the Good Follows Is underlay under-lay now Inquiry is being made as to (he exact heeds in each Instance Thr endeavor of the Good Fellows bi to provide for each -hnd that is reported, to usurp a happy Christ" mas day and also to make certain that i he family has a good Christmas dinner. din-ner. The Good Fellows will be glad to re-celve re-celve contributions of toys, dolls. p:iins and books for the children. a well as food and substantial, warm, clothing Any such donations should be xent to The Standard-Kxamlner office. of-fice. There Is need this year for all the Panta Claus assistants who desire to co-operate with the Good Fellows eltn- r through contributions of money, donations do-nations of Christmas presonls and food or through the handling of Individual In-dividual families. Just fill in the coupon cou-pon printed on this page and mail it to the iood Fellows, care Standard-Examiner, Standard-Examiner, encldsing your check If you desire to make a cash contribution In cases where assistance will be glv'-n to a family, fill In the approximate size of family desired and an assignment assign-ment will be made as soon as Investigations Investi-gations have progressed suf I ieiently to j make this possible , fr |