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Show DAD NOT MAKING MUCH SAYS I i LAD IN CHRISTMAS APPEAL: I "Dear Good Fellow: My father Is not making much money hardly enough en-ough to live on. Wo have not got very warm clothes and would you please tell Santa Claws to bring us somo for t'hrlstmaa I have two sisters, sis-ters, one three years old and one 11 years old and 1 have two brothers, one Is six years old and one Is eight 1 years old and 1 am a boy thirteen years. Shoes 2 Vs and 12 '; and 1 1 and 10 and little sister 5M and a few toys. Sisters want dollies. Thanking Thank-ing you kindly as we have no money to buy any Christmas. "Yours truly " 'l"hls is one of the letters that Og-den's Og-den's Good Fellows received this morning, coming from a child living in I he very heurt of Ogden, a half block from the business district. Written on plain wrapping paper carefully cut to letter size, the message shows great care taken by I he young boy In his endeavor to reach some one who will aid on Christmas day Dozens of such letters are being received by the Good Fellows through the mail and are also delivered at The Standard-Kxamlner office along with other letters which contain clucks made payable to the Good PcllOWS for their Chris' mas work and also offers of assistance from individuals. individu-als. Compilation of the data supplied sup-plied Is being made rapidly and Inquiries In-quiries regarding the conditions are under way. The first meeting of the Good Fellows Fel-lows central committee will be hold this evening Represenlallve-s of a I half doren leading Opden organisations organisa-tions win participate in this meeting ; I This committee plans to co-operate , With The Standard-Examiner In bringing bring-ing Christmas cheer to the poor chil-' chil-' dron of Ogden Complete arrangements arrange-ments will he made for all of the pre-'llminary pre-'llminary work and a general system outlined for handling the needs of, the various families. Included In this committee are some of the most prominent manu-1 manu-1 facturers. merchants and professional men of i-ili-n All hough 11 number of contributions have been received for the Good PeT-I PeT-I lows work this year, tho task of providing pro-viding ChrtstRias cheer for the poor children Is of such proportions that much more Is needed. Contributions 'of money, dolls, toys, foodstuffs and 'similar articles will be received by the tiood Fellows with thorough ap-1 ap-1 preclatlon of the gifts for the poor Till se should b delivered at The Ogden Standard-Kxamlner office j Individuals who desire to hnndh entire families and to provide f'hrlst-, f'hrlst-, mas food supplies, clothing or toys for j the little folks may secure names of 1 such families any size from one or two children to those with 10 and 1 L' 1 from The SWuidard-Kxamlncr business busi-ness office. Tf you desire to care, I for a family, note the number of per-' per-' sons you desire to provide for nnd mail ' In the coupon printed on this page If you desire to contribute money to I the work, fill out the amount In the 'coupon, attach your check and send or mail to the Good Fellows, care ogden standard-Examiner. |