Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1912 — SPLENDID CHRISFMAS FOR GOOD FELLOWS [ARTICLE]

SPLENDID CHRISFMAS FOR GOOD FELLOWS

Brought Cheer Into Many Homes and Found Real Delight in Work of Charity.. The Good Fellows found lots of real enjoyment in carrying into execution the charity that was inspired by the organization started some ten days ago. Rex Warner was Santa Claus, Moses Leopold was St. Nicholas and Charles R. McFarland w r as Kris Kringle. Arthur Tuteur was scribe, Don Wright was commissary and Charley Porter and John Braddock were in charge of the deliveries. Attorney Leopold turned his office over to the Good Fellows and they made it look like Santa Claus headquarters for sure. There were many boxes of candy, nuts, sugar, coffee, chickens, roasts, fruit, shoes, underwear, caps, suits of clothes, gloves and other things. Occasionally a doll baby could be seen in one of the baskets and here and there a toy of some sort protruded. Thirty families were visited and with the aid of Mrs. C. A. Roberts, wh® had the local charity needs well in mind, they believe the remembrances were placed in the proper places. The heavier and bulkier groceries were delivered by the grocery wagons, ..while the two automobiles were used in taking the candies, poultry, ’toys, dolls, etc, One of the Good Fellows said that he never saw so much happiness as was evident in the homes where they left their packages. “You can not imagine how well the gifts were received,” said one of the Good Fellows, “why, I was never so pleased in my life as I was to know that I h&d taken part in this plan to bring Christmas cheer into the homes.” The total expenditures did not exceed SBO, and thus is left quite a lib tie fund to he used later as need of it is observed.