Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1914 — VAN RENSSELAER CLUB AS “GOOD FELLOWS” [ARTICLE]

VAN RENSSELAER CLUB AS “GOOD FELLOWS”

Committee Appointed to Secure Funds for Making Christmas a Joy in Home of Poor. * The Van Rensselaer Chib at its meeting Sunday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint a committee to look after the “good fellow” Christmas movement, to solicit funds for buying presents for the poor children, to work in harmony with the Board of Associated Charities and to turn over to that board all fund's collected and unexpended. Vice-President E. J. Randle, of the club, who was preriding in the absence of President Don Beam, appointed Geo. H. Healey, Moses Leopold and Emmet M. LaRue on the committee and pledges of $1 each from the following chib mem bens was made that afternoon: Lester Rich, Howard Clark, Virgil Denniston, F. E. Cox, Moses Leopold, Geo. H. Healey, Jacob Moore, John Parkison, Chas. W. Porter, H. B. Tuteur. Ross Porter, Zem Wright, E. M. Laßue, C. A. Tuteur, C. R. Benjamin, F. B. Morlan, P. H. Hauter, E. J. Randle and C. E. Garver. The committee will be assisted .in its soliciting by Ross Benjamin, who will also have charge of receiving articles of clothing suitable for charitable purposes. Several members of the ritfb stated that they had only Slightly worn suits, overcoats and shoes which they would be glad to donate and Moses Leopold offered the use of a room in the Leopold building over the Home Grocery (or these articles to be collected. Any who have articles that they will no longer wear and which would be of value to others are asked to bring them to this room or to telephone any member of the committee and the things will be called for some day this week, provided the use Of an automobile Can be procuelrd. The distribution of the clothing win be made on the recommendation of the board of charities and possibly by the board, with whom the committee is to cooperate. The Board of Charities is, to have a meeting this Monday evening at the home of Mrs. A. P. Burton and the committee has been asked to meet with it

The “good fellow” movement was started here two years ago by several young men now identified with the Van Rensselaer Chib and it was the aim of these good fellows to see that no child in the city failed to receive some gift to make it happy at Christmas time. The plan worked out handsomely and the givers were as happy as the receivers. Not only were the children remembered but baskets of provisions were sent to some .of the less -fortunate older' people. The plan this year is on a somewhat more extensive scale, not that the giving shall be more elaborate but that the collection shall be as large as possible and all unused money to go to the Board of Associated Charities, whose splendid management of the charities of the town has saved the churches from ..many impositions and has resulted in the very minimum of calls for assistance. The movement of the “good felshould not be confused with that of the charity (board in its collection®, for the charity board also began making collections Saturday. The money the board collected is for the work of the board as the needs occur throughout the year, ■while the “good fellows” movement is primarily to look after the Christmas needs. Charitable persona living in the* country are asked to help in this matter. A dressed chicken, a pound of butter, a bushel of potatoes, a few pounds of meat, or any Other thing will be acceptable and will help to spread the gospel of good cheer at Christmas time. If you want to help make every home in Rensselaer happy on Christmas day, contribute to the committee appointed by the Van Rensselaer Cluib or telephone one of the members that you will bring in some thing from your storehouse of plen- * Try the Grant-Warner Lumber Co. for your next order of eoaL