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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS STORYIn former years the Associated Charities made a practice of providing the poor of this city with from 300 to 500 Christmas dinners. This year despite high prices, the number of dinners so provided will not bo over seventy-five, the most of. these going to poor widows and to families wliere i sickness has stricken the bread winners. jWc want evcrv citizen in Fort Wavne to lakewnote of what Secretary Mohler has to sav eon-V “ |cerning this remarkable state of affairs and to consider its significance not only in relation to the, Christmas dinners but to the every day life of; several hundred Fort ‘Wayne families. Says Mr. J Mohler:“I know of many families, who have come im-; der my observation during the past several years, who were nearly always in a state of abject destitution at this time of the year, who today are j in comfortable circumstances and well able to provide a happy Christmas for their children. Almost without exception, these are cases where in former years, the head of the family has been addicted-to the drink habit. I can'Show you example after example, where fathers, since they have been unable to secure booze, have been providing for their families, as they should, and, of course, wfcen they do this, and their families are comfortably situated, there is no need for free Christmas dinners. ’}
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Fort Wayne News and Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 24, 1919
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Roberta H.
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