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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1923 GIVES ADVICE ON "GIVING" Charity Worker Tells Stu- dents To Give Discrim- inately To Poor SUGGESTS MILK FUND Christmas Charity Often Commercialized Last Friday the students at New Trier High school heard J. C. Bickem, a member of the United Charities of Chicago, speak in assembly upon the general matter of Christmas work among the city's poor. Mr. Bickem opened his talk by tell- _ing of the great need for relief work in the city but cautioned against in- discriminate giving. He told how last year some 13,000 families were known to be wanting, and efforts were made to cover them all. After Christmas had passed, a check showed that over 30,000 baskets had been distributed by various organizations, and yet every family had not been reached. This was all caused by people who gave liberally but blindly. Often the same house was visited several times, while other dwellings were neglected. Commsercialized Charity Some people, it seems, commercial- ize Christmas charity, and use it to their own advantage. Last winter there was the case of one woman with many children. Shortly before Christ- mas she sent them far and wide, with instructions to put in a plea for aid at every club, church, school, or society that was planning goodfellow | work. The result was that on Christ- mas Eve a long line of automobiles rolled up in front of this woman's home, and by morning she had ac- cumulated forty baskets. On the fol- lowing day she sold thirty-five of them for five dollars apiece, and then, with $175 in her pocket, and five full baskets for her own supply, she felt that she had spent a very profitable holiday season. Another evil of giving too freely was shown in a plea from a clergyman on the northwest side of-Chicago. This minister asked for aid for his neigh- hors, but warned that it should be given discriminately, for he said, "You are making beggars out of my people by your over-generous bestowals." City Thoroughly Canvassed It is to prevent such occurences as hese that large charity organizations are formed, Mr. Bickem explained. The United Charities, for example, has the entire city divided into many districts, in each of which is a division- al headquarters, Pleas for aid re- ceived at these headquarters are later compared, and all duplicates are dis- covered and thrown out. In such a manner every family can be taken care of, while no one group receives an undue proportion of gifts. If all goodfellows are working on their own, plans would receive the addresses of families from a central source, much help would be rendered the large organizations. Suggests Milk Funds Mr. Bickem, in closing, said that although there were about 13,000 families in need of aid this winter, the same as last, that this entire number would be quite likely supplied with baskets. "The best thing you stu- dents can do," he said, "is to buy blan- kets or create milk funds with what- ever money you have raised, These two items are needed badly." This talk came at a very opportune time, for the various organizations at the high school were in the midst of discussions about how best to give help to poor families. Mr. Bickem's address gave the different clubs and division rooms ideas as to what to do, and by this time most of them have formulated some plans for spreading Christmas cheer among those who are less fortunate than they. OPEN NEW FRUIT STORE The new North Shore Fruit Market opened its doors this week at the location at 812 Elm street. 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