Evening star. [volume], December 22, 1939, Page A-18, Image 18

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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Wholesaler's Big-Scale Charity
Is in a Christmas Rush
Charity for man and beast is the
everyday concern of Bernard Har
ding, but he's busiest about his good
works at Christmastime.
Candy for men in jail, shoes for
ragged waifs, turkeys for the strug
gling heads of households, salmon
and liver for stray cats, fresh beef
for homeless dogs—these things
engage as much of Mr. Harding’s
attention as the wholesale business
he conducts at 309 Seventh street
N.W.
Just now Mr. Harding is enlist
ing his friends and associates in a
private scheme to buy coal for the
stoves of the coldest homes In the
city. One of his friends, a leading
coal dealer, will let him have the
fuel at cost and his banker has
agreed to handle the purchasing
fund.
“I'll start the ball rolling with
5 or 10 ton6,'' he said, “and my
friends are going to help me. You
see, 1 know what it is to be cold.
I was born in Georgetown 69 years
ago, of a poor family. We were
always moving. My father, a fish
| erman, had a tough time providing
for us.
‘‘Now that I’m getting along in
life and my son is helping me with
the business I have more time to
give to my friends less fortunate
than I am.” Mr. Harding was in
terrupted by the arrival of a black
mongrel which scratched at the
door of his candy and cigar whole
sale place.
‘‘That fellow is always on time,”
grinned Mr. Harding.
He took a plate of fresh beef out
to the visitor. “Dogs can eat more
beef than I can. I have about five
making regular calls on me now and
they get away with 10 pounds a day.
“Mostly I have to go to the cats,
They’re in buildings around here
Maybe I’ve spoiled them. They
won’t eat anything but salmon, liver
and fresh beef. I give them fresh
water twice a day in the winter and
three times a day in hot weather.”
On Thanksgiving and Christmas
Mr. Harding sends as much as IOC
pounds of candy to the men in the
District Jail.
For 20 years he's been giving
shoes to poor children through the
Central Union Mission and the Sal
vation Army. This year he pro
vided about 100 pairs of shoes and
stockings.
Navy Awards Contract
The Navy yesterday awarded a
$22,880 contract to F. H. Martell Co.,
Washington, for the extension of
Building 177 at the Navy Yard here.
Gifts to Be Distributed
To Needy Today
Eight gift-laden automobiles were
to leave the offices of the Children’s
Protective Association, 1907 S street
N.W., at 2 o’clock this afternoon to
deposit presents at the homes of
children for whom the Community
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the direction of Mrs. Peyton Hawes
Dunn and Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn,
board members of the organization,
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of Miss Jeannette Morrell, Verhard
Bond, Miss Gloria Rich, Mrs. Elea
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Lucille Walton.
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