Today, on Thanksgiving, as the days grow short and the year draws towards a close, we gather as families and communities and give thanks for what we have. I urge you to take time to help those less fortunate.
One of my long-time favorite charities is the Season of Sharing Fund, now in its 26th year, provides one-time, temporary assistance to those experiencing an unexpected crisis. The Fund finds that preventing the spiral into homelessness has an outsized impact that is not only kind, but effective for our neighbors and our communities. All of the Fund’s administrative expenses are covered by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and the San Francisco Chronicle. As a result, 100% of the money raised by the Season of Sharing Fund goes directly to help the families and communities it serves.
Charity (1911) is one of many pamphlets of inspirational quotes published by Paul Elder & Co. The verses were chosen by Beulah Warner, of whom nothing else is known. The distinctive typeface is, rather ironically, called Washington Text, which your editor thinks is best used is as a display type, and wishes Elder had never used as a text type. The green decorations are by Charles Frank Ingerson (also used in A Book of Hospitalities in 1910).
I wish you a warm, happy and healthy Thanksgiving.
Updated 2025-12-23
