Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-15

happy Members Of the club win receive bAdges.
which It is hoped they will all The club is so
organized that II will be able to reach the deserv
ing IF the poor. and 90 is viii b most efficient and
agent for the distribution Of Christmas
charities. Therefore thu club appeals to all who
have ntrtbutions TO give send the to The Even
ing Star. Badges have been sent through the mail
TO thoes who have enrolled themselves members Of
the club writing tn The Evening Star sending
their contributions. In some essea however It has
be posi- BILE TO forward the badges because the
little who the letters their private
tAriss orvot 10 put their post Office addresses after
their signatures All those who write TO The Star
should be careful to state sxActly where they would
like to have the badges of membership sent
Several th ousand badges Of The EVENING
STAR Santa Claus Club have been furnished to
the public sch ools but the demand has been SO
great that the supply SO far furnished by the
manufacturers has been exhausted
The orders for the badges, however, are
being filed as rapidly possible, and it is
hoped that before the week is closed there will
be an ample supply on hand, SO that every
pupil In the schools who wants 10 Join the club
can wear badge II L. evident that the fund
raised by the children through their l0-ceut
contributions viii be large. It Is hoped that
old folks will send in contributions to swell the
amount to be devoted this Christmas to doing
good.
The STAR has received contributions Of four
sacks Of -four from Mrs Landrsu, four pack
ages of tea from n. W. Burchell and a box of
toys from j. Jay Gould. Every mail brings to
The STAR Office batch Of letters from little
ones applying for membership in the club, and
some Of these letters are appended
Dear Editor, Enclosed please find 10 OTIS
Wish 1t was more have More Sisters one
Is In Phila Just now but will Write TO her
about st. and one little one not quite yrs Old
She has not Saved Up her 10 yet you Will hear
from her Soon good Night-FF.
Dear Club: am little boy: cannot write
myself, but My Mama is guiding my hand
ssnd you 10 cts for some poor little child Please
send me badge.
COLUMBIA, 6. c.
Dear Mr.. Editor, My Mamma takes THE
STAR and SO we have been reading about The
EVENING STAR Santa Claus Club away down
here in South Carolina was born in Wash
ington nine years ago Christmas eve and as that
is always very happy time for me would
like to do something to help make others happy
elso. l send you % cents which trust will as
sst you in your noble effort to give some of the
poor children In Washington a very merry
Christmas 1t will give me much pleasure to
wear the badge which you propose to send to
each member Of the Santa Claus Club. wish
you and everybody merry, merry Christmas
Dear EVENING STAR: want to become mem
Der of the Santa Claus club SO l send my 10
cents 1 hope the present that this little bit Of
money will buy will be some us to the child
who gets it this is all out Of my own money and
have some more saved up if you need any
more money will be very glad to send you
some more am a little girl years old and am
in the Thurd Grade in the Franklin School l
write this all my self plese send me badg
good-by let the poor have a marry xmas and
get lots Of present and happy new year.
Dear Editor: I'm little boy 8 yrs. old, &
want to join the "Santa Claus" club, & so does
my little sister, who Is yrs. old SO please find
enclosed 10 cts. for me & 10 cts. for her. 4 be
sure x send two badges.
Dear EVENING STAR: / have asked grand
papa to write for me, and send ten cents. for
other little fatherless and motherless children
to have something out Of the Stars Christmas
Santa Claus Club. l know all such orphans
have not good old Santa Claus and Mrs. Santa
Claus, grandpapa and grandmama a. have.
will be four years old New Years day.
Dear Santa Claus Club l am little boy lust
five years old; have been going to kindergar-
ten school only two weeks, SO do not know
how to write yet, so have to get my papa to
write this for me. the ten cents send YOU ia
my own, Papa gave 1t to me for to buy candy
with, but want to become a member of your
club more than l want the candy, papa says he
Will send you ten cents Of his own money so
that my little sister (dargherita) who is three
years old, can BIO a member with US BOYS,
please do not forget to send a badge to me and
one for my sister and oblige your little friend.
To the Santa Claus Club: NY Papa was read
ing to me this evening from the Evening Star
Of the good the little Boys Girls are doing
for the Poor little ones who have no happy
Christmas like myself many others. am
years old to day. Mama tells me when I
make others happy it makes me SO too 4 have
tried each year to make some Of the poor little
ones know happy by sending them something
OF mine for each year Santa Claus is very
kind and good to me / think ought to be to
others for l have no Brothers or sisters to
share with-while am working for my Sunday
school to help them all can I want to Join or
become member Of your club Please find en-
closed ten cts for same cant write very good
yet d 1t takes me 30 long to print you will ex-
cuse my getting some one else to copy this for
me wishing the many poor little ones Merry
Christmas an happy New Year.
2. s. Please send me one OF the Badges il
you have any to spare. Papa said be has been q
subscriber to your paper for ten years or more.
Dear old santsclaue sweet a rose
How much love you body knows
send ten cents for the beneht of the POOR
II this Is not enough will send some more.