Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-22
MONEY YET NEEDED,
Several Hundred Dollars Re.
quired to Make Com.
plete Success of
SANTA CLAUS GOOD WORK.
Little Ones AnIiously Awaiting His
Arrival at Homestead.
SANTA CLAUS GOOD WORK.
A CALL FOR CHRISTMAS CHARITY.
Childish Appeals Find Ready Response
in Generous Hearts.
PROMPT REPLIES FROM FAR-9FF CITIES

overfowing with peace, prosperity ant
good things, yet that many helpless Home
stead mites may beg and importune Sant'
Claus in vain unless the kindly give o
their plenty to those that lack,
With these holidays bringing that day Of
peace and good will to men, pitiful ap
peal comes from Homestead, telling of what
is needed there to complete the happiness
OF many little ones who have been called
upon to face bitter season of want with
not one ray of light to illumine Christmas
Day that the rest OF the world looks for
ward to with anticipations of pleasure and
thanksgiving certain to be realized.
The plea of THE DISPATCH for mite
from those blessed with plenty is meeting
with prompt and generous response, but
not enough money has yet been contrib
uted to make all these children happy.
Andit would be failure were even one child
to be disappointed and all the rest supplied.
These children are in need of many things,
but especially are they in need of what
goes to brighten that annual event looked
ford to with anticipation, and backward to
with pleasures Merry Christmas.
An Eagerly Looked-For Event.
The distribution of toys and other little
pleasures that go far toward making child's
life happy will take place at Homestead
Saturday afternoon next, and few hundred
more dollars are required to. make the occa-
sion what it should be. There are many
who have and are willing to give, and no op-
portunity has ever been offered where such
a little will go such q great way, and for
every dollar given q thousand will be re-
ceived in return in smiles, gratitude and
perhaps tears of Joy from the many little
ones
The Washington Post, merely by repub-
fishing the pathetic letters which appeared
in THE DISPATCH, has started similar
fund which has met with some response. It
devolves, however, upon Pittsburg to take
care of her own.
The following letter was forwarded to
The DISPATCH by the Superintendent of
the Second ward school, Homestead:
Superintendent of Second Ward School, Home
stead, Pa,
DEAR SIR-This afternoon 1 read in THE
PITTsBURG DISPATCH of December IA an arti-
Gle from "Chick'' in which the writer de-
scribes visit to your school, and copies
specimens of letters written by the children
to Santa Claus asking for needed clothing at
Christmas time. 1 write to you to know
more of the particulars and in what form
help is to be given.
Promise of a Generous Gift.
The time is very short in which to work,
and our city has been canvassed and recan-
vassed in the interests of other worthy OBJ
jects, yet hope to send you a mite from
those who love children and delight in their
Joy, especially at the glad Christmas time.
/ have thought that to send q check for a
certain amount and a box of such things as
seem most needed might be best sent to you,
as you can learn the needs of each and sup
ply them to the best advantage. Would a box
OF clOthing-new and old together-be &C
ceptable, and to whom (if acceptable) shall
1t be sent? 1 only wish this had come to me
sooner, but will do all / can in the few days
left us. II you can have an answer reach
me by Saturday could announce the result
to our little circle of Christian scientists on
sunday morning and get them to help me
solicit. Then if later in the week following
you can send more definite Information as
to individual needs 1t might hell us. do
not promise any large sum and can only
work and trust, knowing that whether great |
or small, it will do its good work and make
some little hearts glad that might otherwise
be sadly disappointed. Oh, that had the |
control OF a few hundreds of the money use
lessy spent at this time. Our little adopted |
Iaby, who came to live with us on the first |
day Of this year, and for whom we were
planning several pleasant surprises when |
told of these little ones gladly consented
for the money to 20 to those needing il so |
much worse, and my husband and are too |
happy to have any need OF gifts OF love from |
each other. Hoping to receive an immediate /
reply, with as full in iormation as can be
MRS. E: J. VAN BUsk1Rk,
53e North Market street, Canton, o.
Want to Know the Writer.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. I6, 1882.
To the Superintendent of Public Schools. Home
stead. Pa:
nrap STR-Would Won kindly f,rn;sn 49, /
If possible, the name and address of the |
child in the Second ward school who wrote
the letter to Santa Claus, as was read by us |
in the Philadelphia papers this morning SO |
that may grant ms or her wish? Letter ap- |
pended. W. r. T.
HOMESTEAD, Dec. a.
''DEAR SANTA CLAUs-You are a kind man:
l hoap you wont forget us; Homestead is a
moor place; Dear Santa Claus bring the some |
gum boots then don't want nothing more
this year"
Please look up this case, and state size.
! will forward by Adams Express. By doing
W.R. THOMPSON,
Ninth Ward Gas Works, Twenty-third and |
Market, Philadelphia, Pa.
HOMESTEAD, PA, Dec. Ia. 1882
DEAR SANTA CLAUs-lt is getting Christmas
now and thought would write a letter to
YOU. Ny little brothers shoe is tooifttIe for
him ana he has to get new pair. Ny father
X
him pair. 1 would like you to get him |
pair Give some more children some play
things, and then ii you have any left give
some to me. Your friend, a.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Dec. Is. 1892
DEAR SANTA CLAUsE-I would like to have !
a shotgun this time and nothing else. Good |
by. Yours truly, %*a
Only Asks for Pair of Shoes.
HOMESTEAD, PA, Dec 10. 1892
FIFTH AVE 22S.
DEAR SANTA wright this to let you know
where live and would like to have on
christmas would like very well to have a
pair of shoes have no papa and my BROTH
ers have been out of work for five mos SO
,-o1 will know that 1 have not very mutch
money am your little friend #H+
HOMESTEAD, PA, Dec I6 1892
DEAR SANTA CLAUs-My name is Regina K
Ross / am Just years OLD my sister read to
n. ont o. nv papa's DISPATCH that all little
children that would write you a little letter
would receive a Christmas gilt. And so |
would like for you to please and bring me a |
Tor II.
HOMESTEAD. Pa, December 20, 1892
DEAR SIR: 1 inclose in this letter wishing
-ou TO SEND me a cap as 1 am one of the |
needy Homestead chlldren
For this 5hink you'll
Be remembered ,
That after the year oil "
Many nice presents will be
Yours Truely ssa
HOMESTEAD December IL, 1892.
NJ me q 1ro . far11 |