Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-05
THE STARS SANTA CLAUS CLUE
Already = Popular org.nir.,ion-Iss pisss
and Purposes.

and Purposes.
TIE EVENING STAR Santa Claus Club became
popular institution as soon A. "a. pl.n Of
organization and purposes were announced.
The club 10 Q? be composed OF the chill
dren OF the city. Zach member IL
to pay 10 cents into the treasury Of
the club. and this money. together with
whatever good people who are no longer
children may choose 70 send 90 Tur sr.s 20
swell the fund. is to be expended in helping 10
make cheerful at Christmas time home. ths,
would otherwise know only misery and want
while Others were reveling in Christmas iovs
and Christmas plenty
Each member of the club lie 20 receive from
The EVENING STAR neat badge as a token 81
membership. These badges n L. hot,ed ~ili
be ready Tor distribution within q week
The affairs Of the club are 20 be ad-
mustered by q general committee COM
posed OF President Mitchell u the
echool board, Superintendent Powell and sa-
ff'ishg Principal stuart Of the pubic schools.
MT. X Ross Perry. who was the founder Of
the ohhdren's Christmas Club: Mr.. l. :. En-
cry the general secretary OF the Associated
Nhari'ies, and three representatives Of THr
EVEEiNS srsR. Me-srs. r. b. Moves, Rudolph
hanffmann and H. 7. Goodwin.
IL is intended that the children in the pull,o
schools who become members shall re,,ort "a
theiT teachers the names and al dresses OF peopls
who are worthy OF becoming the bencfici.rieso Of
The club. The badges will be distributed 20 the
pupnc school children through their teachers,
10 whom the mt mbership dues may be maid
children no; In the public schools NAV send
Their contributions 20 fHE sr.R and thev uill
receive badges. All the money given will 90
INTO the treasury Of the club TO be expended
Tor the poor. the badges being paid for by Tar
EVENING STAR.
The plan. it is believed. will contribute much
to the relief Of the poor and TO the happiness Of
members OF the club. who will have added To
Their Christmas pleasures the satisfaction Of
knowing that they have aided in bringing COM
Tort and share OF Christmas joy 20 the un-
fortunate.
ALREADY N INV CTR.
The STAR has already received a number Of
communications from little ones. who have
qualified themselves for membership BY re-
hitting the necessary due~ and who will in due
time receive IN return badges of membership In
the club.
One of the first received was from three little
ones IN lie proii Park who said: Dear Editor:
lnclosed find 80 cents sent bv three girls 20 aid
IN carving out YOUR great work, which We hope
will be successful
ELEvFN LITTLE ORPHANS.
communication from Mrs. Z. W. olm-tead
of the Industrial Home School said: '.Incloed
please find sllO. initiation fee for eleven little
children Of the industrial Home school who
wish 10 become members Of the T. =. g. G.
Cub. On reading your article 10 my little
bows each and every one willing TO divide
with Others some OF the few pennies they had
saved for Christmas. Being little orphans
themselves they contribute their mite. hoping
10 make Others less fortunate than tney a little
more comfortable"
STILL MORE IN HER BANK.
A little girl in lie Droit Park sends the fol-
lowing:
Dear evening star man.
| want 10 be n member Of the evening star
santa claus club. TO help TO give some poor
child christmas present. | send Won ten cents
out of my money bank. that Is not all I have in
my bank. and If Won need more will be glad
to send you some more l am SIX years old
and 90 to the second-grade. in Morse school"
THREE MORE.
Another letter saws:
DEAR EVENING STAR: Papa was telling %
about the Santa Claus Club aud showing us the
pictures of the old star building in TO nights
star. He showed us the door which he entered
on the ayenew and where he came out Of the
alley In the back every evening Is
years ago TO carry the stars all over swamp
poodle. We did not understand what he ment BY
swamp poodle at first but he said il wac that
part of Washington known east washing
ton. he told u MANY things which happened
in those days but will tell YOU that some other
time. / asked Papa if We could Join the Santa
Claus Clab be said hand over your money at
first did not think could spare no much ne ten
cents but when he told me what hard
time he had CARRYING stars thought I
must give him all had. but nv 20 brothers
spoke up and said lets Us all join 90 we send
you our Soc which Papa gave us. we would
love to see our names in the star but papa SAYS
no but he don't care n you put in the first let
tiers of our names. c. VI. b.. age ten years
W. T. b., age eight years.
o. W. T., age six years-