Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24


coming a h.ls wind that cam, down the
chimney and f.uud even ,Aiuk IN the house
aud ever ico.e window fr,.'y ar thu, froze
one. breath aud made one, ears Jungle, day
made especially for santa CinHse aud polar
bear. that v1s The Nay Christmas
eve Opened. But VIVA, q: ,bai' T,ni-
b. gathered around warm fr~side-
talking Of The morrow. shHdrcr thinking IN
happy auucipafi'r et turkey and plum pud-
ding AMI TOYS. fathcr- breasting the wind OF
their WAY 20 business IN great coat- and furs--
the wind and Iro-t added oul, <c-t 10 the pleas
ur-z OF Chrt.tua- time. But What " the, did not
have the IRE ~ tho great coat Or the fur- OF the
anticipation 90 Christmas dinner, What n The
Wind swept through thsir poor homes vha, IT
th-y had no blankets OF warm s-orkIng- what
10 ih-re va a hrelcs- stove AMI an empty
Iautry. what H. instead 90 thinking
OF the Christmas diuusr % come. chil-
drcn cried oul, Tor crust % bread
which roor mothers were unable ~ give, Then
H. cold Wind and The frost that seemed To
Others 10 &, to making Christmas real and de-
hrhtful-the very breath ~ Santa Claus-Only
s.idrd 20 The MISERY sud want.
There was little Chrt-tuia- and little hope of
turkey tn such homer. or. At least, there would
u
ot the citv had no: taken hold of
the matter and made up their minds
that nobody wn~ To 20 hungry this Christmas
and that the Children Of the poor -houid have
souas share 81 the g.ain--s whi-h prevails in
IN. honrs Of comfort TODAY.
So wagons we're going all dav today
ryina: out proFI-Ion- aud clothing 20 those in
need. and dole and TOYS and Christmas sweets
for hitle one vhp-- only kuuN ledge OF such
tning- otherwise would haze been what they
gainsd by wIsful glance- through store win
dcws.
How N WAS DONE.
IL has all been done through great big or
ganization known a. The EVENING STAR Sauta
Claus Club. steps Yer. taken abont the l-t Of
December 70 organize the club The interest OF
the public school officers enlisted ard
largely through their efforts the movement was
carried q a success greater than mad been hoped
for
IL Wis a club % children bach member paid
dime a. q contrib Itiou O. the treasury OF the
elub ard received \ badge composed - gilt
star worn A. PIN. and bright ribbon.
winch were tine words Tn EvESISG STAR
Santa Claus Club. 81"
Hundreds % little ones wrote 20 THE star "a
express their happiness at being able 70 share -
little Of their Christmas with The poor. There
wac a run on iiitls rcd banks Tor dimes. Many
sent money thcv hsd earned them-slves and
many -snt money thlt had been given them Tor
being good children OF taxing theiE medicine
without a murtnuT.
some % the letters we're printed with
laborious effort bv tots who were just acquiring a
knowietgc Of ths ar - literature livery mail
bruugh; scor-- of them o. IHE STAR Office
Hundreds .ui hund.cd- gcrr received and
n waz impossible o. INT thtm az. but Inn
STAN has gwen from dty % dav -aiaple-
OF 'hc letter. -hpwi.g with Whit interest th-
children regarded The beautiful tE~I-- mas char
itv. Blt u Wa from the public schools that
the great majority 81 ihi- Amy q
teachers set the matter before
the ch li-en ant thev responded IN such num-
bers that big factory could Hot turn ont
badge last enough 70 supply ths demand. III,
number Of applicants tor mcmoer-hip lar eX-
eesdcd the original est. mates - TO probsbil-
the. 80 ~ happened that there are several
h1ndrrd childrea who wanted 10 JOIN the club
who could not be supplied before the schools
closed.
The lat -. OF badges arrived last night and
msny we're disTribuled today. The children IN
the city Who have not ,et joined the club and
VINO want 20 can do 30 bv ~en,liug or bringing
thrir diines 90 HE STAB ofhce There Will be
Use Tor the money all during the holidays
TIE coasIrrEE.
The cl-b vas Organized With a managing
committee a; the head Mr. John T. Mitchell.
president % the school board: Mr.. Il. Ross
Perry. Who founded the Children's Christmas
club In tins citv. SuVt Powell 81 the public
.chool-. Mr.. A. J.. stuart. supervising principal
a. the third division u school. ard NJ l. :.
Frnerv. general secretary of the Associated
Charitls- consented 20 Srve with three repre-
-eulatives % Tn EVENING STAR on Thu COM
nittss Mr. Michel elected chairman of
the committee end Mr. /. b. Moves. treasurer
- Tsx EVENING SrAk Company, was MADE
treasurer Of the club.
The committee wa aided greatly By the
-apsrvi-ing principals and the teachers through
oct. the city. Me--rs. FsirbrOther. janney.
Gage Clark. Keeno. Freeman. Warning. n. J..
Montgcmery. ". :. Montgomery. supervising
principals. and Supt. Cook % the colorcd schools
and the teachers as-Ociated with them ali
went ~ work with such ea-nes'nsss that soon
Tvs EvrSI<o STAR Santa Claus Club was
Snown 60 every child in the city. aud thers
~. hardly hone with children where the
pr,.tv club badges could no, be seen.
III children IN the schools. too. helped in
Other wa-s. They searched out cases % tani-
H. IN distress aud children whose Christmas
prospects we're uEpr rmislng. These reports
were male 20 teachers aud then through the
.u-srylsizg principals TO the managing COM
Tbu. the committee had At work thousands II
n,tle ones and he re-uit wa reports - hum
drc,i. a. cas- from every qlAE'er %: the De-
trtrt NAM reports we've made. 100. By uIemb, rs
OF he club wiring % ivy AZ
Thsre we're about lG,o00 members enrolled in
tn cub.
othsr contributions received swelled the
fund.- Of the club 10 shout $1,000.
TIE DIsrRIBvTIoS.
Then yesterday all over the city children
brought contribution OF supplies and clothing
b, the schools. In edition many merchants
and Kind hearted people semi al kinds
of contributions 20 The STAR ofice.
For the purposes u distribution
the city wa dividsd into four parts. George
town East Washiu gtOn. -ca;h Washington and
Central Washingtol- Mr. Mitchell took charge
of the work ia Georgetown. Mr.. l.. 5. Emery IN
Cent? Warrington, NJ. A 7. Stuart in East
washington and Mr. Isaac Fairbrother in South
Washington
Today the distribution 90 the large store o.
supplies Of toy- ard o. orders for comfortable
-toesins- and shoes AID warm fannels Is being
made.
Ia 4. expected that BY tonight. through tho
eoun.ie- % the club. many homes val be Pro
xi.,~i .xainst want al Christina time
such supplies are not gwen out today viii
he dlsfribr ted during The week following Each
u,si. wsarer OF EvrxISs Srkk Santa Clsus Club
h.ixs NAV have the hsppy satisfaction or
Chri.tmar DAY OF knowing that be has helped
prssd great deal Of Sadness over Washing