Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-19

UWE Of little ones who other
UIEZSS wise would know only
N// | hunger and want on the
EJ day when all should be
happy, Members Of the club will receive badges.
which II is hoped they will all The club is
organized that II will be able reach the deserv
ing OF the poor and so 1t will be most efficient and
trustworthy agent for the distribution Of Christmas
charities. Therefore the club appeals to all who
have contributions to five send them to The Even
ing Star Badges have been sent through the mail
to those who enrolled themselves a. members Of
the club by writing to The Evening Star. sending
their contributions. In some cases. however II has
been impossible to forward the badges because the
little who wrote the letters their private
tares forgot to put their post Office addresses after
their signatures All those who write to The Star
should be careful TO exactly where they would
like to have the badges Of membership sent.
Thousands Of EVENING stan Santa Claus
badges have been distributed. There are de-
mands for thousands more and it is expected
that the demand will be filed tomorrow, as the
makers have promised to deliver them today or
early tomorrow. The children Of the club have
raised a large fund. The exact sum will not be
known, probably, until after tomorrow, but
the figure will be so large that every that
wears an EVENING STAR Santa Claus badge may
have good reason to feel proud. 1t is hoped that
older folks will second the noble work Of the
children and contribute literally either in funds
supplies to aid the beautiful Christmas
charity. Already the correspondence Of the
club has brought to light many touching cases
of distress and the presence in the city OF many
needy ones, whose Christmas it is hoped, will
be made brighter by THE EVENING STAR Santa
Claus Club. Below more of the letters
written by members of the club:
Dear Santa Claus: 1t is with great pleasure
that l add my mite to your Christmas collec-
ton for the poor little children Of our city, /
wish YOU success in your kind undertaking also
Merry Christmas, and please send me a
badge.
Dear EVENING STAR: am little girl just 3
year old and expect to have a very nice Christ
mas and get lots Of nice things have taken
10 cts. out of my bank to send to you to help
the poor little children to have a nice Christmas
like will have. Please send me badge as
would like to become a member of your club.
Much love to Santa Claus.
Dear SANTA CLAUS: l am very anxious to be
member Of your club. as I think it
such nice thing to help the poor
enclosed l send you ten cents and will try and
see If 1 cant get lot of my schoolmates to send
some money and join the club.
GAITHERsBURa, MD.
Dear EVENING STAR: would like to Join the
Santa Claus Club. and will send two ten cents,
one for myself and one for my little baby sister
who is only two years old and can't write.
am little boy seven years old, and please send
us a badge.
Dear Santa Clause: received your kind net
ter last Christmas and must thank you for
being so kind to me at Christmas and 1 will
send you my ten cents now that you may get
horn with for some other little boy who can
not buy one. 1 shall be very proud to wear the
badge which hope you will send at once if
you are not too busy. l want lots of nice toys
but be sure and make the very very poor as
happy as you can.
Dear Editor: We, the children of the fourth
and fifth grades Zone SCHOOL, of the Monroe
building. send a to THE EVENING STAR Santa
Claus Club" hoping it will help make some
poor children happy.
Dear EVENING STAR: We are little children
age z, and 2. who wish to join your Santa
Claus Club. We send you one dollar from our
little banks. We hop that this will help some
poor boys and girls to be happy. Please send
each of us a badge. We wish you q merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
Dear EVENING STAR: l cend my ten cents and
want to make some little child happy, SO
please cend my badge, SO good by have no
mre to say.
Dear EVENING STAR: want to be a member
Of your Santa Claus Club. 1 send You 10 cts.
for myself, and 10 for nv mamma. l am a
school boy almost IL years old, and 60 to st.
Johns College on Vermont ave. l hope the
little children will have nice happy Christmas
day. l would like to have one Of your badges.
Dear EVENING STAR: am little girl and
eleven years old 90 to the Immaculate Con-
ception School 1 would be glad to make some
poor child happy SO eend YOU one dime it is
not mulch but It is all have at present please
send me one Of the badges would like to have
one very much.
Dear STAR: have ten cents. hope to make
some little girl happy with it.
Dear Santa Claus Here is ten cents for the
poor, Please send Coffee to the poor, and send
me a badge.
Dear Mr.. STAR Cor Santa Claus): send you
by papa 10c have saved, towards your fund
for the poor children. for Christmas and ma ma
told me l could send my jacket, which have
grown out Of, 10 you, to give to one of Of the
little girls who need it most, as a Xmas present
l am seven years old.
KENs1NaroN, MD.
The EVENING STAR Santa Claus Club: 1 am |
a little girl and have never been to school SO |
you will have to excuse my writing. |
l send ten cents to you, and hope Il will /
help to make some poor child happy on Christ
mas.
HYATrsv1LLE, ND.
Dear EVENING STAR: Papa told us about the |
Club, and George, Norman, ''Bidge" "Buff,"
"Mimpy" and want to give 10 cents, each |
And We hope 1t will make some poor little child |
happy on Christmas. l hope you will send US
each a badge
I. s. forgot to say that my three cats,
''Tuvy." Bride" and the kitten, whose name |
is Investigating Comittee, and the two dogs |
whose names are: Jim and Vic, also send 10, cts |
each.
Dear Santa Claws: am q little girl nine |
years old l live in the country, but have |
sister in the city who wrote and told me about |
you so thought l would write to you l would |
like for you to think Of me at christmas and lot |
me here from you close by ever remaining |
your little friend.
Dear EVENING STAR: have wanted to Join |