Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-24
THIS IS THEIR DAY.
Many Needy Homestead Chill
dren to Be Made Happy
This Afternoon.
1900 WILL BE PRESENT.
Public and Parochial School Teachers
to Help Distribute.
SANTA CLAUS NOW on HIS WAY.
a Caravan Loaded With Thou lands OF
Mysterious Packages
f,5OO WILL BE PRESENT.
sAYTA CLAUS NOW ON HIS WAY.
7ULL LIST OF THE GENEROUS DONORS

Early yesterday morning string oil two
horse wagons wound about the city streets
collecting supplies from the many mer>
chants who had assisted The DISPATCH
Christmas fund for the benefit of Home,
stead children. Every wagon WAS loaded
TO the top, and then began the momentous
trip to Eintracht Hall, Homestead. Whst
these boxes, packages and mysterious look
inc bundles contained must be secret
until this afternoon. Ssnta Claus never
els in advance what he is going to give to
bildren. but he has pleasing way OF Sc
acting for each Just what is wanted.
Only one little secret will be let slip, If
he children up there won't tell anybody.
Whether it is the association of ideas or
,erely the natural desire of boy to hit
omething is not known, but many pleas
ave been sent in for airguns, and that has
,een granted. Some 200 airguns, guaran.
eed not to burst, will be among the many
nice things distributed.
Received With Delight.
When TIE DISPATCH wagons and COM
missioners started out over the snowy hills
for Homestead, they we're sent with many
merry wishes from the city and received
with delight at Homestead. Good luck at
tended the benevolent mission on all sides,
and even theierrymea at Glenwood parried
of every cake of ice, and handled the pack
AGES as If they were of glass instead of cute,
GINNING, substantial and handsome-but
what thew we're will be mentioned later. .
The Homestead Hall will be handsomely
decorated, and all arrangements so perfected
hat the ]. 800 eXpectaut children VIII be as
aell and carefully taken care of as II Santa
Claus had descended the chimnies of their
wn homes instead of walking right through
.he front door OF the big hall TO The little
,enefciaries Santa will be found in the
ueighborhood of his great Christmas tree
between and O'Clock this afternoon where
he will dispense tokens of his regard to
NJ deserving little ones. He will be
.blv assisted IN tais good work by
Superintendent Kendal, of the Homestead
lublic schools with several lady teachers,
also several teachers from the local paro-
cnial schools, with THE DISPATCH COM
luissioners, and among all these willing
hearts and hands not one of the many hun
dred anxious little ones will go away empty
handed.
Larger Than Expected.
Success and honors are heapiug upon
THE DISPATCH fund Not to be outdone
in the good work, many subscriptions
lave come in late, but far better late than
never The Washington Post fund, raised
solely by that paper in reprinting pleading
letters from little Homesteaders, haa been
~ increased, and a total of 1872 turned into
HE DISPATCH fund, making grand
otal OIL SS22 SO, every penny Of which has
cen wisely expended as the children will
estitv to tomorrow. The following teie-
gram explains itself:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec %. 1892
TIE DISPATCH. Pittsburg, Pa:
Washington people. through the Post,
send through you, 1872 So with Christmas
s-reetiugs Tor the children of Homestead.
GSye telegrapbed you the money, also sent,
1-our care per Adams Express, Christmas
a 10Y Tor those children, received from two
Iittles ones at Culpepper, Va. The Washing
ION people and the Post thank you for acting
as our disbursing agent. Letter by mail to-
light. tRANh hAIION' Ce1'oh 4 w.
While the success of the whole affair is
efficiently pleasing to all concerned, the
hanks of The DISPATCH are rendered TO
n whose ready impulses responded so
,romptlv to the little ones appeal, and as
ured them a merry Christmas, indeed.