The evening world., 1893-11-22
The Poor Children Will Be Made
Happy, as Usual.
Friends of tho Christm as Tree Fund
Must Hurry Up and Help.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Look here. little folksl Why don't you
send contribution to the Merry Christ
mas Tree Fund.
Don't you know that Santa Claus day
is oriy a month away? That the fund
Of 1893 can't succeed without your help?
That $1,000 poor little boys and girls
will be forgotten Christmas morning un-
less you remember them?
Don't you know that 1t Is the duty OF
every child 10 make some other child
happy
Don't you know that II you can do
good and don't do good that you are
setting an example in selfshness that
others will certainly follow?
You don't know how much sorrow and
suffering there is in this beautiful city.
and II isn't best that you should know.
but, dear little men, sweet little girls.
It is an honest fact that the pennies
YOU spend in one week for napoleons,
chewing-gum and cocoanut squares
would buy a very pretty Christmas box
for poor child. OF course, those dainties
taste good, but they don't do you any
good They are not nourishing. They
only put your delicate stomachs out of
order and make your little white teeth
ache. No soldier could fight battle
on that sort of food. Now II you cared
to give up cakes and candies for week
or two, and If you were. to send the
money saved to the cashier of The
World" for the Christmas Tree Fund.
do you know what would happen? You
would at once be enrolled member of
the Grand Army of the Christmas Tree;
your names on the subscription list
would make II a column long; there
would be several thousand dollars IN the
fund, and 5000 little guests would be
entertained at the Christmas parties.
Wha, do you think? Couldn't you
mako tha' sacrifice II you, were abso-
and happy help some child who is sick
and miserable to forget his pain and
wret chedi ess on Merry Christmas.
There are more than 100000 children in
the New York schools If each little
pupil became Il contributor to the fund
the 5000 invited guests could have what
obliged to take whatever gift is offered.
1t is a pathetic tnct that the officers
employed by various children's societies
have between 1000 and 5000 boys and
girls on their books who are not desti-
tute enough to be committed to charl-
table institutions. but are TOO miserable
and unhappy to be lost sight Of Some
are half orphans; some live with grand
parents, who are barely able to feed
and clothe them: many belong to cruel
or wicked fathers and mothers. and are
children OF the sick, the destitute. the
unfortunate and the discouraged, who,
although cherished. suffer from want
and neglect. The Slum Corps of the
Salvation Army, the agents of the S. p.
G. c., the officers OF the State Hoard of
Truancy and the members of different
church benevolent organizations 60 to
see these forlorn children OF the poor
and conf rt them IN many ways. 1t
Is to these wee unfortunates that invita-
tons VIII be sent by The Evening
World. Dec. %, 1893 These are the
boys and girls are asked to make merry
on Santa Claus Day. How much can
YOU spare? Come, send the price of a
| christmas box for some destitute child.
Address 1t "Christmas-Tree Fund, Cash
| Ter of The World" There Is only one
World" and 1t is published in New
| York City.
Your Christmas will be all the merrier
| for the merriment you make for Others.
Hurry. midgets, and for every dime. A
hundred blessings on your pretty little
heads. NELL Nelson,