The evening world., 1893-11-24
Seven Big Trees Must Be Loaded
Down with Gifts.
The Santa Claus Army of Charity
Workers Growing Large.
The SUBSCRIPTIONS.


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Attention.
Little soldiers Of the Grand Army of
the Christmas Tree and members Of the
santa Claus Club will please come /,
order,
The following letter Just received from
,ne II the barracks at the foot Of West
Forty-siNth street j. worthy OF your dis
ting uishei consideration.
For personal reasons the name and ad-
dress Of the writer are Withheld:
To ths E4,cr
l hope you will pardon the liberty
am taking in writing t. You, but as
see by The Evening Worli'' that you
are Kind enough 10 look after the chill
| TO address you. Ny children are not
sick, but they are unhappy. ! never
make a promise that | cannot keep. and
rhr.stmas. Ny husband Is So a s''' Waiter ,G'
He has been out II work eight weeks
| He has very poor situation now, with
| small pay, and We owe back rent and
| for the groceries We used last August.
| Every cent he can earn goes to pay
| these debts, and am scarcely able to
get the children bread. They could not
! 20 TO any ChristmasTree entertain
/ msn;. and the reason | am writing all
| this is 10 ask II you would be SO very
Kind as to. send them some little toys.
I Anything left over would do. | am
| sorry TO trouble YOU, as ! know this is
/ ;:1t %oI- va e E:":CS presents. Please
| DO not publish this, but l would be glad
to hear from you. Yours faitthfully'
West Forty-sixth street.
There now. young folks. what are
you going to do about it,
Things must be in lad shape when a
mother has to write a letter like that
! 1t isn't hard 70 guess the reason why
those poor children could not go to any
| Chrtstmas-Tree entertainment" The
| great delicacy Of the writer shows Itself
/ in her preference for anything left
over and her request to mot publish"
] the letter
| Mrs. Judith - makes a tremendous
mistake when she asserts L know this
Is .:.r,, not your way 2i giytng presents" :"
/ Fund is five years old More than lJl 90
/ boys and girls have been entertained at
the Christmas parties held in big halls
In different parts Of the city and also in
stcrs came to the tree and every one re-
+, Ceiyed at least Christmas candy and a
| Christmas present. Even the wee ras-
] Gals who repeated and told tibs were al
lowed 10 pass the guard and get some
/ thing pretty and something sweet a sec
ond time. Anticipating the. laggards,
every committee had a box OF left over
/ toys so that the guests who came
after the BALI fared quite as well as
the first Comers.
/ Every year quantities ot toys, books
~ F.lg = Inc 1...- ...l -.
Fund To prevent hrartach-s these gifts
We're classified and set aside for special
distribution. During the last week OF
each year these beautiful things were
sent out by special messenger to the
most deserving little ones that could be
found in and about New York. The sick,
the crippled. the blind mute and deaf
children. and the destitute and unhappy,
received them generally. Hundreds ot
tg dolls We're carried To barefoot and
ragged little girls. 10 be followed a day
later by coveted shoes and dresses.
one little boy living in East Nine.
tcenth street. who was wearing a Einc.
ham apron in lieu Of trousers, wanted a
dolls house, and got II. too. from III
Mrs Judith didn't know this.
And n9w to return TO her letter ant
disciples cf santa C.aus? that let,ei
muat be- answered al once: Who vii
, dictate reply Shoes. little wraps an
dresses. jackets and stockings. caps an
sweets and books are wantel They vii
cost all the way from a dime TO s.. WIZ
", hts 10 bear the expense Of one arti
Cle2
Send a letter 10 the Cashier OF "Th.
Word" Address II "Christmas-Tre.
Fund " and help that struggling. debt
, laden waters children to have the mer
riest Christmas ot their lives. Thei,
mother can promise them anything foI
, the holidays. You can, and you car
T, keep your promise" too.
ha o. l-J
would be pleasant 10 S." ih- hoys' name
o among the list Of contributors. "Th'
Evening World invites everybody 10 be
army o; the Christmas Tree or ~.
santa claus club. 4 contribution 70 III,
fund f1r the u0cr Chil6reu's Gerrl
, Christmas Will enroll YOU.