Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-19

Of dropping You a few lines to let you know
We are poor children there are three Of US
Dear Santa Clause our father 10 out OF
work and our mother has to wash to pay
US something to eat Dear Santa Clause
would you send us some Shoes
A little boy writes:
Dear Santa Claus. I am peor and I am
not able to give You any money / wood like
for You to give me a sled all the boys
will be sliding when snow is on the ground.
l will close my little line" Then the name
is signed and following 1t Is this touching
postscript: There are four little ones be-
side me and my father Is dead and We can
not get food to eat"
Another letter addressed to The Star is
not from a child. 1t says:
Il have been reader OF your valuable
paper for over Is years and / have always
found You a friend to the needy and friend
less MY three children were all members
Of your Santa Claus Club last year, but
this year. owing to reverses and my hus-
band has done no work for over three
months. so We find 1t impossible to keep
the wolf from the door. My children this
winter for the first time In their lives know
what II Is to go to bed without a supper.
SO l thought that through You would tell
Santa Claus that they will be thankful this
yol are remembering the poor you will also
remember me-"
The Other Side.
That is one sort Of letters that come in
and make Santa Claus have a lump in his
throat. But there is another sort which
brings the smile out on his face again.
Here is one Of them:
Dear Santa Claus Club: I want to be-
come a member OF the Evening Star Santa
Claus Club. 1 have been saving my pennies
for a long time until now my bank is full,
perhaps / have enough in it to make some
poor girl or boy a happy and pleasant
Christmas at any rate i send you the bank
You will have to break 1t open to get the
pennies out 1 did think / would like to
buy myself SO many things with the money
have saved but I have heard my Papa
and Mamma read about so many little bows
and girls who have not even warm clothes
or shoes or anything to eat and SO I will
give up what I wanted to buy myself and
send my bank to the Star for the Christi
mas Club to distribute. Please send me a
club pin and put my name on the roll OF
membership Yours very truly"
When the bank was broken, the treasury
OF the club was enriched by s. 81. and doubt
less the little boy who thus gave his all
will have sweeter. happier Christmas for
it.
Then there are some callers. too. besides
letters. Five little women were among
them. They were Amelia Petersen blanche
Hewlett Emma Kettler. Elenora Buynitxky
and Cora Mundeil. They conducted a fair
at No. 1903 NJ street northwest on the Atm.
9th and 9th OF December. and came in to
lay the proceeds in the lap of Santa Claus
for the use Of the Santa Claus Club The
fund thus raised amounted to SlIO6 Some
who write for membership in the club in
close more than the 10 cents required and
ask that the surplus be used In paying for
the membership Of poor children whose
mothers cannot spare the dimes needed.
All the money thus raised is going to be
put in shoes and fuel. good food and warm
clothing. SO that, so far as the clubs means
go. no one will be permitted to go hungry
or cold while the rest Of the world is maxi
ing merry.