The evening world., 1893-11-06
Reorganization Of the Grand Army
of the Christmas Tree.
Santa Claus Making Ready for His
Annual Visit TO the Tots.
The Christmas-Tree Fund Must Be
= Big Oao This Year.
Now to jolly up the little people,

S|'S
The grandest fair the world has ever
seen is over.
Now for the grandest Christmas Tree
Fund The Evening World" has ever
raised!
The Dream City is In ruins, and the
trucks and teamsters have converted the
picturesque Midway Plaisance into a
prosaic freight depot. Now for a bit
OF landscape gardening. with a glimpse
OF fairyland, a grove OF gift-laden ever
green trees and 10000 little folks dancing
like mad. besides themselves with JOY!
The good time is coming with more
speed thar a Columbian flyer. The
panic has been averted. the financial
crisis Is past. the Silver bill has been
repealed and business Is picking up. The
restoration OF public confidence. as well
as the seasonable weather, has given
an Impetus to trade. Factories, mills,
mines and hives OF industry generally
have started again. and skilled laborers
after almost d year OF enforced idle
ness have all the work they can do at
tip-top wages. Local and travelling
statesmen report constantly increasing
orders. Custom ~tailors, modistes and
clothiers generally are at their wits
ends 10 get the work finished and dis
appoint no one, and altogether the imam
clal outlook is cheering and promising.
PeOpl. may not be any better than
Il ey were. but they feel better. A res
tcration OF confidence means a resuinp-
ton Of business, business means pros
perity, and prosperity has a gread aeai
to do with happiness. The childrtns
idea Of happiness Is Christmas. and they
are all. every II OF them, ready 10
celebrate.
OF the Santa Claus Club. by which all
the poor tots Of New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey city are annuaily invited
day Of the whole year.
The Invitation is general, but most
cordial. 1t includes every boy and girl
who is in the slightest danger OF being
overlooked by s. c. in his distribution
Of gifts and goodies. Invitation cards
and tickets Of admission are neither SOLD
nor given away, for there are none. All
OF e of the Santa Claus clubs Christmas
morning, and be merry. He need not
open his mouth unless a sugar-plum ap,
pears and begs TO be taken in 9ut OF
plain everything and he will be taker
care OF an made royalty happy. IL
doesn't make n difference who ht
coming Is a merry Christmas. He i.
the honored guest of The, Evening
World" Christmas-Tree Fund, and !
he doesn't have a glorious time ther'
will be trouble in the Board OF Lad
Managers. one toy, four ounces o
sweets and a whole pound OF pleasure i
the smallest allowance any guest should
accept.
Last year the little folks had a noisy
Joyful: charming time. The fun wa!
Fund must be bigger. An ordinary ceie
bration won't answer; 1t must be extra
ordinary. and 1t will be II every love
Of Christmas and every friend OF tn
children takes action in time, The grea
holiday is more than a month away
but this 10 the best and safest time t
subscribe. SEN In a contribution 70
the robins and have done with the dut,
that happy, prosperous people W tn
children Of the unhappy and unfortunat
classes.
1t will only take half a dollar to Civ
several children Il very merry Christ
mas, but every dime will help. Sen
e whatever you intend to subscribe t
e .he Christmas-Tree Fund; send 1t no,
= and then notify any poor child in tn
5 neighborkood that you invite him t
the Santa Claus Club, which meets Dec
n 20, at high noon.
The Fund should provide for the en
e tertainment of 5000, and II 5000 is sui
Scribed, my, what a time they will have
8 Every last one Will be as full of sweet
ness as a cornucopia. Gifts and toy
y were never more tempting. 1t is a Ia
to be honest in their midst. The Cour
try Is full OF cunning craftsmen fror
Europe and the Orient, and the prOdu
Of their skill IL most charming. Notf
ing like the tin. wood and bone creation
were ever seen in New York. In I'll
carved, turned, pressed and painted Dor
goods alone there are no less than J.
different designs. all things of beaut,
Many Of the Worlds Fair exhibits wei
seized upon for models, and the Colun
bian toys are most artistic. Plaything
i have always been attractive. but tn
d year they are unique.
S one very cnvy-provoking ANNA Is
leatherette cow, true to the life and 6
light as a snow flake cracker, with
sliding brow and a hinge in his lie
8 hoof. Fancy feeding cream almont
and gum drops to "A heifer and eatin
II from the hoof OF his left leg. TIL
brindle beauty only costs % cents. ar
oh, how the little New Yorker wou,
enjoy having one.
II Then there are peddlers of painted Il
= that go like a champion walker the m,
ment they are wound up, The clocl
work Is in the ear, and the small boy
will go wild over them. They cost
cents, and the Santa Claus Club won.
Ike to buy about LOO. Want to pay f
a three or four?
u Send all contributions for The Chris
mas Tree Fund to Cashier, The Worl
New York City"
% Everybody Is cordially invited to |
the first subscriber to this charmir
scheme TO jolly up the little folks.