Evening star., 1896-12-23

for tha reception of fuel 1t made quite a
eoodly Pile. but unfortunately for the boys
their scheme did Tot meet with official
sanction. and they were compelled to carry
each and every piece of coal back and
deposit IT in the pile on the sidewalk. 1t
was a capital joke. taking the coal into the
building, but there fun at all TAX
ing il out again.
Practical Charity.
Many children who could not afford to
bring much in the way of oensive grocer
les did bring coal and wood from their
homes. however. and in this way enough
fuel has been secured to warm many a
hearth
Every child that brought his or Her
pound tbs morning enjoyed the party i'm
mensely. and it is unnecessary to tell them
now that IL Is more blessed to give than
to receive There were many others who
either forgot or neglected to bring their
pounds this morning. and they felt that
there was something lacking for them:
that there was something going in
which they had no part The mistake was
an easy one to rectify and when they
went home at recess there general
ranSi ckins OF cupbodrds and pc ntrieS. with
the result that the afternoon almost
doubled the amount received earlier in the
day.
Many OF the teachers in the public schools
took advantage of the opportunity yesteT-
day to give their scholars a lesson on the
subject of practical charity. a lesson thai
will doubtless bring forth much good fruit
in years tc come when the children of
today have grown into the men and
men of tomorrow. the bone ana sinew of
the community. This is the especial rea-
son why the public school authorities take
such active interest in the workings of
The Evening Star Santa Claus Club.
An Educational Idea.
In the course of a conversation with
Star reporter this morning Supt. Powell
said
The work of The Evening Star Santa
Claus club has an educational side to it
that should never be overlooked. 1t has a
direct effect upon the children and | have
had no trouble in noting the good results
of the club in the years that it has been
in existence. / am not at all unmindf,l of
the good the club does in assisting in the
relief of suffering among the poor. but that
work speaks for itself. Ii is the other side
that appeals with particular strength TO
me. for am sure it is impossible to over
estimate the value of teaching children
why. how and when to give. The contribu-
tions this year will be quite heavy as
they Were last year. if they are not heavier.
as hope they will be
Various Good Reports.
Similar reports showing how thoroughly
the methods and work of the club are ap-
preciated were made TO The Star reporter
10y Mr.. c. $ Clark supervising principal
of the first division: Mr.. Fairbrothcr of the
the NTH division. All said that far
they We're able to judge at that hour the
pound party every bit successful as
last year and possibly more
The other divisions were not visited, but
reports We're received from them by tele
phone. all giving the most encouraging
news and promising big returns before the
day over.
The LupiIs Of Van Euren school Ana
,cstia took large number OF pounds of
various sorts to school today. the object of
which was 70 make Il contribution to The
Stars pound party.
Ths pupils of the Lansdon public school
held q pound party today. the proceeds of
Which il is intended to add to the Stars
pound party An entertainment was also
Fed under the direction of the teacher,
Miss SisSou. the following pupils partici-
patinS in the exercises: Nfta Chiffon. Annie
H"llmEth. Ethel Macker zie Harris. Hattie
Brauner Bessie Haskell. Allie Pallas Elsa
Bfauner. Celeste Sutton. Jessie Miller
Daisy Anderson. Sarah Lloyd Alice Lloyd.
J9e Ander5on, Carleton Edwards. Harry
Metau!ey- Frank BuddiT gton and others.
The pupils of the Hamilton School. on the
Biade.isblIrg road. also had their usual
Christmas entertainment today.
In GenrGetown.
The Evening Star Santa Claus pound
party in Georgetown was every bit as sue
cessful as the one held last year and in
point of donations exceeded that event
though The cash contributions were less
-N4lliO-t an Ol the SCnOOi buildings this
division of the public schools was male a
r. pository for groceries and provisions of
all sorts brought for the occa asion by the
children with willing hearts The response
Was in every way gratifying. and The teach
trS and scholars can feel proud of the re-
suit In ALL over ton of groceries and
plO Visions were donated. and these goods
VIII he collected from the schools and turn
si over to the Associated Charities of this
section of the city. which will judciousIy
distribute the needful things among the
poor and deserving families
MI - l. Janney. the Supervising princi-
paI of the fifth division. when seen today
ny star reporter, expressed himself as
hishly Sratified with the results of the
pound party. While he had received cnIy
g me- OF the contributions he Thought the
collection this year to be as large rs last
year though there was decided !allilg off
IN the matter of cash contributions re
thought that fully ton OF donations had
heth received. and was well pleased with
the showing made by some OF the schools
ne Jackson School Mrs. L. A. Bradley
principal. with JOG pupils. perhaps made
the best showing of any individual school
There was about 81 collected in cash and
about two and a half small wagon loads of
groceries and provisions The donations in
ciuded canned goods of all kinds fresh and
SaH meats. tea. coffee. sugar. -four in
abundance. Irish potatoes oatmeal and in
Tact everything that can be imagined even
including cornstarch for making pastry
Pretty Little story.
Tn" Fillmore Mrs. T. c. Roeser. principal
with $50 scholars. made the next hest
showing. The donations filed a large sugar
barrel. TWO large clothes baskets with a
quantity stacked upon the floor The cash
donations amounted to s2.13 Almost every
child in the building contributed something
and everything in the line OF groceries was
IN tn" collection. Flour seemed to predom-
mate. though there We're plenty of potatoes
and apples One little tot in the primary
grade brought a large armful of goods Th.
teacher. knowing that the parents OF the
enid was Door. was surprised to see the
donation.
y ou see. said the little child. mamma
was Very poor once. and she was helpcd
Through these collections. and now that she
has got a little bit left over she wants me
To give IL 10 you.''
IL : safe to say that the childs dona-
tons Were better received than those of
any Of the other children.
In the Threlkeld school. Mr. Robert 7.
Haycock principal. there are 1t3 children
all in II" lower grades, but the DONATE
from the infants were liberal. There was
plenty OF Hour and potatoes enough TO lasI
:, Serh families for almost the whole win
ter. 10 say nothing Of the homiuy beans