Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22
It WAS A BIG DAY
FOR The "BIG STORE
AND THE LITTLE FOLKS ENJOYED
THEIR VISIT To SANTA CLAUS.
Emery, Bird, Thnyer & Co. Enter
tanned About Every Child in the
City Yesterday-Some In
teresting Letters.

Emery, Bird, Thayer Co.'S Santa
Claus received" yesterday. The reception
was an unusual one for its number of
callers and the entertaining manner in
which Santa Claus received them.
From the opening hour in the morning
until the store closed at night the little
folks with their mammas and papas, kept
a continuous line from the Eleventh street
and Walnut street entrances to the fifth
floor On this floor Santa greeted each
visitor with big, good natured smile and
a souvenir to impress the occasion upon
their minds that they were visiting a real,
live, genuine Santa Claus and that his
store of Wonderland novelties and toys
was bigger than ever.
The stock is an immense one. Many i'm
ported novelties are noticeable.
One of the most important and interest
ing features of the reception was the
many hundreds of letters received by
Santa Claus. He stopped long enough in
his merrymaking with the little folks to
tell g. reporter for the Journal that he was
feeling fine"-that although the year had
been little depressing financially in many
parts of this country and the Old World,
he had managed to increase his store of
good things" and that the little ones
would all be taken care of, in spite of
hard times
THE big store here, you see, has more
than it ever has shown before" said Santa,
land the prices are considerably less than
last year.
The following letters are a few Of the
hundreds of requests" he received:
Kansas City, Mol wish Santa Claus
you would bring me some toys.
ELLA VIOLET BROWN,
2O3 Southwest Boulevard.
IA bi1
ring, pair of leggins, picture book, a
pair of kid gloves, box of writing paper
and some hair ribbons.
Dear Santa Claus, good-by.
LIZZIE LINTON,
705 Woodland avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
am 5 years old.
Dear Santa:-I hope Christmas will come
soon. 1 want doll, diamond ring, a stick
of candy that weighs lbs, little bottle
of perfumy. violet, lily and wild rose.
Your little friend, EDITH
Please don't forget my letter and don't
tear it up. Don't forget. EDITH c.
Kansas City, No., Nov. q, 1886
Dear Santa Claus:l want you to bring
me a nice big doll for Christmas and a.
pair of shoes. and that is most all l care
for. 1t has been SO long since 1 have seen
you that l most forgot how you look. My
name is Carrie. I must tell you so you
won't forget 1t. Now you remember; don't
forget. 1 haven't got no more to say for
this time because 1 am going to sleep
early so can come up and see you. So
good-by. Your dear little friend,
CARRIE.
Dear Santa Claus:-Little Freddie boy
wants a lovely wagon and candy, oranges,
ten pins and ball. With love,
FREDDIE CROSSE, 72s Cherry.
Kansas City. No. Nov. 81, 1885.
Dear Santa CIaus:-I want big doIlie, a
pair of kid gloves and pair of shoes My
mamma had to write this, because 1 could
not. Lovingly. HARRIET. VIGLINI.
1913 Olive street.
Dear Santa Claus:-I want you to bring
me a doll with curly hair and a set of
dishes and a little stove. So good-by.
Your little friend, ELLA.
Dear Santa Claus:-Santa Claus, please
bring me a wagon and a Christmas tree
and a story book. CARL MUEHLBACH.
Roy JACKSON.
TOY SWORD.
SLED
A WATER GUN
GLOVES
ALCOHOL ENGINE WITH TRACK TO
RUN ON.
LEATHER BOOTS CLEAR UP TO MY
KNEES
CAP. HAT.