Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
THE STAR SANTA CLAUS CLUB.
When Cold Weather Comes 1t Will
Resume It's Good Work.

Resume It's Good Work.
The executive committee of The Evening
Star Santa Claus Club. which has for years
brought SO much comfort and pleasure to
the cheerless and suffering poor children
Of Washington, has decided to postpone it's
annual work until later in the season.
AS the people Of Washington are aware,
the success of the Santa Claus Club has
been due largely to the cooperation of the
pupils of the public schools. They enrolled
themselves as members of the club by pay
ing into the club treasury ten cents each
and in the first years Of the organization
received appropriate badges Of member
ship, furnished by The Evening Star. The
duty of the members was to find out in
dividual cases of want and suffering and
report them to the school principals. They,
in turn, revised the lists, which were turned
over to the supervising principals. In this
way large and accurate directory of those
who deserved help was secured to guide
the distribution of food, clothing and fuel,
for the purchase of which the club funds
were used The general public was asked
TO aid in the good work by contributing
funds and supplies to the club. A man.
moth pound party at The Star office was
feature of one years work. The super
vising principals were the distributing
agents of the club, and they always knew
just where the relief was most needed and
what kind of relief. A good share of the
in,
viding poor school children with shoes,
thus enabling them to attend school, when
otherwise they. could not do so.
So far this year there has been no very
severe weather, and, therefore, no unusual
suffering among the poor. AS one of the
chief objects Of the Santa Claus Club is to
relieve actual want, as far as possible, it
has been decided, as stated, to postpone
setting the machinery of the club going
until later in the season. Doubtless before
a cold spell, that will cause much suf-
fering among the poor Of the District.
Warm clothing, shoes. fuel and food will
be needed and sympathy will be aroused.
When that time comes The Evening Star
Santa Claus Club will lend helping hand.
By means Of its perfect organization, pound
parties will be held. as has been done in
the past in different parts Of the city, and
the club will see that the supplies are COL
lected and delivered to the authorized dis
tributing agencies and the money con-
tributed expended in the best way possible.
The public know from experience that any
contributions made through The Evening
Star Santa Claus Club will not be wasted.
Christmas sentiment is sthe only reason
why the Santa Claus Club should do its
customary work at this time, and that is a
very good reason, but as the principal and
practical aim of the organization is to do
the greatest amount of good at the time
when 1t is most needed, the executive Off
GERS think that it can give much more aid
and comfort in the line of Its purposes later
in the winter.
The Evening Star Santa Claus Club has
not fallen by the wayside Its organization
IS as perfect as ever, and when the cry
from the poor and helpless Is heard it will
spring to the front and render valuable
assistance in giving relief