The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
Post Intelligencer Christmas
Fund and It's Working.
BUSY SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
HAuAren Tbr0nx the Hall in the
Hoyyoke Block, Where the Dis
trfbutfon Takes Place, ana Are
/. Deisghsed-Tact of the women
Yx
Counters-Steres of Coed Things

T~o r.sn4re. srsa FRY ilosnez in s@attis
YESTERDAY shared in fas Dssssfais o. hhe
pos,-InssIiigeneer CarssrTr5as fund
a. a rns8erate estimate cares TINES as
many children were made glad ~ this very
practical an4 helpful agency 81 Santa
Claus. -,,
.ss~r sill TIE wagon loads OF supplies
fbat were sent olsi. there remained almost
A much ia the big store room as " ~
ahsra az any t.ne during the day. The
niles OF goods seemed like tns widow
cevee OF oil, which as often as = was de-
rset16. renswea Itself Hardy would enc
wagon lead OK supplies be sent oas before
another would arrive.
The scene at the hall was ptcsar~S'aae'
marvellous, unique. Around ssia 'afse
roosA, 4oxlH fset. rows o. tables hsa Been
arranged. and on these, as y Oh Inc cS'ah-
tiers OF gasna huge variety store
stacks OF good and usefla Things
were ranged BY departments. Tue east
erd OF the room gss gtvso I'd MAINLY 20
Hour. potatoes and heavy gg1ceEIen on a
fshis near the door las an asspr iIf'- ~ OF
fresh meats that would have made the
average butcher eHyioGs Following ots
down the north side o. tho ieorn came the
clothing. shoes. hats bedding ard the IKE
@sxt IL these came the books. pictures
and games Around the west end ard Tar
down the south side were ranged stores or
toys and candies. both OF ,ntinite variety.
TIE dolls had a separate department 10
themselves. ard risht well they deserved
81. Further along came the cakes ana
CRACKERS and bread. Close b. these we're
tho preserves and pickles. Rounding up
the tour Of the hal. he visitor found ap-
Dies, oranges and otnaf fruits
Work of the Committees.
The work done b. the various commit
rs-sas.
Of the committee IA charge displayed an
active interest. Especially efficient was
Mrs, Lizzie s. wickwars. wao presided at
ehs doorway of the big bail and looked
after the incoming AMI outgoing aona
tons. The members Of ths distributing
committee were on hand early and
worked throughout tho day with
0at leaving tie building Their ouIy
meal ~ MONDAY was luncheon
sent them with the compliments az the
Observation-Disclosures: Especially active were
the following: Mrs. IL c. Henry, Mrs
6tarkey. Mrs. G.. q. Lyon. Mrs. A. NJ.
Brookes. Mrs. Henry Thurman. Mrs. r..
w. Trica Mrs. Erastas EralnerG. Mrs. A.
Torflouis Mrs. G. T. Tyler. Mrs Jacob
Tsartf. Mrs. ia Terry. Mrs. A. II. stewart.
Mrs. w. r. Boone. Mrs. Sherwood Giiles-
py. Mrs. Maurice AicNicksn and Mf~.
Ffauenthai. While most OF these ladies'
were assigned Ia separate departments.
yet the assignments we're not rigidiy OBJ
eerved. each woman reshlering herself use
(tii - occasion or aeceesity demanded. At
night the members NJ the distributing com
rnittee were a tired Looking band as they
stood with soiled aprons al the doorway
and wished each other what each OF them
had 30 well earned. Merry Christmas.
scenes TN the Hall.
II Charles Dickens tae nineteenth GEN.
his prolific brain aai rusut pen voa,d
have found an Iaexha ussihie store OF ma
eersAl In the scenes and incidents az ths
day: scenes thai wogiid have u.aIted the
heart OF old sarooga himself incidents that
would have sent new glow Of phlau-
thropy to the soul OF Mr. Chuzxirw!t Ai0ng
the counter devoted 20 toys. and where the
cAndiAs and SWEETS were stored swgrnrS
me children. Children, they were Of al!
ne types possible 10 the American Juvenile
world: children. some of whom were teztelt-
ID with the woo % poverty: ali ~ y nom
were touched by tho approach OF Calrist-
mas and thrilled by The voiee.ssa aSpira-
dofEs ana vague dreams ar childhood
Others besides thu children were there
Grown people. who hessled the corlial inv'-
easscrs OF tho Post-inteilleencer 10 share It's
Christmas fund. made possible through tho
generosity or thu people OF seattle Moth-
ers. who brought their little unes fer A dol,
atscs, - sack OF candy or something more
Substantial, In one e,oraer was j pfosnI.
nsns physician reporting Ia ths committee
the name and address OF a family in want
In she heavy grocery department. n .,-,,-
scai business man OF the city. helping make
up lead OF groceries. All tarough the
hall THE busy forms of the committee. hsnt
on VARYING missions Of usefulness. hera IN
GossScina tgwzls-aeafed little SRI 70 the
nsw dosas@ thst was IN eta 1fea her hogf,e
there g3addeuanss the heart OF Il freakie.
faced bay D. placing IN ats hands a eai, a
pktare heos or Christmas game u9w
atang an awkward Lad with a s,Fs =
ciosses and anon folding ,e1sasvl, a hfa,,-
ket ar comforter for sofna hed~~-, td.sn l,,
valid Whose message Of distress had rrs.,i,.
ef 'he eonmistes througa a taa,.a,brfe,
pastor. Here sui there q slaisereart 49,,
sought % abuse the Kindness OF hfs a.gre~
faetofs hy COMING haeh so ne III L..