Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-03
A PRESCOTT PHILANTHRoPIsT
The Generous Act of a We'll Known
 Former Resident of This City.


 The Tucson Citizen of December 26 contains an unusually long article on the public observance of Christmas in that city, which took place on the church plaza, and from the account We take the following, desiring to add that MT Bartlett for years was a resident of this city, where his unassuming manner and gentlemanly traits impressed all. A fact which runs hand in hand with this extraordinary act of kindness of man whose wealth is but a mere bagatile compared to that of others residing in Arizona, is this feature, that MT. Bartlett is a comnon, everyday young man and travels in channel of the ordinary, but when 1t comes to ''show down" in the broad and sympathetic sphere of life-its cares, trials or humiliations he does not harangue on the sentiments of Peace on earth, good will toward men," but he sue cessively ''digs up" and practices what others preach, viz: charity. His deed on Christmas is a mag nificent one, and is intensified in its beauty and benevolence without a tarnish, coming as 1t does from the heart. The Citizen says:
 The greatest wholesale preSenta- ton of Christmas gifts that Tucson ever knew took place on the church plaza, through the generosity of Ezra C. Bartlett, at z o'clock last night. The event was proceeded by a parade of gayly decorated Christ mas trees, mounted on wagons, and by the time that the trees and wagons bearing the gifts arrived at their destination the entire plaza was packed with children.
 Before the gifts were presented J. D. Moore made the children a warm ly received speech in English, telling them that MT. Bartlett had pur- chased the gifts that they saw and had appointed him to distribute them. Mr. Moore himself is man of well known generosity and many Of the children assembled had had occasion before to become acquaInt ed with hIs liberality.
 NJ. G. Samaniegc then made the children a clever speech in Spanish, for the especial benefit of those who could not understand English, and was warmly applauded.
 Next there were number of games and contests, such as balloon catch ing. greased pole climbing, bun eat ing, etc. All of the children who participated, whether they succeed ed in theIr endeavors or not, were given substantial cash prizes. A cake walk was given by little coIored boys and MontIjo's Mexican baud furnished music.
 Then came the distribution of presents by MT. Moore. Every child present WIS givep a gift, sixteen hundred of them being given away. These presents were all of consider able value and among them were toy sets and toys Of all kinds, rock ing chairs, candies, dolls, air guns, kitchen sets, doll cradles, children's wagons, cars drawn by spring loco etc.
 The entire expense of the enter tainment and the gifts was borne by Ezra c. Bartlett. MT. Bsrtlett's needs no introduction to the people of Tucson, especially to the poor people, for scarcely a day passes that he does not make some | poor family happy. For years back | he has made practice of making an munificent demonstra- ton of his liberallty on Christmas day. Last Christmas he ordered a .ocal grocery house to give six dol .ars worth of groceries to every poor family that applied. This fact was in the papers and great | of families availed them selves of MT. Bartlett's generosity.