The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25
WANTS DOG AND BABY SISTER
Little Folks Lay Their Troubles Be
fore Santa Claus in Letters.

While thousands OF children ara joy
fully anticipating the many good things
tnal santa Claus Is sure 70 bring them,
there are other little ones illv aurtured
and scantilly clothed, who are fearful
that ne will not seek them. while making
MS rounds, and that Christmas will be as
eheerless to them as other days IN their
brief lives on which there was general
meTrymaking.
In order that Santa Claus may know
where-to find them, they are writing let
ters 10 MIN, telling him Just what they
want They usually drop these letters III
the mail boxes addressed simply 10 santa,
Claus, confident that he will get them
and give them The things that they have
concluded they must have on Christmas
in order to be really and truly happy The
writer's OF these eDistles seem to be en-
urely ignorant of the requirement. OF
Uncle Sam that postage shall be prepaid
on all letters committed to the mails, for
of the nearly 100 such letters received at
the Salt Lake Dostoffice not more than
two or three have borne stamps.
Letters Written to Santa.
Santa Claus has established his head
quarters for poor children in The rooms
OF the Salvation Army. at 3l5 South Main
street and 1t IS there all letters addressed
10 MIN are taken. Some OF these letters
are unique, considered solely as juvenile
| productions, and others are pathetic. tell
ing OF extreme poverty and the anxiety
| OF the little correspondents that Santa
That he should not pass them by when
/ distributing gifts to the children OF Salt
/ Lake One little girl wrote:
! dear sandy Claws / want you to bring
/ me little doggie and little baby Sis
| ter one that is good not a naughty one. "
! Two letters came in one envelope. evil
| IDENTIFY written by two little brothers. One
! asked for story book. a pair of nit
/ tens and "A box Of candy for himself and
an organ for his mother. The other want
! ed mfttens, box Of candy and a. mir OF
/ skates for himself and an organ for his
/ mother
Here are some more letters to Santa
/ Claus the names of the little writer's be
/ ing withheld because it is not desired TO
/ have them made known. 10 the public
! Dear santa Clause You might not
/ know who this is at first but you will
| know ia a little bit, as wont have any
| Christmas go thought ! would right 10
you. and vii YOU please send ms. three
things l want, first a baby carriage, two
| a little range stove. third some nuts and
I candy. Good by, to Dear SANITY Clause "
| Dear Saunta Clause. thought 1
! would write q little letter 10 tell you we
are poor people and my papa has been
sick, and ] would thank you very mulch
| and would be awful glad to get story
! book and candy and outs Tor Christmas.
1 am nine years "a. and my name is
/ Dear Saunta Clause VIII YOU send me
| some candy and nuts FOR Christmas We
( are poor. and ! will thank YOU very much.
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Dear Santa Claus I am a small girl
/ and have no shoes or overshOes-
I would be very pleased IL YOU would give
me either one ! wear No 10 shoe Good
/ by from Vina -.
Dear Santa claus I want a school suit
and white waste and peanuts and candy
| and tea sets. and that viii be all l want
this, Christmas my Dear Santa claus
/ goodby."
These two were written BY poor
mother Tor her two little daughters:
| Dear Santa Claus: Louisa ----,
| years old would like a few toys il YOU
please because / am poor little girl.
! Marie ------ years old would like Q
few TOYS if YOU please because / am a
! santa Claus has authorized the Saliva
| ton Army TO secure the First regiment
| armOry, on Market street for Tuesday
night and to set up a big Christmas tree
In IT, On this tree ne will hang up enough
presents for between 400 and 500 little boys
| and girls. Those who have written him
letters will be sure 10 get presents of
this tree unless he calls at their homes
| and leaves presents there. IL has been
! learned that some OF the boys and girls
| who write to Santa Claus are not the
children Of poor parents and that Santa
/ Claus has their names on his lists and
! will call at their homes.
! It is intended to hang shoes. stockings.
| underwear. toys. dolls. candies. fruit and
nuts on this tree. and It Is believed there
| viii be enough TO give every boy and
! girl who will go to the armory Tuesday
night a substantial present
staff Captain Dale VIII entertain the
/ children with a stereOpticOn and moving
| picture exhibition. The army hall, 81
| Main street. will be open all day today
! and Monday afternoon. TO receive the
names Of poor boys and girls and any do
/ nations of money. food. clothing. shoes
hats or toys that the generous may desire
| to give The contributors have been
! liberal thus far. but there are many
children to provide with necessaries Of life
| and dolls. toys, nuts and candy All poor
/ little ones will be made welcome.