The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-28
LADY SANTA CLAUS
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~ onesrz y lss sagy hass szata
Clans a thelf own
Tkeir saata Cisas anf n orrao-
s0x. r0lyDolE. Thlfe s1skere1 81
raao. wssh ekesks lske r1aes a1d nnse
IKE 3 eh~rry seitaer does fhis saata
r1aas drive 80 - ~ a1ibs - ~
relndeer nx aad saeak cowa ihz
4nokssf4cx Fhsn ~ aan1s are
.~,snd asleep
ne nzgy.s ssat4 Class = lafJ
sanfa cIans. Nzyte q is1g szata
clsak pIn appear % soue a. osd A.
ne EDlseoDzI csihedrzrs izdg angels.
tat Just the z4me ~ 8anfa clz1s In
t-iInz yoa - sears sxirts
mes beea solsz ne saata Cans
ss1nt for the nsrzt cmeers for soms
fime. aad ths year saes B1sisr t1an
ersr before Yoa ~. as thz Eay
~th tas omesrs ~ ne naTy
fOts u them arr scattered al over
the sori1 a. CariFmzs rlne Ike
sher folks. fhsy ranf 10 make pres
eats % thelr rsi4flFes aa1 frieadz
gsf Tor one hing fasy arent Eithia
e-zeh n ths Shopping district, and FOR
saothsr fhlas. they're not expert sho2
p~ra
or eoarse. masy u ne o7esrs have
r5mea f5iks ~ their 5rn asaors sao
csn n tbeir shipping f0r them Bar
II Chrstnas Tine they want q
surprise tEe1s s0men folks Here
rhers ths isdy ssnt< Claaz comes n
handy.
They write ~ her. tsiilng her 10
= h0m thsy N4nf Drase1ts sent and
h0w much they care 70 sDend o. tais
,ne and that one. aad fhsy leaye the
rest 10 her Nsybe yoa'd call thls lay
aaaia cl4as laaf plain professional
.e0DDer Bat that's TO commonplace
= description for ore Fho does the
santa Claus at 40 ven a. this young
xsmaa does ls
5he buys thing Tor wlges and
.ssethesrts. mofhers and sisters. eou2-
ias and aants 8he picks Oat lots of
presents. 100. that are % 80 % brother
9aIcers
IAN these ske selects 10 rood sea
Agn. and she forwards them With the
fonOr's greetings 70 their various De-
ilaaflons rs sarDrislng how far she
ean make A ten dollar bin q. But. of
aourse. that's shat may b expected
n voman.
Does she make the scheme payg
Well. yOu bet she does The Ofieez
pey her for her trouble. and ike every
sther sueh shopper. she gets a commis-
aion from the stores where she buys.
Besides. Christmas time isnt the
yniy period when she's busy. The fact
"a. shee bgying al the year around
f9r naval Oacers She's q regular IL.
ne mother 10 many u them.
Whenever they need anything cf
he Kind that women ordinarily bay
i0r men they send word - her. and
sae executes the orders. 70 BE- sure.
a ioi u the oasesrs who are married
haze their wives % aach bnying for
faem. But not a few are bachelors,
rlfhout women relations 70 located a.
- Do thls kind u lob thoroughly.
These are the fellows rho are her reg
siar patrons all the year round.
shopping for the officers IL only
.msil part u this young womans busl-
aese She controls practically all the
printing done for officers Of the navy.
That alone " big ltem.
Every officer must have visiting
c4f6s. These she has engraved in the
latest approved style Tbs card bears
me Officers name and HE rank. When
eger he Ia promoted be must have
een eet of cards.
AnOfber commission Of hers IN the
printing line is to supply the menus
for banqueta given ~ naval officers.
When Prince Louis Of Batienberg was
dine1 al the navy yard. during hia re-
cent visit 70 NeN York. she furnished
the menus and the Invitations.
Through her. TOO. The officers get all
lbelr stationery
When the picture postal card craze
nrsi broke oct this young woman had
csras printed sith pictures OF ibe va
r,gas ships ~ the navy on them With
these sbe went abo1ri every var ye
~. that came into porf and dli a land
once business selling pOsials 70 the
Dncers and men Thousa7ds Of these
picture postais we're disposed of like
hes cross buns on Good Friday.
Another profitable side line Of this
eplerprislng young woman Is the sale
of candy to he navy. She acts a. the
ssent Of ole Of the largest candy man
nfaclurers in the city A. told In the
3un few Sundays ago. the Lluejackets
consume candy b. The ton every month.
A rouaf Ier4hle DrOpprffou II what IA