The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
REFUGEE CHILDREN
MADE HAPPY
stanford Students Provide
Entertainment and Tree
Tor Little Folk of Camp
PRESENTS FOR ALL

Ihe Social Service Club of Stanford
University provided a bright Christina
morning for all the refugee children
Ot tender years of the Hamilton square
camp az benefit and entertainment
held at the Dreamland rink. on steine,
street. at 1890 o'clock A large Christ
mas tree with an abundance of toys
COILS and clothing, followed by a feast
OF goodies, together with a clever skit
ny the best amateur dramatic talent OF
ene university, made the event a de-
Sloeo success. A Santa Claus added to
the attractiveness of the occasion.
Grim Tales Made Gay" a pantom.me
produced on a temporary staging by
members OF the Stanford University
Engnsh Club, was the first number on
tne programme. The story books most
dreaded monsters and beautiful prin-
cesses and cruel kings were imper-
sonateo by the collegians, winning the
applause of the little spectators. The
terrible monsters were vanquished ac-
cording to fairy tale etiquette, and in a
manner which appealed to the fun-Iov-
ing youngsters
With the fall OF the curtain on the
last scene the children, all armed with
spoon and dish, started out TO see
wnet santa Claus had in store for
them In an adjoining room of the rink
y.
Each tot received a present. The girls
TOOK away proudly a doll or some other
TOY dear TO the feminine heart The
poys came in for their share with
games, horns. drums and clothing. con-
tributed by Palo Alto merchants.
AFTER the tree was stripped the at
tention of the Juvenile thronR was
turned TO the ice cream booth where
the regular force of the refreshment
parlor Of the rink stood ready to MI
each plate as the small bearers an
preached the counter with cream pro-
Vloed by the Stanford delegation. Plates
OF rruit and cake. as well as CANDY.
were then added to the bill of fare.
With the disappearance of the goodies
the youngsters vanished around the
corner TO their homes in the square TO
tell their parents OF their real Christ
mas. The sick and crippled children
who were unable to attend the benefit
We're cared for by the workers
The donors Of the benefit were prom
inent undergraduates OF Stanford, who
organized TO study social service prob
lens. Political science. education and
settlement work are fostered by the
members. The benefit yesterday was
the nrst attempt of the club to further
the project of the society for a Stan
ford settlement in San Francisco.
The students who took an active part
IN Nne oenent Were Finance commit
tee-Miss Elsie Branner '07, Miss Louise
Pearce '07, Karl A Bickel -O7, Ernest
n. Smith '0S, H c. Green '0S, J. K.
Hutchinson '0s and Charles A. Provost
Os, chairman; play committee-Miss
Ruth Kimball 04 Miss Estelle F. Wynne
Pearce 'e7, Karl A. BickeI 'O7, Ernest
Cutler 'o6, J. NJ Ward 'O7, Earl J. Had
ley 'os and Miss Alice Kimban 'O4,
chairman; city committee-AIiss CIarice
Noise 'o7, Miss Gertrude Albrecht '0s.
W. Albert Campbell 07. Lorin Pickering
'os. David H. Walker Jr. '0e, H s. Goold
Os and Miss Hazel ]. Noise 'O7. chair
man; collections and decoration com
mittee-Miss Jessie D. McGilveray '06,
Miss Marjorie Jennison 'Oe. Miss Helen
Starr os, Miss Lucia Mirreiees r. COL
lom 0s. D. X Sibert '05, P B. peiano
'0s. F. W. Turner OS and D. NJ Greer
'06, chairman