Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
SURE.ENOUGH SANTA CLAUS
DISBELIEvERs PUT TO RoUT By
SOUND LOGIC.
Some Of the Gifts Of Substantial
Kind Which Washingtonians
Receive.
"Is there a Santa Claus p"

'1s there a Santa CLAUSE?
One editorial writer on a great news
paper made a reputation that never faded
by answering that question from hi:
heart instead of from his head He de-
clared that the person who sought t
delude child into the belief that there
is no Santa Claus was unworthy of at.
tention.
If Santa Claus ever needed champion
he found one then, but it may be seri-
ously doubted whether these solemn
grown-ups that sometimes sniff at Santa
Claus really believe what they are say
ing. They must know deep down in their
minds that the Santa Claus for whom
they used to look when they were chill
dren is just as real today as he was
then.
When they got up by candle light and
watched the fireplace to see the jolly.
rotund gift-bearer, they had no doubts
of his existence. Who would leave a
warm bed to see something that ne
knows can't be seen?
Having thus satisfactorily and logically
demolished all the foes of Santa Claus
and strengthened him in the position
which he adorns, let us see what he is
going to do.
tlNt away lungs, VI COuloc, Sou Sos
Yes, that is easy. for it is his habit.
But what is he going to give away?
Now We come to the point.
Form of the Gifts.
Certain stores advertising on pages 4
and 5 of part of this issue of The Sun
day Star are issuing to their customers
what are known as sales slips. All you
have to do is to save these slips. and
perhaps get others from your friends-for
you do not have to obtain all you send in
by purchase-wElte your name and ad-
dress on the slip, or on piece of paper
attached to it, and send them to Santa
Claus. in care of The Star. Sales slips are
good on all purchases made up to and
including December 81.
The rewards are follows: To- the
person sending in the greatest number of
sale slips to Santa Claus before Decem-
Der 90 he will give $25: to the person send
ing in the second most sale slips. SIS; to
the person sending the third most, SO; to
the fourth, So; to the fifth. So: to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth,
each. To the person whose sale slips total
the most in dollars and cents Santa Claus
will give $40. In the event of tie the
prize will be divided.
The stores issuing the slips are Golden
berg's. Lansburgh & Brother, Giddings
olScic, odhS q W, tHc
Company. S. Kann, Sons & Co.. the N.
Auth Provision Company. William Hahn
& Co. and Barber & Ross.
Several Special Prizes.
In addition to The Stars prize, S. Kann.
Sons & Co. will give one prize of 500 in
gold to the winner of any prize in The
Stars offer who sends in the greatest
number of sales slips from that store
and another prize of $40 will be given by
the same firm to any winner under The
Stars offer who sends in the most sales
slips from that store dated before De-
cember 3. The latter prize Is an induce
ment for early shopping.
The Washington Dairy Company also
offers $50 in prizes to the person bring
advertisements which have been stamped
at its stand in Center market, showing
that one pound or more of White House
butter or high-grade 'butterne" has been
purchased there. For the most coupons
turned in before January 1, $685. $25; sec
ond prize. SO; third prize, $40, and fourth
prize pai- of ballbearing roller skates
Saks & Co. offer prizes for those bring
ing to their store the largest number of
the pictures of Santa Claus clipped from
pages and of this issue of The Star,
and brought in before December II. The
first prize Is an order on the store for SIS
worth of goods; the second, an order for
So worth; the third, a So order, and the
fourth, 81 order.
So, you see, Santa Claus Is not idle
even before his regular work is scheduled
to begin.