The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
The Editor Says:
merry Xmas and Look
Out for Next Sunday

Dear Children OF the Club:
Before another Sunday comes around
Christmas Day, about which wc havs
been writing and talking and thinking.
will have come and gone, and you will
have had time to enjoy and appreciate
the pretty gifts that Christmas has
brought you. There is one gilt left
in my care for you. Look in my letter
on The Times Dispatch chi'dren's Page
Of next Sunday and read what have
to tell you about It. and then tell me
what you think about this gift. that
! hope will mean as much to you as
1t LIS intended It should.
In the meantime wish to tell you
hll who have helped TO make the De-
cember page 90 bright and interesting
how pleasant the review of your good
work has been to mo, and how much
congratulate you upon the standard
you have made and upheld for your
self. aa representing what young girls
and boys can co in the line OF literary
and artistic work. You will notice that
] have put in very few letters this
week. That Ii because I have on hand
a number OF stories. some OF which I
am anxious to publish: 10 for once the
letters had to be sacrificed.
To the little people who have had TO
wait for their badges I desire to say
that the new supply promised for
Friday. December Goth. will most prob
ably reach you before Christmas Day.
20 that you will have another pleasant
association linking your membership
md the holiday season together I
desire to call the attention Of club
members to the beautiful drawing head
ing the puzzle column OF to-day, and
done by ono of our most talented and
valued members. Master Julian T.. Ba-
her. Of Pocahontas, Va. know you
Will add your praises to mine and thus
licighten his pleasure over special
prize already sent him. with the edi-
tors compliments and as the award of
merit.
In conclusion. wish you all "a
merry Christmns!' Let us mako bar.
gain with each other. Let us each one
make some one happy. Many children
may say: NOW. what can little boy
or little girl like me do7" But we
can all OF US. and the humblest OF US.
do something. II we have nothing OF
value to give, there ure still little
deeds OF kindness or word and smile
that may bring pleasure to some lionel,
or overwhelmed heart. Let US remcm.
her Him whose whole life was spent II
doing good to others. and let US keep
His birthday by really remembering
Him and following His precept and OK
ample.
Suppose you finish up December on
your page by telling me something
about the oid-fashioncd Christmas
games. What do you know. for in
stance. about hunttha slipper. blind.
man's-buff. puss-ln- the-corner. snap
dragon and forfeits? Who can write
the best story about what Christmas
holiday means TO the school children.
and how Its enjoyment is all the greater
for the work that goes before IT?
And now. once more. dear girls and
boys. "a merry Christmas!" In It's
coming and keeping remember what
Leigh Hunt said In these words: "Faii
not to call to mind in the course OF the
25th of this month that the diyinast
heart that ever walked the earth was
born on that day. and then smile and
tnjoy yourselves for the rest OF It: for
mirth is also Of heavens making"
YOUR EDITOR,