Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27
GRATEFUL FOR
REMEMBRANCE
AT CHRISTMAS
HERALD'S GUESTS THANK
DONORS TO FUND
ENOUGH CASH COLLECTED TO
DEFRAY EXPENSES
Distribution of Merchandise checks
on Stores Proves an Acceptable
Surprise to Hundreds of
Recipients
,rrsr c.su CONCENTRATIONS

EEN HOUGH Christmas has passed. anu
The Herald's dinner and enter
+ tainment are now history, praises
are coming into the office by mall
telephone and personal interview.
The Herald's action in furnishing
merchandise certificates to each chlld
IN IaSvinp the auditorium meant
enhstantial present for each one, aside
from the toys and packages of eataples
handed to the guests as Lhey nleu pe-
fore the stage. 4
Al this writing it may be stated that
the fund collected by The Hefalq Wa9
ample to pay for the ChrIsCndS aaeb uisitor uisIt
and 70 warrant the giving each r'J VIsi.9i
an order for merchandise at the Btoau-
Wav Department and Fifth street
Tbe EXPENSE of labor and other in
cidentals was considerable, put the
fund, due to the generosity OF thG me SiHIa
ers. viii take care of this, ana al plils
will be paid by January 4.
Auditing Committee Next
In day or two the auditing commit
tee of bankers will go over the poohs
and accounts of the Iuhu' anu ni,tts n's'tt1
= report on expenditures ana rGCelpI9
This will show every dollar collected
every dollar disbursed and the channels
of outlay. ...,,
In the closing days contributions are
stiU coming In. All money received
before the first of the year VIII DE
properly announced and credited anu
afta,, he auditors nave expressed their
approval the fund viii go out ol eA-
islence until next Christmas
For the hundreds of CONTRIBUTORS
individuals and firms. thanks upol,
thanks are accumulating. Letters ailu
other forms Of appreciation by tns
public of the generosity OF donors anu
The good will Of the active workers
who assisted Friday are coming IN
rapidly. -..-,... .o
fossions and businesses contributed
some were not heard from. enough re-
enonded with gifts to show the wide
snread interest in The Heralds res
tival.
Yesterday was given largely to clos,
ing up headquarters on Hlil street az ~
cleaning up the roof garden ana tl'e
han at Simpson auditorium, which had
been Uttered by the hundreds OF chll-
dron who met Santa there.
To Associated Charities
rho remaining stock of castoff cloth
ing on hand was turned over to the
Associated Charities for distribution.
There have been cases where writer's
of letters TO the Santa Claus editor
have been overlooked for lack OF
,roner address or of materials to Ill
particular orders Any persons m
clined to send a package addressed 10
any initials of writer's OF letterS prlnt ll.-
cd i'm The Herald from day to day can
eond them to this office. marked santa
claus Editor" and they will be de-
livered. .,,....5 er.o
of ali charges. and four of them were
kept busy all day returning camp
chairs, tables, trestles china and other
articles to their owners. All was done
under expert supervision, to minimize
damage and breakage
Heber Jones Is Winner
In the contest announced by Tailors
tombstone & Co of Spring street, the
suit was won by Heber Jones, with a
list aggregating $32. This he had col
lected in small sums. The firm awarded
the $50 suit Thursday, the morning
after the contest ended.
With one accord the audience de-
clared Parmagianie's band the finest
vet heard in Southern California. Inc
musicians, stationed far up on the roof,
rendered their program under difiicul-
ties the band being literally above the
heads of the people; but the sweeter
tones the martial notes in the national
hymns and the operate number all
found favor with the different hearers.
The players rendered their program
by courtesy of the Musicians union.
Volunteers Who Helped
one of the delightful features of the
Simpson auditorium entertainment was
the singing of Miss Catherine Warner
of 5632 Pasadena avenue a promising
lyric soprano. Miss Warner sang doll
song, fondling an inanimate baby as
she did so, and the children found it
delightful. Miss Warner broke up her
home plans to be with the children that
day. and she did not regret it.
The Hollywood dance proved sub
startial gain to the Christmas festival
Automobiles bearing messengers con-
veyed a big quantity of dolls and trains
with engines TO the headquarters, and
these carried joy to many hearts.
Those who enjoyed the feast are still
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