Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-23
HERALD DINNER
TOPOOR WELL
UNDER WAY
PREPARATIONS F0E FESTIVAL
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
LAST CALL FOR CASH AND DoNA-
TIoNS MADE
Bring Down Your CASTOR Goods and
Toys to Headquarters and
Thereby Enlarge Zone
of Happiness

Christmas is so near that one car
almost hear the sleighbells that Santa
tunes.
The Heralds dinner and entertain
ment for poor children of Los Angeies
calls for the services of hundreds of
! workers and the expenditure OF thou
sands of dollars, but preparations are
| well under way.
So generally have the tickets been
distributed that a large family of tenn
porarily unfortunate residents has been
| reached, but ii any have been over
| looked they should apply at The Her
AIDS branch depot, 1913 South Hill
street, or at the headquarters of the
Associated Charities, Salvation Army,
| Volunteers of America or at Bethle-
| hem institution
Instances of great poverty are com
mon and cases of extreme generosity
are also numerous. The holiday sea-
! son has made mankind akin and
| brought out the noblest in all
| Volunteers are springing up on all
| hands, and they are needed. They
! should report at the Y. M. c. A build
ing at $3.50 o'clock Christmas morning
| to be of greatest service.
Remember the Flower Seller
There's big heart in the flower
seller who stands in front of the
Broadway department store at the
Fourth street side.
Yesterday he walked into The Her
AIDS branch supply depot, 1923 South
Hill street, with twenty dolls nicely
boxed and dressed.
''These ought to make some children
happy he said, and laying them on
the counter without more ado hurried
back to his little business of selling
cut flowers.
This man of modest earnings ordered
the dolls and paid for them at one of
the large stores without any unneces-
sary noise merely to make a bunch
of kids happy.
He doesn't say why the little folks
specially appeal to him, but passersby
at Broadway and Fourth street will
doubtless remember the man whose
generosity toward the poor made him
leave his stand and spend his earnings
for others benefit.
"Toymaker" Sends Toys
A big box of toys was the reminder
left al The Herald office by Ferris
Hartman as the contribution of the
Toymaker of Nuremburg, the name
character of the delightful show at the |
Grand opera house this week
The first of "Toymaker" matinees
at which toys will be given free to all |
children holding tickets will be given
at the Grand this afternoon. The sale !
has been heavy, but the supply of toys
is unlimited and 1t is pledged that
every youngster will be made the re-
cipient of Christmas token from Mr..
Hartman. who will thus play Santa
Claus. The treat will be repeated on
Saturday.
1t is from this stock that The Her
AIDS proteges have been remembered.
A Story of Twins
Henry and Hugh johnson, little
chaps. took a dollar from their own
Christmas money TO enrich the fund
which The Herald's readers are rails
ing. They are twin boys, years old,
and from their neighbors The Herald
CLEANS a bit of information about how
the kind-hearted lads gave the mite.
Walking hand in hand. as they often
do, they approached their father at
their home, 3114 Manitou avenue, and
said gravely:
Papa, we have decided to give a
dollar of our money for the poor chill
dren."
So their father penned note to this
effect and the boys signed 1t:
Dear Herald We are twin boys, 6
years old. Our papa and mamma have
been telling us about the poor little
boys and girls letters in The Herald,
saying what they want for Christmas,
so we are sending some of our Christ ,
mas money which we want you to Give
Santa Claus to help get toys for them. ,
We hope every little boy and girl VIII (
get something" ,
The Daughters of the Confederacy :
rs an organization has asked the priv :
ege of taking charge of an entire !
able at the dinner. This has been !
granted. These hardworking friends
ire also interesting other organizations :
n similar lines and others may take :
lold, reserving table as their special
province of work on Friday at the
Z. NJ. c. A. feast. !
Send Kind Wishes
In sending checks, many of the dom
'rs to the fund send their warmest
,reetings. These show a general in
crest In this benevolent work. A few
re here quoted:
Dear Sir: I have read with con-
iderable interest the noble work you
ave undertaken to feed the poor chill
ren on Christmas day. l enclose here
With my check for $40 toward this
haritable work and at the same time
extend to you my hearty good wishes
or your success. Yours truly,
SEYMOUR SWARTS,
Great Western Smelling and Re
ming company"
Herald Office: I am interested in
he Christmas fund you are collecting
Or the children and wondered if you
lould accept a dolly that opens and
huts its eyes instead of money. So 1
ave dressed it as pretty as 1 could
nd sent it to you.
DORIS NORTON,
10 years. Hollywood
1.-The Friday Morning club takes
reat pleasure in assisting The Herald
/ its endeavor to provide a Christmas
inner for the poor children of this
ity Find check for $40 enclosed.
with best wishes,
"JOSEFA HI. TOLHURST,
President.
LAURA GROVER SMITH,
Corresponding Secretary"
Gentlemen: Enclosed please find
ieck for 50 to apply on the good work
he Herald has undertaken to provide
le poor with a Christmas dinner
Wishing you success / beg to remain,
IN. SPAZIER,
Eagle Lye Works"
Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find
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