The evening world., 1908-12-21

These are all good. serviceable gar
ments not shoddy - from Broadway
manufacturers. and they win bring Joy
and comfort 10 100 school children
who will have to thank the Evening
World and its kind-hearted, liberal read
ers who look so carefully after the poor
sick babies in summer and have given
the poor OIL New 1ork-young and Old
many a happy Christmas by means OF
heavily laden trees, of toys and rich
chicken topped dinner baskets.
No Humiliation for Them.
While al charitable make this gift
possible there is nothing in the manner
OF distribution TO indicate the nature Of
the gift or to subject the recipients to
any OF the attentions or hum!lations
that accompany such large b. walls
The school boys have orders for the
suits and overcoats and are fitted In
them as any purchaser would be.
similar plan is followed with the girls.
The Evening World asked Mr.. w.
Frank Persons, superintendent OF the
charity organization, to send out his
agents with special Instructions 10 find
1000 school boys and school girls OF ten
der years who were in need OF warm
10 llOleCt lllfIU from lIlc WIZ
ter blasts. Mr.. Persons was requested
TO find the very poorest and most de-
serving, and 10 inform The vening
World what was most needed by the
boys and girls and what would be best
appreciated by them.
After several days investigation. Mr.
Persons reported that his agents had
secured the 1000 boys and girls, and
~, i,
most good were those that have been
enumerated, A canvass of the whole
sale clothing and dry goods market fol-
lowed. and in Il short while the orders
were plac ed and the articles obtained
In no way could The Evening World
have shown a more beautiful Christmas
spirit. or a more intelligent apprecia-
ton of the needs OF the poor" said Mr.
Persons, than by this YuletiGs gift 10
the school children OF Manhattan. 1t is
the most thoughtful as we'll as useful
Christmas present a newspaper has ever
given to its public.
viii Be Appreciated.
ITO say that the gift will be appre-
oiated greatly by the parents Of the
children. as we'll as the little scholars
themselves. is putting II mildly. for
there Is nothing that could bring great
er JOY into LOCO poor homes than the
Evening Worlds Christmas package
containing a suit or overcoat for boys
and q cloak or flannel updergaunents
for girls.
The Charity Organization Society
has been asked by The Evening World
TO help bestow the gifts because we
are well acquainted with the most de-
serving OF the needy families. Our
agents have in their care over 900 fam
flies. so II was not difficult for us to
find the 1000 children to benefit by this
Christmas deed.
1.-THE school children are to have a
hand in selecting their own gifts. Our
agents, who act as friends and advisers
10 the families they have in their care.
went to the mothers OF the children
selected to receive the gifts and told
them that The Evening World wished
to make the child a present.
1.-The boy or girl Is taken with few
other children by the agent to the
place OF distribution, Here the boy Sc
lects his own suit or overcoat and the
little girl her cloak. This insures a
perfect fit In each case. The flannel
underwear Will be taken by our agents
to the little girls homes.
This method of bestowing the gifts
eliminates the usual Objectionable fea-
lures which attend much charitable
giving at Christmas. There are no curl
Gus ohlookers or publicity attending the
gift It Is given In the true Christmas
spirit.
Many Need Clothing
There Is a crying need for clothes
among the poorer classes, and especially
in tho district on the west side from
Bsftieth to Ninety-sixth street. Not
long ago our agent encountered a pitiful