The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
LITTLE NFWSBOY
GETS RICH GIFTS
Patsy Walsh and Other Children
Enjoy Christmas at the
St. Francis Hotel

Little Patsy Walsh was full yester-
day He admitted it himself and beat
other Christmas revelers by going
home in a stuffed condition with his
pockets crammed with silver to the
amount of $40. Patsy Walsh is the
newsboy who sells papers in rain or
shine at the big portals of the Hotel
st. Francis, and be it hastily under
stood that he was full of solids exclu-
sively, il three oyster soups, mince
pie, much turkey, demi tasse-which
in Patsy's parlance is merely black
coffee-ice cream and chunks of plum
pudding may be called solid.
Patsy was a guest of the hotel man
agement. His usher and patron was
no other than superintendent J. A
Alexander himself. and his guest who
shared the spread but not. directly,
the money, was Patsy's brother, Phil
| lip. Patsys mother got the money-all
of 1t, for Patsy is her principal sup
port and is, though just 10 years old,
steady frugal and sturdy provider.
I'm FULL" SAYS PATSY
Gee, but I'm full" said Patsy, after
the feast was over and he had signed
/ the check like magnate from the
| mines. While Manager James Woods,
the boss of the hostelry in Powell
street. 20. KS" the check on its road
| TO the profit and loss account, Patsy
| limbered up as best he could and said
it was about time TO go to work again.
Then Superintendent Alexander
sprung his big surprise. In the pres
| ence of the guests of the hotel and
| hundreds of invited children who had
come to enjoy the big holiday festival
and the laden Christmas tree. Alex
ander made a little speech about Patsy
whom all the hotel attaches love and
who is a favorits with the guests
| Patsy bore his honors bravely, but
| nearly collapsed. when Alexander pre-
sented him with a complete outfit OF
clothing for the rainy days when lit
tie boys more fortunate perhaps than
I he, are being cuddled at home out OF
the wet and the wind. There was e
suit of clothes. an overcoat and a hat
and then a great rubber boot was
4 passed around and the guests poured
money into its depths until there was
$40 piled up in pretty white and
yellow heap.
GIVES MONEY TO MOTHER
What are you going to do will
the money!" some one asked.
GIVE it to my mother of course,
said Patsy laconicalIy and as though
the question was a bit stupid.
Guess you'll lay off for awhile now
won't you,7 ventured another.
, Nope" said Patsy. Got to go now
where's your father" asked an
other.
been dead long time said Patsy
He was a deputy. sheriff onct." Thi
, last with some pride.
So with the lions share OF an s11.2l
/ dinner snug within and $40 in hi
pockets, and his brother to go Will
him, Patsy started out to take th
news to his mother, who with his othe
brother, Lawrence, constitutes the fam
lily for which Patsy helps provide il
: the few hours that are left him afte
! his school work is done.
But Patsy wasn't the only one tha
Santa Claus, per the management" re
! membered around the st. Francis yes
terday.
Christmas came with great joy t
Thirty five children from the San Fran
cisco Nursery for Homeless Children saw
the great tree in the lobby with it
. 1509 lights and myriad ornaments
They arrived in great automobiles, pro
vided by James Woods, Mrs. Henr.
Dernham. Mrs. William Kaufman an,
the Pioneer automobile company.
Twelve children from the Infants
shelter were likewise entertained. The
spent an hour about the Christmas tree
rode the elephant, pulled the goat
long WnlIe WHlSheI6 anu watched tn
countless mechanical toys and the rail
road continuously moving.
Mrs William Kaufman, Mrs. Henr
: Dernham. Mrs. Jacob Bertz, Miss Elsi
4 Dernham, Miss Dinkelspeil and othe
women sold New Years eve souveni
' bells to all who came within the re
: volving doors. Mrs. Bertz reported tina
a handsome sum had been collecte
: during the day and that the women i
charge would continue-their activitie
for week. The returns will go to th
San Francisco Nursery for Homeless
r | Children, the San Francisco polyclini,
$ the Infants shelter and the Girls cluf