The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-02
cHRSTMASFDR THE P|)0R.
Kansas City Charitable 0rganiza- tions Make Glad Hearts of
 Many Children.
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED BY EAGLES
Order to Give Presents to 5000 chil- dren From Tree 35 Feet High, Grown at Fort Leavenworth, kan.-- santa's Party at Franklin lnstl- ute.

Kansas City, Dec. 26.--Three thous- and children will be entertained and given Christmas presents by the Ea- gles' corps of three Santa Clauses, all direct from the North Pole and bent double by the weight of the toy packs on their backs. Friday and Saturday.
 All of the orphans asylums in the city, including the negroes, will re- ceiye gifts for each of their father less little ones from this lodge. The children of the members of the lodge, and their friends. will also be asked to receive gifts from the big tree in the lodge room.
 A Christmas tree which was orig finally 35 feet high, it being necessary to cut four feet from the top in order to get 1t into the club rooms, will be the principal decoration of the large assembly hall on the top floor of the club house. The tree, walls and cell ings of the room are being decorated with tiny colored electric lights, by the electricians of the 0rpheum and Shubert theaters. Thousands of the little incandescents. which look like diminuitive stars on the tree, will be used in the decorative scheme.
 A sealing ladder from fire head quarters, block away, was used in getting the Christmas tree into the top floor of the club house. The ever green was grown on the government reservation at Fort Leavenworth, and was hauled here in a wagon.
 Each child will be presented with a pound box of assorted Christmas candy, with the name of the lodge and the line "A Merry Christmas to You" on the box and bag of nuts and fruit in addition to other gifts, Children under eight years of age will get a large rubber ball from Santa. Children between the ages of four and eight years will get large wax dolls for the girls and Teddy bears that growl when you squeeze them for the boys. For boys and girls between the ages of eight and F years Santa Claus will bring a doll that opens and shuts it's eyes for the girls and base ball and catching glove for the boys.
 Friday night there will be a moving picture show for the children. "Alad- din and His Wonderful Lamp" will be shown on the screen, and a Punch and Judy show will be put on.
 Saturday afternoon the giving of presents will begin. H. c. Manke, president Of the local lodge, M. J. O'Brien, vice president, and Hugh c. Brady will don the red suit and cotton whiskers, which go to distinguish a Santa Claus The various Santa Clauses have promised tub after tub of lemonade and untold boxes of pop corn for the children, in addition to the clubs offering.
 It was Santa Claus's party at the Franklin institute Tuesday afternoon. He's busy individual There's only one time in the year that he can find time to make calls and he's so popu- lar that everybody wants him to come then. So when he received about TOO invitations from boys and girls of Kansas City to visit their homes, he talked it over with Mrs. Santa Claus,
 And that's how it happened that Santa Claus gave his party Tuesday afternoon. His guests. about 400 of them, were big-eyed and excited. The very small ones looked curiously, from distance. at the white bearded host. But even he was neglected when they saw the candy and nuts piled up in one room; Toyland in another with dolls, doll buggies. doll dishes, doll furniture, horns, drums, teddy bears. railroad trains; and what made the mothers glad, another room with cloth ing, warm and whole, piled on tables and chairs.
 In many cases where the children could not be fitted with shoes or clothing they were taken to downtown stores in the motor cars and supplied.
 The Kansas City, Kan, police de- partment impersonated Santa Claus Tuesday At police headquarters and at No. station in Armourdale, officers were busy all day distributing food.
 Men, women and children came with baskets and sacks. The supply was more than enough to supply the demand. In some instances, where deserving persons were known to the police. an officer carried basket of food to them.