Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
Grand total 49,.
MISCELLANEOUS

Reed Tea g. Coffee company 9l5 Central
avenue, tea and coffee.
Mrs. l.. j. Rogers, Lockwood station
F. w. Hopkins Printing company, free
'Goodrich g. Denhison, free printing.
Wayside Press, free printing:
: Blake, Moffitt 6 TOwne, S25 in paper for
printed matter.
Leila Thompson, ColegrOve, turkey.
Aileen Ware, pie and jelly.
Bekins Van and Storage company vans
Patronesses and chairmen of COM
mittees are cooperating with en-
thusiasm in behalf of the big CHRIST
mas festival at the Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing on Seventh and Hope streets.
Skeleton organizations nave peen
formed for a dozen committees, an Oh
which will be enlarged as rapidly as the
work grows. The demands on the time
of the kind-hearted women viii be eX-
tensiVe. as there are innumeraple de-
tails to be looked after; but so skill
fully has the preliminary work been
done that by a liberal use or postage
stamps telephones and autos and street
cars much has been accomplished in
the big task undertaken by The Herald
and its readers.
This task is, in short, to see that
every child in Los Angeles likely to be
neglected will see Santa Claus and nave
one or more mementoes Of the visit OF
the genial Kris Kringle,
The big dinner to be given on the
afternoon of Christmas day is only part
of the celebration.
Surprise Bags
There will be an interesting enter
tainment, and as the little ones file past
the stage under the huge tree each Will
receive packages containing toys and
wearing apparel and small bags con-
tanning candies nuts and fruits.
If any one is neglected or overlooked
that day it will be because the COM
mittees have had no opportunity of
learning the names and addresses of
the unfortunates.
The workers who have the celebra-
ton in charge report that they nave
met with much encouragement. Bust
ness men have nothing but the kindest
words for the enterprise. Men and
women who are able to give are doing
so rapidly.
cejved at headquarters have quickened
the interest of persons who ordinarily
do not have their interest directed to
the dramas and tragedies OF chlld Ire
Send in Names
AS soon as possible The Herald de-
sires to know what families with chill
6TPn WlSD 10 dIlGllI lilc iNet7h eNAAN Viz
tribution of gifts on Christmas day.
Full names of parents and children.
ages of the latter and addresses should
be stated also what schools, II any,
the children attend.
Missions, organized charities, benevo-
lent and sick relief organizations ana
similar bodies are invited to forward
such names as they think should par
take of the bounty of the generous peo-
ple of and near Los Angeles on Christ
smas day that no worthy person may be
overlooked.
There will be no publicity in connec-
tion with those lists and the giving Will
be done unostentatiously.
1t is necessary to have these names
for purposes of record and to avoid
duplication.
Santa Claus wants all the children
whether of poor or well-to-do families
TO write to him care of The Herald,
stating their preferences for Christmas,
as these letters will reach committees
eventually who will see that none of
them escape benevolent old Santa.
A storeroom and warehouse where
donated articles may be accumulated
as rapidly as the wagons call for them
will serve as headquarters for the char
table workers who from day TO day
win be engaged in the planning
Different clubs and auXiliaries VIII
be given each a day to work at the
warehouse, so that all may share I'D
the joy of assisting others.