Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
SANTA'S MAIL
BEARS WISHES
OF CHILDREN
PARENTS ASK ON LITTLE ONES
BEHALF
PATHos IN EVERY WORD AND
TEARS BETWEEN LINES
The HeraId's Christmas Dinner to the
Young Folks Brings Forth Vol
unteers to Assist In
Work

CtANTA CLAUS mail bag Will soon
be bulging with letters from his
~ little wards scattered all over the
land. and especially of his Favored
ones in Southern Califofornia.
With The Herald's big Christmas
dinner and toy distribution and enter
tainment a little more than month
ahead it is well that the young lolhs
express their preferences quickly, as
Santa's toy shops have many orders 10
fiji. and it is well to give the forces
plenty of time.
Pathetic indeed was the first letter
to come Yesterday, it being from out
side of Los Angeles. Here is the let
ter as copied: .o
'LONG BEACH, Nov ~.
"To The Herald Company:
Il am a reader of The Herald. 1t
is the only paper we have ever taken
since we came to Long Beach. | send
them all to my father in MISSOURI
and he likes your paper fine, ana so 90
we. and as 1 was reading where you
were going to do so much for the lit
tie ones at Christmas, 1 write asking
you to please not forget my little ones
as we do not have a cent for Christ
mas present for them. The only spare
money we have is for The Herald pa
per.
"I would not write, for you would
think me a begger, and in one word
/ am, but we mothers will beg for our
little ones, and l know that their
Christmas will be no Christmas this
year, and it was not last year. as
lay at the county hospital sick, and,
seeing that you are going to do some
thing that will be a blessing on you
and yours and The Herald, [ ask for
you to remember my little ones Tor
they are little. My boy is only 8
years. my little girl 4 and my baby
year and a half.
'Their names are Charlie, Clara and
Mae.
$50 please overlook my boldness, but
/ know that if I had the means L
would rather help than ask, but can't,
so l will close, blessing your paper for
the happiness it will bring to those
little ones, for we were all small once
and know what Christmas is.
please let me hear from you, as my
little ones Christmas will depend on
YOU"
Assurances were Immediately sent
to the mother that she would not be
forgotten on Christmas day by the
committees.
Godsend to Parents
The celebration is a godsend to poor
mothers and fathers who for weeks
perhaps have stinted themselves in
order to scrape together a few dollars
as a fund for buying presents. 1t will
enable them to enlarge the scope OF
their Christmas and let the children
enjoy the sight of hundreds of their
playmates, equally happy in sharing IN
the general distribution.
Help is being offered in various quar-
ters Well known men and women
have written to put them on the work.
10 toh
sons have rendered their services as
entertainers and volunteer contributions
of produce, meats and tenders OF
wagons and horses have been made.
The Salvation Army divisional of
ficers have expressed a desire to as
sist in the Christmas dinner planned
by The Herald. Major Smith, COM
handing the Southern California di-
vision, yesterday rendered the services
of himself, his staff and his wagons
to aid the enterprise. Here is the of
fetal letter:
SaIvationists Help
"Los Angeles Headquarters, San Fer
nando Building.
1.-THE Herald: In connection with our
big Thanksgiving and Christmas din
ners, l notice in your newspaper that
you are going to give one for boys and
girls Christmas.
NOW we dlG very etllAiOuS W liebfAS
everything a success, and take up in
the true spirit what you said in yes
terday mornings issue-'There is glory
enough for US all'-and there is also
enough work for us to do In this re-
spect 1 want to cooperate with you
in your efforts by offering the use of
our wagons in the conveyance of any
article you may have to distribute and
carry baskets and dinners wherever
you may need it; or, in other words,
there will be two or three wagons at
your service for Christmas dinners.
handling this thing as they do right
along, will be glad to assist you.
'I worked last year with the Daily
News of Des Moines, Ia, in the same
respect regarding the dinner, and did
the work for them because their people
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