Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-24
THREE THOUSAND
HAPPY CHILDREN
PRAISE XMAS FUhG
Yuletide Cheer Reigns in Count=
less Homes Through
Patrons Generosity.

If the generous folk whose contribu-
tions made the STARS Christmas fund
so signal success could see wee girls
clasp dolls they dreamed of, but did
not expect to possess, and very small
boys radiate happiness in the posses
sion of toy engines. guns and drums,
they would be well repaid for their
kindly thoughtfulness.
And the STAR wishes to thank each
and everyone whose gifts helped swell
the fund to such magnificent proper
tions for the part they have played
in bringing real Christmas to homes
where otherwise it must have remained
beautiful but empty legend, an al
most mythical holiday TO be enjoyed
alone by well-to-do little boys and girls.
For the Santa Claus created by the
good people of Newark, through the
medium of the STAR is very busy to-
day; was working overtime yesterday,
and will continue his activity well into
the hours when good little boys and
girls. who are expecting a visit from
st. Nick, are supposed to be sound
asleep. Tickets allotted to the churches.
whose pastors SO kindly volunteered
their aid in the distribution of the
fruits of the fund, are being busily re-
deemed today in every toy mart in the
city.
In Hanne & Co.'S store more than a
hundred of the tickets were redeemed
yesterday Each ticket is good fer fifty
cents worth of toys, and very gener-
GUS fifty cents worth the stores have
been permitting. AS might easily have
been foreseen cells are the prime favor
ties among the little girls. A large
majority of the small misses who hold
tickets ask to be shown the doll coun-
ter, where they may feast their eyes
with the glad certainty that they are
to be permitted to make a selection.
The choice of the boys covers wide
range. Most of them want things with
wheels, internal or external. The
pleasure Of being able to start some
thing thar VIII run certain length of
time by itself seems easily to dominate
the delights of other kinds of possess
sion in boyland. But this is a mechan-
ical age. and Newark great manufac-
turing city, SO the desire Of young
America" to see wheels go round is a
natural one
From l.. S Plaut & Co. comes the re-
port that the tickets are being re-
deemed rapidly. Such is the rush OF
this new phase Of their holiday busi-
ness that no effort has yet been made
to determine along what main high
ways the shopping of the children is
being directed. A later checking up will
show how the Christmas tickets were
used.
The tickets are coming in thick and
fast at L. Bamberger & Co.'S. A strong
tendency to select practical articles,
which is being wisely directed. has
manifested itself there. The Goerke
Company. w v Snyder Company and
all the other stores which are honoring
the f1fty-cent Christmas drafts report
a land Office business.
Letters directed TO the STARS
Santa Claus. whose purse was swollen
by the generous, were given particular
attention on the theory that faith so
great should be suitably rewarded
one hundred and sixty ofthese letters
were received and the STARS Santa
Claus answered each letter in person,
directing his small correspondents TO
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