The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-22
More Autos Will Be Needed
to Distribute All
the Toys.
NAMES OF CHILDREN
SORTED BY DISTRICTS
Committee and ST. Nicholas Girl
EndeavOring to Match Let
tiers and Presents.
BY SELENE ARMSTRONG,
The st. Nicholas Girl

Do YOU wish to know how Santa
Claus and The Times and the ST. Mich
obas Gin will so about the great task
OF making the children happy Christ
mas eve? OF course you do. for are
YOU not one of that happy throng whose
Christmas offerings have sweIled our
TOY fund until the Santa Claus store
room IN the Munsey building is nearly
splitting its sides for ioy7
The toys are Eift from the people
TO the people. Therefore. the distribu-
uon viii take place under the direction
OF a committee OF five public spirited
men and women. Isaac Cans. chairman;
Judge William II. De Lacy James =.
West. Miss Mary Hessler. and Miss
Juanita kaufman. And if Santa Claus
had peepcd down every chimney the
wide world over, he could not have
found five more valiant and trustworthy
messengers than these men and women.
who are always working for the welfa re
and happiness Of Washington children.
Because the toys viii more than I'll
the Santa Claus sleigh nv Christmas
Eve many Of them will he taken out
into the city I'm automobiles which have
been loaned Santa Claus and the St
Nicholas Girl. Several OF these cars
and Daniel Company. and others whose
automobiles viii aid n the distribution
arc Mrs. Joel Hillmsn. and John A
Nelson and James :. Former. These
viii be augmented BY many more,
among which We hope win be yours.
Santa Claus Cars
Friday at J O'Clock the Santa Claus
cars VIII leave the Munsey Building.
several for each OF the various districts
into which the city has been divided
Tor the work each OF these districts
being under the personal supervision Of
member Of the committee and a num-
her OF his friends.
But this is beginning at the end OF
the story. For three days the great
work OF sorting letters and toys has
been going on in the Munsey Building.
The hundreds or little letters in the
Santa Claus Postonice have been CLASH
field by districts. and the name. address
and request Of the sender copied plain
" on small white slips OF paper.
And down in the toy room, there are
volunteer workers and bundle BOYS
from the firms Of kann and Saks. who
are sorting the mass or playthiugs put
ting the dolls together to keep each
other company. making "a mountain of
the drums, and so on. so that the toys
and letters may be matched as nearly
as possible
on Friday. when the automobiles are
being loaded for the Santa Claus trips
throughout the various districts The
Times store room viii he like a happy
beehive. Besides, Miss Hessler and Miss
Kaufman, Mr.. Cans has appointed a
committee OF oiG-heartcd women who
will assist the St Nicholas Girl IN put
ting the playthinEs in the hundreds OF
paper bass which were donated for the
purpose by the T. Morrison and the An
drews Paper Companies. and brought 20
The Times office Ia the Santa Claus Re
gal touring car driven by r. G.. wilson
Committee Chosen.
The committee appointed by Nj Cans
consists Of Mrs. William GUIDE. Mrs.
A. Simon, Mrs. Joseph Strasburger.
Mrs. Thomas Grant Mrs. II. T.. West.
Mrs. Isaac Cans. Mrs. Alexander Null
lowry. Mrs. ". p. r. Mcfarland, Mrs
p HE'D.
The gifts and money are coming IN. 30
IS true. but so are the letters. and faster
too. we viii receive your TOYS and your
money until late Christmas Eve.