The Washington times., 1910-12-24

more than Two thousand children from
the city-s humber homes found Santa
Claus today
Some Of them had never known the
blessing Of such an acquaintance be
fore some Of them remembered the
time. before father or mother died.
when Santa Claus came and lefr child
hood JOYS in his wake They remez-
bereds too, n All its poignant meaning.
that soHaehew TIE visits had ceased IL
latter years that stocxines hung empty
about a desoIate dreside- that letters 20
this Grand Old Man Of the Yulsaas
went unanswered. and that Christmas
day had dawned din and cherries and
had been as any other cay Of the empty
three hundred and sixtv-fve.
But IL was different this morning At
the MvHsey building. where santa Claus
and the St Nicholas Girl were hosts.
nearly twenty-five hundred children.
open-eyed. wondering, believing everv-
thing with the revered faith Of child
hood. came and went away SATISFIED
their little arms laden with gifts.
Early Corners.
Some Of the tots were there before &
o'clock, although santa Claus and his
CORPS OF kind-hearted assistants were
not TO appear until 9. The early coua-z
stood upon the threshold Of The bfu
building, their eyes piveted uUou a
fairyland within where dolls and
drums, and toys. and candies and rhe
other good things OF life might be seen
IN glorious profUsion awaiting the Gus
todianshiD OF trembling little hands
By O'Clock hundreds OF expectant
children stood about the big plate glass
windows Others were crowded IN the
LOBBY within -Four policemen. who
ruled threufh Kindness and whose voices
possessed not a nCte Of gruTness. kept
the little ones n line.
Big Doors Open
The hour came Through the biz
swinging door came Santa CIaus-the
kind old fellow the impatient bows and
girls had often heard about Behind
him came the St Nicholas Girl Miss
Selene Armstrong. OF The Times, and
dozen or more assistants whose Ia
bOrs. aided by the generosity OF The
public. had made tOday-s gIaddening
and yet in some instances pathetic
scene possible.
Il was a sight that did the heart Of
the passerby good. II was an occasion
that inspired the most caIIous to q de-
sire TO do better things. It taught the
lesson Of a Christmas worth while. Il
brought home 20 every one who wit
messed the aew-found happiness Of htas
ones the words Of Him who said
''Inasmuch as ye have done It unto
one Of the least OF these"
The cynic, as he eIb0wed his way
through the hundreds Of expectant chill
dren, was forced 10 smile The peSSi-
mist stopped on his way down the
street He remembered that he hadn't
made anybody happy He called a tot
somebody's child side and made
atOnement
Two Thousand Bags
Two thousand bags. filed with r.
entrances that go TO make the heaJ
OF the child happy, were distributed -
the big room OF the first floor Of The
Times building this morning. Some o.
the bags contained gifts for two or
more children-members Of the same
family. There was 2 human interest
story in every pair Of outstretched arms:
there was reverence written in the face
Of every child who gazed upon Santa
Claus
over in the corner stood a gOrgeousIv
decorated Christmas tree. There were
close 10 the window paneS IN the big
room this morning who had neSc~ seen
Christmas tree They wers o. the
kind that one sees with eyes pressed
cloes TO the window panes in the big
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