The Washington times., 1910-12-08
Walked From Slumbers, He
Comes to Hear Needs
of Children.
HEADQUARTERS MADE
AT THE TIMES OFFICE
Will Read Letters Little Ones
Write to Him and St.
Nicholas Girl.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG,
The St. Nicholas Girl.

Merry, merry Christmas to every
man and woman Of you; and TO every
little child fun, and laughter, and q
stocking full of toys!''
Could it really and truly be Santa
Claus, here in Washington, on this. the
eighth day Of December? The St Mich
olas Girl rubbed her eyes, and looked
again
And, sure enough, the big doors OF
Tho Times office stood wide open. and
the same jolly old man OF other years.
with his silver locks and snow white
beard, ard the two kiEdHest eyes that
ever looked out upon the world, was
repeating his Christmas message 10 the
city Of Washington:
Merry, merry Christmas To every
man and woman Of you. and to every
Htue child, fun, and laughter, and a
stocking fuH OF toys"
How Santa Came to CITY.
And this Is the story of how Santa
Claus came out of the north. riding on
the snow storm, but bringing with him
sunshine and good cheer:
When h-pOO-mik-a-nin-nv. or the
snow Baby, Santa Claus messenger TO
The Washington Times, saw the hum
oreds OF letters that the little children
fatheriess, motherIess, or with father
and mother who could not provide TOYS
Tor then-were writing to Santa Clans
and the ST Nicholas Girl, he made an
AaSte 70 return 10 Santa with the news
ana a1ter speeding for four whole
days over great stretches Of snow he
Cetiie 10 the Crystal Palace of santa.
Claus, which some people say is in the
A1and OF Long Ago, and others declare
20 De at the North Pole
Sant@'s Slumbers Broken.
Santa Claus, who IS a very old man
and . must rest throughout the days
Of his peaceful year. was doing before
the open hearth IN the great hallway Of
the palace But the SNOW BABY. renem-
bering the need Of the little children In
Washington. and how many grown-ups
mere were waiting for instructions from
santa Claus, was determined 70 lose NOT
2 moment He laid his two brown hands
itEll-y on Santa-s shoulders and shook
the old man 50 violently that the very
foundations OF the Ice Palace tren7b bied
Let Us 90 10 the aid OF the children,
EToWn men and women who want to
help but do not know just how 20 begin,
and q The mes St, Nicholas Girl,
who needs O. counsel"
Su- flakes Loosed-
And so Il came about that Kay-u-na
and Ahn-St od-loo, the two reindeer
which Santa Claus always drives. were
speedily harnessed to the sleigh When
Santa wrapped in his heaviest furs, had
taken the reins OF holly firmly in his
right hand, the Snow Baby ordered the
North Wind 70 loose the snowffakes
which are kept in the Crystal Palace
and all day Monday and Tuesday the
Santa Claus sleigh Travelled toward
Washington In q furious storm
II was not until this morning that
Santa Claus and the Snow Baby aD-
peaTed at The Times office With their
sleigh bells muffied with thistIedovn-
and scattering before them fine silver
dust which ciOuded the eyes Of the Deo-
pie huTTying to and fro on the streets.
so that these passers-by could neither
hear the sleigh bells nor see the sleigh
Santa and his messenger drove down
Pennsylvania avenue until they reached
the office OF The Washington Times
Headquarters Here.