El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-31

Christmas was a great success with
| the Woman's Charity association
School for Mothers. The relief depart
ment did not make any special gifts
on Christmas. Our families were pro-
/ vided with dinners by the Elks and
other good friends. And such dinners.
| The families really received a week S
supply Of groceries.
Saturday was a busy day and I did
not get my dinner or read my Herald
until after our little gathering was
over at the county dispensary Christ
mas eve. When I read the editorial,
The Spell of Christmas every word
struck a responsive chord in my heart.
Was it not true that from representa-
tives of every religion in Ell Paso.
some little gift. some remembrance of
Christmas had come to my children %
Was it not the season of greatest
outpouring of human sentiment and
sympathy" From Jew, Catholic and
Protestant gifts had come to these
children and in the same generous
spirit gifts were given out to the Jew,
Catholic and Protestant. Our work
is for no one religion, for no one
people, it is for the sick children, sick
mothers and suffering little babies
Two hundred and fifty children were
made happy on that night 1 wish all
of our friends could have been present
and seen the happy little faces. Six
hundred presents were given out. in
Guiding $50 new dolls; 125 pounds of
candy, three boxes of apples. two boxes
of oranges and 80 pounds of nuts. were
also distributed.
Little brothers and sisters who could
not attend were remembered with
gifts. 1t was beautiful to see the older
brothers and sisters bring the little
ones and return for them when the fun
was over.
AS each child entered the dispensary
he was presented with a bag of candy,
nuts and fruit, and after all were 2
sembled the distribution of presents
began. First. horns, .rattles and music
boxes were passed around, and then
the real presents,
The little infantile paralysis case
was presented with a nice, warm
sweater. donated by Miss Alice Fitzpat-
rick.
Next little Jesus Soto was called.
Jesus was out to his first party after
typhoid. He was fitted with beau
tiful coat sent from New York by /. l..
Greenbaum & Son. This coat had been
sent to the Bee Hive to be given to
the poorest and most deserving boy,
therefore Mr. Goodman sent it to us,
for he knew we would find that boy.
Juanita was next called, and as she
came up to receive a beautiful doll
and carriage sent in by Horace B. Ste
vens's young daughter Margaret, you
would hardly recognize the Juanita
who was SO carefully wheeled to the
dispensary last summer.
Rosa Ornelas" sounded next and
the little dark eyed beauty came up
to get gocart and dolly from Kresss.
Andrea Torres. etc, ETC., every child
had name and to every name was
fitted a present.
Leonardo was there and even though
his chair has not as yet reached Ell
Paso he was happy and content with
his many handsome presents. Beryl
Burdick seemed to have taken an es-
pecial interest in Leonardo and sent
in toys and warm clothing for the lad.
Little Manuelo Rico was home, too
i'll TO come. Manuelo has pneumonia,
but his mother was there to receive
his gifts, and among other things he
received 80 cents. You wonder about
the 80 cents Can't you see the little
fellow going from store to store pric-
ing everything when he is able to be
out? No newly rich could be more
important. The following letter from
postmaster Smiths little grandson will
explain the 80 cents:
'El Paso, Dec "a
Dear Miss Franklin: Will you ac-
cept the offering enclose for the little