Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-26
GIRL LEADS SANTA
To HOME OF POOR
Pinatia Jar, Old Mexican Custom,
GIaddenes Hearts of Sonora
town DeniZenS

Lolita Coredda, a pretty young
Spanish woman. headed a band of Eel
lowship workers into the poverty of
Sonoratown yesterday. and at the
quaint little branch mission of the
Bethlehem institute at 61S New High
street conducted revival of an ancient
Mexican custom, the Pinatia jar, for
| the benefit of the tots from the
soualid quarters of Lopez court across
the street.
| Several hundred little children. many
of them scantily clad their faces gaunt
with hunger and privation, attended
the Christmas festival and their hearts
were made glad with the good things,
clothes to wear and food to eat. which
the great jar. swinging from the cell
| ing in the center of the room, con-
taned.
| Sonoratown yesterday would not have
had merry Christmas had it not been
for the visit of this little woman who
can speak their language tluently and
who, with the assistance of the Rev.
| Duld DdIl llGll anu olIlCI C'llil1 hit'
their midst laden with Christmas
cheer.
Uptown, i'll the lobbies of the hotels,
and in the mansions of the west side,
the little children of the rich played
| the same games and said practically
| the same things as the little children
| of the poor downtown"
The church workers made it a point
| yesterday to not only give the little
! MeXicans of Sonoratown playthings
but to make them presents of clothes
and the necessities of life. Today, as
result. there is better and happier
atmosphere about the courts"
MARSH TOTS HOSTS TO POOR
Santa Claus came to between 300 and
400 other little poor children yesterday
at the beautiful home of Mrs. Robert
Marsh at l119 Westchester place,
where Mrs. Marsh's two little daugh-
ters Florence and Martha, played as
sistant to Kris Kringle.
A great tent was erected over the
| tennis court, in the center of which
was placed a Christmas tree laden
with gifts for every child. Here the
merry throng gathered, their eyes wide
and their mouths dimpling with pleas
ure at the store of good things.
There were presents for the babies
| and presents for the older ones. No
one was forgotten and the music of
their laughter gladdened the hearts of
all those who We're responsible for the
| fest of fun.
St Nick, with an octet of girl-ren-
deers, was an honored guest and added
to the jolity of the children. The
team of the saints chariot were Geor-
gia Clarke, Constance Clarke, Corinne
Eisenmeyer, Agnes Eisenmeyer. Mar
guerite Davis, Alice Hayward, Evelyn
Johnson and Florence Marsh.
Assisting Mrs. Marsh were Mesdames
w. ]. Trask. Gail Johnson, Milbank
Johnson, Walter Hill. J. E. Stearns,
Edward L. Doheny, J. Champion An
derson, Z. j. Marshall. NJ. c. McLe-
more W. w Mines, Charles Andrews,
Viola Kennedy, C. o. Nourse, Q. Fl.
Churchill, NJ. H. Higgins, Walter Eisen-
meyer, Miss Utley, Miss Stearns,
/ Misses Florence Clarke. Phila Milbank,
Cornelia Lothrop and Virginia Nourse.
BACHELOR ENTERTAINs KIDDIEs
Christmas eve brought its joy to
more than two hundred children liV-
ing in apartment houses, when L.
| Weisendanger, a local capitalist, who
is a bachelor, held his annual Christ
mas reception to the children residing
in the forty-two apartments which he
owns and the Lamarque Rose Orphans
home The Golden apartments, 1l3O
West Seventh street, presented scene
of fairyland to the assembled young
sters. Holly and mistletoe with poin-
| settias and Christmas bells made up
the decorations while Santa arrived
with toys and candy for every one
/ An entertainment followed the gift
distribution and Santa himself was per
suaded to make the speech of evening.
Every child went home to dream
with pockets filled with gifts and
candy and happy-so happy Tor an
evenings visit to the realm of Santa
| Claus.