The Washington times., 1911-12-25
HAPPY K|DD|[S
! TAKE FROM JOYS
Of SANTA CLAUS
Thousands of Poor Children
Throng Times Headquar-
tiers for Presents.
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hours, and there was no real; conges-
ton: although at ia.30 o sock "a. line
small children four abreast. eyes pops
ping as other children came past thetn
proudly displaying brand new doll or
rouths full OF caniy. and little hearts
some OF the small l,cys got drums,
and these stood by and entertained
o'clock the bustliny, hiistfing work els
within the portals " the Munsey build
Ing had taken care of SC many chill
oren that the long queue had been fit
lshed. and only few children coming
now and then remained.
Even Careless Cared For.
Nearly all the children carried cards
sent them by the st. Nicholas Girl.
Some few careless little boys and girls,
mostly boys, had lost their cards, but
were hopeful of getting presents any
how and they did.
Yet their carelessness made others
less forgetful wait awhile because, after
the careless ones had tearfully stated
their plight. and given their names, the
Good Fellows had to look up the names
In Santa Claus official records and dis
cover the proper paper bag with its
One little boy also forgot his name, but
fortunately he remembered after awhile,
his tears were dried. a husky little>yoice
grew clearer as fears were quoted and
q lump left the small throat.
All Wishes Gratifed.
No heartaches! NJ disappointments!
Every child got what he or she had
prayed for, had written to Santa CLAUS
about. Out of the doors streamed little
girls carrying baby chairs, the kind
baby brother at home needed: boys
swinging baseball bats with fine disre-
gard Of what small heads might be
whacked, accidentally; out from Santa
Claus headquarters came children
munching candy, eyes cleaning with a
happiness which shone forth radiant.
y Little eyes nearly popped out when
first seen. and childish ''Thank you's''
were on practically every lip. Few for
got their manners. Some probably had
when Santa Claus had first spoken in
substantial form.
Children Well Behaved.
The waiting children behaved very
well. Natural impatience existed to
get to where Santa Claus stood, and
when one little boy stumbled against
another small boy once in a while tile
second small person showed back
But the children were more orderly
than adults usually are under such
conditions. Besides four policemen, ].
b. Larick, J. c.. Holmes, J.>T. Wittstat,
and Robert Garrison. were on hand
and q large policeman is an awe
inspiring object to small boy when
you cant run away because you
The Christmas spirit was present
with the policemen, too, and tones
which might have been gruff to larger
persons were modulated on the few
occasions when 1T was necessary to
demonstrate.
Santa Claus In Person.
The boys and girls saw a great big
Santa Claus. plump person, just as
represented in the pictures. AS his Of
ficial aids of the day. were a group of
boy scouts and a cluster of Good Fell
lows who are rewarded with the pleas
ant glow that came from having helped
to make others happy.
thousands Of paper bags were
stacked up in Santa Claus land, each
bearing number. corresponding to
and girls who had written to Santa
Claus and had given their names and
addresses. Besides these were other
tGS 9ySs,, from ron viii, which bags were hastily
asked at the last minute.
Plenty or toys were on hand and
some are left over, so that tomorrow
not yet applied. and whom st. Nicholas
In his big rush may have overlook ed,
may come to The Times office and
have Christmas made happy even
though tardy In arrival.
~ Sick Girl Visited. "
One little girl in George Washington
University Hospital did not come to
Santa Claus headquarters because she
could not leave her hospital cot.
This girl arrived in Washington on
- lot LNtrn fro ha. l.
sylvania. and she did not forget today
was Christmas.
tAst night. somehow, she got hold of
6ne of her stockings. There was not a
that Santa Claus would come In the
window. or maybe, the door: So she
pinned her stocking to her pillow
This little girl had come to Wash;
come to the hospital so unexpectedly
and her parents are SO poor, too. that
no one thought about her and her
When she awakened this morning.
she reached for the stocking. 1t was
as empty as when hung there last
night The child said nothing in com
plant. Not even when her white
robed nurse came in and wished her
a CHEEKY Merry Christmas" this
morning, But the response lacked
fervor and the nurses eyes fell on
The nurse left The room with tears In
her eyes.
Santa Claus will be here after a
while. honey" she told the child, who
crew happier at the assurance, and a
little later in the day, when Santa
Claus headquarters had heard of the
matter, one Of the biggest bundles of
presents received by any little girl IN
this or any other city went over to the
hospital.
hll this afternoon the little Invalid
Is Eugging TO her breast a great big
doll. with taken hair and b,uc eyes
which open and shut, and which says
Mamma" and Papa"
Hospital Children Happy.
Two other children in George Wash
ington University Hospital also had a
Christmas Day full of happiness. These
were Fairfax Hoffman, OF Hoess, Va,
and Lillian English, OF Cromwell. Vs..
where the first Christmas celebrations
In America occurred.
Lillian English is five years old. She
got one more doll than she is years old.
and paint box, and a woody horse. and
a dolls tea set, and other objects. Lit
tie Miss English was so happy she for
got she Is an invalid, and that her
mother and father are not with her to-
day.
Likewise Santa Claus was kind to
Fairfax Hoffman, nine years old, 'whc
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