The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

ciaents in which a President ever fgS
urod occurred in 'Sa." st. NICK went on
TO gay. That year, while passing
ttihroush richmond Ind. President
Benlamin HARRISON was surprised, IN u
ms car, by tiny girl OF four. whpt
when no took her upon his knee, threw
her arms about his neck, Kissed hinas
impulslvely and thrust new penknitS
into his hand.
When the next holiday time came
near" continued Santa Claus, tdmblinR
In Grcnt fat wallet, Tho President
gave me letter and beautiful doll,
both to BIO delivered to that same lit
tie girl on Christmas Eve. And here
Is copy OF that letter. which ehnl!
My Dear Little Friend Santa
Claus read. when you came into my
car at Richmond ! did not see you
until you stood at my feet looking up
to me SO sweetly that did not know
but little fairy had coma In through
the window. But when l picked You
knew It was a real little girl. Inc
pretty knife you handed ma I Will
keep TILL you arc n big girl. and when
go back to Indiana to 1--we you must
come to see me. and / Will show YOU
that l have not forgotten You. The
little doll which you will find In the
box with this letter Is for you, and + !
hope you VIII think 1t pretty. II the,
doll could talk sho you'd tell you how
MUCH ! love to be loved by the Little
children. f
yputs,
BENJAMIN lIARRISQN.'"s VI
! Santa Claus now put away his wallet
buttoncd up his red Jacket pulled on
| his mittens and fingered the lever OF
his aeroplano as IL threatening to ny
off, But no could not suppress an
other happy recollection now fitting
into his memory.
Il must not go without mentioning
tho grandest Christmas party given In
the White House since the war" he.
y -trlt -, -.
nihcent ball which President Roose-
Welt gave to his youngest daughter.
Ethel, at the time OF her coming out,
when she was but seventeen The en-
thrown open. and the hundreds OF
, guests tripped up the grand stairway
into the lobby. where the portraits of
| Presidents gazed across banks OF
vases holding whole trees OF holly
Like fairy princess, the tlaSen-f
| haired debutante in her first ball gown
"a lovely creation of white satin
studded with crystals-stood beside
her mother in tho blue parlor. amid
wagonloads of flowers, sent by frienda
! in scarlet coats, played merrily at the
front end OF the east room, in which
| great apartment of so many memories
/, the dazzling young diplomats. in court
GERS, in. full uniform. tripped the light
fantastic with the debutantes OF tbs.
season and q long list OF other yonnE
gnssts AZ, ~ m asIaI supper Wa
the corridor and dining rooms. And
two nights later Miss Ethel was thei
guest of honor at a Christmas ball
given by Mrs. Letter in the white and
| gold ball room OF her million-doliatg
palace. Here the $50 young Euestgg
danced beneath scores OF gold baskets
filled with begonias and hung from
mirrors on the wall rejected their
forms as they glided across the door
| to the music that sifted through a.
great screen of snilaX and pink blosrS
| SONS. ~
And Helen Taft had as merry a. time
| lowing her debut Every night of that;
Christmas week she attended both 2.
houses, ana one night she attend ed the
theatre between two such functions,
But ! must be off, addsd The ,!gs aff-5
5Even with your new aegoDla q. how;
can you cover so much ground In 20
short e timer" ] asked. a
We'll, you sac. ! have o stan OF sbs8
| sistants in the countries across th@
water, The three Iagi MI the stock
ings OF all tbs little spaniaras and my
Italy's youngsters, while my bEothas8
4 Palsaichoi and his servant Rupert do;
the business in Germany
! 'Iny work in Holland was an.shedf
/ three weeks ago. Tor I always attend
\ to thu little Dutchnan on my hiFti,-6
day December S, and. as already init q
mated. T do not have 10 all the ghos Ell,
4 Of tho French BABIES TIL New Isar5 Evs.s
Iwhtle; my Itinerary nsysr cans me tos
i Russia until December soSr ron sess
! my son. my Jolly task 81 NOT 30 rev:
mendons az most peopIs think 5
VITA a CHEEKY good night. this oia;
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.IPesa sus Isaped into the air And, "a s4g
4 spite the. temperature OF tha35lntS iE
4 and the length OF the discourse. Js syA4i
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