Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
JUNIORS PLAY
HAPPY R0lE0F
SANTA CLAUS
Members of Courier Stock
ing Club Spread Happl-
ness and Good Cheer by
Supplying 400 Stockings.

!, az some state, Christmas time II
\ rrinari,v for the little folks, lneL y
there are many youngsters happy ~
TIC role az giyer as we'll as IN tne 70 70
oaiving of gifts in Ottumwa today. ~
s.eater evidence Of this is to pc nae
than in the noble generoslty u,spay n'.,,,
by the Courier's Christmas oI Mtt,e
club. composed Of hundreds - ILL.,
ones not confined entirely 10 ottui"a ,.uss
int scattered over tne leiil.o..
through which the Courier ciicuAa.os
although Ottumwa necessary eup
niles the overwhelming ma3ority o. ~
members. When these little tots can
realize that they have brought nappf
neas to the hearts OF 400 otner l1tCie
cnas less fortunate in some respects
than themselves, and that their gener'
oattv went even further than to THESE
1,trIa ones by touching the hearts Q! Q!
loving narents who were perhaps ho'
ahle to supply some of the little Things
- their offspring that the Christmas
time calls for. Then, too, their thought,
fnlness for others brought cneer dnG
sunshine into homes where deatn any
other misfortune had cast us pau ~
gloom to darken the yuletides joyous
ness. c+,cr.
ing cluh members of the more mature
Years - have assisted in the dispensing
- the hundreds of Christmas stock
inps that their love for their fellow oe-
ings inspired, they would nave oeen
brought more fully to realize 'he IVY
aof giving. A corps OF the empioyes, ~. oA
the Courier office in carriages ana n.y.
ary wagons started at O'Clock oun'
.day morning on their errand OF oeiiv.
ery Of the 400 stockings about tne clty
ia the needy ones, and the Joy ana
hanniness OF the little tots and thelr
elders upon receiving the gifts mace
the task OF delivery rare pleasure.
The .clapping Of hands, jumping up
ord down laughter and shouts OF the
iittle ones was the most common signt.
little ones clinging to the aprons OF
skirts of their mothers, others win
their happy expectant faces glueo "
window panes, some of the larger
crowding about their elders at the
5nnen doors. and countless others along
tha streets in expectation OF the visit
~ the stocking club were made happy
EN0YOnQ WOIUS Ny IA0 SAAASA>. :,
their more fortunate little sisters ana
brothers who, aligned themselves Win
the Courier Juniors Stocking club IN
order to spread Christmas cheer.
The Courier Junior was busy plant
for the past week and on Saturday
worked into the night to serve as a
sdistributor for the stocking club mem
sbers. The task included arranging 4oo
pairs Of stockings, great many OF
which had to be purchased and filled
from the money donations to the club
sfInd and the committee room OF the
Courier was made headquarters for
.the workers during the past
few days and on Saturday was made a
yerftable Santa Claus quarters where
the various members of the toy and
sweetmeats family held rendezvous
preliminary to the annual visit of jolly
old st. Nick. Many huge clothes
baskets and hampers were commits"
stoned into the service. The
Courier Stocking club members may
we'll feel happy for the sunshine they
brought into otherwise shaded homes
they gave greater Joy than they will
Avor know ,E1a,.