The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-25
CANDY FOR KIDS.
Nearly 1000 Sacks Given Away
This Morning.
Marshall Clothing Company
Makes EN- Happy.
JOY FOR THE POOR.
Waits Lined Up Blocks to Re-
ceive Treats.
Band Music to Enlfyen Christ
mas Party.
JOY FOR THE POOR

More than 5000 children. all sizes
and ages, lined up single file along
Kansas avenue and marched to the
Marshall Clothing store this morning,
where each child was given a sack Of
candy. nuts and an orange Between
the hours of 10 and u O'Clock, nearly
1000 sacks Of this candy was given
out.
It was announced by President Bad
ders of the company in the State Jour
nal Saturday evening that the doors
would be thrown open at 10 o'clock.
At s o'clock this bright Christmas
morning the children were crowding
around the doors. At 9 O'Clock police
men took charge of the crowds and at
10 o'clock the kids We're lined up as
far as Eighth avenue.
1t was an interesting sight=to
watch the thousands of children file
past one Of the big show cases in the
Marshall store where assistants hand
ed out the fancy presents. Some OF
the kids were so small that their par
ents carried them in their arms 9th
erS could not reach TO the top of the
SHOW case and il was necessary for
someone to hand the candy TO them.
Then there were grown boys in long
ousers-and girls with skirts TO their
shoe tops.
The Knights ana Ladies Of Security
band was stationed in the alcove above
the rear portion of the store They played
marches and the children kept step like
they were orderly and hundreds looked
up into the face of the assistant and half
whispered and spoke.
A big portion Of the children were from
the poorer families in the city-famIlies
where Santa Claus makes only a hasty
visit and where sometimes he forgets to
stop These little waits came in droves
10 accept a present from the Marshall
people and they hippity- -hopped down the
street, hand IN hand, clutching tightly
the little blue. read and yellow sacks
frantic to get home and show their small
ct brothers and sisters and their parents.
Many of them stood on their tip-toes IN
front Of the show case and asked bash
fully
Would you care if took another one
for my little sick brother al home o.
In no case were they refused in this re-
quest
her head and shoulders said she had three
brothers and sisters at home and they
were all in the kitchen around the stove
Cant they come up and get some
caudy7'f she was asked.
No. cause I is wearing most uf the
cloves" she answered
Badders took four sacks Of candy and
tied them in bunch for her Then he
told her TO bring up her brothers some
day and he would see If there was any
thing in the store that would fit them It
was a joyous Christmas for that family
The real naughty hoys-the kind that
steals goodies out of the Tefrigerators on
the back porch-theSe boys attempted to
make a second round in the bread line
Some ox them were able TO look with
longing eyes on the second sack Of candy
and nuts-but soon they were found out
and it wasn't Merry Christmas that the
store assistants said to them
But il was q grand little party and
every kid in town who could break away
from his toys and his Christmas tree long
enough was there Then Of course there
were the hundreds who had no trees or
toys OF friends or presents
Today was a bright and happy Christ
mas for the children of TOpeka-mOre SO
for the boys and girls who have not been
taught through experience the joys of
the HOLIDAYS.