New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-25
JAIL CAN'T HOLD SANTA
Mrs. BaIIington Booth Takes
absent PapaS'" Place.
AIDS PRISONERS WIVES
Christmas Boxes from Little
Mother" GLADDEN. Hundreds
of Children.

There are hundreds OF families all over
the country. where papa is away which
will be gladdened by tho receipt of
large. well filed Christina. bso contain
ing this greeting
From the office OF Mr.. Rsllingtan
Booth. No. "a West 18th street, New York
City"
And the little children who are too
young 10 know, and who wonder why
papa stays away so long. will take the
new shoes. new dresses and other thing
and the wonderfully dressed dolls and go
to bed praying that papa will come home
soon.
But the mothers. who know, will also
pray but their prayer will be for Mrs.
Booth. head OF the Volunteer Prison
League whose quiet work for the ma
terial relief OF those who have fallen
afoul OF the law is not so well known as
other charities. whose work may be done
more in the open.
The selection OF the recipients OF these
Christmas boxes has taken up the work
OF many investigators In more than
twenty states during the last month, and
Il will be well past New Years Day be-
fore "papa's Christmas box" reaches
many homes. due to the late arrival OF
the letters of appeal.
Appeals from Prisons.
Most OF the names for investigation by
Mrs. Booths staff come from the chap
lains OF prisons. but many OF the letters
come direct 10 Mrs Booth herself from
the prisoners.
One OF these letters read:
Dear Mrs. Booth: ] have young wife, aged
twenty. ana a small child. little over .
year old Ny wife is sckly and Is not able
TO get along very well herself, 50 I wish you
would help them this Christmas time Your
- k, No. Ioo34s
MANY OF the girls write letters that ac-
company their dolls. and one, written b.
q little Miss Dickinson, who attends
private school in Springfield, Mass, read
Dear Little Girl: When this little doll wa,
being dressed ] tried TO tell her aoou, ne,
q On. as she anticipates. Perhaps you don
know what that Ions word means, m.s
that she hopes her mother will love and take
good care OF her. - 49,.
| have named her MAUD st'er your H'e"'
and mine, Mrs. Booth. . -.
Maud's clothes Gil come or 80 you can Pet
her 10 bed every night and dress her IN The
morning .,,.
older nerson write and tell them what 20 say
Toll me how YOU like Maud, and X she 10
hannv for | will be anxious TO know. an
sending the envelope to put your let,er IN -
Mi Won have 10 do is 10 mall II.
And the dolls clothes were as pretty
and charming as the little doll-dre"-
makers letter.
And there are other types OF letters
Here Is one from a man who nfteen years
ago was one of the papas who stay so
long away
Dear Little Mother. send you thus Tor u
u,iyes and children Of the poor unfortunstes
| understand their need.
II was signed by a man who is one OF
the Leading citizens of a large western
town. and his check was a suostanus'
one. He has been sending one for the
last ten years. He was without work ano
friends when he left prison. and ne ap-
pealed 10 Mrs Booth, who was then be-
ginning her work for the relief OF prison
ers And the title he gave her Is the one
she Is best known by in the prisons