Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-06
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Then WE'LL ALL Be- HAPPY
Christmas VIII BE Zen Times Bigger
to Nou il Sou Spend some Rocks
irr llHplc-~ Youngsters

santa Claus may Doe 10 myth.
but hc's the patron saint of the ilt-
tIo f0lk, and who can deny that it
doesn't thrill them with delight to
see the chllds eager anticipation OF
the results of Santa Claus annual
usit2
Maybe you have children If SO.
You aro planning right now to havo
"a Christmas tree or some other like
occasion for them on December 25.
And on Christmas morning, when the
Riddles jump out Of bed and inspect
what the old fellow has brought
them, won't 1t mako you feel Ike
You're some good In the world?
And II YOU haven't any children Of
your own, you surely must like them.
who and whore is the person that
don't like children
Why their very presence in tho
world Is AZ enhancing and needful
as the sunshine,
Don't you remember when you
were Kid Did you ever lay awake
most Of the time, your little heart
athrob, wondering what the morning
would brlng2
AND when you were at last permit
| ted TO get out OF your bed, before
daylight, perhaps. and inspect the toys,
candles and nuts that had been left
during the night YOU remember how
happy you were2
Supposing something was to happen
this year and your children would
not have Christmas? Not even
piece Of candy or the cheapest kind OF
"A toy2 You would feel like your
presence in the world was joke
wouldn't your
Now, let's suppose some more. Sup
posing you obtained their ages and
what they wanted Santa Claus to
bring them2 And suppose there
would be placed upon your shoulders
the responsibility OF furnishing tho
Christmas for these unfortunate little
ones2
wouldn't 1t make Christmas a big
ger occasion for you If you could
play Santa TO these klddies?
OF course 1t would. unless you're
the most crueI-hearted, cold -blooded
person that ever lived and II you are
mat, you oughtn't TO be in Tulsa
The Good Fellows are going to be-
ON the job In Tulsa this year. This
is shown by the generous response to
the Worlds appeal for Good Fellows.
Yesterday many toys were received.
as well as money donations, from
Good Fellows And others wrote in.
telling how many children they would
take care Of this year, in the way OF
presents, candy, etc.
There are two or three hundred
children I'm Tulsa who have never
known what Christmas was, except
that It was the same as any other
day Of the year Christmas To them
is just another day of scunt meals and
squalid home.
If YOU want to be a Good Fellow IL
VIII only cost you few dimes and
until your dying day you'll be glad
you did II.
Contributions OF all kinds, TOYS.
or most anything that people I'm dire
circumstances would appreciate, can
be sent in. or better still, send your
name and the number OF children
that you would Ike 10 play Santa
Claus TO.
Address the Tulsa World or the Y.
NJ g. A., or telephone the latter or
sanizatIon, 40. 1893, at the court
house.
ms Gods own work that the Good
Fellows Will do. And it's the kind OF
work that makes the sun shine bright
er in the homes OF the poor.
For the sake OF the Riddles chat
heretofore have known nothing but a
'hristmasless Christmas. do your
duty today Good Fellows
Men and women can be Good Fol-
lows. ScV is no barrier I'm this great
work.