The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14
WHOLE CITY HELPS
CHRISTMAS TREE
Arrangements About Complete
for Big Entertainment on
I'ord's Hotel Site.

Arrangements for tho great Com
munity Christmas Tree, to be erected
On the vacant lot once occupied by
/ F'ord's Hotel. around which 5000 school
children will sing the glory of the ma
tivity on Christmas l1vo. arc progress
| ing toward the expected happy Gull
mination, and the central committee.
having everything in charge, is much
pleased with tho support which all the
| city appears TO be giving. The Com
munity Christmas Tree belongs neither
TO class nor creed. 1t belongs to ALL
1t Is to DO the gift OF those who have.
TO those who havo not. kind OF sacra-
mcnt among all tho classes and q
recognition by the moro fortunate of
those who have been less happily en-
dowed.
While the school children arc sing
Ing forth their carols around the great
cedar tree. which shall DO tho token
OF the spirit of the day, tho stockings
] for the little children of the poor and
tho baskets for the families OF pow
er'y viii be distributed by the cen
tral committee among those who arc
To receive them. The ono will be a
public celebration, a public aclnow-
moro blessed to give than to receive.
While the charity Will be conducted
privately, which is tho essence OF
true charity
The Christmas Stocking.
FINANCIAL contributions are being
received by y. W. Durrntt, assistant
cashier of the American National rank
who has been appointed treasuror ~
| the general fund. The STOCKINGS and
baskets and such other things as NAV
be given to the little children, will he
| taken In charge by tho central com
| inittee. who VIII see that the gifts AFRO
/ properly distributed
me Christmas stocking idea is be-
! Ing particularly stressed in All Tho
public and private schools OF the cjtv
mo pupils OF which have been asked
TO give what they can to MI the stock
l1ss or their less fortunate comrades.
| mo stockings may be sent as carly
| as possible 10 the schools and all are
wanted not later than December -,
SO mat Inc school principals may turn
thcm over to the central committee
/ In time for tho stockings to be nron,r-
/ ~ assorted for distribution II is rho
! !de;t To emphasize as far ms possiblc
nc spirit OF giving, TO teach the chill
ureh what happiness may be derived
: from the knowledge that they are. helm
,hS 10 MAKE others happy that other
:. :" Nh W H!'tu" glad and other
! !lps VIII sing because they have bccn
F, remembered There is no pain so poig-
/ hant, no grief so keen as that of The
! enid forgotten. There is no sorrow IN
/ DC compared Ia that OF the child nm
| remembered no tragedy like that as
when some child awakens expectant on
! Nhf's t'haS morn and finds empty the
stocking hung so invitingly at the foot
/ oil tho bed. II is to avert such traro
cleS that the children who can arc
/ asked 10 give. Anything will be nc.
/ ccptaOlc-candH, an orange, an annie
! OF something OF the kind-so maj
tnere shall be no child whose belief
and faith in Santa Claus shall be de-
| stroyed
Everything I'm Good SHINE
If stockings are filed and given. the
! central committee hopes that the com
I nanion stocking will be placed i'm tho
other so that the gift may be doublv
valuable
Mrs. w a Burrows, of 27lO East
I Grace Street, is chairman OF the cen
tral committee. and at a meeting held
al her homo representatives from TN,
various districts reported that there
/ was general interest in the movement
/ Inc Community Christmas Tree Will
ne kept aSlow every night during
I Christmas week, continuing as a token
[ mat one-halr of the world has not for
I gotten the other half. and that the one
! VIII share its happiness and its full
/ iiment OF content with the other. At
the top of the tree will shine a star
! symbolic OF that star which. nearly
/ 2'ooU years ago, guided three men TO
! Bethlehem