The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-15

Every year The Journal publishes
, the c:lildrens letters to Santa Claus,
and last year a wonderful interest was
shown in the work for the ST. Nicholas
Girls Doll and Toy fund and the big
Christmas tree for the children which
was held on Christmas morning. Last
Christmas more thnn three hundred
tickets were distributed and there was
not child in Pensacola who was for
gotten by the Christmas Saint.
This winter the need is greater
than ever before and there is less
money. But the st. Nicholas Girls
Christmas tree has come to stay. It
will blossom every Christmas morn
ing, bringing joy and happiness to
many childish hearts.
The fund stands now at twenty-five
dollars and twenty-five cents, lots of
toys, two crates of oranges. and con-
tributions of candy, apples and nuts.
Last year it was impressed upon
everyone that this is a free will offer
ing for the children. No one is urged
to give. 1t is privilege to help Santa
Claus take care of these children.
Times are hard but not so hard but
what every child in Pensacola will be
made happy on Christmas morning.
No one who saw the great tree last
Christmas and realized the wonderful
work OF Miss Ella Ward, The Jour
nars St. Nicholas Girl, can doubt but
what the work will be a success. It
must be a success. The children ex-
pect it. And they shall not be disap-
pointed. But there is not much time
left
Those who wish to help should not
put it off. Daily now the letters will
appear IN The Journal from the chill
dren to Santa Claus. These letters
come from children of all classes.
Those to whom the good Christmas
Saint comes every year. And those to
whom he could not find his way, were
it not for the Saint Nicholas Girl and
others like her.
The French Dolls party at the San
Carlos hotel was a great success, but
as the afternoon was very stormy,
many children were kept away, so it
has been decided to repeat this party
on Monday Dec. 21, and not only the
children who attended the first party,
but all children of the city are in
vited to come. Miss Ward will be
assisted in entertaining the children by
Miss May Curtis of New York and
Miss Flora Cox, principal of the Mus
cogee high school. Miss Cox has had
a great deal OF experience in enter
tanning children, having assisted in
plays and games and storytelling in
Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina,
and Florida
There viii be a free-will offering. |
All who attend, and 1t is expected that
quite as many grown people as CHI |
dren will be present, will have privi- |
lege of dropping whatever they wish |
to give for the big Christmas tree in |
the st. Nicholas Girls Christmas box. |
On Saturday afternoon from to s !
at the San Carlos hotel Miss May Cur |
tis will give a The Dansante, which |
will be largely attended by the dancing |
set and many interested spectators. |
Miss Curtis will give an exhibition of |
all the standardized dances. the Fox |
Trot the One Step. Lulu Sado. the |
Make, La Russo, and other fancy |
dances, the proceeds Of this enter
tainment to go to the Doll and Toy /
Fund.
At the Kress Store and the Pen
sacola Crockery Store large boxes have
been placed, bearing the placard, The
st. Nicholas Girls Doll and Toy Fund.
and many who would not care to give
! small sum to the fund are dropping