Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-19
'SANTA CLAUS Girl"
WILL AGAIN MAKE
POOR TOTS HAPPY
Miss Olive May Wilson, of
Tenkintown, O btai n S
Pledges of Support From
New England Folk.

Miss olive May Wilson, the SAINT
CLANS Girl" who has gladdened tn
hearts OF thousands of children witt
Christmas gifts, has returned to he
home in Jenklntown after whlrlwin,
,rip through the New England states II
which she interested the people Of tina
section in the Santa Claus" movement
During her trip, which lasted three
weeks, Miss Wilson was in touch will
many prominent persons, including thc
governors Of two states. She addressed
numerous social organizations. schools
and child welfare societies in behalf OF
her work.
Everywhere explained my plan to
give the children gifts" said Miss Will
son today in speaking Of her trip. "the
people seemed to become interested in 1t
and indorsed 1t heartily. Scores prom
ised to do everything possible to further
the movement"
Miss Wilson'S trip through New Eng
land took her into Massachusetts. New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and New York
She called at the office of Governor David
J. Walsh. of Massachusetts,, In Boston,
but was unable to see that official owing
to the fact that he was suffering from
broken arm. His secretary, however,
told the Santa Claus Girl" that the
Governor had heard of the work that
she was doing and that he would send
her letter of Endorsement as soon as
possible.
While she was in Boston. Miss Wilson
also called on Mrs. Rugg Field. promi-
nent lecturer on contemporary subjects,
and the Boston woman assured her that
she would aid the Santa Claus" move
mcnt. She also called at the home of
Margaret Deland in Boston, but the au-
thoress was not at home.
Miss Wilson brought home with her a
letter Of Endorsement from Bishop Suffra-
gan Samuel Babcock, of the Diocese of
Boston, who Is prominent In the affairs
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in
New England. Another clergyman, Bishop
Berry, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, whom the Jenkintown girl met
in Providence, said that every one who
thought of Christmas as a holiday should
take an interest in the work
Governor Gothier, of Rhode Island, was
not at mis- Office In Providence when the |
Santa Claus Girl" called. His secretary |
also told her that the Governor had |
heard of her work in furnishing gifts for |
the poor children OF the Governor and |
his unqualified Endorsement of the work |
which sne had been doing for the past
two years
Six hundred girls at the Abbott Acad-
emy' In Andover, Mass, listened to Miss
Wilson for 10 minutes during the chapel
exercises and when she concluded they
declared themselves In favor of the plan
and each girl in the school promised TO
act as Santa Claus to at least one child
next Christmas.
SANTA'S BAG RAPIDLY FILLING
Although Christmas is more than two
months off, Miss Wilson said today that
she already had received $500 gifts to send
10 poor children. AS she told of the work
IN which she was engaged a large lmou-
sine stopped in front of the Wilson home
az west and Highland avenues In Ian
kntoWn' and the chauffeur brought more
.n man dozen more large packages into
Last year Miss Wilson sent out 5000
presents TO poor children in all parts ~
me country. For several days beIora
christmas Postmaster Thornton senT
PostoIhce auto trucks out to Jenkintown |
20 carry away the toys and other gifts 20 |
Smiiuren 3, whose parents were too Door 10
puy presents for them
Fifteen thousand gifts 10 ,ho
which the Santa Claus Girl" bnnn bu.ioer :
ulstrloute this year Each Gift viii ho
y. appeu up and sent with the child's
nam nane on It, and lnclosed in the psckars
NH MI De the following letter: 7
Mg ny Dear Little Friend:
vo,tr n,.t, Cldus Is very happy to send Won
YER r,,at sIil' he knows you don't get
his all the year. '0u Will enjoy q
merry Christmas to you! '
.Nor.,, n SANTA CLAUS.
y, p Ihe MISS Wilson has the indorsemant {
4 af,aius wilson and others in charge y
= aHairs OF the Government sba re- o
10Y been able to persuade them 70 .,s a
w ranking privilege to send her giT,s +
"ay' notwithstanding the fact fhst
ar.er General Burleson. at a con c
"1e with her In Washington. told Sa- p
ri,,,,n ~ would be impossible to grant the C
~. MISS Wilson has not given I'm n
,ent n,r sun DeileVes that the Govern u
,, - WIN send the gifts free after ar Il
european war is over and the cns,o le II
Nv aenues again flow into the Golfers os o.
ne country. '+eiS OF a
IN speaking of her fight for tbo ,ra.,, a
e srra rprrlvHese' the Santa Claus Girl'' said. n
It,s tell me that l cannot have tbs
I,ror sent tree Until there is peac. in
I1cIaI. uut l am not going to allow the ~
,a,. ot thls country have peaco untiI "
10y permit me to send the gifts 10 ~ Of
,Sr N1T little children without cost" WIG D.
'pnr wilson said that 1t makes her -
tba s,ye away so many pretty gifts 10
as "i'ureh az Christ al
bar ,e5y H child look forward 10 the dov ., ~
~ santa Claus comes down the chin, "
y 20 oring the gift for which he or =,
!, mas neen waiting, and they shouI5 ~
= -. oe disappointed" she said. "Ths .,
Az Az meal or the best clothing will NOT y.
ID ! v,,Ii I,''.u "a. happy at Christmas timo, C,
:. wll Try my best to bring low to ~
: hearts hearts of children in this CITY, Msy,co " 81 81
=. at'Sa ts Us or OF any other place n bs.. ~
az they are worthy" = near nc nc
ss 'r,n wilson is also interested in +ba A.
'a.a oro, Claus ship. which viii leave oir We
! so,dis 10 carry toys to tho children OF sa
e frbttps IN europe who at present