Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-16
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Of CARLOAD Of
COAL RECEIVED
Victor-AmerIcan Fuel CON-
Pany Plays Santa Claus to
Poor Of Albuquerque in Most
Substantial Manner.

Substantial Manner.
Santa Claus. In The person Of he
Victor American Fuel company. came
10 Albuquerque yesterday and aid one
OF the handsomest stunts that has ever
been pulled off In this city. The old
gent drove up In his sleigh to tho
headquarters OF the municipal Christ
mas tree committee ana said Put me
down FOR q carload Of coal to be dis
trbutcd among tie poor people Of Al
buquerque. and cali FOR II whenever
you are ready"
What tIiis ineabs I'M The way Of al
lcyintins suffering among needy fam
HES cnn only be appreciated by those
who have had charge Of the Christi
mas tree movefnent ana 10 whose spe-
clal attention has been drawn the need
Of fuel. food ana clothing In order TO
relieve tho distress that Is prevalent.
In fact. 30 serious had the situation
become that the fommittoc yesterday
decided not 70 whit until Christmas
but 10 deliver coal at once to more
than thirty families who are specially
In need Of II, and these deliveries will
be made today.
The demand for warm clothing,
bedding. shoes and provisions IL still
nslstcnt. and all who can possibly
make contributions Of this sort are
urged TO communicate without delay
either to Miss Lee, 500 West Copper
avenue. whose home has been made
n depot for Christmas supplies, or to
Mrs. NELL u. Field. the chairman of
the Christmas tree committee.
The spirit Of Christmas is In she
air - the determination that every
body shall feel 20 the very fullest the
beauty and the glory of the holiday
season. Everything possible is going
to be done to see that nobody Is over
looked in the enJoyme,.t os the occa-
sion. Everybody simply must have a
good time out OF this Christmas tree
For instance, II was decided yester-
day to make provision for the man,
inyallds In the city who would like to
see the glorious Christmas tree when
II " illuminated for the first time on
Thursday evening Of next week and
on the two succeeding days, and who
are not strong enough TO take the
walk down TO the lot opposite the Al
varado. Accordingly, an invitation
was extended to all who are so situat-
ed to call up Col. d. X. i. Sellers,
whose telcphoso number is 500, and
sent TO the address given and the
person or persons desiring to go viii
be taken to the tree.
OF course, there are a lot Of sick
folks III town who would like to see
the tree and whom the committee
would like 10 have see Il but whose
health is such that the cold winter
evening air would be bad for them.
For that reason IL was thought best
70 ask all those 20 whom this invl-
tation Is extended to first obtain the
consent OF their physicians before un-
dertaking the trip. II your doctor Is
willing and YOU want 20 see the tree,
don't worry--just call 500 and Colonel
Sellers viii do the rest
The musical program Of the Christ
mas tree celebration, which is In
charge of Mrs. Roy Mcdonald, one
of Albuqucrque's most accomplished
musicians. and Miss Jennie Trott. d.
rector of music In the city public
schools. bids fair TO be feature that
Will rival in interest the tree itself.
Tho details Of the program have not
yet been worked out but the tentd-
tive plans are such as to assure one OF
the most elaborate open-air musical
festivals ever held in n city of double
the size of Albuquerque
Tho various parochial, government
ana private schools are cooperating
with the public schools. aud
their teachers are drilling the chill
dron In tho songs that viii be render
cd at the Christmas celebration. At
lcast 1000 school children will DO in
the mighty chorus Think of 1000
Albuquerque kids singing Christmas
carols around a giant tree twinkling
With hundreds Of electric lights and
with gauzy, fllmy Christ
mas tree fixin's!
On Thursday evening, when the
tree Is Illuminated for the first time.
there will be splendid chorus in
which the songs. God Rest You
Merry Gentlemen" and Carol. Sweet
~ Carol will be sung. Other selec-
tons will be announced later when
the details Of the program are ar
a beautiful feature of the exercises
on Christmas evening win he songs
In English. spanish, German and Ital-
Ian by children of those nationalities.
The German children. who will be
trained by Rey. Il. Z. Schueler. viii
sing 'Luther's Cradle Song" and
'Stllle Nacht.p The Italian children
N1ll render appropriate Christmas
songs in their native language and
The children of the Industrial and In
lian schools will sing IN Spanish
'Hark the Herald Angels Sing" other
that will probably be used
N the musical program will be Little |
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