The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24
Distribution Will be Made
at Arnory Hall Promptly
At 10 O'Clock
THE FUND.


Three hundred children will be
made happy on Christmas morning,
through the st. Nicholas Doll and
Toy Fund.
The boys and girls are asked to
bear this thing in mind. The distri-
button will take place at the Armory
hall promptly at 10 o'clock on Christ
mas morning. Do not forget the place
and the hour, and if you have not al
ready done so, apply to Mr.. Sam Pin
ney, probation officer, at once for your
tickets.
Last night once again the Christ
mas tree blazed forth in all it's glory,
and many made special trips to the
city to see this beautiful sight, while
others, busy shoppers and many
whose duties had held them to dull
rounds all day, paused on their err
rands or stopped on their way from
work to look upon the tree, In all its
shining beauty Of colorful radiance.
The sum of eleven dollars and five
cents was added to the Christmas
fund from the box at the tree, where
many paused to drop In their contri-
buttons to the Christmas work, and
here, as on the streets and at the
Armory hall, the Boy Scouts were in
evidence.
Those who have eyes to see cannot
fail to appreciate the beauty of the
Christmas tree, all ablaze in the San
Carlos court. But one wonders If
there are many. who realize what this
work for the children really means. I,
would make those who have given sc
generously to this fund very glad, one
can but think, If they could know OF
the unselfish work that has gone into
this Christmas for the children.
Have you ever stopped to think
what it means to get ready for the
Christmas joy of three hundred chill.
dren? Do you know the thought thai
must be given to this work? The
plans that must be made, the worl
that must be done, the love that mus
go into this work, to make 1t a sue
| cess7
Have you ever thought of the hour,
that must be given to this work O
shopping, of sorting, of arranging
| that the children may have thei
happy Christmas? And have yo'
! ever realized, when you have give
your money to this work, that yo7
have given more than the money
more even than the love that yo
have put into your gift-that 20
| have given opportunity to others t
get great share on Christmas JOY
in doing for the children at thi
Christmas season!
| For that is what you have done.
Three hundred children are to hav
| Christmas stockings this Christina
Three hundred stockings to be file
/, with Christmas goodies. Think wha
that means.
Il There are to be warm little sweat
ers, too, and there was one very dir
awful moment when eyes looked int
ewes, and voices, tense with excite
ment, said:
: "Can we, oh, can we, get sweater
enough to go round? Do you SUI
pose the money can be stretched
fit out all those children with stool
ings-for Of course we must gi,
them in pairs-pin them, you kno'
I to the other stocking, so that aft
3 the goodies are gone they may go {
] the little feet. Oh, do you suppo
E we can get stockings for three hui
: dred children, and some sweaters, al
a goodies, and toys, and all?"
And, she who spoke, looked so wis
fully anxious, that there was nothiI
: to do but stoutly protest:
n "Of course! Somebody will give
e some more money! We must get t
d stockings and the sweaters, and Z
s TOYS and the candies and the fruit
+ And don't you think Santa Claus W
make us special price, anyhow"
All these anxious questions ha
been answered in the Affirmative. a
last night girls filled stockings in
: annex to Santa Claus Shop, and
d dav more will be filled, and if nece
t. sary tonight, so that the children m
te have their happy Christmas.
le The Christmas season is busy sc
SON. A time when we all have
l. much to do it is hard to know viii
"a way to turn. But those who are q
o. ;nr their time tn this work are fir
is ing their Christmas happiness in I
y work for the children. And as tn
lie have shopped, and unpacked a
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