The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
Municipal Christmas Com
mittee.. Provides for. Safe
ty and Pleasure
SANTA CLAUS TO
DISTRIBUTE CANDY
Sleight-o Hand, Singing and Orchestral
Music Included in Program-Bui1d-
ing Formerly Used as Tabernacle
Busy Place Today.


Busy Place Today.
The municipal Christmas committee
after days of hard and unremitting
labor, delivered Friday afternoon at
o clock the last package containing
Christmas present for a child who 9th
erwise might not have had something to
remind him that there is a Santa Claus
All day messengers and delivery teams
had been engaged i'll the distribution
of useful gifts that had been bought
by the committee with money contrib
uted for the purpose. Each gift was
bought to fill a specific need, and in
the matter of clothing the proper sizes
were known and bought or an order
on & store where the articles might be
obtained was furnished
Before the last packages had left the
committee headquarters happy little
folk began to appear TO the committee
wearing their Christmas gifts proudly
and showing the members of the smil
ing and tired committee chow they
fitted To show the satisfaction Of
the committee some of the members
headed procession of those youngsters
to a drug store and saw that stomachs
/ that We're not accustomed TO ice cream
soda were startled with an apprecia-
L.
But the work of the committee is by
no means finished. Aided by many
young people the committee was busy
this morning and viii be all the
afternoon jn the building which has
been used as a tabernacle dividing 500
pounds of Christmas candy into half
pound boxes for distribution bv Santa
Claus tonight in that building, when
the children of the town and their par
ents will gather to sing Christmas car
OILS, watch sleight-of- hand expert do
| wonderful stunts, and receive from
Santa Claus himself their presents of
candy. Besides that popcorn viii be
distributed to every child in the big
building, which Is capable of seating
lover 1000 persons.
The committee has arranged for men
who are accustomed to handling crowds,
and whose first thought will be the
safety of all concerned, to be on duty
all through the building Every one
of these men will have specified place
} and viii be in charge Of those seated
: within his section. The children win
r be allowed all the latitude necessary
: for the release of Christmas noise, but
5 they will be under obligations to ae-
complish their best in that line while
] in their seats.
Every possible precaution that human
forethought and foresight can prepare
? will be taken to provide safety fer all
: Men will be stationed at each of the
G big stoves to prevent children getting
] too near them. The two big Christmas
e trees on the platform are to be electric
q ally lighted so that there will not bt
:, the slightest danger of fire and tn,
cool-headed men stationed throughou
{ the building will allow no bOisterous ol
i rough demonstrations.
0 The committee Is desirous that every
i mother and father in Brattleboro, j
/ unable to attend themselves, shall fee
safe in sending their children to tn
? celebration to enjoy the evening, 70
II the many of the committee anC
K those who are aiding them have chill
r dren of their own who will be present
o and to guarantee their safety require
2 that the safety of all shall be of para
e mount interest.
e A big fireplace on the platform ha
1t been installed and through that at tn
v proper time Santa Claus will make hi
lie appearance bearing his bag of gifts.
Besides the carol singing by the bi
r audience there will be singing by
quartet, music by Leitsinger s orchet
ira, which has given its services for til
occasion, entertainment by a sleight-o
hand performer, all of which will fo
K, low a very brief address of WELDON
by Rev Delmar f. Trout, president
the Brattleboro Civic league, whic
o. through the municipal Christmas cor
mittee is in charge of the celebratio