Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-24
MUNICIPAL Tree
PLEASES KIDS IN
GREAT NUMBERS
Santa Claus Comes to Auditorium
Bringing Big Bags of Candy,
Nuts and Fruit as
Presents.
TALL SPRUCE GAILY LIGHTED
Gold and Silver Ornaments and
Many Electric Globes Provide
Beautiful Sight.
DUNN AND OTHERS SING. ALSO


This little arrangement by which
Santa Claus is able to tend to a
couple Of thousand little boys and
girls on the evening before Christmas
eve is working out fine.
Santa pointed out to the city Off
cials that Christmas eve he's always
so terribly busy that he simply has to
skip some Of the boys and girls.
When the people of Omaha heard
of that they said. Nothing doing,
Santa Claus. You've simply got to
visit everybody here in Omaha. We
won't have you sighting anybody.
No, sir"
Well, to make a long story short. Santa
agreed to come and visit as many of
the children as possible on the evening
before Christmas eve. And i'm order TO
make it easy for him CSanta has
touch of the rheumatism sometimes and
it's not so easy climbing up and down
chimneys). they agreed to let him bring
all the things into the Auditorium and
have the children come there.
Well, they were there last night. My,
Of thm appeared before the doors were
open and then they flocked from all
directions.
- Big Decorated Christmas Tree
And that Christmas tree! O-o-o-o! Some
Christmas tree. Little Joseph, Comine,
newsboy, had a discussion with another
boy. in which Joseph held that the tree
was 100 feet high, while the other boy
said it was 200.
And all covered with ornaments and
this gold and silver stuff and countless
electric lights.
over on the other side Of the building
was a big platform specially built on
which was the Omaha Musicians as
ISOLATION band. led by George Green,
which pealed forth strains Of sweet
music, while the crowd was gathering
and then gave fine program
But juvenile eyes were directed toward
a small mountain of bulging bags on
the platform. All, this was the thing.
No stingy, plnchbeck bags were these,
but Dig, healthy. hearty bags that con-
tanned pounds OF candy. nuts, popcorn
balls, oranges and apples, quite load
for each youngster to carry
Mayor Delivers Greeting
Mayor Dahlman himself delivered the
Christmas greeting. He kept the kiddies
Interested by telling them what he did
when he was q little boy and hung up
his stocking. Just think of the mayor
being a little boy and hanging up his
stocking for Santa to fill. The youngsters
wriggled with delight at hearing 1t,
Then Miss Grace Poole sang and
Charles r. Gardner sang and quartet
consisting of Enrol Strickler, Edward
Fuller John Gum and Leonard Rodgers.
An then enry Dunn, chief of police sang
a solo My, my. it seemed there was
Nnothing that Santa had left undone to
insure a gocd time.
Up till this time the old fellow had re-
NAMED behind the scenes. But now he
came out in his red suit trimmed with
fur. My. how his happy old eyes beamed
with Joy as he saw so many OF his be-
owed children gathered to see him. His
Fat sides fairly shook with JOY
Kids Applaud santa Claus.
And the youngsters. How they did ap-
plaud and cheer him They were all mar
shalled at one side and marched In a
long line across the stage and past the
mountain OF bags. And as each passed
Santa Claus handed out one OF those
big bags of goodies. Santa had to have
help and ne appointed Dan Butler Z. r.
Bessie and tie mayor to assist him. Oh
yey, even the mayor, has to do what
Santa says.
Such joy and laughter. Such full hearts
and hands. And It had started in suci
good time that It was all over by $50
so that the 1900 boys and girls could ge
home In time for bed and Santa could
hurry back to the North Pole for hi
big load that he has to bring down to
night.