The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-25
Thanksgiving in Word
and Deed.

Inere are many IN fenSacoia today
who VIII offer praise and Thanksgiv-
ing to that all-ruling Power which
governs all things. There is no sea-
son when the family is drawn closer,
when the ties of friendship are
stronger, when all that is best in one
rises more surely to meet the demand
made upon 1t, and In giving thanks
for the generous blessings of the
year, remembering those less FORUM
ate, thought must turn always to the
children.
For It is the children who feel keen
est, who suffer most. We of an
older growth have learned to take life
as 1t comes, to bear in silence, to take
the crhelties that life bestows with
what stoicism we may. But the chill
dren have not learned their hard les
sons yet.
And so 1t Is to the children ones
heart turns, first and last, at every
holiday season. And today when
there are many blessings for which to
offer thanks, much for which to re-
joice, The Journal wants to remind it's
readers of the coming Christmas sea-
son, and the work that is to be done,
if the children are to have happy
Christmas.
Last year and the year before a
large sum was raised through the St.
Nicholas Christmas fund, and many
children were made happy. This year
it is hoped to care for even a greater
number, and in addition the ladies
who are the head of this. movement,
hope to do more than they have ever
done before for those whose need is
great not only for those childish joys
which no heart should ever be denied,
but for the bare and crying necessi-
ties of life.
The Journal believes that first of
all the children must have happy
Christmas. And that they should
have this joy on Christmas morning..
The Journal will miss the. children's
good friend, Miss Ella Ward, who for
the past two years acted as the St
Nicholas Girl and brought happiness
to hundreds of children in Pensacola.
But in the absence of Miss Ward 9TH
ers have come eagerly forward to join
in this work, and never before has
there been promise of such a wonder.
full Christmas for the children.
The work was started more than q
month ago, and has gone forward
most satisfactorily. Mrs. A. C. Reil-
ly, who is chairman OF the organi.
cation department of the work, ha:
already communicated with the min
listers, the Salvation Army, the proba
ton officer, the Woman's Cooperative
Relief Associationfi and other organi
cations, and the response has beer
most encouraging, and these organi
cations have given their promise o
cooperation in securing the names O.
really needy children, with ages ant
sex, in order that the work may b.
facilitated.
To date there has been no solicitin,
for the fund, but one contribution
from out-of-town has already BEEF
received, and the proceeds of an en-
tertainlnent given by Miss Ada. White
who is at the head of the school de
partment of the work, has brough
the fund to eighteen dollars and som
cents. On Saturday Miss White an
Miss Marguerite Ingraham, who ar
on the committee with Mrs. Reilly
will visit those who have contribute
to this fund each year, and The Jou,
nal bespeaks the same courtesy an
consideration for them which was ex
tended Miss White and Miss Ward tn
past two seasons.
So far as possible, The Journs
wishes the contributions to be volun
tary. The work for the children q
Christmastime is work of love. N
one is asked TO contribute to this fun
unless they wish to do SO gladly an
willingly. Many have other obligatio
and where this is so, the fact tha
they do not contribute in mo way les
sens the obligation that Pensacol