Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Make Provision on Your List
for a Christmas Gift to
Some Poor Child.
"SANTA CLAUS GIRL" HAS
ASSISTANT IN WASHINGTON
Volunteers to Look Up Needy
Youngsters Should Apply at 70
Seaton Place Northwest.

Christmas is coming!
DO You. Mr.. Householder. outside
of the fine breakfast your good wife.
Mrs. H., has provided for you. and
with your sunday morning cigar draw
ing well. want to make it really come
to somebody that to whom, otherwise,
it would be merely Il word on show
card? Or do you. Mrs. Householder,
with the children safely off to Sun
day school, fairly bursting with the
Golden Text; and you, full of that
glow that only the perfect fit of the
new autumn suit can give? Or the
single young man in office who gets
sort of lonesome around holiday time?
Or the bachelor girl" If you don't. go
on to the sport page or the Sunday
magazine, but if YOU do. read the rest
of this
Along about week before Christ
mas last year The Star printed a story
about the great work of making poor
children happy. which was being done
by Miss Olive May Wilson of Jenkin-
town, Pa. called by her many friends
the Santa Claus Girl" She got names
of deserving children. had them looked
up by competent social workers. and
saw to 1t, by some means or other.
that each child was rene III bered by "a
gift direct from Santa Claus himself
delivered by the good saints principal
helper, the postman. And The Star
further announced that the Santa Claus
Girl had become possessed of able
assistant right here in Washington
who was going to look out in the same
way for the poor kiddies here
Did Lot of Work.
Time was short. The Santa Claus
Girls local assistant didn't get on the
Job until way late, but she certainly
did lot: her share in the good work
OF providing 1900 poor children with
gifts. accomplished by Miss Wilson and
all her assistants, was a mighty cred
liable one. Still, she realized she could
nave done better if Shed started earlier
ana had had more attention called to
her activities. Generous as We're the
responses TO her appeal, she resolved
mat the next year you'd see a big m
crease, and so, early as today, she
announces that she is on the job.
The Santa Claus Girls assistant lives
at 30 Seaton place northwest, and here
Is brief outline OF her desires. She
wants every boy Or girl in the District
who otherwise wouldn't get a Christ
mas gift TO get one, and she wants it
10 come from Santa Claus and be de-
IVered by the mail man. She wants
volunteers to send in names of such
children \ suggestion right here is
Tor societies working among the poor.
OF any religion whatsoever, to give
her the names. ages and addresses of
children for whom they cannot pro-
Vide gifts She wants other persons
who know of such to send in like infor-
nation. She wants volunteers to look
up names received and verify their
neediness. This is the work she says
which takes the most time and in
which most help is needed. The more
volunteers the lighter the work.
Buy Just One More Toy.
She wants all Christmas shoppers to
buy just one more toy or other suita Bile
present than their list calls for and to
address IT Santa Claus Mail, 20 Sea-
ton place northwest. Particularly,
She wants toys, for while they may not
fill needs, they bring pure joy. and joy
Is what she is after. She wants dolls
for the girls and light toys. suitable
for mailing, for the boys. She wants
money for toys and for stamps, and
stamps themselves. and nice wrapping
paper. and green cord.
And when the shopper has sent the
gift in her care he or she may dismiss
X from mind. 1t will he readdressed
and VIII 90, on Christmas day or just
before, with a gay holiday sticker on
II, to some little boy or girl and make
Christmas a living reality. She will do
all the work, but she cannot provide
the materials to work with. Not a cent
IS spent by her or her subassistants ex-
cept for toys and stamps. She is ready
t. begin. Are you2
Miss Wilson up in Jenkintown has got
ten things systematized and working
a Dg scale Each year wkCieSal crs and
retailers give or sell her at greatly re-
uuced rates whole RATS of dolls, nice
chevy" candy, boxes. paper, string,
eic., and en- END her tynewriters FOR
the big job. The Washington assistant
wants 20 bui!c her end up to some
thing OF this sort. and hopes this sea-
son VIII marx big step in that direc-
ton.
Indorsed by Noted Men.
The WOOL, II the Santa Claus Girl and
her assistants has beer Endorsed by
such men as Vice President Marshall
Speaker Clark. William Jennings Bryan,
Senator John Sharp Williams, Admiral
Dewey and Rev. Herbert Scott Smith
Here is VIII Mr.. Marshall wrote year
ago TO the girl herself in Jenkintown:
In spite of ali dogma and all doubt.
the world believes that the sweetest
baby ever born was born in the manser
nj Bethlehem. The world cannot prop
crly celebrate His birthday unless it
rerrera bers that every baby born is en-
titled 70 some sweetness and light.
.I welcome with great pleasure,
therefore. your proposed distribution Of
christmas SlltS 10 an ifie needy anu
unfortunate children. Such service VIII
not only bless him who takes, but also
him who gives. The world will be far
better for this labor of love"
These sunny fall days are fine for
Christmas shopping. Stamps purchased
now viii he in excellent condition at
Christmas time. so Will money given
When the pencil is run through that
list TO indicate that everything on 1t is
done, let it be run through just one
more item. and don't forget the ad-
dress-7O Seaton place northwest.
PENALTY FOR CONSPIRACY.
Former EMPLOYEES of Carbon Steel