Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-17
Charities, Elks and Other
Organizations Plan to
Make It Real Xmas.
USEFUL ARTICLES
AS WE'LL AS TOYS
Arrangements Under Way Indicate
Prosperous People Of Pine Bluff
Propose to Do Everything Possible.
to Bring Happiness to AL

There are already 81 children. i'll
81 families, or the list prepared for
the christmas Stocking Club" Of the
ssociated Charities, and each and ev-
cry one of these little boys and girls
will be remembered and visited by
Santa Claus this year.
There will be more names placed
on the list, before the end Of the
week. because the friends Of children
G all on the lookout for little folk
r-so otherwise might be missed or
overlooked by their patron saint, AMI
as fast as any children are located,
their names are forwarded to Miss
Houstons who 10 actively In
charge bf he "Christmas Stocking
Club" with Miss .Rosalie yPhilpot as
c~"allv hearty assistant.
1.-THE Christmas Stocking Club"
while a by-product, as 1t were, of the
Associated Charities, Is really some
thing different and entirely separate.
Not one cent from the treasury of
- Charities is expended in the work
the christmas Stocking Club,
.e's not being necessary because the
ass of the men. women and children
# the city send in toys. fruits, CAM
dies and other articles distributed
cmong the children by the Christ
mas Stocking Club. whose one pur-
rose is to see that Santa Claus actual
" visits the homes Of the children.
Others Also HELPING.
1T is not only the Associated Chart
ties which is doing this work here.
because the Elks are again going to
have their annual Christmas tree.
while quite 3 number of church soci
cites, and societies of young women.
some of the schools. and many indi-
viduals are looking after the matter
for various and sundrv children.
The two central organizations in
the work, of course, are the Associat-
ed Charities and the Elks, and these
are working in perfect accord. to the
erd that there may be no duplication,
that every child shall get what every
child ought to get at Christmas time,
that necessities, such as shoes, stock
irgs, clothing, shall be distributed
where needed, and that there shall be
fostered and maintained among the
little folk the beautiful belief in San
Ia Claus who originally needed big.
wide chimney and open fire place, but
who now has accommodated himself
to more modern conditions and enters
the homes through the stove pipes or
any other handy opening.
The Volunteers of America will dis
tribute baskets with the Christmas
dinner supplies. among the poor. but
will not undertake to distribute toys
or otherwise act in place of Santa
Claus.
Elks Do Great Work.
The plans of the Elks have been
completed in every detail, and the
zig annual Christmas tree exercises
--'ll be held Christmas morning at
o'clock at the Orpheo theatre.
Baskets are being filled for 500
children. an increase Of approximate.
ly' 100 over last year. 1t is estimated
that so far, the organization knows Of
something more than 425 children
who will call at the theatre building
to- get the baskets and the toys, AMI
It is known that there will be quite a
number of the baskets sent to the
homes of little folk who will be una
BILE from sickness or other cause, to
eH tQc CuTlStUldS Tree llSClI.
The Elks. also following their old
Established plan. will distribute shoes,
Stockings. caps, ana other articles Of
wearing apparel. among needy chill
zen. and the rlan for this distribution
: as been perfected. so that. by work
'--g in accord with the Associated
Charities. each child will get gar
erts that fit properly, without hav-
- to he exchanged later.
The Elks' Christmas tree is a great
.,ovement, not only in Pine Bluff. but
throughout the United States. 1t is
'-.possible to estimate how very many
thousands Of children are thus, and
thus only, made to realize that sure
crgh there is Santa Claus, that he
members little children whether
hey be rich or poor, ard that he will
It overlook any little bow or girl
Tho is good and behaves nicely.
"Of Such Is the Kingdom"
The women of the churches have
.afcre them the words of the Saviour
ho when the children were ordereS5
way from his presence. demonstrated
r;s mild. patient way. saying:
Suffer the little children to come
into me, and forbid them not. for
Il sudl is the kingdom Of Heaven"
1t is mete, therefore, that the wom-
IN of the churches in Fine Bluff. and
the women who are ective IN socio-
logical work outside the churches,
~hould be lending their efforts to the
,-,ovement to bring JOY to the hearts
OF the little folk, at this season OF
the year.
One lovable Pine Bluff woman, vino
ras sons that are grown-they have
grown older in years but not in heart,
ss the story shows-is going to take a
little four-year-old tot into her homo
Christmas eve. The woman and her
hoys have it all planned out. even in
great detail. There will be the usual
Santa Claus stories after supper, the
usual Christmas eve sports and play
ali finally terminating with the hang