The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
COMMUNITY XMAS
TREE WILL Be FILLED
WITH PLENTY FOR ALL

Plans for community Christmas
are growing into large proportions and
from the outlook at the present time,
the affair at the opera house Friday
evening Dec. %, will be one of the
largest events OF this nature ever un-
dertakcn by Tucumcari citizens. II
vas announced in the newspapers last
week that ladies representing the
Presbyterian, Christian, Episcopal and
Methodist churches were calling upon
al. of the organizations in the city,
With the request that they back up the
proposition and they now report that
20 far every organization that has been
called upon has agreed to back up the
program and to assist in every way
n accomplishing the purposes in view
It is desired that all of the people of
Yucumcari will unite in the plans for
what is sometimes known as a white
Christmas" In other words, let ev-
cryone this year endeavor to give rath-
er than expect to receive. 1t is we'll
known fact that there is considerable
poverty in Tucumcari and in Quay
county and it is desired that with the
assistance Of all of the organizations
IN the city that these less fortunate
folks will be taken care of this Christ
mas. A splendid entertainment will
De given in the Opera House Friday
night Dec. 90. Admission will be free
and the entire county is invited to at
lend. Those who come to the enter
tainment, are requested to bring with
them some gifts for the poor in the
shape Of clothing, food or money, and
4 receiving committee will be at the
opera house all day Friday TO receive
gifts that any may desire to send dur
ing the day, rather than bring the
same with them to the evening enter
.ainment. The committee in charge
)f the program who are training the
children and looking after all the fea-
lures of the entertainment is COM
posed of the following parties: Mes
lanes +. +. Clark, Elkins, Kerlin,
Markham, Clavell, Hubbard, FARRELL
McDaniels, Lewis. Davidson, and the
, Misses Cynthia Elkins, Shelby, Arties
roX and Rev. f. J. Hoerng and Ed.
Norris j. Reasoner.
A Tree Decorating Committee has
been appointed which is composed of
The following parties: Ed. Hall, c. A.
Powers, Tom Horton, Fred White, Fred
.Sickles, Mrs. Gaudin, Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs
Putnam, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Kinds. II
IS possible tina: after the entertain
nent the large trees and the decor
atoms will be placed in some vacant
'ot in the downtown section of the
city. where they will remain during
he holidays. Mr. Sickles, manager of
he Tucumcari Light e. Power Co., has
,ery kindly consented to furnish the
Electricity for the lights, which will
q used during practice for the pro-
cram and during the entertainment
md for lighting the trees during the
holidays. Those in charge of the dis
ribution of the gifts will be as fol-
'ows Rev. Hoering, Rev. Lewis Rev.
.ienderlite, Rev. Reasoner, Messrs. Put
nan, Brown and Savage, Mrs. Shields
and Mrs. Simmons. In last weeks is
sue of the newspapers list of the or
ganiZations was given who would be
called upon to participate In the pro-
ioct. The Yoemen were not mention
ed and this week a representative of
the Yoemen called up members of the
committees and announced that they
desired to get behind the program and
would donate So in cash rs an organi-
zation. The Eastern Stars also have
donated $40 and the Il. of l.. +. have
donated $3.50. A complete list OF
the organizations who are behind the
nlan will be furnished later, A re-
search committee composed of Mr.. Fin,
cyan, Prof. Shadwick, Mrs. Bess, and
Mrs. Gerhardt is now engaged in the
searching for families in need and
anyone knowing of such cases are re-
luested to report to this committee
Every citizen in the county Is invited
20 line up and do all he can to make
his big community proposition sue
cess.