Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
SA'|TACLAUSG GIRL
HAS NEW ADDRESS
Also, She Has a New Plan for
Helping Youngsters with
Aid of PubIic) This Year.
TOYS ARE NOT NEEDED

Christmas is coming as everyone
knows; but in connection with that
fact here is piece OF real news:
The Santa Claus Girl has moved!
What Santa Claus Girl?"
Why, the Santa Claus Girl who lived
last year at 10 Seaton place-the young
woman who took upon herself, just for
the love Of it, the laborious work of
wrapping up and sending to children
known to be poor the toys furnished
her by kind-hearted persons, one toy
to each youngster, as long as toys
and youngsters lasted, and who also
took upon herself the work of going
out and buying for youngsters whose
poverty was verified other toys with
money charitably inclined persons sent
her.
That's the girl This year she lives at
apartment 2O2 the Woodwork. 10th and
NJ streets northwest. and she Is going to
play Santa Claus for poor youngsters
(and some grown-ups. too) in new way
this Christmas season.
Santa Claus Is Worried.
She thinks Santa Claus is worried about
the high cost of living this year. That
problem is so far-reaching that all the
Christmas experts and st. Nicholas ad-
visers. and Yuletide poets. and reindeer
transportation managers whom a reporter
for The Star could reach last night agreed
with her that it had probably extended
even into the realm of old Santa Claus
himself this year.
So the Santa Claus girl has decided that
perhaps it will be better for the young
sters (and some grown-ups. too) if she
bends some of her effort this year toward
getting some actual necessities in the way
Of food and clothing to the poor whom
the generous public of Washington wish
to send them SO many toys
go. no toys are desired this year. Last
year the charitably inclined sent lots of
toys to the Santa Claus girl and she
children she had investigated and
found to be poor and deserving beyond
a doubt. But this year she is going to
learn what will be most acceptable to
different poor families, in a reasonable
way. and buy for the young such toys as
are needed. Not one cent of the money
sent her is to go for expenses. not even
car fare for the Santa Claus Girl on her
Every cent contributed is to go for the
work.
She Wants Contributions.
So there you are. The Santa Claus
Girl wants money-contributio of
cash from the charitably inclined for
the poor. especially the poor young
sters. of Washington, and it should be
sent to her at her new address, Apart
ment 202. The Woodworth. 10th and NJ
writes to The Star about her plan this
year:
II have several families from last
year who still need help in a material
way and Christmas made for their lit
tie ones. and. Of course, will find as
many more as / can take care of be-
tween now and then. ] think the high
one and by these poor people seriously.
and maybe it will be just as satisfac-
tory to those who contributed hereto
fore with the idea that toys would be
for necessities for some destitute fam
lily. also taking care for the Santa
Claus side for the small children in the
family.
I'm this way I could use all the
money contributed to the best advan-
tage and in a way which appeals to all
Il am sure that any one will be glad
to contribute for this purpose If they
can be sure that it will be placed, as
1T will. where 1t is really needed I
will see to each case personally. and a
Christmas basket-clothes where need
ed badly for the children. and toys in
each case for any children to make
their Christmas happy-will be sup
piled as far as the wherewith goes
To Do Relief Work.
MY idea this year is to do relief
work. and in connection with this Santa
Claus work, in as many families as |
can get the wherewith. and | hope for
this year that this plan will appeal to
my friends of last year and the wear
before just as much as doing all Santa
Claus work.
Contributions of less than one dollar
may be made by check or money order
except in the case Of ten cents or a
quarter. when stamps can be. sent,
which l can get redeemed at some of
the large business houses. Where 1t is
possible money orders or checks should
be sent, but no one should hesitate to
send five or ten two-cent stamps. or ten
or twenty one-cent stamps, just because
the amount is small. These small
amounts soon make a dollar. and lots
can be done with that"