The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-24
Letters to
SANTA Claus

Dear Santa Claus-I am little girl
nine years old. Will you please bring
me a nice dress, some handkerchiefs.
ribbon, sparklers, firecrackers, fruit /
and nuts. Please bring little Malcolm
a pair of shoes, a garden set, and
little dog that barks. Papa will see
you and let you know what my little
brother wants. Don't forget my little
cousin who lives where he did last
Xmas. Their papa is still sick, please
bring them something. From your lit
tie girl, Robelia Monroe, Blackman,
Fla.
Dear Santa Claus want you to
bring me a sewing machine, and a
baby doll, some story books and some
games and don't forget my sister and
brother, and bring us all some nuts
and fruit and that will be all From
your friend, Margaret Baker, 1924
Lloyd street.
Dear Santa Claus-I will write TO
let you know that ! am good little
girl and i want you to remember me
Xmas night. l am going to look for
you. Please bring me some apples,
oranges, candy, raisins and nuts and a
baby doll. From your little friend,
Emma Hires, Blackman, Fla.
Dear Santa Claus want you TO
bring me a big doll and a cart for
her, a bucket and shovel, a doll dress
pattern, some candy, apples and
oranges and all kinds of fruit, some
fireworks and big rubber ball, little
automobile and picture. | am little
girl, seven years old. From Kathleen
! Barlow.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little girl
! five years old, and | have tried awfully
/ hard all this year to be good, l want
you to bring me doll, water set and
a sewing box ] won't ask for more
] for there are lots of little children and
they all want something. Santa don't
forget my grandpa and grandma and
my papa and mama and my SUNDAY
/ School teacher. Oh, yes. don't forget
: H. c. Tideman, he is Aunt Lula's lit
tie boy; he is one year of age. Now if
you can, 1 want You to bring me a
small Christmas tree. From your lit
/ tie friend. Eddie Lee Williams, 1907 E.
I DeSoto street.
. Dear Santa Claus-I don't want very
! much this year; / am ten years of
! ge and am in the fourth grade and |
( have been very good all the year.
1 will tell you what l want 1 want a
1 pair of skates and a bicycle, lots of
nuts and candy. Wishing you a merry
I Xmas and a happy New Year. Your lit
I tie friend, John Arthur Laird.
| Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy
i ten years old, and go TO school when
! I can. l have neither mama nor papa
to care for me. VIII you please bring
/ me some pants an da coat and some
\ shoes; some fruit and candy and nuts
/ Your little friend, Pete Olson, r. F. D.,
/ l, Box 25-A.
/ Dear Santa Claus-I am a little girl
i seven years old and go to school when
Z | can get the chance. My mama is dead
and l don't get things like other chill
dren. l want you to bring me a pair
of shoes and some fruit and candy
Your little friend, Ruby Olson, R. F..
! D, l, Box 25-A.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a little girl
five years old. / am not OLD enough
! to go to school, but know my letters
and can spell and count. would like
for you to bring me a doll and a tea
set, and pair of shoes; some fruit
and nuts and candy Wishing you a
merry Xmas and a happy New Year.
Your little friend, Annie Mae Bailey.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy
seven years old. live at Brent. 1t is
a very much out of the way place, but
hope you can find your way out here
for I want you to remember me and
also my three little sisters. You can
bring me an auto, a cap pistol, horn
and anything else you think will be
nice for little boy. Bring my sisters,
Louise and Florabell, a doll, with a
pretty dress on, a tea set and story
book and anything you thing is nice
for little girls. Don't forget my little
sister Alice, bring her anything nice
for a baby nine months Old Don't
forget papa and mama and Uncle Mike,
bring Uncle Mike jumping-Iack
Wishing you merry Xmas and a
happy New Year. From David Leroy
SCHUYLER, Brent, Fla.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little girl
seven years old, l go to school and
am in the second grade. My teacher
is Miss Middle Trammell | go K
Sunday School on Sunday viii you
please bring me a doll and a tea set
some fruit and candy and don't forget
my little sister; she is nearly one veal
old, her name is Media Louise WISHING
you a merry Xmas and a happy New
! Year. Your little friend. Lillian Bailey
/. Cantonment, Fla.
Dear Santa Claus--I am little BIO,
seven years old and go to school:
: am in the second grade and try very
hard to get all my lesson so my teacher
will like me as well as / like her; hel
name is Miss Prichett Now 1 woulC
like for you to bring me cowboy suit
J a BIB gun, a story book and l would
like to have a nice suit of clothes ant
some nuts. fruit and fireworks, anC
please don't forget the poor little or
phans. Your little friend, Russell
Lushington.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a little cir
two years old. 1 want you to brins
me a piano, doll, a doll bed and
high chair and some candy, apples anC
) oranges and nuts. / guess that is all
( don't forget papa and mama From
your little friend Dorothy Shelby. So
North / street
Dear Santa Claus: / am a little DO,
/; five years old viii you please brini
me little automobile, a gun, som
fruit, cndy and my little sister, thre
years old wants little clown and
{ little wagon and some fruits and cand
D and that will be all Your little frien,
Capres Justiss, 18th Ave, and DeSot
! street