The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-17
ST. NICHOLAS GIRLS DOLL AND TOY FUND

This is the fourth year that the
great tree, freighted with it's wonder
full gifts, has blossomed out for the
children on Christmas morning.
Miss Ella Ward, the fidst ST Mich
olas Girl. was assisted in her beauti-
full work by Miss Ada White, and
since Miss Wards removal to New
Orleans to make her home, Miss
White has had charge of this work
for the children.
Yesterday, in speaking of her plans
for the great Christmas celebration,
she said:
please try to impress upon every
one that we want this TO continue al
ways as an annual celebration. That
each year we want it 10 grow. We
should have a municipal Christmas
tree-just one great tree, it seems to
me, where all the children may be
cared for, so that the burden may
not rest so heavily upon those who
are caring for the children in other
ways"
This is what the st. Nicholas Girls
tree is becoming. Each year it grows
children of Pensacola, but to the Pen
sacola public.
At a large public gathering of men
the other day a prominent member Of
the organization proposed that the
members assist the st. Nicholas Girl
in the distribution on Christmas
morning, because there were SO many
children to be taken care of last lear
and much helm was needed.
This was a man Of family, whose
children have every luxury, and who,
by the way, is an annual contributor,
but he has time each year to attend
the big Christmas tree and help to
make the hundreds of children happy.
He is only one of many The men
Of Pensacola, as well as the women
realize what big thing, what a nee
essary thing, this is for Pensacola.
The Boy Scouts, too, will help as
they always do in this beautiful work
fod the children Indeed, the St.
Nicholas Girl could hardly get along
at all without these loyal young help
ers. And the Camp Fire Girls lave
become a most necessary part of the
work.
And SO it goes. Everybody is help
ing.
Four hundred tickets have already
been printed and are in the hands or
Mr.. Sam Pinney, probation onlcer,
and to whom children may apply any
day next week between the hours OF
three and six.
Every child in Pensacola believes In
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seen. And, what is very much more
to the point. old Santa Claus believes
in the boys and girls quite as much as
they do in him.
He snaps his finger at old Mr.. Hard
Times and says: See, here! don
talk to me about forgetting the Christ
mas spirit for just one year. he
says: TT is all very well for you to
talk about hard times and draw long
face, and say that the Belgians are
starving for food and that little chill
dren are going with empty stomachs
and bare feet"
If you, Mr.. Very Careful Man, have
helped the starving Belgians, or II
you have clothed the ragged, and fed
the hungry you are indeed twice
blessed, and you do not need any
share in our Christmas work to bring
you Christmas happiness. But II you
have not shared your plenty with
others do not. oh, do not blight the
joy Of the Christmas season with your
spirit Of penury! For only the spirit
may be poor. There is no poverty for
those who have life's richest blessing,
an open heart Love is the fulfilling
of tie law. And the law of love only
makes possible the license to give.
If you have this love and want to
help to make the children happy at