The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-27
SANTA CLAUS
Going BY Airplane to Camp Zachary
Tayler-The Big Christmas Cheer
Campaign Gathers MOmen.
tum as Funds Flow In.


When Santa Claus goes to Camp
Zachary Taylor in Louisville Christ
mas eve, 1917, he will 60 dressed in
khaki. Santa Claus has become
quite modern old gentleman and
he also has inbibed some >f the mil
itary spirit of the present world up
heaval, for he has discarded the old
sleigh and renders for the more up
to-date military flying machine. San
ia Claus will begin his flight from
the top of the Courier Journal build
ing in Louisville at $50 o'clock
Christmas eve and few minutes
later will descend at Camp Zachary
Taylor and begin his task Of distrib-
uting gifts to the boys under Maj.
Gen. Harry C. Hale.
A special runway will be con-
structed on top of the Courier-Jour-
nal building for the start of Santa's
fight. The latest military model of
airplane will be used and the benev-
olent old gentleman will be plotted on
the last lap Of his spectacular Jour-
ney by d. l. Lamb, specia licensed
driver recently returned from Eu-
rope, with five years flyQing exper-
fence. Airplane and driver will be
furnished by the o. F. Darling School
of Aviation of Louisville.
Santa Claus will thus be able to
claim the honor of being the first to
actually go lover the top" in Ameri-
ca.
1t seems certain that Santa Claus
will be greeted this year by the most
enthusiastic reception ever accorded
him. 1t will be the first time in his
| history that he has appeared so early
in the evening. 1t will be the first
time he has appeared in khaki; ii
will be the first time he has travelled
in an airplane, and it will be the first
time that his entry into and city has
been given the official recognition and
formality of a National Government
reception.
The airplane Santa Claus uses will
be appropriately Illuminated for the
occasion by red, white and blue cleo
trio lights, the current for which will
be generated by the airplane motor
On the airplane will be large cleo
trio searchlight, which the pilot will
play on the sky and its stars and OF
the streets and people beneath hin
as the Santa Claus Christmas Air
line Limited makes its flight over thu
city to the soldiers camp.
Santa Claus this year will be as
sisted by twenty-one sons. You ma!
not have known that Santa Claus ha'
| a family. He has guarded this secre
himself carefully as the Prussial
Government guarded its plans to con
quer the world. These twenty-on
sons will be assigned to the twenty
one military units at the camp an,
each one will direct the distribution
of gifts to its khaki-clad men. The,
will be assisted by 200 Boy Scouts.
The festivities will be witnessed b,
J a throng og visitors, although 1t will
be limited, under Gen. Hale's order
to relatives of "the boys" and mem
bers of the Christmas Cheer Club. T.
become a member of this club 1t 4
only necessary to send gift o
money to buy gift to the Courier
Journal, which Is to issue passes +
Camp Zachary Taylor for Christina
eve.
c. c. 0usley, managing director O
the Louisville Convention and Pub
licity League, has accepted the chair
manship Of the Campaign Committee
and John w. Barr, president OF tn
Fidelity & Columbia Trust Company
has agreed to act as treasurer. HI
financial institution has been mad
depository for money contributed I
the fund and all checks drawn on tn
fund will be signed by Mr.. 0usley q