Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
SANTA TO VISIT
LEDGER CENTRAL
Will Gather Gifts Received
There for Poor Boys
y and Girls
DO YOUR SENDING EARLY
Miss Thompson Issues Call to
Those Who Wish to Aid
Christmas Charity

III you are going to help those children
who might be overlooked at Christmas,
the time to do it is now.
Santa Claus has opened headquarters
at Ledger Central, Broad ana Chestnut
Streets and Miss Ruth Plumiy Thomp-
son. his first assistant. will see that lie
gets every bundle of good things sent
there for the children.
Broad street is wide, ana when Santa
drives down there on Christmas Eve it
will be very easy to drop in and get all
the things which the good people Of
Philadelphia will have left there for
distribution.
But all gifts must be in by Deem
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< To those who have been sending gifts
in past years and others desiring to
help in the good work Miss Thompson
sends the following letter:
''Sweetheart
Don't be surprised If St. Nick flies
straight off this letter You can see
what a hurry he's In. Kinda outa
breath myself No wonder. We're off
for the Santa Claus storehouse at
Ledger Central-Broad and Chestnut
Z istreets-and just stopped in to tell you
II is open now! As sure as holly is
Ireland
We're waiting for the pigs and toys
And all our jolly girls and boys
SO please come in early. Or--if you
cannot come-(and we do so nope that
YOU can)--do your sending early. Bet
ter use parcel post, and I know daddy
or some of your family will help you tie
up your box. Address them to the
Ledger Santa Claus Club, Ledger Gem
stral--Broad and Chestnut streets PhiIa.
Mold Santa changed his address this year
s--and I'll tell you a seCret-its going tu
be Just the jolliest place in Philadelphia.
Come and see! And-becausc-therc
viii be so few people to help get the
toys ready to go down the ten thousand
ichmneys, Wa must start away ahead.
sAll toys and parcels must be in by De-
scember 81, and as much before that as
you can manage. The first box that
comes in-well-something mighty nice
will happen to the sender-that's all l
say. Wonder whose It will be? Ana
now about the pigs. II you cannot bring
your pig in have mother or daddy give
you a check for the amount in his fat
little insides and send that to us-or buy
q money order at the postoffiCe. Cause
j regret to say-that many pigs have
been carried off mysterIousIy during
some part of their journey 10 Santa
Claus. a..
"All the bright knitted squares have
got together into two of the joliest warm
quilts you ever saw-and when you do
see them down here you'll think so too :
80 will the soldier boys who receive them.
1--WE have almost enough for our
iorphan-and I'll hope to have a picture
to show you before long.
This stocking wants to be filled up
and sewed up and tucked In with the
things in your Santa Claus box. If you
put in candy be sure that it is hard
and that 1t is wrapped up. Pshaw,-isn't
II fun to fill em? It's all fun-and when
Il think of you working SO merrily and
busily-and of the happiness it will mean
for thousands of little somebodies on
christmas l have to keep a tight hold on
my chair to keep from flying right up to
the ceiling.
Here then-is a hug-my thanks
and my veribest Christmas wishes for
you"