The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-12-05
SANTA CLAUS sYNDICATED

Joe Earman has formed a Santa
Claus Syndicate on the East Coast,
with himself as chief promoter. While
the business Offices of said syndicate
will be at West Palm Beach. its oper-
aticns will not be confined to that city
and vicinity, as will be seen by the
following from Joe's paper, the Palm
Beach Post:
palm Beach county is going to
have the happiest Christmas in its
history.
"Palm Beach county has some of
the most influential and wealthiest
men of this nation as its winter resi-
dents.
THESE men love little children.
There are also some local men who
love little children.
These winter and local residents
also love to see little children made
happy.
christmas is a day of Peace on
earth and good will to and from all
men,
| "This is a start and everybody can
take 1t from Joe, including the little
boys and girls. also those who have
passed childhood, that there is going
to be some Christmas propaganda in
the Palm Beach Post and in this COL
umn, between now and Christmas
day.
About ten days ago, wrote to
seven men and asked them 10 dig
down deep in their generous pockets
and join me with their check for two
hundred and fifty dollars each,' or q
total of two thousand dollars, to pro-
vide a Christmas fund for the benefit
OF all little children in Palm Beach
county.
''The names of these seven gener-
gu" men will be published in the Palm
Beach Post on Sunday, December q.
81 am attempting to secure photo
graphs from them, whereby cuts can
be made and their picture published in
the Palm Beach Post, that the little
Ichildren in the county may know and
see their generous friends.
"The plan has not been worked
out, as my head has not had time to
think the matter over since receipt
of kilograms in answer to my letters
"The only definite conclusion that
has been reached is that one hundred
dollars of this fund will be used to
rrovide a first class Christmas dinner
and small present for each of the
inmates of the Girls Industrial School
n Ocala.
"This check for one hundred dollars
i'll be sent to Editor James Hamil-
n Benjamin, Of the Ocala Evening
i tar, one of the states most inf1uen.
j. al newspapers, and it can be depend
Il upon that he will rise upon his
lind legs, snort and write much in his
PAPER, as he is interested to a ma.
terial extent in this reform school.
twenty-five dollars of this fund
will be sent to Maj. Ralph N. Greene
STATE health officer, to provide q
Christmas tree for the little cripples
that are now under treatment in the
orthopedic hospital Of the State
Board of Health.
"This hospital is conducted in q
ward in st. Luke's Hospital in Jack
sonville, and it is estimated that
many Of the little patients will have
: reached recovery. whereby they car
be sent home before Christmas.
"While in Jacksonville yesterday
Major Greene informed me that he
thought about eight would remain n
the orthopedic hospital during the
holidays.
> This tree, placed in the center Of
this large ward, under the superviG'
lion of Mrs. Ralph n. Greene. no il
Major Greene's wife, will make these
little children very happy.
1--WE now reach the Christmas trees
in Palm Beach county.
ooh, shucks! I'll tell you about them
, later.
Gall that can be said now. is there
are going to be Christmas trees anc
, happiness galore in Palm Beach
county on the Savior's birthday an
niversary."
The foregoing is practical Christ
m&stianity. Palm Beach county and
the state are lucky to have such up
to-date dispensers of the Christmas
spirit as Joe and his partners.
We are glad to know that we have
had a part in winning for our indus.
trial school a share in this holiday
altruism. This school is not strictly
in the province of the chairman OF
the state board of health, and he could
not be blamed, in the multiplicity OF
his public duties and private business
: f he was Indifferent to it. But he has
: riven it place in the large interest
Inc takes in human affairs and II
gratifes US to believe that we have
. aided in obtaining for the school g
d.Einterested and faithful friend.
Mr.. Earman gives US too much
credit. About all we have done for this
.,hool has been to call attention to its
Ugh purpose, faithfully carried out
" its superintendent, aided by the
:7areciat;on of her pupils, who have
=. Lied that rs was TO them home