Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-24
FESTIVITIES At HOSPITAL OF
cRiPPLEs MOST ELABORATE
EVER.
PEOPLE OF STATE GIVE
WITH GREAT LIBERALITY
Clothing, Toys and Money Sent to
Bring Cheer to Unfortunates-Ees
Made Up and Provided For EaaA
According to Needs-Santa Claus
to Be There in Person.
Special to Times Republican.


and best Christmas and the most eit
joyment ever packed into one sins. q
day Of life for many Of the sick IN T
crippled boys and girls at the chi-
dren's hospital of the State UNIVERSE
ty Of Iowa will be afforded this yeai
by hundreds OF persons in the stats
who responded to the Christmas wisi,A
es OF these little unfortunates aifE
sent clothing. toys, dolls. sleds. shoesA
choo- choo engines, kiddie cars, stock
ing caps, warm mittens, money for
movie shows, money gifts, and heaps
OF good things to eat.
With one big Christmas tree for sll
the crippled children, smaller trees
in every ward. ana two visits from
Santa Claus to lend interest to the
program, the hospital will be cir
Gus of excitement all Christmas day
Santa will visit every child Chriot-
mas eve as the youngsters lay awake
after being tucked in bed with LOUD
protests.
Every crippled child who can be
moved with safety. even tho he has
to be wheeled In his bed thru the cor
ridors, will be taken to see the bin
Christmas tree erected IN the gym
nasium. Resplendent In colored light
presented by electric dealers In De-
Moines, this tree and all the Others
will remain lighted for a week.
Box to Every Child.
Christmas morning Santa Clau%
will return to the hospital from hilz
trip around the world and will be-
present at the distribution of thee,
gifts. There will be an individual box
of presents for every child. A few of
these were sent by parents at home.
many were tho gifts Of persons who
had adopted" the child for Christ
mas and provided box filled with
his individual needs, and others were
made up by the Perkins Christmas
committee in Iowa City from among
the gifts sent to be used where most
needed.
For those children in tho hospital
who are without homes or parent
the boxes include large share q
clothing. together with toys to de-
| light childish hearts and good things
to eat. An attempt was made to arg
range all the boxes with view toS
tho individual needs OF the boy or
siri receiving the gifts.
Christmas presents came from evil
cry corner Of tho state. Thanks TOT
willing cooperation given by forty
or moro newspapers there was
scarcely a town or village in Iowa
which did not hear OF the needs or
tho Perkins children. Fathers and
mothers, boys ana girls Of the same
age as their less fortunate friends In
the hospital, Sunday school classes,
missionary societies. women's clubs,
Rotary Clubs, and lodges all helped
swell tho pack which Santa carried
Into the hospital. There were truck
loads Of gifts.
Large Sum Left Over.
After paying all the necessary ex.E
penses incident to the Christmafs
celebration, Mrs. Charlotte Eastmerb
who was In charge Of the collection
OF gifts. estimates that nearly $500 OF
cash gifts will remain in her bands.
This money IL needed to provide
moving picture shows In the hospital
during the year, to replace some OF
the playthings which Will be worn
out before another Christmas comes.
and to provide shoes and other cloth
ing for some Of tho needy children
who will be in. the hospital during the
year. This money will be placed In IN
Iowa City bank to the credit OF the
hospital superintendent.
Besides the money there remains
larxe quantity Of second hand cloth
ing to be gone over BY the Perkins
Society in lows City, msnded. and
put in shape for use. reserve sup
ply Of toys, and yards Of material to
be made up into clothing during the
year.