The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
SANTA CLAUS BUYING
TOYS FOR XMAS TREE

Cheer Upi rs Coming Soon.
How dear to my heart are the
scenes of my childhood
When fond recolloctions present
them to view,
The church Christmas tree and tho
presents upon II,
Some OF them hangovers and 9TH
ers brand new,
How well remember my dear
Uncle Peter,
Who played Santa Claus, How
we all used to grin
At the old bearskln coat that we
knee In a jffy,
And the white cotton whiskers
that hung on his chin.
The time-honored whiskers,
The long, strlngy whiskers,
Tho loose fitting whiskers that
hung on his chin.
How oft I recall that sad evening
when uncle
Leaned over candle and set
them aflre;
He singed off his hair and his
mustache and eyebrows,
And upset the preacher, the tree
and the choir.
The fire brigade came and the hose
turned upon him..
But he ran around making a ter
rlhle din:
He burned up the parsonage,
church and the stable,
with flames from the whiskers
that hung from his chin.
The fuzzy old whiskers
This quick lighting whlskers.
The fast burning whiskers that
hung from his chin.
RI. X. NJ In the N. Y. Evening Mail
Santa Claus today began his big
task Of filling the orders, for Chatta-
nooga children for the Christmas eve
gathering at the Tabernacle. what
Is seen when 1t Is realized that he IL
getting together enough toys to bring
low to the hearts OF 1000 children nj
least. and perhaps 5000.
A committee of newspaper men
started nits task of getting gifts
to please all the needy Riddles; y
started on its task Of getting gifts
be in apple pie order when the time
came for the tree Christmas eve.
Today's buying was but start o.
what will be done: the committee VIII
visit every place where toys are "
be found, no that good selection VIII
DO obtained. But even today there wat
a variety OF fun-makers that W.
gladden. the hearts Of the children. BIG
toys, little toys. for a ages and tenn.
pernments; little girls will be delighted
with the dolls they will have to dress
themselves. while their younger and
more noise loving brothers Will be
sounding off on police whistles IN n
way to bring the reserves out OF the
statIonhouse to the Tabernacle.
A million varieties of noise VIII be
provided, more or less, ranging All the
way from flutes, flutterers, horns ana
bells to an INFINITE variety OF whistles
II the combined voices OF these IN
strumenta on Christmas eve make any
concerted music II win be the music
of 10y coming from the hearts OF the
children. n chorus truly more beautlih
than any grand opera quartet or IN
str,lmental artist can offer.
Little rubber balls to toss back ana
forth. kewpIes. little dolls. pct aero
planes. tops with candy inside then
Jumping Jacks. beetles and n myriad
OF other trinkets were among To-Day =
solections When the committee ~
done. there will be n toy or TWO TOT
each chick and child who VIII he ~
the Tabernacle on Christmas eve, re"
gprdIess of number, age, or condition
SparI<lers absolutely harmless. rags.
hunting and banners Will give an air OF
festivity Ia the scene.
other preparations are also going
ahead for the tree, which In expected
IN be an even greater success this year
than last, Joe curtis, chairman q the
committee, In out Of the city Tor
few days, after his return the work o,
raising funds for the tree VIII go mead
with vim.