The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-28
ST. NICHOLAS GIRL TO
HAVE ONE ASSISTANT
Miss Modesto Harais 70 Assist Miss
Abererombie IN Distribution
81 Presents.

Once again the ST Nicholas girl has
arrived IA Pensacola 10 find every poor
little girl and boy whom santa Claus
might. by some unfortunate chance,
overlook. and 20 tell him about them.
Each year for the past nine years
the 81. Nicholas girl who breathes the
very spirit 81 Christmas has come 20
Pensacola 20 help Santa Claus 20
make az least one day In tha year
bright for many otherwise very drab
little lives.
This year the st. Nicholas girl has
helped Santa Claus plan FOR a great
and gorgeous Christmas tree to be IN
the council chambers Of the city hall
Christmas morning. That tree IL 20
be filled from top TO bottom with gifts
Of Christmas time for every unf0rtu-
nate little boy and girl in Pensacola
who. santa Claus has declared, are
very dear 70 him. At 10 o'clock the
gifts will DO distributed TO every child
having a ticket. These tickets viii
be distributed BY Sam Pinney. proba
tion officer.
There are 20 many more OF these
little children IN Pensacola than were
here when the ST. Nicholas girl made
her visit nine years ago that she
decided 20 bring another ST. Nicholas
girl with her this year. She has esti-
mated this year that she will prob
ably have about 600 OF these little
boys and girls.
School teachers and pastors OF the
churches or anyone else. Interested
ara requested to report any Of these
little children they might happen to
know about 20 SIR Pinney or Miss
Modesto Hargis Of Hargis Pharmacy
The people % Pensacola have al
ways ENTHUSIASTICALLY assisted the St
Nicholas girl In making Christmas a
real one TO the children whose right
ful season II i. and this year they
arc requested 10 make their gifts OF
cash. presents. fruts. candies or nuts
70 Miss Modesto Hargis or to Miss
Leila Abercromhie. the two So. Mich
oias girls. Several gifts have already
been received. Any gift IS appreciated
but a cash donation is very acceptable
because OF the desire 20 have tho pres
ents given as uniform as possible
The use OF the city hall for the
Christmas tree was voluntarily prof
fered BY Mayor Sanders 10 the ST.
Nicholas girls The gifts are dis
tributed 20 each child having a ticket
the Issuance OF the ticket 20 the chill
dren receiving the personal attention
and Investigation OF Mr.. plnney.
The 81. Sicholas Girl in PensacolA
in similar to other organizations Ia
larger cities. making Christmas each
mwe4 a "a
childhood. Mobile. New Orleans and
other neiEhborlng cities have large
organizations 10 care for these little
ones.
TIE iaca. IN Pensacola. originated
with Miss Celia Myrover Robinson
and the late Colonel Frank /. Mayes.
owner and editor OF tho Pensacola
Journal. Through the Journal the
widest publicity was given and a
hearty response made in behalf OF
the little poor and needy children OF
the city. While before individuals
gave largely to the poor there was no
organization 90 care for these children
and many little folks walked Christ
mas morning 20 disappointed. bleak
and drcary day with happiness all
around them. The 81. Nicholas girl
makes every possible effort to locate
each uf these little ones and confines
her Christmas cheer only 20 those who
are In need OF IL
Miss Ella Ward was the first ST
Nicholas Oil N Pensacola. She IS
now in New Orleans vita the Electric
Power and IAght CO ~ that city tut
has never iost her interest IN The work
III Pensacola. Miss Ada White, now
Mrs. George Nicholson Of Broof'yn,
y. ", acted as 81. Nicholas Girl after
tho departure % Miss ward. She was
succeeded by Miss Leila Abercrornbie
who j. st. Nicholas Girl this year with
Miss Modesto Hargis.