Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-16
THE SANTA PARTY
How Lots of Christmas Fun May
Be Had by Boys Club.
zach Lad Provi'es One Present, Made
by Himself, for Old Kris
krinoIe's Bag.

THE biggest boy in the club should
Il be the Santa Claus. TO dress
him up, borrow bath robe, and trim
it round the collar and cuffs with some
old fur A big fur cap is the thing
for Santa Claus head, aud great
big bag should be provided for him
TO hang over his shoulder to carry
the presents In. A paper mask for
Santa can be bought at some small
store for about twenty cents, and a
big beard can be made of excelsior,
tied up so as to stay in place. III
the excelsior can be dyed gray all the
better.
Each boy In the club should pro
vide one present for Santa's bag. II
would be better II each boy should
make the present himself Good things
for such presents are bean bags, base
balls, bats Skinny sticks, tops, mar
bles. short wooden swords slings,
putty blowers, jew's-harps, sOap-bubble
pipes. jnck stones, match-safes, candy,
chewing gum, and so on.
All the presents for the Santa Claus
party should be handed 10 q commit
tee of three knights, whose duty 1t
is to pack them all neatly in Santa
Claus bag. AT the time Of the party
the members OF the club should gather
together IN the meeting room, and tho
committee may meet In room neal
L. hn Nj al, 10 IN ha SAINT
Claus. They must dress him up anC
escort him To the club. When Santh
comes In all will rise, and the presi
dent will say;
Greeting, Santa Claus; the boy,
await you"
Santa may reply, Directing, my CHI
dren."
Then Santa passes out the presents
II is best for the boys to form a line.
and for Santa to reach In the bag
without looking and pull out the flrst
thing that comes 10 his hand.
The last present In the bag Is Santa
Claus A good deal Of amusement Gun
he had at the party il committee OF
five boys Is chosen to look after the
entertainment A good plan is to get
I'D shadow pictures. A sheet Ia hung
up near one end of the room, about
five feet from the wall. Behind the
is placed a strong light The knights
and others who are TO be the audlenc,
all sit in front, and when everythin,
Is ready all lights except the one BE-
hind the sheet are put out. The boys
who are to make the shadow piCtures
then go between the light and the sheet
and cut ny all sorts of antics, throw
ing large shadows on the sheet. II
there is boy who can make odd
shadow pictures with his hands he can
amuse the club for some time.
Another thing that makes fun at a
santa Claus party may be called
the boy orator" A large pair of boots
Is provided, and the boy orator puts
MS arms In these and stands back of
table, 80 that his booted arms may
'OoK ike pair of short legs and he
appears to be funny little man stand
Ing on the table. Another boy stands
oehind him, and puts his arms through
under the orators arms and makes the
gestures while the orator delivers his
speech This can be made very funny
IL the orator learns good speech and
II the boy who makes the gestures
waves his arms and makes very bad
ana inappropriate gestures. 1t is espe
ciaily trying for the orator II the
gesturer holds handkerchief in his
hands and wipes his face occasionally
or waves 1t In triumph at inappropriate
tlmes.-The Delineator.