Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-30
WEST SIDE WOMEN
TO BRING CHRISTMAS
CHEER TO k|DD|ES
NoBIE WCFk is LAUNCHED BY
PARENT-TEACHERs' CLUB or
LINCOLN SCHOOL -AFFAIR
WILL BE SOME PARTY.

10 bring Christmas cheer into the
ilVes OF MANY West Side kiddies
whose parents are out of work the
ladies' OF the parent-teachers' organi.
zation of the Lincoln school are plan.
hihg to hold the largest children's
party ever given in Ottawa Almost
o0O Riddles, all of whom attend Lin
coin school, will be present, with a
large number of the mothers. The
party, which is to be in the nature OF
Tree VIII event. will take place on
Friday afternoon, Dec. %, at Lincoln
school
The condition of the kiddies who at
tend Lincoln school are SAID to be
worse this year than for many years
as the parents OF a large number OF
the children will be out of employ
ment when Christmas rolls around
hncwlng that many of the youngsters
would not have any kind Of a Christ.
mas at all, the mothers of the school
met yesterday and made plans for
staging a Christmas party.
The ladies decided to carry cut
their work as an entirely free will"
offering, but stated that they would
be glad to accept free will" offerings
from any former student of Lincoln
school or any West Side merchant
VINO wishes to be good fellow" and
to keep the children frcm their sec.
ton of the city from going Christmas.
less.
So that there will be absolutely no
class feeling, or that no child will feel
mat he or she is receiving outside |
christmas cheer, every kiddie in the
school Will attend the party. The en-
tertainment will open at 2 o'clock
with a Christmas play, "A Christmas
fantasie," under the direction of Mrs.
Elizabeth Kincheloe, president of the
association. Forty
will take part in this play.
AT the close of the performance
each child in the school will be served
with Ice cream and cake The play
VIII be held and the refreshments will
De served upstairs in the school audi.
orium, The little guests will tia
'e taken downstairs in the lower cor
ldor where a Christmas tree will be
ighted. Gifts will be presented to
he children from the tree, games will
'e played candy and popcorn balls
VIII be given the children, and apples
vii be handed ont. provided enough
money can be obtained to purchase
he fruit.
1t has been planned to secure the
lifts for the children by asking every
hid in the school to bring a little
resent, not to exceed 10 cents in
alue, for the tree The mothers will
heck over the gifts after they have
ecn brought to the school, and will
urchase gifts for all the kiddies who
ould not bring them. They will then !
e arranged for the tree and handed
ut by the mothers, so that no child 7
eceiyes the gift he or she brought. b
Any public spirited West Side repi-
ent, any former student of Lincoln
chool CT any former West Side resi-
ent who wishes to aid in the Lincoln
chool Christmas fund has been re.
uCsted to notify either Mrs Knche
'e, the president of the association,
+ any teacher of the school Apples, u
andy, presents or last but not lcas. Il
honey will be gratefully received by p
le. mothers who have undertaken SO y
Iuch in the planning of the party L
here will be no soliciting. every.
ling coming in the nature of free II
i'll Offering Il
prominent West Side man sent )
ord to the meeting yesterday that he :
ould donate the big Christmas tree !,
hich will be used. Il