The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-27
.QUOTAGLUR
XMAS PARTY
Dolls Given 10 Many Little
Guests Monday
Afternoon

Fifty childish hearts were made
merry, fifty pairs of eyes we're
made TO twinkle and as many pairs
of arms tenderly cuddIed as many
pretty "go to sleep" doIlies at the
Christmas party which the Quota
| club gave to fifty little children in
the city YESTERDAY afternoon for
fear Santa in his many rounds might
miss these tots and they would so
dolless.
! In addition to the prettily dressed
doilies each child was given pref
ty stocking filled to overlooking
! With Christmas dainties, candies,
! oranges and apples and each child
| wag served with ice cream and cake
during the afternoon.
The children assembled promptly
at the Y. w. c. a. where the party
/ was held and to strains OF pretty
Christmas march played by Miss
! Nellie Dougan marched happily into
the Y. w. auditorium where they
! were, seated about two beautifully
/ decorated and lighted Christmas
trees. the trees having been dorat-
/ ed by Mrs. N. l.. Hutchinson for the
| occasion. About the rooms Christ
/ mas wreaths and greens were
I gracefully hung while each window
7 was hung with red curtains with
pictures OF Santa and his we'll laden
sleigh and the glow from the red
! curtains and the lighted trees mad"
beautiful scene.
F-Ar h Il
: facing the tree at g. signal old Santa
hoary with frost and in his, time
/ honored costume jumped into the
midst OF the children and was
warmly greeted with cheers as ne
! began his chatter telling the ch1i-
! dren of his journey from ToyIand
and OF the many stockings he ma:
filled ere he reached this party. II"
asked II Santa had visited tnes'e
children and was told in many in
stances that he had not. After talk
/ inc cheerily and jovia!ly TO the girls
T witl: the assistance of several OF
the Quutarians he gave to each gil
2 doll and stocking OF daintles.
/ Before distributing the gifts he told
/ the children that each was to re-
4 ceive doll and spontaneous "Oh.
OH and "Ah! Ah!" went up from
the children was quite audible.
After a few saliies and admontiionN
on the part of the good Saint he
took his departure as quickly as rs
had come and then the merrtment
began. First the children were ask
ed If they wanted to sing and
ready response was made 10 the
I Invitation and at the children own
request they sang beautiful"
"Holv Night" their sweet plaintfvo
voices making real music. Then
ithey sang sweetly Santa Land ana
many other quaint melodies. 1hen
the speech making began and each
child wanted to make Christmas
! speech and many OF them did make
good speeches standing up and say
ing a few lines OF pretty Christmas
recitatious they had learned. When
asked ii they wanted to play every
face was wreathed in smiles anal
plav they did and made the welKi:l
ring with their laughter and shouts
Rig girls (QuntH-ians) and little
girls (tbe guests entered with Will
I into the games playing game ate:
game with will. Then after an
hour and half @. playing the Sirls
sanr again several n.'mns and wat i
dollies and stockings tucked snug
L. under their arms went home say
jnE good bye to the older girls and
saving that they had had a lovely
til: and Judging from their hanpS
ia cos they were speaking trnthtillS.
The car of a friend Of the Quo.
tarians was secured TO bring to the
marty a little crippled girl who was
being treated at Fairmont State hos
pitnl and this friend carried the lit
! tie girl from the car to the audi
torium later delivering her safe and
sound at the hospital. She was
! placed in a largo arm chair and was
ithc centre OF attraction.
\ Tho party was success from
iAtart 70 finish and it is a question
which enjoyed it the more, the
little girls or the girls OF the Fair
imont Quoto club who has planned
the party to mako happy some It'll"
ihe9rts who might otherwise tav"
ibeen cherries. Mrs. T. NJ. CourE.
iney was master OF ceremonies ana
was assisted by Others Of the QUO
! tnrians.
/ The club is indebted to Mrs. NJ.
IL. Hutchinson for the trees. to
Harry Z. Engle for playing the par:
OF Santa Claus. to Mrs. c. Z. Reed
! for delicious cookies contributed.
ito G. L. Musgrave for the uBe OF
his automobile IN bringing the chill.
dren to tho party. and 10 T. NJ.
Courtney and Kendall Everest for
erecting and Illuminating the trees
and to the manager OF the Wool.
worth Five and Ten Cent store for
liberal contributions for the deco