Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-22

Santa Claus has notified number
Of Great Falls organizations that he is
| overworked this year and has asked
their cooperation in making Christmas s
happy day for many Great Falls
families, who were bit tardy in get
ting out their Yuletide correspondence:
He has asked and has been assured OF
the assistance of the Red Cross, the
Rotary, Kiwanis and Business and Pro-
fessional Womens clubs, the Salvation
Army, the Elks, the 7, w. G. A., the
Y. M. G. A., and the various church
societies Of the city and the county
auditor.
The county auditor has listed the
families upon whom Santa Claus will
be unable to call. The Red Cross has
on it have been distributed to the or
ganizations named with the exception
of Kiwanis club, which compiled its
own list. Care is being taken that
there will not be duplication. More
than 200 families will be supplied with
Christmas dinners that will be COM
plete in every detail. The baskets, it
was stated by the county auditor, will
in most cases contain more than enough
food for one meal. In addition to the
dinners, clothing and toys are being
given. Many trees are being decor
ated for the little guests and at these
Santa Claus will preside. Interesting
and entertaining programs also have
been arranged.
Dinners for so
The county auditors office is sup
plying dinners for 80 families. A num-
Der Of baskets have already been sent
to the country and these contained IN
addition to the dinners, clothing and
toys. These baskets represent an ex-
penditure of more than 5000.
The Kiwanis club has invited 300
children to Hotel Rainbow where a
tree will be awaiting them Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. They will re-
ceive presents and toys and Christmas
bags containing candies and other good
things. The kiwanians appointed a
committee to select their guests and it
is announced that the party for them
will be in keeping with the very spe-
cial invitations that have been sent
to them. Santa Claus will be there
and every boy and girl who sees him
is going to feel that he lives up to all
their expectations.
The Elks have assumed responsible
ity for - families in the country and
have sent them blankets and clothing
in addition to other things for their
Christmas dinners. Their city list has
1873 names Some of the baskets will
contain elk meat. There are $50 pounds
Of this to be given away. 1t will be
| made to go as far as possible and the
baskets that do not contain it will have
something else that will be thought
quite as good.
Rotarians List 827
| The Rotary Empty Stocking club is
going to make Christmas merry for
1927 children. The city firemen, who
I have been painting and repairing toys
for the club, have completed five au-
tomobile loads and are still working.
These toys. it is said, will lose nothing
by comparison with their brand new
brothers and sisters. They will be
distributed Saturday night by the Ro-
tarians, who will wear appropriate
costumes. Candies, nuts and fruit will
accompany the toys to their destina-
tions. Th bags that will contain these
were made by the Business and Pro-
fessional Women'st club, who cut and
sewed SIS pairs.
Besides their regular Christmas tree
for which a complete program has