The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-01-07
CHRISTMAS CHEER
WORK AND WORKERS
Christmas Cheer Workers Play Santa
Claus.

If you helped to fill basket
For home in need this year,
Then you scattered joy and sladness
And world of Christmas cheer;
If you filled an empty stocking,
Made child-heart glad tc look,
Then the great Recording Angel
Wrote your name down in his
book.
Sixty-eight little children still be-
lieve in Santa Claus. No matter if
daddy lad no job aid mama was sick
in bed good old ST. Nick called at the
home and left 6 big basket running
over with good things to eGt, warm
clothes to wear and dolls, toys, etc.,
dear to the heart of a child.
Santa travelled by automobile from
his headquarters. the White Furni-
ture Co., which WAS made his home
through their EoYpitalfty. Early in
the morning of Christmas Eve Day,
the first part OF his cargo was de-
livcred from the Union City Ice &
Coal Company. Mr.. Fred Dahnke.
generously contributed all the coal
needed to warm tEcse who were cold
and his drivers unlocded a good sup
ply to oil the s:aivaring homes.
Promptly at two O'clock tie same.
day the active representatives Of San;
ia fell in line and began the gigantic
task of assortment, packing and de-
livery of goods to all parts of the
city. They were Mrs. Clara Prieto,
Mrs. Re bert WLiEple, Miss Elizabeth
Chambers, Mrs H. Hassler, Miss
Clare Parks, Curtis Ruddle. Lcndreth.
Thomas. Robert Bend, Carey Brum
mcll, DR.. Ira Park and the writer.
Housewives from ell parts of the
city flied with the spirit of the sea-
son and dosiding to help these in
need donated clothing, cakes, Jelly,
fresh meats, which werer added to
the big baskets, making the load so
heavy that Santa'5 carriers, Robert
Bond, Curtis Ruddle and Lsndreth
Thomas, had a fine opportunity to
use muscle to good advantage.
Through the kindness Of Coruml
G. Jackson and Shatz a wool sweater
and cap was donated to every child.
The baskets were received with much
Pleasure in many homes while in
others we found the occupants away
and in that instsnce a window was
pricd open and the baskets set in
side.
Christmas day we visited the un-
foitrnates in our county who are
forced TO make the Jail their bond
while awaiting the courts action. A
great basket of Christmas goodies was
distributed there and smoking to-
bacco and cigars. Even inside these
bleak walls the Christmas spirit was
evieont. The only white man there
said he wished his part could be CIV
en- to his folks, but thanks to a low
ing, liberal people, l could tell this
man that his family was remembered
the day before with necessary food
and Christmas sweets.
The cooperation of loyal citizen
ship has made this great work pos
sible, and the liberal contributors who
gave their money through tho diff
ferent church funds or otherwise to
the Christmas Chee Committee,
and the children who gave their toys
to others less fortunate have the last
ing gratitude and the thanks of
those who received them. To the
Press, the News Banner and The
Commercial we are extremely thank
full. Their columns were the medi-
um that aroused the impulse to duty
and reminded the general public. and
these columns have always been open
to any good movement in the county.
All in all, many have had merry.
merry Christmas who otherwise
would have remained sad, cold and
destitute and who might otherwise
have lost faith in G Santa Claus.
HAZEL MANLEY.
Six O'clock Dinner.
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