The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-27
CHEER
TO MANY CHILDREN
St. Nicholas Girls Celebration Made
Nearly Six Hundred Needy
Youngsters Happy.


The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings OF His Heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world Of sin,
Where meek souls win receive Him,
The dear Christ enters in"
Surely the spirit Of Christmas
walked the streets of Pensacola and
went with many, during the night and
day which was celebrated in memory
Of the Savior's birth And no where
was the Christ spirit more beautifully
shown than in the children's celebra
ton on Christmas morning. when
nearly six hundred children We're made
happy through the work Of the St.
Nicholas Girl
Long before the appointed hours
small boys and girls thronged the
streets on their way to the city han,
where the celebration was held, and by
$3.50 the corridors wee thronged and
/ children spilled over into the streets.
waiting for the magic moment when
the barriers We're to be let down, that
they might enter.
Tickets had been distributed to 39S
children up to Christmas Eye but on
Christmas morning so many more had
reported at the city hall than had been
expected that it was necessary to send
out for additional toys and to supple
ment the stockings with Santa Claus
boxes and bags of fruits and good
les"
Each child received a stocking filled
with fruits, candies and nuts, with its
mate tucked into the tops. and these
were fitted to the ages OF the children,
in order that they might be used aft
crward. To each was given horn
and every girl received doll, and an
other nice toy. while each boy also re-
ceived stocking and two toys.
The children's Christmas celebration
is always a season Of sorrow as well
as gladness. there are so many to be
cared for and some eases are 50 needy.
Many came 10 the celebration barefoot
in spite Of the cold day, and the names
Of the most needy We're taken down, in
order that some effort might be made
to meet the most desperate needs. The
! st. Nicholas Girl wishes to express
her very grateful thanks to all who
helped her make the day a happy one
to the childrea, and especially to the
city commissioners and to Probation
hOfficer Sam Pinney for the held he
gave, as always, at this season of the
year
Special thanks are also given to
Chief Milton Frank, Officer Chestnut.
and Special officer McIntyle, for their
/ services; to Miss Clark OF the Hat
shop, for a splendid donation of hats
to the Ray Hardware Company for a.
large donation Of toys. and to Mr..
lIirschman for his kindness in open
ing his store on Christmas day in or
der that the ST. Nicholas Girl might
meet the additional needs at the last
minute.
But, after all it is the public which
should thank the st. Nicholas Girl for
this beautiful Christmas work. Miss
Leila Abercrombie and Miss Modesto
Hargis. who have been carrying on
this work together for several years,
1 have given every minute of their leis-
ure time for many weeks. in order that
the children might have a happy
Christmas, and it is to their united ef-
fort and devoted work that the success
Is due.
In few days they viii make a state
ment Of ali funds received and paid
out, and win personally express their
thanks for the work that they have
been allowed to do for the children Of
Pensacola through this fund.
They wish to thank Miss Madge
Cushman and her group Of girls. who
so kindly filled the Christmas stock
jngs and oil who aided them yester-
day in the distribution