The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
POOR Children
ENJOYGHRISTMAS
Many Baskets and;Toys Dis
trlbuted by Various Agen-
cles to Poor Families.

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Charity enterprises constituted
One OF the most important phases
Of the Fairmont Christmas season.
this year. Eighty.seven baskets
containing a chicken, potatoes,
vegetables. fruit, sugar, coffee
and bread were distributed by the
Salvation Army Saturday after.
noon at 8 o'clock to the same mum.
Der of needy families. The Times
fund provided 725 children Of
Marion County and adjacent ter.
ritory with toys, candy and nuts.
A particular instance of happi.
i ness well.placed was the case of
little 6.year-old Josephine. Schir,
ripa, a crippled Italian child Of:
Zeising, who was greeted by Santa
Claus in the person OF Superin.
tendent A. T. Horton and H. E.
Bennett OF the Clarksburg divis.
ion division Of the Monongahela
/ Power & Railway Co. They pres.
ented the little girl with dolls,
clothing and rocking chair of /.
the kind that will enable her to
sit on the porch this summer and
continue to play the game OF wav.
Ing to the motormen and couduc.
tors Of the line as they pass.
Not only was the child made
happy but her father and mother,
who had not sufficient means %
buy gifts, were also pleased. Jose. |
| phine's little brother and sister a! !
so shared in the treat. The child !
has been in a plaster cast for sey. |
eral months and 1t is hoped that /
/ within the next few months she !
may begin to walk. She has been
crippled for two years and during
this time her father has spent All
the funds he could procure in an
effort 10 cure her ailment. The
/ officials OF the traction company !
purchased Josephlne's gifts with a .
found OF $40, which they had rails
ed.
! Another expression OF Christ.
mas spirit was manifested wheu
fifty little girls were entertained
by the Quota Club Mt Christmas
party held III the Y, W. G.. A.
i Yesterday afternoon. Invitations
had been issued some time ago to
! the children TO be guests OF the !,
club Christmas afternoon and they
were there waiting when the host. ,
esses arrived.
Shortly after the little tots had
! been seated in che "Y" auditor.
ium, Santa Glars in the person o:
Harry f. Englo appeared from /
| behind the scenes. After telling |
the children OF his journey by
airplane to this city he proceeded
to give each girl pretty doll, a 4
bag OF candy and nuts and All
orange. Later In the afternoon
each child was fitted with a nice
warm pair Of mittens.
Before the games began the .
children sang and gave speeches
and were served with ice cream,
cake and candy. Led by the Quo.
TRANS, the children played game
after game and were 10th to de.
part for their homes. 0ne little
tot of barely 2 years was the. cen
ter OF attraction and entered |
heartily into the entertainment OF I.
the afternoon. A pet dog, which i
followed one Of the children to |
the party, enjoyed larfH share
Of cake and candy.
The assembly room OF the y.
W. G. A. was prettily decorated
/ for the affair. A beautiful largo
Christmas tree, the gift Of Captain
o'Bierne, literally loaded with !
Christmas balls and tinsel, occu.
pied a conspicuous place. The
windows were hung with rel
crepe paper shades with reindeer
and Santa Claus decorations,
while the lights were also shaded
In red crepe paper. Beneath tho
tree were placed the, gifts for the
children and the Quota girls help.
ed Santa Claus distribute them.
The children were given tickets
Of admission to the new Virginia
Theater, which are good for an
admission any time this week.
A number Of dolls and stockings
WeeT TAKEN ny inc meIupeTs 10
children unable to come to the
party.
Those who entertained the chill.
dren during tho afternoon were
Mrs. T. NJ. Courtney, Miss Mary
DeVol, Miss Bertha Lucas. Miss
Leota Gaskins, Miss nellie Dougan,
Miss Katherine Barry, Mrs. W.
H. Haines, Miss Josephine snt.
der, Miss Zella Kinsey and Miss
Elizabeth Stone.
Saturday a fine Columbia Graf
onola' and a bunch OF records were
taken to the county poor farm for
the inmates Of that institution and
left Their as a gift from the Quota
Club.