Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-23
YULETIDE JOY
IS POSSESSION
OF WHOLE11Y
Cazette's Donation To Be
Distributed Tomorrow
Night-More Needed
YET TIME TO HELP
Newsboys Happy Over Gift-Children
Asked to Help Their Little Friends
With Cast-off Toys and Cloth
ing

The Yuletide spirit of giving to
those in needy circumstances has
reached its zenith today, but there is
gloom on the part of the givers be-
cause Of the limited amount of good
that can be done because there's is not
enough to 60 all around ir good style.
The Gazette has already exhausted its
funds in buying the gifts for more
than two hundred and fifty worthy
causes that have been reported and in
veStigated.
The distribution will be made from
the Young Peoples Building tomor-
row evening and all those of the XII
wants Club and others who have
promised the use of their automobiles
for this purpose are requested 70 be
present at this building ut 1880 o.
clock tomorrow evening. There IS
vet time to come IN for your share
OF the glory of giving and it is hoped
that unselfIsh little children will help
Santa by giving TO him the little toys
thev have growB tired OF or have out
grown. All these little things Will
help in making the Christmas more
iovful for some little fellow some
where. These contributions viii De
received with great thanks up until
tomorrow night. Do something TO
help someone else.
The Gazette. carrier boys were give
anf
salaries. The little fellows were Off
with whoop to buy something to
make someone else happy This is
the true Christmas spirit. One of the
little boys who was cold for lack OF
proper clothing was given a warm
overcoat and the Jay seen in the face
of that little fellow would have
prompted anyone TO go ahead and do
some good. He proudly stuck his lit
tie wind chapped fists into his pocket
and walked around, comfortable once
more. There is JOY in giving and
10Y is what we all live for. Try 1t
and see. s.,
Christmas indeed, is carrying with
Il. this year greater stir than has
been known in old Alexandria for
MANY years. The aim is TO make this
4 one hundred per cent Christmas.
There are sufferers and all may know
It if they will go 70 the least bit OF
trouble. If there is an old toy room
in your house that contains things
that are never to DC used again call
Mrs. T. Clifton Howard, phone lOS
and let this be known. She wiii
that the children who are deserving,
Will get their portion of the JOY.
The various charitable organiza-
tons, churches aud others are today
engaged in the task of rounding up
the names Of the pe0r deserving peo-
ple OF the city in order thai they may
obtain neceSsarieS in order to make
them have a happy and cheerful
Christmas. The Elks, Salvation Army
and various other agencies are to
send out baskets tomorrow follow
in% an annual custom.
Special Christmas dinners will be
served the inmates of the various In
stitutions. City Sergt. r. II. Cox
has nrovided for a bountiful turkey
dinner for the eighteen prisoners at
the city Jail. At the city aims house
Supt. Sherwood has arranged Spe-
cial Christmas dinner for the inmates
Ct that institution.
Give what you can, without feel
ing the cost and then give until il
hurts and then the giver will be of the
spirit 10 sing with the angels or
Christmas night, "Glory to God IL
the highest, and peace on earth, gOoc
will toward men,"