New-York tribune., 1922-12-22
Harding Radios
Christmas Wish
To All Children
President Sends Good Cheer
Message to Santa Claus As
sociation To BE Flashed
Throughout the Country
Kris KringIe Kept Busy
Sends 10000 shoppers Out
10 See That Every Young.
sterin City IsRemembered

President Harding, getting ready
Tor chrittmus in shs White House ana
rerAeniberjng the time when he hung
bss stocking beside the chimney sent
out nessage yesterday 10 all little
boys and girls Of the United States
he thought II he sent IL 70 the
Santa claus Association in the kniek-
erboeker Building they would al hear
about Il. and this Is what he said;
~Merry Christmas 70 the children OF
the United States.
WARREN C. HARDING"
The message was flashed By radio
sll over the country 50 that children
IN every state would know tho Presi-
dent remembered them. Only thres
more days remain until Christmas
and Santa Claus IS burdened dowA
with his pack as he tries 70 reach
every poor and friendle's child in New
York.
Has 10000 Shoppers
The Santa Claus Association has To-
900 shoppers out helping him all day
long. bringing coal and food, sweets
and toys 70 chilly homes with empty
lardcrs.
Nineteen thousand letters have
reached the Santa Claus Association
asking for help. To all Of these the
following friendly little reply has
been sent;
sT-o,, santa Claus. North Pole, De
cember. Ny dear little one, have
received your dear letter and am
happy 20 know you have been such a
good child. Santa cannot promise, but
will do his very best 20 visit your
home this Christmas. Love and kisses
for all SANTA CLAUS"
Santa writes in green ink, and very
soon after the letter comes a great
big bundle from the Santa Claus A.
ISOLATION with a friendly label that
says in rcd letters:
ADo not open until Christmas morn
ing. Prom Santa Claus, North Pole,
for good little children"
Thousands OF these bundles are lying
IN dingy tenemen:s waiting Tor Christ-
mas morning. They arc full Of the
WOUNNNN NNHN FAAM AAIAAAI NAAoN ANNlas
There has been less demand for food
thfs wear than for several years past,
but heavy run on coal. A hundred
tons have been delivered in bags where
Il was most needed.
Tines Are Not So Hard
The letters that pour in by thou
sands every day 70 the association
show that times are not as hard as
they were last Christmas. Neverthe-
less. there are 80 many appeals for
help that II would be impossible TO
meet every one.
A little girl writes from the East
Side:
"Dear Santa Claus; Please don't for
get us like you did last Xmas. Santa
Claus, have other sisters an brother
an am 10 years ol an my father Is
dead an mother is sick with her Back.
So please don't forget US II you do we
won't have any things Santa Claus We
need clOuths an shoes an food an toys
please come an see what we need Santa
Claus. Ny sister is an my brother
is an sister an the baby Is 10
months 5 In all please don't forget. We
are waiting for you an we are good
as can be-"
This is the tenth birthday Of the
Santa Claus Association Il has 10000
families listed on It's hles that It cares
for every year. It's work is carried on
conjunction with all the charitable
oreanizatiOns. A broadcasting campaign
% chldren's letters put on this year
has resulted in 8 big addition 20 the
annual list Of donors. In less than
an hour after Miss Alma Iaesen had
sent out her radio appeal last night
telephone orders had been received FOR
more than a hundred families.