San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-20
SAN ANTONIO
WILL PLAY
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BY BESS CARROLL

BY BESS CARROLL 4
lis . week before Christmas. and
all through the town
An the orphans there Is are just
"jazIing around 4
Each waiting for Santa, as gay a.
can be
With visions Of toys and candy and
tree.
"Pleass sir, Mr.. Judge, want q
divorce from my Mama and Papa"
San Antonio's divorce judges might
as well be prepared for big shock.
between now and Christmas hundreds
Of little boys and girls very probably
will apply for divorces from their par
ents.
And all because the orphans of San
Antonio are going to have such very
merry, '1arruping" Christmas.
It may be pretty bad to be an 'or-
plant" 1884 days out of the year, but
on one day-Christmas-it's even
nicer, as far as parties and presents
and fun are concerned, to be an or
phan than to be just ''reg'lar child.-
ORPHANS HEAD LIST
For this Christmas not even tho
richest boys and girls in town, or the
debs with their gay whirl Of parties,
will have a merrier. happier time than
San Antonio's little orphans.
For instance-just one organiza-
ton, the Elks Club, is going to play
Santa Claus to 600 children and 200
old people. Each Of the clubs are try
ing to see which can do the most for
San Antonio's homeless boys and girls.
Approximately 500 orphans will at
tend the big movie party that will be
given at 10 o'clock the day before
Christmas, December "a, by the
Palace Theater and the San Antonio
Light and the "a. B. c." Auto Livery,
the Merchants Transfer Company the
The San Antonio Public Service COM
pany and the White Sightseeing COM
pany. Transportation will be pro-
vided, and the Queen Candy company
will distribute candy. The Palace
is arranging a special program. All
the orphans in every orphanage in
the city have been invited.
TREES FOR ORPHANAGES
Several days before Christmas the
Elks will send big Christmas trees to
each orphanage in the city, and busy
men will go every evening to decorate
these trees and to tag the presents.
Every child will be given two pres
ents, bought just for him or for her.
Then. on Christmas morning, groups
Of Elks. with vaudeville entertainers
and sections Of the Elks band accom-
panying each group, will visit, be-
sides all the orphanages, the Protes-
tant Home for the Aged, the st.
Francis Home and the st. Vincent
de Paul Home for the Aged. The
Elks also will visit the crippled chill
dren's wards at Santa Rosa Infir-
mary and at the Robert B. Green Hos
pital.
The Protestant Orphans Home has
full calendar of entertainment, be-
ginning Friday, December IS. At noon
Friday the Kiwanis Club win enter
tain the orphans with a turkey dinner
at the Gunter Hotel. then with a
movie party. Saturday afternoon &C
. 80 the Rainbow Circle will have a
Christmas tree for the kiddies at the
orphanage.
SANTA TO VISIT.
Monday at p. m. the orphans will
be entertained by Santa Claus" &C
Breckenridge High School. Tuesday,
December %, they will go to Christ
mas party at Lions Field. Wednes-
q day night, to the Rotary Christmas
! tree on Alamo Plaza. Christmas Day
the Elks viii have their Christmas
tree. and Masons of San Antonio viii
provide a big turkey dinner in the
orphanage at noon.
The Lions Club will give a Christ
mas party at Lions Field Clubhouse
Tuesday, December 30, from O'Clock
until 8 in the afternoon. -Santi
Claus" will distribute gifts, candy
fruit and toys. and after the Dsrts
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