New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT DRIVES WANT FROM
 DESTITUTE HOMES
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cloee this evening at z o'clock.
 There will be little activity in the city tonight, most people being en- gagged in helping Santa Claus in their own homes.
 The South church chimes will an- nounce the approach of Christmas and Christmas carols will be sung at the community tree at Vine and West Main streets this evening by the residents of the neighborhood The exercises will begin at l 0 o'clock.
 Many of the churches which have ne already held their Christmas exercises will observe them tomor- row and Sunday
 This afternoon at o'clock the be- ginners and primary departments of the South Congregational church school held their annual Christmas program. This evening at 7:3o o'clock the junior, intermediate and senior departments will hold their exercises.
 Dinners for Needy Families
 There are 206 dinners on the Christmas list of the Soc,ai Seryice exchange, conducted under the auspices of the Social Workers club for the purpose of avoiding dupli- cation of Christmas dinners. Miss Beale is the executives ecretary.
 The list includes B being given by the Stanley Rule and Level and Corbin Screw corporation.
 In addition to the so or 100 din- ners planned by the Salvation Army, dinners for Il people are being sent out through the exchange by the American Legion, the Elks club. Kiwanis club, DeMolay, Boy and Girl Scouts and several churches.
 The Welfare Association has fur rished the names of 100 children for Salvation Army Christmas party. also .5 children to enjoy the Knights of Pythias party Tuesday.
 Baskets of fruit and Christmas goodies are being sent to aged couples and lonely people by the Welfare association, also several no other provision has been made. extra dinners to families for whom
 Mayor Weld Plays San,a
 Mayor Weld spread holiday cheer through city hall today by sending boxes of chocolates to the young women employed in the building and cigars to the male employees. Cigars were also sent to the police and fire headquarters.
 P.& F. Corbin Girls Club Helps
 The P. & r. Corbin Office Girls club is devoting to charity the pro- ceeds from the Christmas sale of articles contributed by its members and the minstrel show recently given. It has contributed s25 each to the Childrcn's Homo, the Polish Orphanage and the Salvation Army, has given boxes of candy to the women and packages of tobacco to the men at the town farm, and is providing number of Christmas dinners to families whose addresses were supplied by Miss Cora Beale Of the New Britain Welfare asso- ciaton.
 Next Tuesday Washington L. Nor gan lodge, Knights of Pythias, will entertain 25 needy children at 7:30 o'clock in the Jr. o. L. A. M hall. There will be entertainment, gifts and refreshments.
 Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock the Salvation Army will hold it's annual Christmas party for chill dren. There will be a tree, gifts of toys and candy and entertainment.
 Letters To Santa Claus
 Santa Claus will be just as busy as ever, if he makes any serious at- tempt to comply with requests. or ders and suggestions from the young and still unskeptical. Ap- proximately 300 letters have gone to him through the local post office.
 One letter, which found it's way into the hands of Miss Cora NJ. Beale, secretary of the Welfare as- sociation, Is Illuminating The translation by Miss Beale is in it. self somewhat startling. The letter l is as follows:
 "ANGI VANS YDRUM USE | VANS ADOLANKARESH ROKEY VANS GASOLAWGEGEN CLARA VANS DOLL"
 Santa would have no trouble" says Miss Beale, in translating the above into: .Ange Qo) wants & | drum, Lizzie wants a doll and car- riage, and Rocci wants a gasoline engine. Clara wants a dolr."
 This one was carefully printed as follows:
 Dear SantaCLAUS I Fforgot to | TELL YOU that l wana Sled also I | send YOU Lots of LOVE-"
 One which Santa Claus undoubt- | edly will find rather familiar, since . 1t smacks of the Eskimo dialect, | reads as follows:
 "sendey klas
 ja chce troczejk
 ja chce enogdrns
 ja chne orbest is chpuH grae."