New Britain herald., 1929-12-28
SWEDISH SOCIETIES
 PLAY SANTA CLAUS
Provide Christmas Gifts and
 Social at Children'S Home

Gifts for each child. ice cream and cake vocal and instrumental music Christmas tree and sevcral short addresses comprised the pro- gram Of Christmas party at the [linsbcrg Childrcn's home last cvc-
 hing.
 The party was given under the
 auspices Of the United Swedish so- Cictics. Emil Larson presided. Group singing by the children and
 their guests and instrumental music by both groups, were enjoyed. Brief addresses were made by
 Gustavc Modccn, Scvcrin Johnson,
 and Rev. C. J. Frcdecn.
 The evenings program marked
 the end of a Christmas celebration which Rev. Dr. John E. kingbcrE
 said started as far back as Thanks giving.
 The children have received gifts from New Britain friends through
 cut December. These gifts were distributed to the children on Christmas morning.
 uI NtA tlllIltiS tllOue II lD IIdht
 two meals each for the entire per Sonnel of the homo, were proviIcu by friends. Four Christmas trees, one in the chapel. one in the main hall. one in the boys department and one in the girls department. were donated by friends of the in stitution.
 Christmas i'll Chicago Rome Similar generosity is reported by Dr. KlingbcrS from the home in ( hicago, which is four years old, | Dr. K!ingbcrg. formerly pastor of a i Chicago church. wishing 10 do some ] thing for orphans in that city, con- ! cciVod the idea Of starting homo 1 much on the same basis as the one l in this city. He rented vacant 1 house on G3d Place and had it re- novat"d and furnished. Miss Mal cI
 klingh"GG. daughter of Dr. KlinG- ! berg, 1t her own request, went tQ
 Chicago with $t00 in cash and crca, enthusiasm. The venture was a sue 1 cess and jod@y there arc 2S orphans { there under the care of Miss King
 bcrf and her assistants.
 How they spent Christmas is told ] in the following letter from th, 7 young woman 10 her father:
 Many friends and many different
 organizations hclpcd make this i Christmas at the chil1rcn's Home in l Chicago the happ,rst in it's short ! history. Christmas began on Dcccm- 1 bcr Nth when young ladies from l Austin, Chicago. brought gifts and il real Santa Claus. On the 15th i each child with a woolen sweater On the l7th the T.. A. IT, class, En- l glcWood. entertained the children i with a delicious turkey dinner and
 gave to each girl a beautifully ] dressed doll. and to the boys, toys ] There were many other visitors but ] space does not permit me to enum- i crate them. Wrapped gifts came 1 from friends in Chicago. other places l in Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota | Iowa, and Connecticut. On Christ
 mas morning the children awakened
 nt , the morning and found to i their delight @1 filled stockings at ! the fireplace. donated by friends in i the Lorimcr Baptist church. Chi cago. The Daily Times an illus
 trated Chicago paper, donated the 1 Ire" and trimmings and gifts for every child, They sent a photogra- . phcr who took tashlight pictures Of some of the children, featuring par 1 ticularly Joan. the youngest and dearest of the @1 Corner children. Four women. employed by the Daily Times helped distribute the gifts
 which they sai'l was the most joy. ous scene they had c>cr witnessed.