The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-25
1905 CHILDREN
GLADDENED BY
CLOTHE GIFTS
Times CIOthe Child Drive
SurpaSSeS 1888 Mark
by 400.
$4,000 SPENT IN CITY
Mile of Dimes Also Sets
Record With S3365
on Line.

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porous New Year
This was the heartfelt greeting
today Of hundreds of children in
Indianapolis less-fortunate families
to the citv's Good Fellows.
Here's why:
ONE THOUSAND TWO HUN
DRIED and FIVE needy school chill
dren Of Indianapolis we're rescued
from winters rigOrs and the march
of flu and colds today by thousands
of generous donors to the annual
ClOthe-A-Child campaign of The
indianapolis Times
FIFTEEN TIL on SAND DOL
LARS was spent, it is estimated,
by men and women from every sta
ton in life as they joined hands to
light the largest number of can
dies on Clothe-A-Childs Christmas
tree in the history of the campaign.
The FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOL
EARS raised to put clothing on
underprivileged boys and girls was
the largest and most spontaneous
Yuletide gift in a citys history.
THE ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED and FIVE boys and girls
who wear warm clothing today are
wearing that clothing because of
thousands Of donors of dimes and
dollars, shopping time, and a great
goodness Of heart.
FOUR HUNDRED more girls and
BOYS are clothed today than in 1893
because of those donors. Clothe-A-
Child touched SOC children dressed
IN the 1888 Yuletide.
Dimes Record Is Broken
ile-of-Dimes, sidewalk Santa OF
Clothe-A-Child, passed its 1893
mark of s3207 by giving from citvs
change pocket THREE THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED and SIXTY
FIVE DOLLARS and FIFTY
CENTS to ClOthe-A-Child
In rain. snow and sleet. the DIME
line, famous for miles around
weathered the elements for II days
and brought an offering of silver
pieces sufficient to clothe FOUR
HUNDRED and F'IFTY-SIx chill
dren.
FIVE HUNDRED and FORTY
ONE children we're clothed by IN
dividual donors who sacrificed lunch
hours, postponed dates, to go into
the homes and take children to city
stores to outfit them in clothing as
we'll as in faith that there really is
a Santa Claus.
ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY
EIGHT children were clothed by
cash donors who just couldn't find
the time away from their business
but who let The Times do their
shopping for them.
Every ClOthe- A-Child dollar and
dime was spent in indianapolis to
aid in turning a citys wheels of
industry.
Lead Ranks of Donors
In the front rank of the parade
Of individual donors into Clothe-A-
Child homes to shop for their own
BOYS and girls we're:
Real SILK Hosiery Mills Dents. SO chill
dren.
william H. Block Co.'S employees. IS
children.
National Ms4eabIe and steel Casting
Co. rs children
T.. :. Ayres 4 Co.. employees and
Downstairs store II children.
Diamond Chain Dents. Il children.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. employees.
10 children.
The Leader Store. 10 children.
The work days of employees of
those companies and hundreds of
other firms in the city and in the
bowling alleys of the city or wher-
ever ClOthe- Child hreathed its
message of goodwill. lightened at
the remembrance of the grimy
hands they held as they led them
to their first views. in some cases,
Of a city'S sights, as we'll as city'S
wearing apparel.
Then twelve days ago Mile-of-
Dimes joined those generous in
dividual donors. Dime at a time
the sidewalk shrine grew until it
reached a few feet over TWENTY
rows when 1t was picked up Christ
mas Eve.
But group Of The Times shop
pers spent those Dimes while they
lay on the sidewalk in front of l..
S. Ayres & Co. and S. S. KreSge Co.
Dimes NIired in Slush
And as individual ClOthe-A- Child
donors rushed Christmas Eve TO
shop for the boys and girls they
had taken for their own. a truck
from Drinks Express Co. backed up
to Mile-Of- Dimes and collected a
City'S change purse 10 help a child
Long before those dimes. mired
in Slush. had been counted. the four
corners Of the city found boys and
girls proudly displaying new cloth
ing where only threadbare garments
hung before.
So Clothe-A-Child says its merri-
est of MERRY CHRISTMAS today
10 the men and women who Shopped
for their children and won't forget
the thrill. ana 10 those generous
cash donors and those who wor-
SHIPPED at the shrine of dimes.
Numerous city organizations gave
I'D food. baskets. toys and clothing
TO a citys unfortunates and Joined
with Clothe-A Child folk 10 say
what has already been said by word
action. or smile. by children who
wished you what We wish you
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Tailed Man HAMS Self