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W$H*-lt;•A Real Santa Claus Who Delighted Small People, Each of Whom Received Gifts.FOUR BIG CHRISTMAS TREES.• *Wagon Loads of Gifts Were Distributed In Harlem, Lower Manhattan, Brook* lyn and Jersey City,v,WAS THE TWELFTH YEAR OF. GIVING.Volunteer* Toole Charge of DlatrN bntlon nml Joined In the Hap* pines* of flic Children.dIf those who contributed to the Even*.-,«,*yving World’s Christmas Tree Fund had i m___been In any ono of the four halls whe'nV/-'|g8M the gifts were distributed .yesterday they would have realized, the . truth : of ‘V,|1 the scriptural assertion that “It Is more blessed to give than receive.’* This was the twelfth of the Evening World**Santa Claus festivals. *More than thirty thousand children/ Y$r were made happy, and just think how many fathers and mothers were glad-dened by the joy of their little'ones.,fryThere were wagon loads of toys arid:1':-MyryA !«« „ »* I.-__ li 1 A ^ -A. * '• *•/»¥candles, of course, because It could riof'f.ube a real Christmas to the small :;folk f'vlf without them. J3iit there were, :too»-yr}$i warm clothing, shoes, hats. and.'gloyes^Sr for those who needed them most..Agra in nt Tlielr Kindly Post/William C. Turner impersonated;/^# Santa Claus-in the SalvationY Army-Hall, at Ono Hundred and Twenty-fifthvjrfc street and Lexington avenue, . and...the (;/.% distribution was in charge.of Mr. jand'^p Mrs. S. S. Ketcham, who have v.per--y^Jjgformed that kindly, office for years. sisting them were’ Mr. and Mrs. lam Bull, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph - BulljV-^Ml Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaffney, .Mr/:'andn;SM Mrs. Gus West, Mr.. and Mrs. • Joseph'S-^ Wilson, Mrs. Mar ter, Misses. M. Brinck-:/-^v?!1-• vLl*Mrs. Harry McCloud, William Gaffney, Eddie Gaffney,' J. Judge, J. Perkins Tracy, Thomas Culley, Charles Charles Hildebrand, E. B. Harris.' andiW. C. Turner.Each youngster received a bag • ofcandy In addition to other things,. and^$ it -was a busy, happy time for two hourM TlS The crow'd in Webster Hall, ..in EastHEleventh street, required fifty: policeniSn :;J;rrSi to keep In order, and it * was'.very gentfe*. police work. The street was’filled long?-?#/' before'the doors open'dd, at' 8:30;' but pot.- vj.-a child was disappointed; ' There, was . .... given. away a whole case of , clothing^-.«6V given by Ahlberg Morris, of No.VzO;y/i/ Wavcrley place. One youngster who re-cel l a suit of clothes demanded a pairY '/A of- uv oral Is.' . v . Itcmcmbcrcd Mother.“What for?” he'was asked.’ 1 “For me mudder,” (he replied quickly.'Y^i^Y • The distribution * committee . consisted of Mrs. Herman Sohwerin, who was in charge; her two sons, Morris and Johris^feS; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Martino, Mrs. John J. Prince, Mrs. Henry Robinson/ Mr. ;/%: and Mrs. Georgo Taylor, Mrs.1 Paulino Y‘ A* Bernstein, Mrs. Joo Freeland.- Mrs. J.^r/v© Isaacs5 Mrs. B. Fowler, Mrs. Eliza Alex-ander. Mrs. Dora Jacobs, Mrs. Hen- ’ rletta Glanzman, Miss Annie Isaacs,Miss Mamie Littenberg, Gus Pfluger,/ :/••£ Miss Lillie Arnold, Miss M. Harris. I. Rosenthal. Mrs. N. Simon, Adolph •: :/',W.wKnopf and. Mr. Solomon....... v-VMNearly two* tons of sweetmeats,'in ad-‘Y ‘/'^ dltlon to -boys and clothing, were given/,rrlt;;.$ away in Jefferson Hall, .Court Square; *$?:*.'? Brooklyn. Never was there a more sue- • ('rfig ccssful.Christmas tree, because so good peoplo helped, to. make it so,%.Poormaster John Hewett. acted, a* W Santa Claus in the hall at No. 14 - Bright- m-ft street, Jersey City. He was assisted by.-fyM* Misses Emma and * Margaret Hewett. '-v^ Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Bella Eldrldge. ' ' Frank Fagan .Frederick Sultman ana Nathan Rooney.NEWSBOYS WEREHIS GUESTS,.ft-Frank Tilford Entertains 600
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Tue, Dec 26, 1899
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