Show AN AX U CHARITY I Because some stilted professional charity organizations Q have ha protested lt the tho little letters addressed to Santa Sama Claus will not nol bo hO turned over to willing willing will will- ing lug men and women of or Salt Lal Lake e but butwill will bo be sent bent to tho the letter dead office at Washington I Little Salt L Lake e tots Just Juat learning to lo write have havo placed on paper their childish wIshes They believe there is isa Isa isa a spirit called Santa Claus They hava dropped those letters addressed to lo the lh saint In whose existence they believe belleve in fn which belief they are happy into happy Into tho the mail boxes And Andall nil the touching pathetic little letters letters' have been hUrrIed hurried hur hUr- ried ned to time the local Postmaster Thomas on a previous occasion got bot permission of ot tho department department depart depart- ment meat to refer these letters to rich people peo peo- pIe here in Salt Lake who made It a J point to supply those of or the requests which proved worthy worthy and and time the donors donora hoe have been een made even happier than are aro the children by that action But in the big Eastern cities there e are what la is called bureaus of associated asso asso- elated ch charities IJ I ties They keep paid officials officials dais and proceed b by rule Thc They in insist Iii in slet that all giving bo be done dono b by them And Arid then timen they give ghe or not as hard tho-hard- fast and-fast system dh And the time go go eminent S says s 's tho letters addressed 1 t to Santa Claus fall under tho time head of appeals for charity and tho the letters letten not hot being properly directed will nave have to go to tho time letter dead office Of f course tho the little people who ht havo yo written written writ wrIt- ten will get nothing Technically tho government is right But nut certainly the time tears of or every child who weeps himself to sleep Christmas night because use Santa Claus disappointed disappoint disappoint- ed him will bo be gall and wormwood to tIme the professional almoners who have havo interfered d. d |