Show HOW SANTA CAME To POOR I ISalt Salt Lake Charity Bright BrightS S ens Homes and SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE a MORE THAN FAMiLIES SHARE IN iu I poured And poverty stood smiling in my t A I ELL might M M Woods V V of the Salt Lake assocIation quote the above lines from Popes Assisted and by the members of the Charity and many of the merchants arid char charitably Inclined of al Lake Sir WOOdS arranged a ChrIst ChrIstman man tree last evening for the poor of Saji Lake Two dozen of th aMOa timi had mRle a thorough of the city tire nest two to destitute When a faintly In thie condition was found the name of cech to be on tin of those to whom presents were to hi given The old Armory hail tn Temple and was secured for the Invitations were sent to those names had boe scented to be on huId They were on Mysterious Windmill Long before 7 they began to ar arrive rive By S the halt was filled While they waited for tire of the doings the guests found muck that To the left of the pint form stood a high Many were made as to what t this Was to have in the No one ever dreamed that that comes later The rear of the platform was draped with a wonderful painting j wa a scene probably discarded by some the atro but it was wonderful For did It riot hide the land of Nowhere it was b one little o years to come our an get buey On the stood two Christmas trees all aglitter in their strings of and other trimmings the right of the it wa All ready for him to corn irs Art a broad 11 looked so likI that a pairs of eye S kept close upon it for fear fl fright slide down suddenly tilt halt was filled everybody seat d aWi Superintendent Woods that package had been made u for lam These contained wearing for the parents as wail a for tire with toys candy nuts and fruit As each name was read a of the family stepped to tb platform to the mysterious ban bandie die In some Instance tin bundles war as Iare heavy as the little tots wit carries them from the stage We owe an of tr The herald WOOdS Sid while donning his costume prior to slid sliding ing down thc chimney Wo had re toys Of clothing a d In herd been it sins Herald heard ot of It J CInd persons all over the dt enad the article amid as a result We hiPS aol only tar the girls r terp but foe many Comes on Scene lien tile faintly packages hal It was that irus aa about to make his appearance urn flint ever erie should keep quiet Almost Immediately the ore the were turned out coi a myriad of out the two tress rh request be kept could not be observed with such magic as these so Santa Caine down the chum chumney ney amid the wildest applause and lag The blare and hurrah turned leone in a opera when the Grand of The makes lis entranCe would a whispering of the summer brOeS compared to tIle re accorded Santa last hAttie pinched faces were all baby prattled unintelligible of delighted surprise tiny handa earn In Sant bowed and to say that nobody heard so he bowed again lie had bowed many times before the noise Its threw his pack to the floor and fell to work with a vim not to be noeL noeLIn In Children could itt still no longer cried of they from their seats climbed iC thO platform completely surrounding the oh lit the red suit To each arul eVIL out outstretched stretched hand some little toy found way Little dolls were clasped to happy childish breasts Two hundred to whom Christmas ordinarily noOsing more than empty stockings aUti heartaches Work When the toys seemed to be growing scarce noticed for the first time the windmill that had caused e marl wonder earlier In the evening Basket after baskot of old toys and dolls was emptied into tIre hopper of the wind mill Tire arms beau to There WaS a sound of The Theto to the of tire tots present brand new toys came pouring forth the lower part of the mill It was won wonderful No wonder theY Who shout when he saw a alike like this The end had not been yet When person present passed through the doer after the affair had been fir be or she received a bag of and a toy The women and men were also given something man case It is estimated eve children received toys and of clothing hundred families had their wants from the tiniest to the parents The packages in neat cases contained underclothing mittens and with a goodly assort of toys candles fruits and articie of food No one was overlooked A thor ought canvass of the poor kep any one from being forgotten each cas was genuine however The presents wet given to those really in need Whir everyone bad heart loaded down wil of Christmas good things ther were heaps of gifts left These will Is among those who ware no present hint evening Depart Happy Many of tire packages were a tr and heavy thuat they iii on bleed strength of two or eve i u I youngsters to carry them TI v weE S so they tt i u burdens The to get them ut ti little homes for id doted think weight insIgnificant It wa waa a but happy Crowd that through the doors after the merr at fair had come to a ClOSE r ito thin frayed could not ii stoop in their tired shoulders happily with lunge bundles Their u ac were with a joy the realization that hungry at borne were to taste of till Christmas that aching little would lose their pain in the Qt that roll hands hereafter be i warm that scantily bodie would have I LId gras haired urea with tears in thir Ut Uttered words of thanks to him who 1 55 ye have done rt unto th leant of these my children i y dons it unto me o ni made their t cook have grit of all In delight 11 of dollies tO their I iii tiled to thank old Fun mouths were tilled with a ti r with joy matting it a t tel to give I gratitude hut nc who a Continued on Page S SI S I HOW SANTA CAME POOR C from Page 1 it then to say the earnest of the members of th Charity association and those who ContrIbuted to tomake make the affair possible may rest as cured their mission was fulfilled Nearly xio who would no gifts had the ones responsible for devoted their time and their tot the will be for days to come the dolls 1511 away with legs and arnie still be happy lItti hearts the flyIng their last flight there remain itt the impart time that ho was remembered |