Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-10-23 | Page 13 | Coblenz Kiddies Face Dreary Christmas

Coblenz Kiddies Face Pace Dreary Christmas I COBLENZ Oct 23 By U U. P. P P.- P. The poor German kiddies of or Coblenz tOd today y looked forward to t tho e Christmas Christmas Christmas' Christmas Christ- Christ mas mas' mas holidays with long faces The American Santa Claus who help helped d to make their Christmas last year ear and In other years since the war something like it was in theol the ol olden en days has bas deserted Germany i Many of or the little fellows who were guests of or the American army lof of occupation Christmas committee last year are arc hoping against hope bope that tho the American Santa Claus may manifest himself perhaps hot not personally personally personally per per- but by means of gifts through the mail There is even some talk here that perhaps the American legion Veterans of Foreign Foreign Foreign For For- eign Wars or r some other such or organization organization or- or organization may not forget the poor children of ot Coblenz now under French control Last year Christmas in Coblenz wa was turned into a real holiday and che cheer r was was spread through the committe committee com corn mitte of the Rhineland post No Veterans Veteran of Foreign Wars Vals The little UtU kiddies here are still talking about the the Christmas as feed which the khaki clad Santa Claus furnished for them It included authe all au the tho fixings from soup to nuts More than titan children of the the Coblenz district were made to realize that Santa Cl Claus Claus- us- us at least last year year year- ear ear- was not a fable The dinner was served in the post clubrooms now empty After the dinner last Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- Christmas mas Santa Claus actually appeared in person and distributed Rifts to the needy ones They c consisted ns-isted mostly of ot childrens children's clothing un un and shoes donated by the Ameri American an an colony Irp 1 Coblenz F Fol Following f 1 lowing the appearance of St. St Nick the kiddies were entertained by a areal areal areal real vaudeville show And with the American soldier gone the French here ii In his stead and with the German Santa Claus packing a rather meager bag it is easy to understand why this Christmas will be much different from that in 1922