Show I WOMAN IS A SANTA SANTA I HAS SECRET PRAYER I TO MAKE TOYS LIVE v Ai pw By IDy International Ne rem News Service sense to Tho Te Telegram iram I BOSTON Nov 24 Theres There's There's Theres a a. woman woman wom worn an Santa Claus Glaus in Boston Mrs Maria has imported from her native home in the Black forest district of Germany ideas for making children happy and has her own workshop where she carves out weird creatures of wood and paints I them to look more quaint and humor humor- ous Since Since the earliest days she could remember this woman Santa Glaus had a knack for making toys When a child she whittled playthings for herself and friends Later she took a 9 s I 6 ru W L S h rt I r I Mrs the woman Santa in her workshop Below the the kind of odd toys sh she e makes course in manual tr training to become more expert When she came to Boston she opened shop She created grotesque and ludicrous wood creatures Dachshunds Dachshunds Dachshunds Dachs Dachs- with their tongues hanging out open Jawed crocodiles clowns rocking rock rock- rocking ing horses sea lions and other animals animals ani ani- mals in queer forms come from her shop Here is where Mrs is is really a Santa Claus Glaus Before she lets letsa a single toy out of her shop she re repeats repeats reo re- peats a pr prayer yer over it And that makes the toy a real live animal not Just a piece of wood says say Mrs Santa Claus Glaus Little blue eyed Gretchen taught me the secret the incantation you must say over the dolls and other toys before they are real live things says Mrs Before this they are Just pieces o of wood But the prayer is Mrs rs secret If that were known by others she would not be a woman Santa Claus Glaus she contends |