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Show SCORES OF ORPHANS, GUESTS j AT TRACY HOME, RECEIVE -VISIT FROM GENEROUS SANTA - 1 On hu'irtred and twenty little orphans. drcked in their best bin ami tucker and i wearing rlazzling imlln. must hsve l hough! thoy rf taking a Journey into Alice's own wonderland this afternoon when Russel I.. Tracy of ihe Tracy loan tid Trust company opened his home on Second atenue and plated the beneficent lost Srr hrfnr ih hiP TITTIf IIVP HtVf ' the seen auh Christmas trees, snd never before have they had such gifts, i for CHch child was rernemliered with some valuable, gladdening remembrance from Santa t'laus, especially chosen with the recipient In mind. Kven though Kanta didn't come hy the reindeer route, he came in a gorgeous white automobile filled to overflowing with bags bulging with treasures. While the children were singing their Christmas Christ-mas carols, up he came, and not a soul had guessed his arrKal tintil the honking honk-ing of horns announced it. As a hundred little faces tried to find a place at Ihe windows at once, up the, stairs to the third floor and Into the ; ha II room he came, gorgeous In his scar- 11 rnne irtinnied with fluffy while, on ' his head the regulation pudding hag cap, on his breast his snowy beard, just as ! they had dreamed but never s-en. and his . scarlet hag tilled to the ery top. A siittfltifd hush followed his entrance. I I Then, as the names. were called by Kanta. each youngster found His fe1 snd tip- i i nrd. awcslricken at (his untniHgind en- 1 j tranc into wnntlernand, up lo g( his 1 treasure. A soon .is ll.e difficult siep were, tit Ken and pMckHrrs were In the hand. 1 each forpot his sliff ht'le manners and became st once ' m oui. rsntsnflv happy lltue human flK.nii. - There were wagons and carts and dnl and books and wonderful t lam-lug acrobats, acro-bats, and a hundred and one thmss (heir wildest Imaginations had neer even pictured, pic-tured, besides candles, apples and goodies As Santa h:trrled away, ceiling "Men v Christmas to all!" supiver was announced. Bid childish sppetltes were more than t appeased as they were watted Uon b Mr. Tracy and his assistants. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. tiorliam. Mr. snd Mrs. C. H-. I MrMalion and Mr. and Mrs. lto.-nlauni j and others. For thirteen years Mr, Tracy has given j a Thanksgiving dinner to the i)easlos of the city but this year was prevented j from doing so on account of the epidemic. epi-demic. Not ronrsTT to let I lis ortMsinn r&rp-b, r&rp-b, Mr. Trai-y arranged the celebration for the orphans, and for months to come Santa lauf and Kussel l. Tracy will le anoiiymous to at least oungters who ened a happy Christmas today.' |
