Word: santas
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There are no apprentices, limitors, or pardoners today and no "Christmas boxes". But there are Red Cross Seals, the Salvation Army, and the old woman organ grinder sitting on the sidewalk. These may be left to Santa Claus by any one who believes in him, but only men on the Dean's list can afford six months of bad luck...
Profound believers in Santa Claus may possibly attribute Bonar Law's surprising generosity to the approach of Christmas. His real reasons, however, are certainly not altruistic. First of all the offer is accompanied by the hitch that France content herself with a reparation of only fifteen to twenty billion marks, a decided fall from per present demand. England is tired watching the mark coast downhill; she wants to establish trade again with Germany under conditions more certain and less fluctuating and sporadic than they are now. Facing dangerous possibilities of the complete diplomatic face-about in Black Sea affairs,--Turkey...
...books are given in memory of Mr. Stetson's grandfather, the Count of Santa Eulalia, a Portuguese nobleman, and a special bookplate has been designed for them by Pierre La Rose of Cambridge and engraved by A. J. Downey of London...
...Scout recited very impressively a poem which was an expression of gratitude to the foreigners who had adopted and befriended the refugee peoples of Russia. About 4.30 the ladies of the community served refreshments to the children. When they returned to the auditorium the Christmas trees were lighted and Santa Claus arrived with a toy for each child. All who had a share in entertaining these poor orphan "kiddies" felt a peculiar joy as they saw them go away saw them go away happy, clutching a doll or a toy or a book...