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i ' ; V;.. TERS mOU TOE LiTLE FOLK Dear Santa: Urrr Santa: you please bring me a pair of rc"tx skates and a little box of candy. I an eight years old. My address Is 73 Third avenue. - THELMA BURT1S. Dear Santa Claus: ,Uy name Is Athalia Halgh; I am two years old; I lire at the Saint George. .1 want a little piano and a little teddy bear and a set of dishes. Dear Santa Claus: I want an electric motor or a .22 caL rifle. My birthday is the 15th of December. LAWRENCE WETHERELL. 563 North Beach street. Dear Santa Clans: My name is Elizabeth Austin. I lire at the Saint George. I am nine years old and I want a baby doll with a dimple in its mouth. Dear Santa: I would like to hare a suit of clothes. My age is 11 years but size of suit 13 years. I would like blue serge. I live on North street. Yours truly. ALBERT ARNOLD. Dear Santa Claus: Please give me a bicycle because I live a mile from the school, and I want a kodak with some films and a nice box of candy. I live on Volusia about three good blocks west of the railroad on the other side of the Or ange. Please bring them as I have always wanted them. Yours truly, ELEANOR SLOUGH. P. S. If you can't bring both, please bring me a bicycle, but bring both if possible. Dear Santa Claus: I saw your letter in the Daily News. I will say my name is Charles Louis Walker and I am six years old. I do want a train for Christmas if you please., I also have two sisters. Will you please bring me a diction ary for Christmas. Children at school hare 42c ones and they have nice large print. I hear you always ask the children what else they would like. Well, I would like a box of candy. I live on Grandview avenue, between Earl and Duke streets. I am 11 years old and my name is JESSIE' CAPERS. Seabreeze, Fla. We have not got a number. p. s. I go to the M. E. church. Dear Santa: My, name is Marion Capers. I would like a pair of skates and a Bible. I am a little boy 10 years old. I live on Atlantic avenue, be tween Duke and Earl streets. MARION CAPERS. Seabreeze. Dear Santa Claus: My name Is Warner Austin. I live at the Saint George. I am seven years Gertrude Lois, who is four, and Mary, old. I want a cow, boy suit. who is two years old, and they say they would both like a doll. My fath er's name Is C. E. Walker and we live at the Dolphin cottage, on the point, just six doors south of the Kentucky-Neptune. CHARLES LOUIS WALKER. Daytona Beach. Dear Santa Claus: Will you please send me a rifle for Christmas? Your friend, CHARLIE REESE, age 9 years. 551 North Beach street. Dear Santa: " I want a nice doll that opens and shuts her eyes, about 24 inches in height. Please send to 563 North Beach streeL My father's name is William WetherelL MILDRED WETHERELL. Dear Santa Claus: I live at the Arcade. For Christmas I want a pair of shoes, black ones. NATHALIE ZEIGLER. Dear Santa: . The only thing I want is a sweater, a dark gray one, please, to wear to school. I am 11 years old. Please dont forget. WAYNE SARGENT. 103 Belleview avenue. Dear Santa: I am so glad you are coming this year, and wont you please bring me a warm sweater to wear to school. Thank you, dear Santa. I am 10 years old. My name is STANLEY SARGENT. 103 Belleview avenue. - Dear Santa Claus: Will you please send me a wheel? I am only nine years old. My name is Helen Pappy. I hope you will have a good time on Christmas. HELEN PAPPY. 433 Palmetto avenue. Dear Santa Claus: Little Dannie Lee Futcti wants you to give him a nice little suit, age six years old. DANNIE LEE FUTCH. Dear Santa Claus: I would like for Christmas a live dog, the book of Uncle Remus stories. and a meccano electric motor which is run by house current. Yours truly, HERMAN HOENE. Dear Santa Claus: Please send me a pair of No. shoes and a violin. Yours truly, ALONZO F. HALL. Kingston, Fla. L - ; Dear Santa Claus: Will you send me a jointed baby doll? And my brother wants a pop gun. He is five years old and his name is Gerald. And my jiame is Ruth and I am ten years old. Good bye. I hope to see you next year. 433 South Palmetto avenue. (This little girl forgot to sign her letter. SANTA.) Dear Santa Claus: I am four years old and my little sister is three, and we both want a little toy piano. Please don't forget us. With love from ELSIE AND PEARL FULCE. 449 Orange avenue. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy eight years old, and want you to please bring me, if you will, a little shotgun and sail boat at Christmas. Please bring me a pocket knife also. J. MARION CLIFTON. .738 South Palmetto avenue. Dear Santa: I want you to send me a nice air rifle. I want to go hunting this va cation. Thanking you in advance, from . CARL KOST. Care A. B. C. Bakery. Dear Santa Claus: My name is John Arthur Mason. I will be five years old Christmas. I would like to have you bring me a big wagon like Uncle Buck's little boy has, and an engine with cars. I go to kindergarten. I like to go very much. Your loving little friend, JOHN ARTHUR MASON. 341 North Beach street. Dear Mr.' Santa Claus: I want a bicycle. I am 14 years old. My name is RAYMOND KINGSTON. Kingston, Fla. Dear Santa Claus: I never told you where to bring my things. You can take them to Burke avenue, second house west of Ridge wood. CHARLES CHANDLER. Dear Santa Claus: Please send me a single-shot air rifle. I want to use It vacation. CLAUD JOHNSTON. 441 Volusia avenue. Dear Santa Claus: s I am seven years old. I would like to have a pair of roller skates, size 12, If you please. Wishing you a merry Christmas. I have a baby Bis ter, Rose, who has not yet seen Christ mas. GRACE A. CAMERON. 45 Daytona street. , My dear Santa: I was so sorry I-could not talk to you last night I am five years old and my brother is three years old. I would like if you would please send me a nice big doll with clothes on as I have no clothes for her to wear. And if I had a little table with little dishes I could have a party for her and my little brother wants a little express wagon and a little bear or dog so he can ride him around in it. You are so kind to most of us chil dren, but dear Santa, I hope you won't forget all the poor children around us. I will now close my little letter to you. I really cannot wait for Christmas to come, I will stay up at night and wait for you. My name is MARGARET McDONALD. My brother's name is William Mc Donald. Kingston, Fla. Dear Santa: I am two years old and would like a doll. CHARLOTTE PERRY. 305 Live Oak avenue. Dear Santa: I want a pair of gloves and sewing box. I am eight years old. My name is Jessie Smith. I live on Grandview avenue, opposite former Mayor Shel- ly's. Good-bye. , JESSIE SMITH. Dear Santa: ,1 am 14 years old and would like a tool chest Yours" truly, ' . WILLIAM PERRY. 305 Live Oak avenue. Dear Santa Claus: My name is Teddy Gainey. 1 am eight years old. I would like to have a bicycle tor Christmas. Archie is six years old and he wants an air rifle. Albert is four years old, and he wants a wagon. Inez is three years old and she wants a doll and cart. My papa's name is James Gainey and my mother's name is Mattie Gainey. We are as ever your friends, GAINEY CHILDREN. We live on North street, near railroad. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a steamboat. cowboy suit and a pistol. LAWRENCE SMITH. Palmetto and Live Oak. (This came by telephone. SANTA.) My dear Santa Claus: Please, Santa Claus, I would like if you would send me a nice big doll with long curly hair and Santa while you are so good to think of me I would be so glad if you will also visit the poor Deese children at the head of the North Bridge. They are so poor they would love if you would send them something. Please remem ber them. You are so kind that I know you won't surely forget them. There are five little children in all. Good-bye, dear Santa Claus. I will watch for you Christmas. . EMMA LOUISE HAMILTON. Kingston, Fla. Dear Santa: Please send me a 22 rifle. Yours truly, FISCHER HALL. Box 31, Kingston. irvV I COMFORT SHOP 1 Headquarters for I THE NEW MACH! I HAIR NETS, HAIR GOODS AND OR- 1 . ... I naments 1 C - at the ' J20 South Beach Street DAYTONA STEAM LAU1 OP r makes ties slip easy in the cc ywis aae: 303. - ROWE'S I jf,' The Christmas Store fSS-aSr-- ' l lp 1T 1S NEW - Dear Santa Claus: I will be four years old on Christ mas eve. I live at 10S South Palmet to. Me good little boy. Santa, please bring me a bullet gun with bullet shooters and some boy scout shoes. Then me go hunting in my cowboy suit. Me love you, Santa. Good-bye. JUNE SNEAD. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy two years old, and won't you please bring me a rocking horse? WILLIAM E. CLIFTON. 733 South Palmetto avenue. Dear Santa:- I am four years old and would like a skate. Yours truly, FRED PERRY. 305 Live Oak avenue. (Fred, you're pretty young for a . skate. SANTA.) , Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl eight years old, and if it isn't asking too much I would like you to bring me a nice doll with brown hair and a go-cart. Ad dress BELLE THYME. 23 Third avenue. V -Santa Claus, Daytona, Fla. Dear Sir: I am a little girl, age three years. Please send a little coat No. 4 and a doll 14 inches high and a pair little shoes. No. 12, a little cap, and little doll carriage, and a little bunch of candy and nuts. I will close with thanks: RUBIE BARBER. Kingston, Fla. Dear Santa Claus: I want a doll, doll carriage, doll bed, trunk for doll clothes and a play horse and some candy and story books, and a doll house. Age six. MARJORIE ANN SMITH. 419 North Beach street. Dear Santa Claus: Will you send me a bicycle light? My address is 413 South Palmetto avenue. Age 11. My name is FLOYD KLOCK. Dear Santa Claus: I am Willie, age five; will you bring me a small ax and a coat size four years. My mother's name is Mrs. W. R. Smith. Your friend, BILLIE SMITH. Kingston, Fla. Mr. Santa Claus: Please send me a watch bracelet, hope to see you at the church Christmas eve. Good-bye. KATHLEEN BUNCH, age 12. Atlantic avenue, Daytona Beach. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl six years old and I would like for you to bring me for Christmas a toy piano and a big doll. HELEN HULL. No. 11 Burke avenue. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy two years old and for Christmas I want a little rocky horse or a little wagon. I live on Burke avenue, second house west of Ridgewood. DONALD LAPP. Dear Santa: I am a little boy from Belfast, Me.. 11 years old. I didn't expect to see a Santa down here. For a present I would like a basket b'alL If you have n't a basket ball anything will be acceptable. But didn't think of see ing a Santa down here this hot weath er. Be sure and bring me something if you can't give me a basket ball. Please, Santa. 177 North Ridgewood avenue. (This little man forgot to sign his letter. SANTA.)