The Nation - News from Dec. 20, 1985

Donors anxious to replenish the Salvation Army’s bare cupboards bailed out the charity just in time for the organization to play its traditional Santa Claus role. “We’re absolutely delighted and humbled by the generosity of ordinary people,” Col. Donald Seiler said in Boston, where contributors have given more than $16,000 worth of goods and money so far. “Now we’ll be able to help the needy as we always do during the holidays, including all those Christmas dinners with all the trimmings.”