The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1890-12-26
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ciaRisrnAs soMSs Ann q,
An Exceptionally enie, Dry ",
Presents Exchanged service,
the cfsaFches,

"A, issleruil5' WIS M eNrtpliurnllv IA
ttiiisthtas, The mornin3 cams n
COLI AMI crtap. As early rs. .a.Ii
neeiinK forms hegpn fn E,l4tE,.I.i
the stieets to the carly n,rfi,., i
wees, held In the Catholic ind IN
OF the VI. H. Churches. Artrr n
Mas fairly uahcred III mo \
shilce began and Was l,,pt ,tt, II
general way Throughout thp 4L.
great many people We're Lrntd H,
th1t the nuisance shnuld hn And
crowds wandered through rte 4
~ an nimless kind OF u ntaitan,
knowing what % 10 With thrp-,
There seemed TO b. even ill.,
drunkenness than usull llp91 4
occasions, though thast Wh1 Nrr,.
seas over were to b. mt M ed
corner.
me proprletars Of plucp4 If and
inent were pleased thai tlrv WrrN
well pntrOnizpNl. The DIpln IIau.,.
Academy of Music were crowded /
hundreds wore turned away win
being able to get sa,ts.
The stores were all kept o, III )
noon, and they Mt lcast y ~ n,
patronized Tho hard .y6rIa
were glad whom thev closad =
eonimendnblc feature n f
was that there was NOR, nom, = :.
ances THAI Gsrai. Tbris'Inn H..
ti9ils wsfe W1re elaborate. Mi
nilort Seerls to have been tft.ftH
4 ~. y home enticing and pt,r.
" ;mmendahle sight TO IN ~
..ss,ing along almost any strae,
the numerous Christmas tIr.,y
were to be- seen through many Il
dow.
All the charitable Institution
kindly remembered, nnd uHfttl.
Indeed must have hecn tn" l.
woman or child who was not plnl
| WI h n good hriAtnii5 dinner and
did not receive some token Of q
will as Chiistna4 present, :
Al the homeopathic Hospital All
tertalnmeit ~is1 held in Tho ni0ll,
Several managers Of The hospital
physicmls y,eiS present, The patti
each rYchived sqpeilinf fnr Christi
- did the nurses IRON the luau \
and friends Of The hospital A,ll
mas tree was stood up In one III
| Wards Of the hospital. Tie ,la5f
very pleasantly spent.
| The day a Ehe DelaNage lintI
was q vert pleasant one. AttH-1
tree we'll laden was place,l III on
the rooms OF the hospital Salt
| HE managers and their friends
| present and brought numerous
for the inmates and their nul.e.
| patients We're all summoned amt
| received a Christmas present III :
\ kind.
The inmates OF the Aged Won
Home were made happy with
| Christmas dinner and many lifr-
TINT showed they We're not forge
by the outside world. The inmate
tho Home for Frlnndlnss Children
similarly remembered. The chill
of the Ferris Industrial School
also male happy, MS were the chl
q The different Catholic bcneyole
81 the city.
Five O'Clock Christmas morning
vices were held in Scott, Asbury,
| Icy, Union aud Goodman NJ
Churches, and In Asblry services
held during the forenoon.
At the Church OF the Rcdecmcr
tar.lay the congregation Of that I'll
and Of the Reformed Episcopal On
held united service at 1899 H. II
sermon was preached by the
Charles Hendricks Of the Church ui
| Covenant,
Services were held at st, 10
Episcopal Church Mt 6&0 and 10;
m. An interest programme Of s;i'
music was also given.
| At the Trinity Episcopal CHI
Holy Eucharist WAS celebrated ut
q. IN. Tile 1880 service was the s''t
Afatin celebration and sermon.
Rev. II. Ashton Henry acted as
hiant and preached the sermon.
$50 O'clock tho evening Sunday 81
festival WINS held. bishop cole
delivered an address TO tine Sul
school scholars.
The services at Calvary Church
Old Swedes Church were held IL
usual Christmas day hour.
Al tho New Jerusalem Church
Sunday school hrld its regular II
| INNS entertainment ut 7.siD O'Clock
At st. Peter's pro-1athedral ,
morning mass began ut o'clock,
was said at 1890 d, IN, Nespers
said Mt $50 y, m At ~, ,iosrph'S
Church mass for colured people
said Mt 3, 8 and u. nj The chill
of the school gave AN eniertAinme
.. m. AZ the Sacred ileart, st. T.
and st. Mary's Roman Gait