Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-24
DAY OF ALL DAYS.
Observance Of the Merriest Ees.
tival in Christendom.
THE OCCASION OF GOOD WILL

Plans OF Celebrates In Rock I.la.d-
Church and Sunday School Cell bration,
Holiday Season In Keeping with
Former Year,.
Tomorrow will be Christmas. the
merriest Of festivals, the occasion Of
good cheer and good will. This is
Christmas eve. the event of JOYOUS
anticipation. especially to the iuven.
lie mind, when stockings are hung in
the chimney corner; when visions OF
sugar plums dance, and the fancy Of
childhood reaches the highest bounds
of happiness.
In Rock leland. the holiday sea.
son has been fully up to past years.
despite dull times. Merchants are
not complaining Of the Christmas
'rade. and the postoffice and express
oihces' working forces can testify
that there has been no stint in the
packages that have been sent away
to carry membranes of Christen.
dom's great day.
Business will be generally sus.
pended in Rock Island tomorrow, as
is the custom. The banks and all
public Offices will be closed.
The postoffice will be open until
10 a. m. and there will be the
morning deliveries by carriers only
The lobby will be open. however, as
usual, throughout the day and even.
ing.
Religious Observance.
In the way of religious celebration
there will be midnight mass at Trim.
lty ct urch tonight, and service aud
second celebration at 10 a m. tomor.
row. and service also at 1880 D. m.
At st. Joseph's and st. Mary's Ro.
man Catholic churches there will be
services at 3. 8 and 1890 q. m. to-
morrow, with special music at both
places OF worship. There will be
services at the German Lutheran
church tonight at 7:30. tomorrow a,
10 a. m. and 1880 p. m. At Grace
Lutheran church there will be ser.
vices at 1918 m, and at the Ger.
man M. E at 1880 a. m.
The Sunday Schools.
The children of the Broadway
Presbyterian church held their
Christmas festival last evening and
it was most joyous as we'll as de.
llghtfully unique affair. The chill
dren assembled in the Sunday school
room and proceeded to the church
auditorium. where space had been
reserved for them and where a beau
tiful cantata, "A Chime of Silver
Bells" was presented. A feature
of the entertainment was a tablesu.
in which by means of a white screen
placed back of the pulpit, and dated
with gilt stars through which chill
dren's faces twinkled, sang q Christ.
mas carol There were IL children
dressed in white and red, II in white
and blue and II in white and yellow.
and tn bright little band, each
member Of which had a silver bell,
chlmed sweetly a Christmas selec-
ton. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises the little people we're made Apply
by the distribution in the Sunday
school room of well selected pres.
ents. An off ring was made by the
congregation for the benefit of mis-
sions and the poor.
The Christmas entertainment Of
the Memorial Christian church Sun.
day school will be held at Armory
hall Monday evening. and will con-
sist of program and stereop;icou
entertainment
The German Methodist SUNDAY
school will have Christmas enter
tainment at the church tomorrow
evening at O'Clock
The school children of the German
Lutheran church win hold their
entertainment at the school building
Saturday afternoon.
The Christmas festival of the chill
dren of Trinity parish will be held
at the church next Sunday evening.
The Central PRESBYTERIAN church
Christmas festival occurs tomcrro W
night at the church.
The First nj E church Sunday
school has its Christmas entertain
ment tonight.
The First Baptist Sunday school