The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-27
CHRISTMAS DAY
las Passed.
It Was deliberately Celebrated Every.
where.
HELPED The ClTY'S POOR.
The Day In the Churches-The Sunday
Serm0ns-The n0st Consistent holi-
day In Years.

ouCe ulOr6 abSulneu us USUAL QuleU Cillls
mas day. activity and Publication hav,
pa sed but there fingers recoilections o
one Of the most thoroughly consisten
holidays In recent years. Tho weather
was delightful, the absence Of snow be
ing made up for By the ice which covered
tho pond in and about tho city. The shoI
keepers attest that never In recent year.
has there been such rush of business
an indication that the promised prosperity
Is an ever increasing reality.
Even the poor, whom we are apt to for
ge,an overlook during the rest OF the year
were made to feel that this old world has a
place for them on Christmas day, Every.
where the day was celebrated, More es.
] pecially Is Christmas tho children's festi-
| val and they demonstrated their proprie
torship at very carly and unpleasant hours
On any other day their noise would have
received I'm emphatic rebuff, but Christ
mas covers a multitude of sins, and they
went unscathed even If the furniture
and nerves had to suffer.
| The hundreds of children who We're ell
tcrtained at the city hall by Sunshine Cir.
| clio OF the Kings Daughters will never for.
| get the occasion. In the western end OF
the court room stood n handsome tree, The
| top Of which touched the ceiling. Its
branches covered an area of several feet.
Bright colored tinsels and long strings of
]
! were dazed by the sight.
Candy dolls and apples were in abund-
| nnce and the boys secured horns and to-
| day there are over loci young American
telling how they blew II horn in u solo"
with Chief Justice Lore.
The address Of welcome was delivered
by Joseph Eggleston, II bright Sunday
school attendant of Kingswood NJ. II.
church. 'Ihy Kingdom Come Thy Will
in tlo ,nbx MT B,,,l
by Miss Reba Smiths Sunday school
class.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. L. s.
Murray and those who were present were
moved TO tears as the children joined DR..
Murray in the recitation of the Lords
Prayer" Addresses were delivered by
Chief Justice Lore Medford Ii. Cahoon,
and others.
The handsome doll presented by Chief
Dolan was sent toa little girl that was un-
able to be present and who kept talking all
morning about Santa Claus.
Matrcn Wogan was one Of those who
assisted the Sunshine Circle, and hand
some doll, presented by MIS- Wogan went
to another little child Us ray of sunshine.
The Sunday Breakfast Association gave
good dinner to large number of men
who called at Tho headquarters. The Peo-
PIES Mission had turkey dinner prepared
yesterday, but only one man called at tho
headquarters.
The services in tho Catholic churches
were held from o'clock until noon, and
vcsper services were held "a Il evening" The
Episcopal churches held special Christmas
services
The children OF tho Homo for Frlcndlsss
and Destitute Children were given Il royal
treat on Friday afternoon l'hc childron
III st. Peters Fcmale Orphange were civ.
en- presents of candy and u stump. uous
dinner.
AT the Crit;cnton Home The inmates
Were reminded Of the birth Of Christ by
receiving little gifts
Superintendent Mccoy of the almsbouse
and Dr. Hancker mt the Delaware State
Hospital for tho Insane did all in their
power to make the inmates happy.
The police department was the recipient
OF several presents from admrng friends
Many patrons of the different lines of tho
Wilmington City Railway Company re-
mcnhcrcd their fuvorite conductors and
mnlormcu.
Superintendent A. G. McCausland pre-
sontcd the brdgctendcrs AT Market and
Third street bridges with turkeys as rec |
ognition of their obliging manner during |
the year. The employees Of the postoflics |
were remembered by Thomas McGillin,
who gave them boz Of cigars.
The lnotornen and conductors of the |
New Castle electric lno were presented |
witt pulse warmers by the managers Of |
Mrs. farley wax works. Il play and exhi- /
bition recently given in this city.
The majority of the trachets in he schools !
were presented with gifts by their pupils. |
Court C'ief Heal was remembered by 1
Of his friends with suitable pre- |
sents.
Pleasing programs We're rendered by ,
tho pupils of the different schools.
Through the Kindness of generous !
friends tho boys at st. Joscph's Home for 4
Coiored Children were given n turkey din
ncr Last evening they were visited by |
Santa Claus who pres ,nted them with !!
fruit and candies.
All the factories and shops in the city
were closed. Tho barber shops refused to
cater to their potrcns after II o'clock and !;
The BARRIERS took II half holiday
The mnsscMgc" boys of tho Western
Union Telegraph Company received
'grcelinga" averaging rs each. The Har.
Ian u Holling1worth Company gavo each
boy 81.
Father Connolly ut St Pa,cr's Pro.
Cathedral, accompanied by james A. Nc
Nully, Miss Elizabeth Schwnb Miss Mary
Miss Cassie Kane and Miss Mary
knna ven to Farnhurst Saturday. where
Father Conn, lily celebrated hrec muse,
and the others rendered beautiful Christ
mas music. Miss Mary Kane Was organ
is. Mis- Mimic Ollanlon deserves credit
for suggc sting the service.
a Christmas dinner WAS served to tho |
inmates Of the hospital to-day. The build
Ing ha, been handsomely decorated.
The members of the Wilmington Bicy-
&c Club made Christmas day bright in he
homes Of almost Iwcn y five poor families
Of the city. Eighteen families beyond
Eleventh street bridge ,vp-p fnuuJ In % in |