The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
VERY HAPPY
CHRISTI MAS
Wichita Enjoying Great Holt
day in Proper Style.
GIFTS WERE NUMEROUS
ThrOngS Crowd the Streets
Till Midnight.
NO SUICIDES REPORTED
flabOrateServices in Churches
of City Today,

uafpy christmas throng left the streets.
Even then there were some bearers Of
burdens-some belatca parent struggling
with a rocking chair. or that turkey that
Is always crowding its amputated limbs
through tho wrapper.
The street cars ran till Il O'Clock and
wen crowded al the time. The Christ
mas greetings were never more heartily
given People waved their hands from
Vesubules and sent a jolly Merry Christ
mas 10 their friends in the street whirl.
Wichita never had more pleasant or
Profitable Christmas Eve Not a thing
occurred TO mar the general disposition TO
Sc joyful. There was absolutely no drunk
eness which shows that Wichita people
had proper conception of the character
Of the approaching day. Everybody had
token Of friendship, and many believed
N the Biblical averment that it is more
blessed to give than to receive.
There was no suicidal tendency in VvIch-
tia For many years Wichita has not
had Christmas Eve that some unfor-
tunate did not seek freedom from the
imaginary troubles and sorrows Of the
world. Last night was an exception Up
tin a late hour no information OF an at
tempt ct suicide had Deen received by
the police department
Christmas Is d wonderful institution
man may fortify himself as he pleases be-
hind hard facts, but he can't maintain
his position through Christmas Eve
Something is bound 10 happen to make
him surrender to the traditions u the
day. The hardest faced man IN Wichita
could not have stood twenty minutes in
front Of the Eagle office yesterday with
ont falling ia with the spirit Of the
throng. lie could not help seeing some
thing that awakened in him a recollection
Of the past-of his boyhood days
The custom Of giving presents is a good
one. It IS against .'hard facts out the
average man on Christmas Eve VIII say
"confound hard facts" and, whether be
givos or receives a present, he win feel
better
Many presents were given yesterday.
Il is necessarily impossible TO enume1ate
an or even the one-thousandth part of
ihem. Many hnc presents were given
many that have made strong Impressions
and everlasting friendships
Tony Weinschenck, at the close of the
days business. put several ive-dollar
bills in envelopes and gave one to each Of
his clerks. IL made every one OF them
pledge himself anew TO work for Mr..
Weiuschenck's interests.
Y. J. Hunter did precisely the same
Thing. with the same results. In return.
Nr Hunters employees presented him with
a fine Christmas hat.
in all the departments Of the court
house the clerks were made glad with the
.f
realm Fred Williams, the district clerk.
viii smoke the fragrant weed of friend
ship TO the health and happiness Of his
colleagues.
The octipi became virtuous corporate /
persons yesterday. The express compa- 1
niles an save turi1eys-nne and fat-to
their employees.
The Union mills company lined all their
men up into "A merry Christmas file, /
and placed a Turkey in the hand os each
orc of them.
The police force voted SIS out OF their
fund to the Children Home. and d It 4
moGcstly- Big hearts beat under the uni +
form of those buttoncG men in blue
A Blind boy wanted a pair OF shoes and T
an E4sle reporter was appealed 10 to go 4
anong his friends in his behalf IN less +
AA4a-A tftt it.-l-tAt"- titf AlA.tt tfa IS el-htS
were in sisht. Nobody hesitatiel. ana
nor one who was appealed to but what
would eive more tlsan he was asked. The .
heart of Wichita was right for any gen
erous enterprise last nisht
To-day the Easle wishes a merry Christ +
mes IL terybal. without regard % (
age. sex. caior. religion. aauonai!ty or f
race. u is, hoped that the spirit ~ Him (
supreme al over the Peerless Pracess-
The eereroeitS OF Yesterday cam Pc con /
tinue6 today with equal results The pas
tors ought u be remembered. and dos2bt-
less VIII. There VIII be sery ices of an IN 4
spmine and clevating nature In an Of The (
churches. Music Will be special and st. 4
TING features
in tle cathedral q beautiful musical +
prosram and an elaborate ana magnif-
cent service VIII he given. For DAYS the ,
Sister CHARITY have been decorating t
tisa at Bishop Heunessey VIII say
PonlHcai hish mass. Some seven or eight +
services HiH De held during the day, but
the principal one viii be AZ 10 o'clock
Tho servi-cs 1T 81. Johns Episcopal
church VIII begin Ak 1850 Instead CT Il
q aett.tl- 80 k4ts~ tltr. llt tft
over ey noon. The church has been artis-
ticauy decorated and presents beautiful
sisht The rector. Mr.. J.. H. Ritohey. has
l1raTs.rcd il special sermon for This p-oa-
sion and 4hl dafsc vested choir uni. + Jho
dlecliou az SIR Is. B. Cushman. Nil ret-
der ar slanerate mlsical program. in
leepirg v..lh The day. 1his choir has been
gradually .td.llnr up ia Degsoael acd in
ability untl aov il comprises some of tire
best nal snd Ieu4ale voices in tre -4y.
and 1t is oay such voices shat could an
dertake the long and elaborate program
which VIII BE- rendered The services win
consist OF TIE usual mornne PRAYER and
also the communion service, the motor
oficiating.
Hoi, communion VIII aiso De admins
tered Mt $50 a. III. and tiose vno esa
come are cordially invited 20 th7t r'-
The Reformed church vi h1va 1870
Christmas services. oce tv Use cong-eEi-
ton at 1854 OF Christmas iaorains stil'i
me o,ner bv the sunday Senooi 70 -
The evening The morning services Hl
consist az u praise service - ga chaif
ans sermon by tLl cStcr lt sua-ias
school WIZ render tae service ae f-a
das- III CAR king musical serEice ae
congregation V5i sf-e ee't tHfi
scho1l Tae Offering Wsil ur l4r t-c or