The daily Republican., 1902-12-24
I'LL II
ABROAD In CITY
Continued from First Page.

NsOht tlAuCu LioIi l. ~ J. ahps
the North Pole to deliver, most OF
the letters though the directions are
frequently for delivery to Iceland,
Dreamlani and Heaven.
With all the volume of business
the hard worked clerks always find
time to look at these pathetic little
missiyes. Behind each one ofthe ad-
dresses is a story of innocent faith
and oft, perhaps, a tale of poverty.
The newspapers have received
their share. THE DAILY REPUBLI-
CAN alone received 5000 letters
from the children telling their
wants to Old Kriss. Many letters
and postal cards intended for Santa
Claus. and which can never be de-
liyered to THAT benevolent individ-
aul because of the stern govern
nsent regulations, have been sent
to the dead letter Office at Washing
ton where they will ultimately be
sold to waste paper manufacturers
and thereby help to enrich Uncle
Sam.
SANTA AT CITY HALL.
In the city court room in the
morning the poor children of the
city will lie received by Santa Claus.
There will be big Christmas tree
brilliant under colored electric
lights and laden with choice gifts,
the latter for the little people. The
doors of Santa's reception hall
wlllopen at 8 o'clock to all the 500
little people who have received cards
of invitation and then will follow
many happy moments for the little
ones.
BARRIERS WILL TAKE HOLIDAY.
The Wilmington BARRIERS will
close their shops all day. 1t has
been the custom for the shops to
remain open until noon on Chrlsl-
mas Day but the BARRIERS Union at
a recent meeting agreed to remiin
closed all day to- morrow.
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.
All federal as well as county and
all city departments will be closed.
The Street and Sewer Department
announces that ash collections IN
the Fourth district will not be
made until Friday. This is done
in order that the men may observe
the holiday. There will be no meet
ing Of City Council in the evening.
WILL SEND DONATION
A number Of the public schools
have sent donations 10 the Assoclat-
ed Charities, and the Sunday Break
fast Mission for the poor. The chill.
dren have, for several years, taken
m rked interest In this work and
their efforts are appreciated by those
who have been assisted.
The Peoples Settlement gave
Christmas entertainments yesterday
morning and last evening. They will
give another on Friday evening,
The Benevolent Pioneer Literary
Association will give m atinee dance
ia Eden Hall in The evening Birds
Orchestra will furni ish music.
THE BISHOPS CHRISTMAS.
Tomorrow morning Bishop
Coleman will celebrate Holy Com
munion in the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd, Bishopstead, at 6 o'clock.
At 10 o'clock he will hold a ceIebra-
ton and preach the sermon at
Grace Church, Brandywine hundred
The remainder of the week he will
attend the various Christmas festi-
walls.
CHRISTMAS IN THE CHURCHES.
The Rev. Charles Fl. Kidder, vic
ar of st. Matthews p. L. Church
Chippey street between twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, will hold Holy
at 7. 80 and 10 O'Clock
in the morning. and will preach
special sermon at 10 o'clock.
Communion will also be held at
80 o'clock on Friday and Saturday
The Christmas exercises of Harri-
son Street NJ. E. Sunday school
will be held next Tuesday evening.
A guild of st. Johns church gave
an entertainment in the parish house
last evening. Several dolls were
given away to poor children.
The FIRST Presbyterian Sunday
School will have its Christmas treat
from Old Krlss Friday evening.
Each person attending the enter.
tainment is expected to bring some
gifts for the poor Of the city.
The school will hold its Christmas
exercises next Sunday evening in
the church, which has been beautl-
fully decorated.
Christmas ser vices of the NJ. T.
churches OF thIs city will he held in
Union Church. There will be a ser.
vice in the morning aud one in the
evening. In the morning the Rev
Or. Lewis, pastor of Mt. Pleasant
NJ. L, Church, will preach sermon
the subject of which viii be Modern
Christmas Customs in Bethlehem
In the evening the Rev. II. S.
Dulany, pastor Of Asbury NJ. L.
Church, will preach.
At First NJ. Z. Church Christmas
morning there will be special ser.
vice and special music by tile choir.
Grace M. +, Church will have an
early Christmas morning service IN
the lecture room. The service will
begin promptly al 6 o'clock.
The Christmas services al Central
Presbyterian Church began last Sun.
day. The anniversary OF the Sunday
school will be observed next Sunday
morning, and tie annual Sunday
school festival will be held Oh Tues
day evening next.
On Christmas Day The Holy Com
munion will be celebrated al $ a. m.
in st. Andrews Church, aud usual
services will be held al II O'Clock.
The Christmas exercises Of the Sun.
day school VIII be held on Monday