The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-23
BUYING MORE
THAN BEFORE
People Of Salt Lake Making
Unusual Preparations.
GET READY FOR YULETIDE
SOME CELEBRATIONS WILL BE
HELD THIS EVENING.
iET READY FOR YULETIDE

Salt Lakes Christmas will be cele-
brated with unusual interest this year
among the high and the lowly. The
city VIII be asIow Christmas eve and
tho night of the nativity with thou
sands of candles from hundreds of
trees. Dealers Tepor, an unusually
large number Of pines sold the de-
mand being usually accompanied by
orders FOR holly wreaths or berries.
Far more numerous than the Christ
mas trees cold i'm Salt Lake this year
Will be the presents for youngsters who
are slill in their Santa Claus days.
The crowds in toy departments this
year have been exceptionally large and
are Indicative Of the purchases made.
IN the homes OF the rich, those of
medium condition and those of day-tO-
day existence viii come thousands Of
toys. ranging from the expensive mer-
ry-go-rOunds or automatic minstrel
shows down TO toys Of an everyday ma
tuTe, the kind that our grandfathers
and theirs before them saw.
And even where there are no means
to provide things of so unlasting a ma
ture as toys, the little ones viii not
be forgotten Not only are philan-
thropic organizations, including the
salvation Army taking upon them
selves the responsibility of making
someone's children happy on the 18th.
Up 20 date. contributions TO the Saliva
ton Army have been fair.
Among the lodges to contribute was
Local 81 International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, which last night
donated $40.
Impostors at Work.
Ensign Kettle of the Salvation Army
warns the public not 10 give anything
for the Salvation Army Christmas tree
unless such person is provided with
proper credentials. 1t was reported
Yesterday morning that two young men
had been working in the vicinity of
Ninth South and Fifth East streets.
collecting goods presumably for the
salvation Army The collectors"
proved on investigation to be impos-
tors.
The Sunday school class Of the First
Methodist church is TO have a Christ
mas tree at $50 o'clock this evening.
The public is invited. There will be
presents for children present.
The Christmas exercises of the First
congregational church Sunday school
viii be held at the church parlors at
clock this evening. An admission
Zee of two potatoes or two apples will
b. charged. the supplies thus obtained
10 so to the needy of the city.
AT St. AIMS orphanage.
Santa Claus has descended on the
patronesses of the Kearns St. AIMS
orphanage and has commissioned them
purVeyors TO their majesties-the lit
lie ones. Mrs. Thomas Kearns Mrs
Sarah Wilson, her mother. and Miss
Frances Wilson, Mrs. Nearns' sister.
have been busy carrying out Santa
Claus wishes. and during the past two
weeks they have been dressing dolls
Tor some Of the 1S5 occupants Of St.
Ann $. The Christmas tree will be
given at . o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Several local firms have donated can
dy, nuts and apples. and the children
VIII be given one of the best times of
their lives.
Orphans Need Presents.
The occupants of the Orphans home. /
state and Twelfth South streets. how
ever, have not so joyful an outlook /
ana consequently the women having /
the childreu's interests IN hand have /
issued call for Christmas donations
These are desired at once as the need !
is urgent.
Donations may be left either at the
orphdnase or at the home of any OF |
VI.
lt2 street; Mrs. J. 2. Oglesby. 1872
sixth East street: Mrs. J. Z. Grant.
16i Sixth East street
There are ABOUT twenty-five boys and :
nearly as many girls in the home
and none of these. as vet. have been
provided for. All the children are IN
der - years Of age, so dolls and toys
are in order.
This afternoon the second grade
class Of the University Training school
VIII entertain the orphan children. \
programme has been I'm course of prem
arauon Tor two weeks and every effort
IS 10 be made 10 give the children
royal welcome. A Christmas tree is 10
he one of the features Of the afternoon
ana every child is 20 have a, box Of
candy. Toys are also promised.
Holiday at the Joint Building.
Monday is 20 be observed as 2 holt
day at the city and county building
and an of The employees have been no.
tilted that the mistake of the calendar
man may be duly rectified.