Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
PLAN CHRISTMAS
FOR THE POOR
DEVISE VARIOUS METHODS TO
GIVE Joy
Churches and Societies Are Busy with
Their Regular Work, Coupled
with Holiday De-
mands

That Christmas will be a Joyous time
for all children, including the little
waits on the streets, is vouchsafed by
the elebarate preparations being made
by the various institutions Of the city.
Candies, fruits, toys and substantial
gifts will mark the day for the poor
children.
The Bethlehem Institutional church
is planning three celebrations in the
different branches of the work carried
on. The first will lie held Monday
evening christmas eve) at Dolgeville,
ard the second Christmas night in the
rev. work being opened at the corner
of Railroad and Main streets. This Will
mark the formal opening of this insti-
tuition. Wednesday night exercises will
be held at the mother institution,
corner Vignes and Ducommun streets.
The Salvation Army Is planning to
give a dinner and will also send out
baskets filled with provisions for
families. In addition to this tree will
be given the children and presents dis
tributed. Little red stockings have been
placed in the stores to receive dona-
tions for the work.
A celebration for children will be. held
by the Volunteers of America Christ
mas day. Candies and toys will be
distributed, and to the needy ones
orders will be given for shoes, stockI
ings and underwear.
IS, Special services will be leld at the
Cathedral of st. Vibiana tomorrow.
Bishop Conaty will preach at the 1890
o'clock mass, and will receive seventy
five new members into the Young
Ladies' sodality at the evening service.
The boys choir will take part in the
evening service for the first time. Fol-
lowing the service and sermon by the
bishop a procession will be formed, in
which the members of the Y. M. /.
will take part. Rev. ]. M. W. Beaudry
is director of the society.
Rev. T. G.. Marshall will preach to-
morrow at st. Marks church on How
the Bible Came Down to U.s."
Rev. A. B. Prichard, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, will speak
a week from tomorrow night on 1.-The
Nativity in Picture, Song and Story"
Plan Trip to Holy Land
A six months trip to the Holy Land
is being planned by Rev. A. c. Smither.
pastor Of the First Christian church,
and wife. They will leave here January
20 and will join a party from the Uni
versity of Chicago under the direc-
ton of Prof. H. l.. Willett. Rev. Will
liam Lloyd Will fill the local pulpit
during the absence of the pastor.
III memory OI Tie Nill6Illo Va SOioii
bus who have died within the past year
a solemn requiem mass was celebrated
at the Cathedral of st. Vibiana yester-
day morning. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Harnett,
". G., was celebrant; Rev. P. j. Nc
Grath, deacon; Rev. Joseph McManus,
sub-deacon, and Rev. F. J. Conaty,
master Of ceremonies. The knights of
Columbus attended the service.
Rev. Amos Sanders, the newly ap-
pointed pastor of the Friends church,
will preach his first sermon as the
pastor tomorrow morning.
The funeral of Rev. Thomas e. Rob-
irson, a well known Methodist minis
ter, will be held this morning from the
First Methodist church at II o'clock.
"Our Stewardship" will be the sub
ject of Mrs. J. D. Burch, organizer and
teacher of the We Boys class of the
First Methodist church Sunday school,
at the mems meeting at the Y. M. G.
A. tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, the blind singers,
will take part in the program.
The Baracca club of the Central Bap-
tist church will attend the morning
service tomorrow in a body. Rev. A
S. Phelps, the pastor, will preach on
1.-The Young Men of the Sunday
school," The annual election of officers
and business meeting of the church will
be held next Wednesday night.
The annual election of officers of the
Christian Endeavor society of the Cen
trail Baptist church resulted in the
selection of Harry b. Tuttle as presi-
dent and Alvin Percival as vice presi-
dent. Miss Lois Foster has charge Of
the Junior Christian Endeavor society
The j. o. C.s of the First Methodist
church gave an entertainment last
Thursday night in the church parlors.
A program wos given in charge of Mrs.
Don Falls.
Church Plans Accepted
The plans for the completion of the
Church of the Epiphany have been ac-
cepted and $1,000 raised toward the
$4,000 necessary to complete the work
At the morning service tomorrow Rev.
Walton Hall Doggett, the rector, will
speak on "Why We Should Read the
Bible" In the evening new members
will be received into the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew. Rev. Mr.. Doggett will
speak on "Our Duty to the Other
Man."
1.-The Bright Side of Death" will be
the topic of Rev. Robert Mcintyre at
the First Methodist church tomorrow
night.
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor Of
the First Congregational church, will
speak tomorrow night on 1.-The Paradise
vi lHC oSiiNB Va w hoN toslW III ANotAAE
and of Christian Work in the Hawaiian
Islands," Stereopticon views secured
by 1ev. Mr.. Da7, will be used to illus
trate the address. Rev. Warren F.
Day, the pastor -meritus, will preach
at the|morning service.
Friday night, January 4, a social will
be given at the Y. M. G. A. at the
formal opening of the second term of
the night school, which will open jan
uary T. The first term closes next Fri
day night. The o'clock socials given
after the evening classes for men have
proved so successful that Monday and
Tuesday evenings the same idea will be
carried out. Percy Lincoln and Emer-
son Knight will take part in the pro-
gram.
A Loyal Legion for young men and a
Girls Friendly society for the younger
girls of the parish have been organized
at the Church of the Epiphany.
The ST. Vincent's Dramatic club, which
recently presented the Hotel Pro
Tem," will give the play at Whining
ton. The play will be repeated i'm tho
Father Meyer hall of the college on
the night of January IL The nrooaads