Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
HOW CHRISTMAS
WAS CELEBRATED
nsspite Warm Weather Old San
IA Claus Was in Evidence
All Day.
PRESENTS TREES, FEASTS,
s.it Lakes Little Ones and the Adults
For That Matter ono and
All Had a Good Time.

rhristmas, IL was Christmas every
,,inute OF the time and no one I'm Sah
rste was allowed 20 remain IN ignor-
,re of the fact. The rich resident
vnh silver utensils got no better
soread than the poor man with pewter
knife and spoon.
Despite the May-walNng weather.
self Lake enjoyed Christmas In thu
Hrht spirit There was something
more than feastlng. There was an
gvchanging Of wishes Of the day and
season. there was an exchanging Of
yifs and there was the singing Of
HYMNS and utteriug Of prayers Of
,bankfulness to Him whose birthday
Il is.
One Of the protuest features Of the
sav was the thoughtfllnCss displayed
nv fortunate for the unfortunate II
o. stomach in salt Lake was an aching
void last night 70 was because no one
succecded in locating its owner. For
weeks back charitable institutions
have been soliciting contributions
which bought gifts OF clothing and hu.
"a baskets for the destitute. In this
Vav am poor permanently located I'm
this city were clothed and fed; private
Institutions distributed baskets, iudi-
viduals with fairly tat purses and big
hearts called in the waits and urchlns
of the streets-Well, everybody with
an extra bite looked FOR someone with
nothing but an appetite.
A few weeks ago considerable talk
was heard about financial stringcu-
a." As Christmas dav drew close talk
m this territory turned TO hopeful
prophesies Just az the eleventh hour
ihe Christmas feeling rent open pocket
FH. q
stores shelves Of holiday stun. filed
stockings Christmas eve, and-the re-
suit is. every child wears q smile this
morning. every man "a new tie. And
everybody feels better than they did
day before Yesterday
Tuesday saw tho employees or at
tschcg of many an institution get 90
vethcr and present the "old man." OF
boss with a cane or easy chair, And
the very fellow who has been calling
him "a crouch and slave driver, ana
other things equally as ugly made the
uresentatlOn speechi The 'old man
chuckled happily and made neat re-
Spouse and everybody shook hands
with everybody else and went home
humming That's the Christmas way.
The "old man arranged little doings
for hts help: he cleared big room
and spread a feast, hired an orchestra
and distributed presents 80 matter
whether one looks az II az one enc
or the other. the thing spells
C-h-r-i-s-t-m-a-s
The dav stands for the coming into
HE of One who came TO deliver men
from the doom uerited by their sins
end even In this commercial age, the
dav breaks the chains Of niggardhuess,
enmity anger and other traits; II sets
an men on friendlier terms II only
for "a few DAYS. Good Is worked, I'm.
asYnuch as ona Is tempted to give and
IN giving learns the JOY Of giving.
In private homes many FAMILY
Gathering saw 20 OF more wondering
children sitting brsathlessly around
evergrcens. With ianglc OF bells
santa would enter and such silence
there would be until a sort Of familiar
voice said, Children have you beeh
good girls and boys?" Then-vith ono
voice an would shout together
Ooh ives. ma-am-sir. Tee nee.
The "tcc hee' signifies wonder, sur.
prise awe. amazement. delight Joy!
Then Santa with a queer little tWltch'
at his ,rolly-polly self would turn on
the lights "O-o-o-hH' For the tree
would be covered with scores Of multi
colored lights and loaded down with
gifts and decorations. Each child got
got a pair Of some
thing or other and baby got a paci-
fer al least that's what mother cali
Cd IT, nNAnhNaH Tau HtlN IA was AAtttN IVY
fair 20 hand the Riddle nature
fake.
80 matter where a person went last
night he would find Christmas JOY
being dispensed The clubs the
cafes. the hotels organizations head,
uVartors private homes-why, even
the fails were no exception
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The Commercial club set up an UNI
usually fine Christmas dinner yester-
day from noon until $ o'clock To IN
cludei trout turkey. and other dam
ty edibles which attracted many menu
bers OF the club and their friends dur
ing the afternoon and evening. Man
ager Harris Yves omniprcscnt % see
that the prandial events passed or
plt asf ntly. and the service was up
10 the usual high standard Of the clubs
STATE PENlTENTIARN.
Inmates ~ the state Prison We're
given a Christmas treat yesterday Tn
tho morning, Christian Endeavorers
went down in good force with pack
ages OF candy for every prisoner au
orchestra. and Rev DR. =. u. short OF
the First Methodist church, as the