Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-25


is at hand. The preparations which have
been under way for so many weeks are
about to eliminate In the great and mani
fold Joys of the day when gifts are given
and received and everybody delights in
seeing others happy.
Among those who are not rich in this
worlds goods and who lack even the ne
cessties the day will be one to be remem-
bered. for those who able have obeyed
the Christmas injunction to help the needy
and to give to the poor. The Salvation
Army has been gathering funds for weeks
at the street corners. At o'clock Tues
day several hundred baskets containing the
material for a substantial Christmas din
ner were given to deserving poor at the
barracks, iii Davenport street. Wednes-
day evening an entertainment will be
| given at the hall Children will 60 through
scarf and tambourine drills the band will
play and STAFF Captain Storey will speak
The big Christmas tree entertainment for
the children will be given Friday evening
in the hall. Provision has been made to
entertain $50 children. and each will re-
ceive gift and candy, fruit and nuts.
All this VIII be done In spite OF the fact
that the collections received from the
street corners this year are barely one
third Of the amount received last year.
!
The big affair for the City Mission chill
dren takes place THURSDAYS morning on the
stage. of the Auditorium.
The sick are going to be we'll taken care
Of At the various hospitals those I'm
charge have made kindly preparations for
the shut-ins to partake OF the spirit and
all the hospitals there will be entertain
ments in the afternoon or evening at
which all Of the patients who can walk or
crawl or be carried. VIII be present.
Preparations are being made at Clark
son hospital for real Christmas celebrs-
! ton. beginning at 8 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. when carol services will be
celebrated by Dean Beecher of Trinity
cathedral and the choir boys. Following
the services large Christmas tree will
be placed in the children's ward and bags
of candy and gifts viii be distributed TO
each person in the hospital.
The various charitable Institutions have
preparations afoot for big celebration Of
the day. In this plan they have been
helped by charitably inclined individuals
and organizations. At the Rescue home
there will be a Christmas dinner for the
twenty-five. inmates. The Elks' lodge sent
twenty pounds Of chicken for this dinner.
At the Detention Home.
The children OF the Detention home will
have a big time. There is TO be tree,
for which the children themselves have
made the decorations. This is to be lighted
early in the morning and in the afternoon
at o'clock there will be an entertainment
with Christmas songs and stories. The
women's Christian Temperance union will
give each child a sack OF candy and a
handkerchief. beside toy for each.
The Knights Of Columbus furnished the
toys and candy and tree for ST. James
Orphanage at Benson. The Elks supplied
turkeys for the dinner. The children will
have their entertainment Wednesday ever
ing and will present a Christmas play on
that occasion.
At the Child Saving institution there
will be an entertainment at $3.50 in the
: afternoon, for which two big trees have
been trimmed.
There will also be similar entertain
ments at the Creche and a special dinner
at the Old Peoples home.
The newsboys had their celebration Tues
day noon in the Vineyard OF the Rome
hotel.
For the Deaf aud Dumb.
There will be a Christmas tree entertain
ment at the Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb Wednesday morning, a party for
the little folks OF the institution In the
} afternoon and party for the big folks In
the evening.
The unfortunates In the city and county
jails will be made happy with good things
to eat furnished with lavish hand by the
authorities and with gifts sent IN by in
dividuals and organizations. At the counts
jail there will be a big feast. lncludns
? roast goose with all the trimmings, TO say
> nothing OF coffee with cream and sugar
z In It. The guests there have to drink theil
r Rio straight" usually.
2 The church celebrations will be every.
where large and elaborate. The choir,
have been preparing the music for weeks
and the Sunday school children have beer
learning their pieces" In some Of the
> churches there will be early morning serv-
Ices. This is particularly true OF the Epls
copal churches. At All Saints there vii
be services at 7;aO and lO;sO Christmas
n morning. At the latter service the choli
d win render number Of Christmas carroll
+, prepared for the occasion. At the church
l. OF st. Philip the Deacon the Christina,
J. services were ushered In with q mid