The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-21

OF tn. prophet nothing looms NJ 80
important on the horizon Of The COM
ing week as The coming o. Santa
Claus and the annual festival which
marks his advent While IA. cry OF
hard times has gon. MP over the
land. II is unlikely that II @ili effect
Ia any great degree. the esuneraies
OF the holiday spirit
President Roosevelt and his fam
lily will spend the day quietly at the
White House. As in the past. the
chief executive Will lay aside all his
official cares and devote the day un-
reseryedly to hts wife and children.
Tn. usual distribution Of gifts Viii
take place in official circles al the
capital. and there Will he numerous
social functions of a holiday nature
during the week. Most Of the sena~
tors and representatives have already
left Washington for their homes TO
spend the holidays with their fami-
lies, and by the beginning of the
week the city will be almost desert
I'd by all except The Westinghouse.
Despite the financial panic, he
moor OF all the large cities and towns
of the country viii be provided with
Christmas cheer In New York, while
the contributions have not been as
larg. or as liberal as in past years
and many OF the poor are even poor
10 To nj l.s1t
deserving person will be allowed to
20 hungry although the dinners and
baskets may be on less elaborate
scale than usual. From Boston, Phil
adeiphia, Chicago. ST. Louis, san
Francisco and other great centers oil
population come reports of prepare
tions for great feasts for the unior-
tunate. In all OF which, as usual, the
Salvation Army is taking a promin-
ent part.
While Europe is not unaffected by
the financial stringency, cables from
London, Paris. Berlin and other cap
itals tell of the customary manites-
tations of the Christmas spirit, and
report little falling off in the vol
ume of the holiday spirit.
Emperor and Empress William
will spend the day with their chill
dren. The former is reported TO be
greatly improved in health by reason
Of his recent visit to England, and in
there will be no shadow
to mar the spirit OF Christmas cheer
among the loyal subjects OF the kai- !
ser
Down in Trinidad. the land of
sunshine. the l2.0OO Jacks who
are taking part in the cruise OF the
American battleship fleet 10 the Pa
cific viii spend a joyous and hilar-
ious Christmas Numerous social
events thave been arranged in honor
of the officers by the hospitable citi-
zens. while the men will be enter
tanned at several great public sport
ing affairs.
In large proportion OF the
states of the union the pedaSoSues
will take advantage OF the holiday
season 10 hold their annual conven-
tons. While most OF THESE Will Ne
state meetings, there will be several
national and international
of educators. including
the twenty-third annual session OF
the American Historical association
AT Madison Wis. the fwentN-niuth
annual meeting of the Music Teach
ers' National association i'm New
York, the convention of the National
Commercial Teachers association IN
Pittsburg. Penn, and the meeting OF
the Southern Educational association
at Lexington. Ky. All of these con
youtiuus will Dee held during the pc
riod immediately following Chris,
mas.
sporting events scheduled for the
coming week include the Importers
Automobile show. opening Iu New
York saturday. the annual sports
mems show 100 Grand Central palace.
. New York. opening Monday and the
meeting of M, intercollegiate Nth-
/ 'etie association of M, United States.
I uusuul .u New Torb FRIDAY