The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-24

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A vine that he had planted bore
A rose to scent each passing gust
And cause a maiden TO adore
One who Asas worthy Of her trust.
lie caused a mourner to forget
A sorrow that she bore in vain
He taught hopeless man 10 let
Hope come TO give him strength
sgaiE.
He never led where armies fought
He died alone and penniless.
Aud there we're foolish men who
thought
That ne had not achieved success.
IS. e. KISER.
Christmas Eve Activities.
With Christmas eve at hand the
energy of most OF the maids and ma.
irons wee spent today In selecting
Christmas remembrances for their
friends. The little boys. who ave sell
ing holly and inistletoe are doing a
tnriving business, for nothing is quite
so pretty as the attractive greens.
when Christmas comes around.
About this time, too, the young
men are wondering what they shall
get for the girls. whom they wish
to favor with their attentions II
ueed to be, a few years ago. that
flowers, candy and books were the
only gifts the young girls could re
ceive One popular matronl who has
an equally popular daughter remark
ed very sensibly the other day, that
If young men could present nothing
but candy and flowers, the home
would resemble not houses. and every
one in the family would have indi
gestion. The young men ere rather
in dlfficnlt position. They have
given SO many flowers during the
year that they want to give some
thing else, their taste in candy is
sometimes doubtful, unless they nave
a remarkable memory, ana there are
SO few. so very few men, who can
be trusted TO select books as gifts
However, the girls will sometimes
hint as to the gifts they prefer, the
trouble with the young men being,
that they can't take hints, vefy often,
especially around Christmas.
his giving OF gifts is a nuisance
In many cases, anyhow. People re-
ceive gifts from persons they would
prefer not getting anything from and
sometimes the gifts are so nappro
pirate as to be really heartrending
After Christmas tragedies ought to
DO avoided
Mrs. c. n. Robinson ana children
left last evening FOR Lawrence. Kan
to spehd the holidays.
Mrs l.. r. Leach entertained tn,
Guthrie Whist club this afternoon al
ner ho.B-, 5ll East Springer avenue
NJ. and Mrs. J. J. Hous,on, Jr.,
will arrive this evening iron, RipleS
70 spenI the holidays with MI Hous
IONS parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. j.
Houston at 723 East Warner avenue
Arthur Baptist OF Edmoni is tne
guest OF his sister Mrs. g. W. Der.
rick, in the oliver addition.
Harry Finley, clerk OF the. United
states circuit court, wife and babies,
lett this morning Tor Topeka. Kan.
to spend the holidays with Mrs. Fin.
ley's parents, Nj. and Mrs. Cyrus lie,
iand.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Smith and little
son, OF Oklahoma CITY. will spend
the holidays with Mrs. Smiths par.
ents, MI. and Mrs. Harvey Olds, at
223 South First street
MI. and Mrs Fred c. Hunt, daugh.
te- Gertrude, and son Fred left this
morning for Oklahoma City to al
tend the Christmas house party given
by Mrs Hunts brother, w. E. Hodges,
and family.
state Treasurer J. A Menefee and
wife left last evening for Ellsworth,
Kan, 10 spesi the lOlilays with Mr.
Meneiee's mOthe
Mrs. J. Gassaway and daughter left
last evening Ter Ripley to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mas Helen Green. accompanied by
her b-others. Fred aud George. left
last evening for Jewell City. Kan. to
speni Christmas with their uncle.
MI, and Mrs w b. Herod and son
left last evening for Ponca City 10
spend the holidays with relatives.
Miss Maggie Follin OF Oklahoma
City Is here 70 spend the holidays
With her parents.
Miss Ruby Canton. librarian of the
Central State Normal school az Ed.
moDi, arrived last evening TO spend
the holidays In the city vita her par
ents, Aijutant General and Mrs. T.
IA Canton s f@ffia
Mr. an1 Mrs. Henry NJ. Walker and
son OF El Reno will be the guests OF
Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Daugherty at
Christmas dinne;.
Engineer Geo. l.. Haas. " lie aud
daughter. left last evening for Ar
kansas city 70 spend the week end
with relatives.
n. Il. Snyder end daughter re.
iurnel TO their home IN Gliddon, Ia
last evening alter a three weeks