Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-25
ARE THE ToP.LNERs
Charitable Organizations Will Realize
Joys Of Their Work Today.
DINNERS SERVED FOR MANY POOR
Boxes on Street Corners Have Not
Been in Vain, Say Volunteers,
EVERYTHING READY FOR YOUNG
Belief In santa Claus Unshattered,
and Little ones Receive Atten-
tiOn of This Day of Good
Cheer for All.


tiOn of This Dag of Good
Cheer for All.
Christmas Schedule.
weathsr-Fair.
Thursday, Q D. m.-guppsr and tree for
newaboys, All Saints church.
Distribution OF baskets By Volunteers
and salvation Army,
Priday-servioss In Episcopal ana Ho-
man Catholic churches.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tree 1T Rouse Of
Hope.
Christmas tree at Auditorium for 1000
children by City mission.
Sunday school celebrations all three
days by various churches.
Distz Park-Base ball, Diets W. Mer-
chants.
Amussmsnts-SOyd thsatsr, "Pony Of
the Circus"
8urwood--"Camille."
Krug-"Luoky Jim"
Orpheum-VaudOVino.
Formal celebration OF Christmas day in
Omaha will take place. or has been held.
largely in the churches and benevolent In
sttutions with the stress centered upon
children. for whom there will be a large
number OF Christmas trees and festival
services.
The Institute for the Deaf and Dumb held
Its public exercises last night. A cantata
was given and many visitors attended.
This morning soon after breakfast gifts
will be distributed, children's exercises will
be held in the afternoon and grown folks
"doings" will be tonight.
Many OF these occasions will not be on
Christmas day proper. some following and
some having already preceded the day
itself. The Protestant Episcopal and
Roman Catholic parish churches will have
celebrations OF the Eucharist or mass at
| regular morning hours. Most other denoni-
nations had thetr formal services Sunday
last. Special Christmas servtces< an
nounced include the singing OF large
portion OF the Messiah by the full choir of
Trinity cathedral Sunday evening. Services
in All Saints church will be held at 1850
a. m. and II a. m. The Christmas music
will be sung by the choir at the II O'Clock
service. Aett ~
At st. Johns tcathoiir3 today there win
be celebrated solemn high mass at
S O'Clock. followed by low masses every
| half hour until 10 O'Clock. The 10 o'clock
mass will be the children's mass At IL
o'clock there will be another solemn high
mass with Christmas sermon. followed by
benedction OF the sacrament. The Rev.
]. c. McKeogh. s. j., will preach the
sermon at the II O'Clock mass.
Tree for Newsboys.
| G. w. Wattles gave a Christmas tree
to the newsboys OF the city at Ali Saints
parish house last evening and each boy
received present besides something
to eat One thousand children will be
given gifts at the Auditorium Saturday
morning, the City Mission acting as Santa
| Claus.
The old people who have found a kindly
home in the House OF Hope will have a
Christmas tree late Saturday afternoon
The residents of the Old Peoples Home
had their Christmas program Tuesday
afternoon. the Westminster Presbyterian
church furnishing the entertainment.
Sunday school festivals were held by a
number of churches wednesday evening;
others will celebrate Thursday and still
others Christmas day and later.
There will be the usual extra dinner
at the county jail Friday and at the
county hospital likewise. Restaurants and
cafes will make an effort to please the
luckless ones who are travelling Christ
mas day or who have no homes worthy
tbe name 1t will be a real holiday for
DSveryone except reporters, actors. street
car employees, Mattresses and newsboys.
How stage Folks VIII Fare.
Theatrical folk in Omaha over Christmas
day will have merry a Christmas aa
wind and weather. absence from home,
prospects Of soon being at liberty" man
agerial scowls. remarks OF mean critics
and a few other conditions will permit
At all events the actors. Actresses and
actorines playing on local boards this week
will make an effort to have as bliths a
time II It as they may and sfter-thesteI
celebrations are In contemplation on the
: stages OF ali four opera houses.
At the Boyd there will be a Christmal
tree for the four children. who are with
the Polly Of the Circus company. One
present to be hung on this will be a dol
by Edith Taliafero for the youngest OF the
children.
An informal gathering around hastily
J laid tables on the stage OF the Burwoot
, is projected when Camille has expired Fri
day night and brief responses TO toasts viii
: be made by Miss Elliott and Messrs
: Inghram and Grew.
The Orpheum stage will see all the EN-
ployes and performers OF the weak seateG
at tables on the stage. This is the presen
decision at least. although the celebra
. tion at this house may be postponed unit
, New Years.
At the Krug, the Lucky Jim compan!
will be playing. It had not arrived her,
Wednesday morning. but the manager o
the house said It was understood that tn
company would have a little gathering oI
the stage when the last curtain had beeI
run down Friday night
'POssUM AND SWEET TATERi
Good Old Down south Dinner by Col
Onel smith.
: Colonel S. b. II. Smith OF the Murra