Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

vaudeville at the orpheum,
"The Eye Witness" at the Krug.
| Grew Stock company at the Gaysty,
PosToFFIoB hours
General delivery open until noon.
stamp ana money order departments
Two morning deliveries downtown, one
in residence districts.
Christmas day has dawned. 1t was
ushered i'm by an evening of hurry and
hustle in the downtown district by the
usual holiday crowd that throngs the
streets on Christmas eve.
| The last cars on the city lines. as they
slowly crept over the slippery rails and
plunged into the storm of Friday night
carried their heavy burdens OF human
| freight, laden down with yuletide tokens
for the little ones at home Many be-
lated shopper made it special point to
catch the last owl car rather than face
the Christmas elements
Down i'm the district where the lights
burn brightest there was feverlsh excite
ment during the night hours. Tired clerks
| in the big department stores mechanically
sold their wares to the late shopper who
put off buying until the last moment There
was no S o'clock closing rule for the
Christmas clerk,
All Ready for Kris KringIe.
Then, when the doors were closed and
! the people were left out in the storm. there
was mad scramble for cars How the
| people crowded and pushed to board the
cars for home! The tired motormen and
| conductors then had their inning. When
| the last fare had been rung up the merry
| merry Christmas day was at hand
The day will find Omaha folk at their
ease in the enjoyment of all the holiday
season offers. The charitable spirit Of
good will is making the holiday season one
| OF JOY to every one No Omaha home be
1t palace or hovel, need be without its
| Christmas cheer. ~. .I.. ...>.ste+
upon the big, restless business district of
the city to find the hurry and bustle
hushed in homage to the one greatest hoIi-
day. Stores and offices will be closed all
day generally throughout the city In those
! tew institutions where public service de-
| mands that there shall be no closing.
activities on Christmas are at their lowest
| ebb.
In the churches there will be many
! religious observances of the day The
| Christmas gaiety is even invading the hos
pitals and reaches to the bedsldes of The
suffering. In all Of the hospitals there will
be something to give the inmates a taste
of the festivities Of the more fortunate
outside world. There will be special din
ners for those who are able to enjoy them
and even Christmas trees for the grown
ups and musical programs.
Services at Hospitals.
AT the Presbyterian hospital a Christmas
tree for the attendants and patients will
make the holiday gay. The gift giving
there has been limited to objects of the
value of not to exceed 10 cents that there
can be no holiday extravagances TO be re-
| Rrettpd
ligious program beginning with mass at
midnight and, of course, there will be a
| Christmas tree and entertainments
The deaf and dumb children, although
they may not enjoy the Christmas carols
| or the music of the season, will have a
most gaily bedecked Christmas tree and a
real turkey dinner, The knights of Col
umbus are giving the children, of st.
James Orphans home their holiday joys
with a picture show and Christmas tree
and good old-fashioned Santa Claus
Meetings and programs of holiday na
ture will be held all over the city. There
will be an all day stag party at Metropol-
tan hall
Charitable institutions have prepared a
Christmas for the poor Of Omaha and
every effort is being made to reach into
every abode of the needy Preparations
|
5l5 North Eighteenth street for a Christ
mas dinner to 100 persons, II they will
but apply. The dinner will be served TO
all who come between the hours OF II 40
O'Clock in the morning and 4 in the after
noon
Ask, and Thou Shall Receive,
mo one will have to prove his poverty.''
said Rev. Charles w. savldge, pastor.
they only have to come and ask"
The prisoners in the city jail are TO
| have their Christmas dinner, too II Will
be Of the royal American turkey with tina
time-honored and much beloved Gran
berries alongside.
All of the big stores downtown will bs
closed for the day and officially Omaha
will be at rest, with the city hall and the
court house closed.
The newsboys Of the city got their Christ.
mas, too. "Mogey" Bernstein, probation
officer, together with representatives from
the newsboy forces from each OF the three
papers OF Omaha, gave out dinner baskets
to l5O newsboys Friday afternoon
Each OF the newsies got live chicken.
together with all proper trimmings for a
Christmas dinner and a pair OF warm
woolen mittens. The newsboys will thus
eat their Christmas dinner with their
families and their holiday Joys viii be en-
HANGED by sharing with others.
Christmas Dinners for Poor.
The Omaha City mission more than car
ried out its good intentions this Christmas
season by providing 1.4OO poor people with
! Christmas dinners, and today will make
many hearts happy by special Christmas
services and entertainments.
AT o'clock this morning there will be
special meeting and gathering for the
! boys. Following a short program ana dis
! tribution of gifts there will be a sleigh ride
! for all
In the afternoon the girls and primary