The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS FINDS
PEOPLE C0NTENTED
Day viii Be Observed in Salt
Lake With DeyOut Service
and Beautiful Song.
SPIRIT OF OCCASION Is
MANIFEST on EVERY SIDE
Children Have Toys i'll Abund-
ancc, and Gifts lnnumerable
VIII BE Distributed.

Peace on Garth, good will toward
men"
The dav OF the nativity Of Jesus "i
NAZARETH is at hand, and in every onme
aud every land the Star OF Bethlehem
win shine forth in the Sky. in token that
one whose coming WAS forestated indeed
has come
Ere another day shall dawn. Christ
mas morn will have arrived, and WIN
it all that is significant Of that DAY.
In Salt Lake City. Christmas WIZ ma
tha peoplr In "A state OF exceeding con :
tent and happiness. During lhe uhN =
and tho weeks and the months that nave
;,asscd since last the natal DAY ,aIuS
;n,o being and passed into night, IroNi :
dence has dealt with the people ot thls
CITY with a lavish hand. The coming
Of the ChrStmastidc, even as thc Soln-
ing OF Tharkseiving day. renders (ns
ccncc in which they have shared. IN
1cspcct TO material things. the people ol
sal, Lake have progressed Wltn htna".lS 5
strides: in respect 20 spiritual ihnss,
rn less wonderful. The letter. especial =
iy. is to be recalled al Christmas tiinf'
FOR it is from tho Father oi I'm; nm ioT W
whom the day Is kept sacred ihat al
blessings are held 10 come.
Services III Churches.
In '
naturally. The churches have the more
prominent part. In all Of them services
VIII be held. Christmas music OF iran
sccndcnt magniliccnce VIII be the culel
feature OF these services, IN h,1nS ~ ~
the churches on Sunday night there WI
he sung cantatas and oratorios, hnNIhs
fol their theme the birth of the savior.
Above all Christmas is the children )
daV Thousands unon thousands OF ht-
lie ones will live tomorrow an age In a
single day, and that age will be hilcd
with n surprising JOY. None iherc Is
SO poor or so unfortunate hut mat INC
Christmas spirit will bc impaired in one
form or another. The children oi inc
rich will have their toys. expensive and
IN abundance, the children of tho poor
win have their toys, also less eNpen-
in tho hnal analysis. which VIII be 'he
happier? The answer is easy,
Charitable organizations have LAID
themselves ont 10 make TINS year :
dlnal-v The officers of these societies
and associations have gone forth In
Uu.st al those who are not likely. under
the circumstances In which they ma
themselves. TO I've starorS in the abuu-
dance OF the times. and these they have
taken rains 10 see shall not say that
their Christmas day was void.
For the Unfortunate,
The Volunteers Of America and the
Salvation Army will provide for the
homeless Tayfarer and FOR those WHO
liavc homes but whose homes are empty
oi that which is essential 10 Il life worth
living.
Tie big stores of the city will distrib-
ute among their cmploycs gifts of cash
and articles OF value. In some stores rs
high as $500 i'm money will be distrib-
uicd in addition Ia numerous presents.
The Orphans Home and Day Nursery
children Will have the largest stockinetul
oi gifts ever made In Utah. The stock
ing was designed 10y Charles II. Hilton.
assistant manager Of the Peoples Cash
store. and It's contents We're supplied by
The store Tic children at the home vii
spend their Christmas quietly and the
public exercises planned viii not he held
owing To the presence OF case OF scar
lct fever.
The children al the Kearns-St. AIMS
orphsnage had their Christmas. Thurs
day. and a Jolly Christmas IL WAS.
Tho Sunday-school of the First Pres
byIcrian church had It's Christmas ex'
number of parcels. containing useful ar
ticlcs. were brought for distribution
among The poor, In This way the usua
custom OF having a Christmas tree Wa:
varied.
M o1 the public Offices will be CLOSED
Saturday. ana Tie postofiicc will obscIy,
holiday hours.
Postofice Records Broken.
The postofhce reports an amazing in
crease in It's business over that OF las
year og any other year In the hiStoT!
If the office. In the six days endc'
Thursday evening. the increase In tn
sale of stamps amounted to more thar
$1,000. The masses Of mail have beeI
handled with expedition. and, so far "a
lie local office Is concerned. little or n,
congestion is expected.
The testimony of the merchants is tina
the volume OF business this year ia
Christmas trade has been AT least one
.ourth greater than that OF last veal
out at the same ,lme the average cos
If individual purchases has been smaller
This may he taken TO Indicate that tn
pcoplc have more friends this gear tia
hey had last
The public schools OF the city hcl
thcir Christmas exercises Thursday
when they closed for the holiday yaca
lion This also is true of tho distric
schools
Christmas. OF course. always calls fo
an addition 10 tho table. md this yea
Will be no exception TO this rule Th
dealers In turkey and its inseparabl
companion. cranberry sauce. report
tremendous business.