Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-25
FOREST OF TREES IS ERECTED


yEW YORK De- ef-Gsrecizl TsieErsr1l-)
--tsettinr r-ady for Christ-naz- Was tns
90 rf- that Hled the air when thrunEs b.
zau % move in the streets this morning and
Father Knckerbocker took on the afr q the
t,ree-daTs' celebration that had then v1r-
tnzIlv begun.
The exchanges IN rhs business and finan-
,aaI district we-e closest the sound q the
ticker husned and Thousands joined the
r-sat crowds Tn the shopping. theater and
lofeI districts where the muiutude flowed
along the avenues and flooded into the
stores to gather from the treasures rhsrs.
% make glad hearts for the children and
happy 1resideg For TIRE homes on the an
nirerzrv Of the birth of The Prince or
Peace.
The csishration n Christmas Hill continue
through Monday In al the churches there
Wn be special Christmas services. the
theaters arH putting on special bilis. the
horsis and cafes special Christmas diHners
and entertainments. the clubs and societies
special Christmas Eaystss
rhs beav-r rain wh4ch began early IN the
MORNING swept the streets ciean. but the
pr-dictsd white Christmas has not been
hsraided this evening a. the weather -
san damp and d-sa-y-
Chtfatulas Trees . PHeasy.
Down OF West street to-day Thousands OF
ltlIe Christmas trees have beer scruri@-
lred -hefted- and bought Every com
mgter looked IKE forester az he hurried
Jerseywat-i. The treeisfs were hankd ~
hiEh. yilcw wcod burts 20 t1s Sidewalk. -
TIE prospective santa Claus could quickly
choose one OF nttinE ske.
Evsryone az rhoHe thuuzanas 0f yellow
dlaaa stHads surruunded toniEht. Fast a.
the West strrst forest marched 70 tho fsr-
rien. waEoulcadH ~ 4 renewed the sap
riv. On vesey street nearhy was the
rTadlr1osizg mart Of ansel bedfzenlnEs for
the trr-es. Here tAe hprsecarts strung
along Fftn wrsarns. boxes of palms and
hsaps sf hcilY
There are other nooss sf Chrsstz1aa In
lswer Nanhattau. Tr-nitr and - Paui's
are harsna 81 seasonahle cslehrziion
amidst the ssxscraper district frana noon
today when caristras carpaH we're d
be sung a. g PHzii'A ciher-wiae. the
financial dlstgsct was a. lone. uieaE.
windy and sour az a nonntasn EurWe ex-
espt Tor the oroEds N ne street
There are a score of downtown places
where Chr's.-naH dinnsrr wiz be served
from the -A-ut71zn home IN Broad street.
90 lle New Y0rk society FOR the Relief Of
the Crippled a. Forty y-second street
EnEa3ed in Happy Csmmeree.
lH Fifsa as=naa ssens ~ Braadzae ae-
pu-rnsut stores. IN Easf SIDE pushoazt
troruuEhfargs. ts1e whuis word seemed 10
BE- engaged in happy cummercs t0taE.
y hat is not 80 we'll sneEn vas the shop
giBE q the poor.
ssss-sss==a- b. srka.ssaze s.saszssrs=s -
ae provided By the salvafiun Army a.
Grand Central palace Monday msfuizE.
Baskets 70 feed 5aaa VIII D. Distributed
and = monaTrous tree bs harvested ~ toys.
a he Chiidren-s Aid society - prepared 20
tsAs eans q about l0.aes G1petitss the
Aaiuutssr band of as many nors
BiE Tim suiiIrau's B1wsrv dinner win
tighten the belts az a. least Ggsl The
tnion District Messenger boys win at
t1raey. thanks % Eichaas " Ravens. On
Christmas Gar
asi uiEht 201a children gathered a. the
suffrage league. where q Christmas tree
uls given under the direction af Mrs o.
a. p Rsimunr
Az tlls exchanges Wtl BE- closed lI0ndaT
and but oue afternoon newspaper All Is
sue Bur there VIII Be ~ holiday for ne
Dastman or sEprsssmsn- In no year be-
fare has the great press o. Chrfs,.t.az mai
been 20 EiEsntie a. it has been Jhia year
or 40 10 todsg. alpsl,inlak.iE. seasl ~
Inscss u mai have been handled e. ulis
srnsraI posunfles- ~ uus number a
pieces a. least n - - we're Christina.
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