The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
XMAS FETES
COME TO END
Salt Lake Finishes Three Days
Celebration of Popular
Holiday.
EVENT is MARKED BY
MANY FAMILY REUNIONS
City Settles Down to Await
Coming of New Years
Holiday.

With the comfortable feeling of gen
uine wearlness that comes from Il real
busy three DAYS celebration of the
world s most popular holiday, Salt Lake
went TO bed Monday night to sleep it
of
Christmas came on Sunday, the city
enjoyed a three days celebration of the
festival. Saturday was marked with
a rush of belated Christmas shopping
and near premature Christmas celebra.
tions and Christmas trees; Sunday with
the observance of the holy day in all
the churches and the more quiet and
austere of the feasting and celebrations
at home; and Monday with belated re-
ceiving and bestowing of gifts OH those
who had previously been forgotten and
the more riotous celebrating in the
cafes and amusement places.
Practically all Of the three days was
given over TO the holiday and the rest
the city is now taken is earned The
spirit Of the holy day and the happi-
ness of the holiday were eXemplifed IN
Salt Lake this year as never before
If there was home in Salt Lake City
which the Christmas spirit did not per-
meate that home was unfortunate. Al
most every person in Salt Lake who
could afford it, and many who could Ill
afford IT. contributed generously to the
less fortunate individuals to whom
hardship and misfortune had come
Poor Well Cared For
The Elks. the Salvation Army and
the Volunteers of America were prob
ak hn
mas cheer. in. addition to the work
done by these organizations, was the
charity of the churches, the other So
cietles and thousands of individuals.
AS Il result, if there was one person in
Salt Lake to whom Christmas brought
only distress and want, il was because
that person s case had not come to the
attention of any of the charities In
Salt Lake. An honest eudeavor was
made to cheer the heart of every needy
person in Salt Lake and the effort
was surprisingly successful,
One of the pleasing features of the
prolonged Christmas celebrations was
the happy family gatherings From all
parts of the country former Salt LAX
ers made the occasion one of home
coming and hundreds of families were
reunited for the holidays. Among those
whom Salt Lake welcomed home for the
holidays were hundreds of girls and
boys who have been away from home
for school but who have returned to
spend their vacation at home.
Society at It's Best.
Retail business in Salt Lake will un-
doubtedly take rest after the re-
markable Christmas activity. So
ciety, however, will be bright with
many smart affairs in honor of the
holiday visitors. Scores of informal
functions will mark each day of holi-
day week The week will close with
the New Years eve festivities of Sat
urday night. There will be many bril-
hanU functions and scores of informal
watch parties held that evening
As was the case with Christmas. the
general celebration of New Years day
will be Monday rather than Sunday.
The Elks' club. the Alta club and the
Commercial club, which held open house
for their members Monday, will re;eat
the courtesy next Monday. The day
will also be celebrated at the cafes and
restaurants as the holiday. Most of the
business houses, which were closed
Monday IN respect to the Christmas an
niversary, will be closed next Monday,
in celebration of New Year IS day.
In addition 10 thirty-6ve pounds OF
candy and nuts of all varieties. the boys
of the Lund school. this year. received
presents from "A Christmas tree decorated
ing. Following the festivities at the
home, the boys we're taken to the ward
house in Mill Creek, where appropriate
services were held.