The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-24
BUSY SHOPPERS
1HR0NG STORES
The Rush Will End Saturday
Night on Eve Of
Christmas
STREETS ARE CROWDED
DESPITE BAD WEATHER
Buying of Presents and Good
lhnys Oroer OF Day
loungOnes Awaiting
~anta C1uS

where In the world arr you" ~
Are you coming Win me =?
How mucn as. tue-e uoyties
Where is my Change
10 !.u sea. Amps
- assn
~ mere Is my hunule
I've uruppea IA Gent on the floor.
Chime one ~ tuese.
stre, GA nay teet.
Suen les inc III tine dig stores At the
close ii the Christmas shopping fusnt
Tine same IL heard esersN ls.f. III tae
retail snops a. tnrones press % the
counters. Inere are ,ram .,.n.ss on tne
toes, contacts with btfi.r feminine
heaaga T., assaults anu patt-rier ~
all degrees OF conclusion aeoat oar-
gain tyfuHt.ss, ants eraaiess waiting
Tor cnanse ami bundles.
trGwus an, Larger.
II seems thus year that .ite troWds
downtown cleaning tip tneE Z nfist-
mas Baying are larger tHan ever eHa
tnat they are going at II as thoueh
the iasn ct pane &ere urging tnenn
ON even more tnan in former seasons,
Extra precautions. noWes 81. de tahen
to prevent any unIoWaru ciltunts.aiif'e
Wht~a inteat pre- ipita.e paIttc, al
uft!a mai ftre hxuItas apparatus. etc.
being Installed 50 that tns aalts II
ta,ta ts.fa4t.s sources As reaAcea Il a
minimum
enc Uf the most Tsmarka Bile things
to ue Witnessed IA tns ~nopptng tto-
trict during tnls busy tune n ~ see
"A saais srt ano G4as worked ilNe a
stase IRON cary morning WITH a
urears prospect II tn 10 O'Clock to-
night staring ner III the face. tired
eyes, actual. smiling ar SHE goes. O.
ratuer tears. aaetss Z autlts, s9otH
lns Inc raiAeo tet .z-.s71 mere, asepaas,
Iiis tine pruSlAitlts u a aatafat- ttorn
egank there. or flslng III see ABOUT
es.aAge .r Il bunoIs. eut Keeping ael
heau up ana ner spirits nkewiss
through IT ali.
Last Day for shoppers.
Ihis ~ tae aast aay fsa .iae christ
mas shoppers and tnes are ma rlas
the most III tnelr opportunities. Broad
street Is ciuWuea. aesI,!te the Ha3U
ana murNy elements, ana Main street
rocks eu@1er taan II has looked III
many Il aay. Christmas Eve IL al
Ways a nusY Tune M t-.~nIaotia.
Though may presents are poue al
essttlsr In tna he.tuaY season, There
are some still to he Is. usnt- Satur-
Gay n1snt broad street. VII TIE ons
mass vi humanity ana a stores VIII
De crowded Win anuFpe4s ana par,
cnaSsrs seeking the tasI ptuk1ass
.nsns Toy MAI Tx bought by t0.ie
parents VINO VIII later pay tue rpae
Of Santa Claus at aome wntle tnt
4oate ones .ieseae snus.y IN bea, SAFE
ia the arms ot aorpnrus.
cad fox. as Ne.I the young. are
maac naitpter ana brleu,er ny t44t
~.
cefse presents from Iotcu ouee aa4I
ss.tiI i,aeseii.s Ia retnrn- Women aar
oatciass tltt Haen IN the gazing al
Presents. ana As consequence, re.
etsise more.
Never before have the cxpressnaar
ana Inc na.ifsan nsen pusser III r.lGn,
mona. f-at n - Morninx o.e rttflie a IA
eaen IL hrinet4sg Joy as.a pressure VIII
1he pae Nas.=s tneS aetaer
aIsinx ~ Poor.
tsne of tne 9u-lest plaSes in Rich
manu SATURDAY IL the Associated tina
rules headquarters. where nunurea.
oi baskets fsieu with good Things an1
the necessities OF lite tor the pool
are teing distributed. some OF In.
baskets are delivered. but This oniA
done wnen the iamiiies or inaisiauaI'
are not able to come Tor tnem
saturday afternoon the Salvation
Army began Simitar distribution a
the Central foung Mems Cnris,iaG
Association at seventh and Graz,
streets. The Elks are also uispensial,
charity lintraiIy, not To mention pri
yatc persons VINO give To the poor a
this season
Practically all stores and ofhel
places OF business Will he cIosed OIL
/ Monuay in observance OF Christmas
which falls this year on SUNDAY.