Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-25
Liberal Donations Made by Business
Men to Employees,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES PREPARED
Charitable Organizations Are Ready
with Appropriate Programs and
Christmas VIII he Every
where Observed.
A marry Christmnsl


and by the several charitable orga~iza-
tions and full bills at all the thoeters
will provide the entertainment and con
stitute the observance OF the day.
Santa Claus found a hearty welcome
when he came tripping into town last
night. Before him fell all doubts which
had threatened his very existence. The
youngsters and many OF the. older ones
whose spirit is still the spirit of youth
unblushingly acknowledge that old Saint
Nick is a person Of flesh and blood and
a warm heart, and in proof thereof ex-
hibit fat checks, baskets of substantial
wearing apparel and heaps Of rich food
his gifts.
Few Places Open.
Only the postoffice, the cafes ana
hotels, few cigar stores and drug stores
and the railway stations will be open
today. The street car men and the tele-
phone girls, of course, will have to work
Some of the groceries and meat markets
will be open I'm the morning.
Banks, large retail stores, the factories,
the jobbing houses, the Grain exchange,
the courthouse, city hall and railroad
offices will be closed, thus giving their
employees two days off in succession.
Both the Boyd and Brandeis theaters
will be open again after several dark
nights last week and there will be
something doing at every theater in
town both this afternoon and evening.
outside of theatrical performances,
Christmas tree programs, church services
and turkey shoots, the Christmas celebra-
ton for the most part will be in the
bosom of the family. The streets today
are expected to look as deserted as ON
Sunday. Some OF the hotels and cafes
will do big business In serving Christ
mas dinners to small parties.
Christmas I'm Churches.
Christmas services were held at many
Of the churches yesterday, at some they
win be held this morning and at some
tonight. Sunday school Christmas tree
programs began Friday night and there
will be more tonight
Thanks to the spirit OF generosity mani
tested by the public, hundreds will have
good Christmas dinners today who could
not have paid for them from their own
purses. The Salvation Army and the
Volunteers Of America gave out 1000
baskets filled with Christmas provisions,
on Saturday. The Elks provided forty
worthy families with food and ordered
coal wherever 1t was found to be needed.
Hundreds of boys and girls will go to
the City Mission today to get the gifts
that have been provided for them.
Most OF the charitable institutions OF
the city will hold their celebrations today,
with Christmas trees and gifts and special
dinners for their charges. At the hospitals
the nurses and attendants have decorated
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Employees Are Remembered.
Many Of the large mercantile institu-
tions OF the city gave presents to their
employees Saturday. All the banks made
cash gifts, to their employees. Iler &
Co., Paxton & Gallagher, National Roof.
ing company, Holmquist Elevator com.
pany, Merriam & Millard company
United States Supply company, Fair.
banks Morse Company, Baum Iron com.
pany, II. j. Hughes company, johnson,
Danforth company, Swartz Printing com
pany, c. N. Dietz Lumber company
Nancy Milling company andN the Wooder
Box and Package company presented thei
employees with turkey. Sheriff Bralle,
gave a turkey to each of his twelv,
deputies and Bradley e. Dorrance sen
turkeys 10 the hospitals Inc crane com
pany's Christmas gift to each employ,
was check for 10 per cent Of the amour
OF his annual salary. The McCord- Brad!
company gave each employe a check 10
an amount equal to his vacation pay
whether'h took a vacation or not. Tn
Payne Investment company distribute,
shares Of stock in the company amonl
employees.
The Gayety theater will give a Christ
mas dinner for the show people and EN-
ployees tonight after the show.
The Knights OF Columbus will provid
Christmas cheer for the orphans at ST
James orphanage
Newsies who sell The Bee and World
Herald. will be given a big feed at tn,
Jacobs Memorial hall at II o'clock thi
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