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The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Midnight Mass to
Be Celebrated At
Saint Patrick'S

Midnight mass again will be celebrated
this year at st. Patrick's Church on
Christmas morning. The Rt Rev. Mgr.
William T. Russell, rector, Will be the
celebrant, and also will preach the ser
mon. High mass will be celebrated
Christmas morning at II o'clock by the
Rev. James A. Smyth, Of St. Patrick's.
The Rev. John Mcnamara will preach.
After the II o'clock mass, Mgr. Russell
will bestow the papal blessing, after
which there will be penediction OF the
blessed sacrament, which will close the
services Of the day.
The sanctuary and mixed choirs will
sing at both the high mass at II o'clock,
and the midnight mass, assisted by q
full orchestra r. Mills Silby will direct
the sanctuary choir. and DR.. Anton
Gloetzner. the mixed choir. Miss Jen-
ME Glennan Is organist for the mixed
choir.
Christmas morning there will be
masses at St. Patr1cks at 6, 7, 8, Q, and
10 o'clock. All will be low masses.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
OHIO TOWN DRAWS
LINE ON SANTA, TOTS
ARE HEARTBROKEN
Bellefontaine Puts Ban on
Christmas Saint Through
Official Decree.

BELLEFoNTAINE. Ohio. Dec. a.
A great tragedy has descended upon
Bellefontaine. Santa Claus has been
forbidden to enter this city, and IL he
comes to the children in any Of the
homes he must come by stealth and with
the bells OF his reindeer muffled. Belle
fontaine has 10000 inhabitants
The churches and schools have COM
bined to Danish the grand old dispenser
OF Christmas cheer. Fifteen hundred
tots, who have looked with longing
eyes on every picture of Santa Claus
displayed In the windows, are downcast
today for scores of them have been
told that there Is no Santa Claus, that
the greatest Lord Bountiful in the world
Is myth. and that the stories OF his
benefactions are mere fairy tales
Just why Santa has been barred from
Bellefontaine Is uncertain. But the
church and school leaders banded to-
gether and passed sentence. Some
church leaders believe great harm has
been done In teaching the children that
there Is a Santa Claus.
Others, IL is said, particularly the
school authorities, wished to avoid the
trouble of the Christmas trees and en-
tertainments. So there is not to bo
a Christmas tree or Christmas en-
tertainment at which Santa Claus will
appear in all Bellefontaine.
He may visit individual homes, but
as a city Bellefontaine will not reco4-
nize him.
There is no Santa Claus" say the
'grown-ups," but the children still be-
lieye.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Saengerbund to Hold
Clubhouse Festivities
And Christmas Program

The Christmas celebration of the
Washington Saengerbund will be held
Monday night in the clubhouse at 81
C street northwest. The program, with
the distrihation Of gifts. Is under the
general charge of Mrs. X. g. Barthel.
president of the Saengerbu;,d Ladies'
Club.
rhe exercises will include a t,iano solo
by Miss Charlotte Wolf; words Of greet
ing from Mrs Barthel: ''Stiile Nacht."
nv Miss Katie Wolf. Miss Anna Wolf.
Miss Anna Kennedy, Miss Elsa
Sohwarz. Miss Pauline Burns, Miss
and Jonathan Given, Paul Meesink, and
Fred I.utz; They Always Pick on Me-
Miss Edith Rchey; Santa Claus vt the
Telepho ne." Miss Elsa Schwarz: dis
tribution Of gifts; Der Einfiedler and
die Nacht." Saengerband Quartet; dis
trtbution of prizes.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Interesting Musical
Program to Be Given
At Metropolitan Church

An unusually interesting musical pro-
gram will be given at both services in
the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Sixth
and A streets northeast. Sunday. The
The members OF the choir are: So
pranos, Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark, Miss
Nellie Barber, Mrs. James M. Brooks,
Miss Frances Guschewsky, Miss Ethelyn
Galloway, Mrs. Henry Boynton; altos,
Miss Laura v. French, Mrs. J. II. Tats-
paugh, Miss Emma Guschewsky, and
Miss Agnes Fisher; tenors; DR.. w.
Bruce Hoofnagle, r. e. Fleharty.S and
Albert Cummins; BASES, Gilbert A.
Woertendyke. Louis A. Babcock, and
Herbert Smith: director, Gilbert A.
Clark; orsanist, Miss Jessie L. Gala.
way.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Warn Fruit Dealers
Against Swindler

The police have sent out a warning to
the proprietors of fruit stands in all
sections Of the city, against swindler
who has been obtaining money on the
pretext that he was the owner of the
located.
The man has been operating for the
last few days and has used various
means Of getting money from the fruit
dealers. most OF whom are foreigners.
From some he obtained small loans,
while others cashed checks for him for
small amounts. So far as the police
have been able to learn, however, the
man has obtained less than IS from all
of his Victims.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
POSTOFF|CE HAS
CHRISTMAS MAIL
MOVING SMOOTHLY
Only Last Minute Post
Cards Show Accumulation,
as Decks Are Cleared.

washingtonians will get their Christ
fas mail on time this year. Racks and
sorting tables at the city postoffice and
at the branch offices are running
clear"-that IL the malls not tied up.
but Is all running through on scheduled
time.
In spite of this fact the mails are
running nearly is per cent greater this
time this year than they did for the
same period year ago. Thousands up
on thousands OF pieces Of mail matter
are coming through the washington
onice hourly. but each piece is being
Kept moving. Last year on December
2s, the Washington. postofiice was &C
S ch0ksd with ~ !, hundred. Of sacks Of
that machinery and system wert
Postmaster. N. A. Merritt and his
corps Of assistants and chief. are con-
they have built up. and uror the sue.
cess Of their anticipatory measures
Mall Ii going out Of the office as fast al
1t comes in. AMI deliveries are being
made In shorter time than IL usual un-
rangement Of delivering mail to car.
riers on their routeA by automobile is
working we'll. as 10 also the new ar
rangement for sacking and delivering
direct DY wagon Inc NAL LOT I'LL apart
ment houses. These deliveries are being
made as late as o'clock at night.
There were at noon today approx
mately eO0oo post cards bearing mes.
eages Of Christmas cheer In the main
office of the postoffico. These have
piled up in the last ten or twelve hours
and are the only part Of the mail thai
SO far has come In too fast to handle
These postcards are the last-ninut'
pieces usually mailed Christmas eve. Of
just before. Postmaster Merritt be
iieves these viii be cleaned up befor'
pieces were handled in the city postof
fice in the four days from Decembe
is to %, inclusive. This Ia exclusive o
letters, official mail, postcards, and a.
other pieces except Christmas package!
OF these, 305,350 were outward bound
destined for other cities. 80 II seem
that Washingtonians are giving NOR
presents than they are receiving.
Statistics for the four-day periods TO
1910 and 1911 are as follows: Outward
bound mails, 1910, 1877 sacks. contatnin
| 292, $50 packages; outward-bound, 19ll
1. 634 saks, containing 305,350 Packages
inwar I'd bound malls for 1910, $3.50 sack!
containing 1000 packages; 1911, 7.A
sacks, containing "a, 400 packages. Tn
increase in the outward packages
| -. 700, or 1 per cent, and in the incom
40 packages. $1,000 packages, or Ii pc
cent
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Fortune Presented
To Stetson Employees

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Christmas
presents valued at $4,000 were today
given the 5000 employees OF the John b.
Stetson Hat Factory here. Besides
$l7S.OS0 in cash. 123 shares Of stock of
the company, valued at $65,190, and
shares in the Stetson Building and Loan
Association worth $4,000. the gifts in
cluded gold watches, turkeys, gloves,
and candles.
The distribution took place at an en-
tertainment, a feature or which was tn e
singing of Christmas anthems by the
entire force Of employees.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Communion and Song
Services on Nativity
At Epiphany Church

Holy communion will be celebrated at
the Lutheran Church Of the Epiphany.
Sixteenth and U streets northwest, at
the morning service tomorrow. The pas
tor. the Rev. Charles F. Steck. will
preach on THE Glad Nativity" Miss
Edith Stowen will sing a solo. and the
chorus choir will assist In the music.
At the evening services the choir win
sing the cantata, THE Star of Beth
lehem." The solo parts will be taken
by Miss Edith stowell. soprano: Mrs.
L. r. Hoover. contralto; r. 8. Pierson,
tenor; Harry F. Lerch, basso. The
choir is under the direction of L. Russell
Alden. Mrs. I. B. Dobson is the organ
list
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
ChOma Choir Will
, Sing At Services In
Sixth Presbyterian

The Choma choir, Of the Sixth Pres
byterian Church. Of which Dr. NJ F..
Thompson is director and Miss Lillian
Wines organist, will sing the following
selections Sunday morning at II o'clock:
THE First Christmas" J. Barnby; vio-
lin solo. Mediate" Helze Murray;
Hail the Christi w. l.. Mason. The
vested choir will sing Christmas carols
ir the evening.
The Rev. DR.. Spooner. pastor. will
preach on when the Wise Men Saw
the Star" and MY Christmas Gift" in
the evening.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Half Million Plum
Puddings Shipped

LONDON, Dec. 2-More than q half
million plum buildings have been ship
ped from England during the past three
this indigestible dessert at Christina s
time wherever he may be. Buzxards,
the big Oxford street confectioners.
alone have sent out 10000 to eevry cor
ner of the globe. .... =
Capt. Robert Scott took along a plen-
tiful supply when he started or his
South Pole expedition. and his Christ
mas dinner In the Antarctic will wind
UP in a homelike way, even II the meat
course consists merely OF dried pemmi-
can. King George took 1000 plum pud-
dings with him to India,
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Only "Self-Made Man"
White House Guest

For the first time in years. DR..
Mary Walker, of this city, widely
known as the only self made man"
in the country. today called at the
White House. She asked to extend
the compliments of the season to the
President.
DR.. Walker. who was given author
ity by Congress to wear mems
clothes, claimed only half of her legal
right today, insofar as her attire was
concerned. She wore the trousers
alright, but there was fur cape
any other woman might wear out on
G damp, cold morning.
The visitor tripped into the Execu-
tive ofices airily, called for secre-
hind the scenes
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Special Christmas
Program Is Given
At Friends School

Undergraduates and guests of the
Friends School today listened to a
special Christmas program presented by
various departments.
REGULATIONS were given by Miss Ruth
Patterson. Walker Duvall, Miss Mary
Aplin, Elmer Gates, and Grafton Brown.
Former pupils also contributed to the
program Miss Elsie May sang; Law
renee Baker. of Princeton, gave tenor
solo, and addresses were made by David
Karrick and Theodore Moore, Of Yale
Lawrence Baker. Of Princeton, and
Dean paul, of Lawrenceville. The ex-
ercises closed with the distribution OF
hOnOrS.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Christmas Music
At Church of the
Immaculate Conception

A musical program of unusual beauty
will be given at the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception on Christmas day
The regular choir of the church will
be in charge of the music This consists
Of Fred Berens, Edward Bowie, Joseph
Browne. Howard Campbell, Joseph EN-
right, Lawrence Fitzgerald, Bennett
Cuttings, Conrad Jordan. James Nc
Anally. Joseph Mccain, James Nc
Carthy, Joseph Mccarthy, Leo Nor
risy, Edward O'Brien, Emmett O'Brisn
Joseph O'Connell, Edward Preston
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Elaborate Christmas
Planned for Christ
Church, Georgetown

Elaborate musical and religious ser
vices will DO conducted at Christ Church.
Georgetown. beginning tomorrow. and
continuing until Tuesday afternoon.
Holy communion will be given at the
parish anniversary service tomorrow
night, beginning at Ills o'clock.
Christmas day services include: Holy
communion, 7:30 o'clock; full holy COM
munion. II o'clock: sermon by the rec
tor on christmas Teaching of Joy"
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, the
children's choral service will be con-
Quoted.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Midnight Masses
Planned in Two
Capital Churches

At st. AIMS Church, IN Wisconsin
avenue. there will be solemn high mass
at midnight Christmas. The sermon
will be preached by the pastor. The
other masses at Christmas at 7:15 and
o'clock.
At the Church Of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, Chevy Chase circle, there
will be q midnight mass Christmas, fol-
lowed by benediction Of the most blessed
sacrament. Arrangements have been
made with the Capital Traction Com
pany to have q car at the door at the
conclusion of the service. There will be
another mass at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Male Choir in Special
Christmas Morning
Service at St. Paul's

The services on Christmas day at st.
Paurs Episcopal Church, Twenty-third
street and Washington circle, will con-
sist of a celebration Of the holy COM
munion at 1880 o'clock and at II o'clock
a sermon will be delivered by the rec
tor.
At the II o'clock service the vested
male choir, under the direction Of James
z. Bagley, will sing.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
MYSTIC SHR|NERS
CARRY CHRISTMAS
. CHEER TO HUNDREDS
Heavily Laden Baskets Dis
tributed With Lavish
Hand Today.
SAY. Mister. where is Santa Claus

Say, Mister. where is Santa Claus p
The tot, clasping the hand Of a gray
haired mother, whose care-seamed face
spoke Of years Of trouble and poverty,
was directed to Clin Long. who handed
the youngster big basket, car tickets
and then, touched by the case. slipped
2 big bright silver dollar into the boys
you see, Santa couldn't come to our
house. cause there amt no chimney.
So. we had to come up and get our
present." the boy explained, unmindful
that the mother was trying hard. to
Ths setting for this ana dozens OF
other scenes this morning, all just az
rathetic, was the National Rifles Ar
mory. whore more than 100 baskets
were given to poor families Of the city
Worked All Day.
Prominent business men Of the city
worked all day yesterday packing these
baskets. each containing fourteen
rounds Of edibles. believing their Christ
mas will be happier for this day spent
who would otherwise have no part In
the Yuletide festivities. -.
The doors opened at Z o'clock this
morning. and nearly an hour before
tributed by the committee were alrsady
stationed In front CT tire door. Aged
men end women. children sent by
pa re nts who could not bear tho shame
Of coming themselves, q few crpples.
who were taken to their homes In auto
mobiles-all the morning the stream
Of humanity poured into the big hall
where the baskets were spread over
several hundred square foet OF floor
space.
Their Only Share.
Many OF the recipients said this bene-
faction was tae only share they hoped
to have in the holiday rejoicing. Each
basket contained large ham, potatoes
and turnips. bread, -four. sugar, ami
vegetables, as well as q sack OF coffee.
Iiiff Long. chairman of the commit.
tee, presided over the distribution and
handed the recipients car tickets. HI.
aides were there to carry the baskets
to the cars for women and the children
The distribution is an annual affair
With the Shriners Each member il
Permitted to submit the name OF one
family. end this Is inves. gated by a
committee before a carl IS sent tha
family which will be redeemed with q
basket a few days before Christmas.
In charge Of the affair this year, be.
eides Mr.. Lo,.g. are Thomas Walker
Morris H. Abc,l. Fr1nk X. Raymond
| and John Ellinger.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Special Musical
Program at New York
Avenue Presbyterian

At the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, tomorrow, special mu-
steal programs will be given at the
morning and evening services. In the
morning. 81 am Alpha and Omega"
and 1.-The Lullaby" will be given,
while the cantata The Holy Infant
will be the feature of the evening
numbers
The choir will he assisted by DR..
Kemble and Mr.. Butterworth, tenors,
and Miss Elsa Raner. violinist
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
ELABORATE MUSIC
TO Be GIVEN IN ALL
CAPITAL CHURCHES
Majority of Christmas Serv'
ices Will Be Conducted.
Tomorrow.

In washington churches tomorrow and
Monday special musical programs. more
elaborate In their contents than have
been attempted for months, will be
given by the several choirs and musi-
cal organizations. Captatas, many Of
which have required months In prepa-
ration. will be given by some Of the
city's best talent
A majority of the Christmas services
will be held tomorrow. morning and
evening. In q number Of cases, how
ever, Christmas services will be held
Monday.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
CamOrra Trial Jurors
Go Home for Christmas

VITERBO, Italy Dec. 3.-The Ca
mora trial. which has been going on
since iast summer. was postponed to.
the Jurors to spend Christmas at their
homes.
This will be the nth Christmas the
Camorr;sts have spent in jail while
waiting for tho court to decide on their
cafe
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
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SPECIAL NOTICES

THE WASHINGTON MARKET COM
PANY-The annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Washington Mar
CT the company. in the Seventh street
wing of Center Market, in the City Of
Washington. D. c., at - o'clock noon
on the FIRST MONDAY, being the LIST
thirteen directors to serve the ensuing
year. and to act on any other subject
within the power of the corporation
that may be brought before the meet
ing. FRANK c. WILKINS,
Secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
West Washington
Church Will Have
Special Services

A special musical service will be con-
Quoted at the West Washington Baptist
Church, Thirty-first and N streets
northwest, tomorrow night at 7:4S
o'clock. The Rev. Benjamin Donald
Cav is pastor.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
ANONYMOUS Gifts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-To hundreds
of families in New York who are In
poverty, but too proud to accept aims,
a society is sending $40 gold pieces
anonymously by express.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Million i'm Gifts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Judge E. H..
Gary gave his wife pearl necklace
valued at 100000 Frank j. Gould did
the same. John Jacob Astors cost only
$4,000
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Fire Damages Stable.

Fire. the origin of which fas not been
learned. this morning did 800 damage to
a stable in the rear of sos Twenty-flrst
street northwest. The stable Is owned
by J. b. LAWYER. Of 1909 G street north
west
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
Opportunities
To Do Good
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1

This fund % c0mpleted-e1eO.S4.
Woman with four small children. Husband
has tuberculosis. One child has tubcrcuiosis
% Q week or Slbs Q year required 70 keep
children and mother together.
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 1s

This fund II cOmpIeted-$111.A.
The worthiness of an old colored couple has
led former employer to provide for their
rent. The man 10 crippled so that he can't
work. ~ week or $1O4 year II needed
to provide necessities.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23

PILES CURED IN Q TO ~ DAYS
Your druggist win refund money Pazo
Ointment falls TO cure any case Of Itching,
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to
IA days 60c.
The Washington times., 1911-12-23
THE WASHINGTON TIMES SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1911.

Thomas Ryder, william sheeban. I'D
ward Smithers, Charles Stewart. John
Thomas, and Harry Wheaton Howard,
organist and director.
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OPPORTUNITY NO. II

IS a week or $312 a year will provide for a
widow who has been left with three small
children. and who sorely needs assistance.
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OPPORTUNITY NO.

Widow, with three small children: has
recently recovered from tuberculosis and IL
vet able to do little work. 80 per week
or $500 for the year will provide needed as
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 4.
This fund II completea-eS8.BO.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s

This fund % completed.
Deserted family Of mother and four small
children, one 3 newborn baby. needs 70
week or SlEs a year II mother and children
are to be kept together.
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 10

Ave months DID, has been deserted by her
husband. She has four other children, the
Oldest ten. IS a week 10 required to keep
mother and children together.
Previously acknowledged ................ 1854
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 8

Family Of blind colored man. constituting
of a wife and hve children, needs So per
week or ss12 for the year. to supplement what
little the wife. ID able to earn - iaundress.
in addition to caring for her family.
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OPPORTUNITY NO. IA
This fund Is cOmpleted-s1O3.OO.
UNDEsIGNATED SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Previously acknowledged ................ SO. 90
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 10

A colored family. consisting of widow
and six children, is likely to be broken up
and separated unless 50 a week or $l56 for
the year is provided to care for them.
Previously acknowledged ........,,,.,, STE "a
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OPPORTUNITY NO. g
This fund II completed.
Previously acknowledged ...............-H0l.0o
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OPPORTUNITY NO. .

OPPORTUNITY NOS
This fund - completed.
widow; nvs small children; has recently
left hospital. Friend, poor woman herseifi
has been aiding her. 40 per week Mss
home togethsr. -
Previously Acknowledged ...........i...$ goa q
G. 3. ..........s...ssse...'.t'.' ~
Cash ssvo
Total ................... 2o5. %
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lousIy Acknowledged ....."...

This fund II completed.
Blind colored man with four niotheriess
, children. n o week or uoS year needed
to provide required assistance.4
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OPPORTUNITY NO. 2

Widow with I'VE small children needs "a
per week in addition to what she can earn |
In order to keep the little brood together. !
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Two THOUSAND !.
GOOD FELLOWS
AID SANTA CLAUS
Many Faces Will Be Bright
ened Because of Their
Generous Help.
CONTINUED from First p.re.,

NJ Continued from First Page.)
hands. because I cannot use my feet.
II get 90 tired of sitting In one place
all the. time. My mother would get
those things, but she has not got the
money. / would like to have a doll
baby, q story book. and some candy.
RUTH THOMPSON,
"323 Ninth atraaf q n
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SATURDAY..

|. Townsend Burden, Jr., of New
York, and Miss Florence Sheedy will
wed in Denver.
Interstate Commerce Commi ssion
hearing on grain rates in Dallas. Tex.
President Taft will review the
June walk" of $4,000 children in New
York.
Royal representative for the coro'
nation will begin to arrive in London.
Fifty thousand women are expected
to march in suffrage parade in Lon
don.
Anniversary of Battle of Bunker
Hill will be observed at Charlestown,
Mass.