The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-25
MIDNIGHT BELLS TOLL
ANOTHER JOYOUS XMAS
POOR AND DESTITUTE WILL BE
MADE HAPPY BY SOctE-
TIES.
sUsiness vii be Suspended While
All VIII Urte m the Festrsities
IN the City.


eN g. q. C
Win Ga" toilinr q bells and fu.
Wild footing 81 whistles. a. tuilnirht
another 'hr ~tmaS vas u~htr,d ir o.
inr happt's - day Of 90 th. wear. Never
10 tn h'-tHrt 81 th.~. nineteen CEN
tunes viii TIE DAY BE. mad, So bright
ana happt Co mon. women and chill
dr' % as ~" uns that dawnsd upon tho
'arfh to-day. From M. four corners
81 th" globe Will come tho tidings
f'a'" On earth and good viii toward
M n II vii renew m. christ -ilk,
spirit. and r'rh and poor. hirh and
low. viii enjoy the dtV in e manner
; mat viii be- ~ jog and thanksgiving
To all
Nut ouir 40 Wheeling hut through
out all o. land children last uil.ht
nuns their st", kinr1 ON IA, mantle
and th'n went tu bed To- dream Of
santa and his d..rs To- IA. children
christmas is always looked upon A.
IN" hapIltet dav 90 all tho wear TO
EiNe ana 90 receive. The story 81 thc
wise men - the Fast who followed
th' star II Bethlehem To- th,. rnang.r
where they pr.s' nt-d gifts 70 IN,
christ hIld. is all r. n.w.d and H. re-
Tod within their little hearts.
Practically every charitable society
o. this city united IN AN effort To- bring
thccr and happiness t. th.. homes Of
tn poverty stricken. pId santa Claus
did not forget tho children 81 thsS.
families IA n. tenement district and
si1ms Of Wheeling TIL. little ragged
BOYS and girls will climb from their
beds az NJ arly hour TO lind their
ST. kings filled with andes and TOYS
The fathers and mothers Will h.. pre-
S"ui"d with more useful presents,
~u'h as Blankets. led clothing and
/ food.
Many Contribute.
showing IN, same civic spirit that
has characterized them IN all similar
affairs. th" residents uf this city con-
uibut"d literally tp the cause. ENrrv
on" OF IN. F-."uu residents of Wheel
Ing and a." I-s.10" residents Of
Greater Wheeling will TODAY Doe given
e sIuar" on. uL Hunger viii h.. ban
i~h'd and ia, tables Of IN. d.~titut..
VII contain all the daintics Of IN.
DAY
rive hundr,d baskets were y,st,r-
DAY morning distributed Iy the
Wheeling lodge Of Elks. IN accord
an'c Co the custom established SOM.
wears AK" Thss, baskets Zach com
tanned a chicken and an other daint-
is Q" o." found on ~, iabl. II tho
r''h Tho salvation Arm, distributed
nearly this number 81 baskets. and
their workers Visited tho ~Iufus
wh'r" thy distributed TOYS. TIL.
Guild ~ tho cathedral distributed 1sI
bt~N'iS. 'ach containing a turkey and
." baskets 81 cooked food for tn. sick
The little tots who's. parents are
uuahl" Go IInvid. toys W.r. mad.
happy through she work - the Tov
Mission. Associated Charities and tn.
'arifls. church Spcieties. Tn. orr
phanS wer" wcil supplied with TOYS.
th' matorit' h'inE furnished hy an,
catholic churches.
For several weeks ~. ladies VIII,
. 4" NHaN p.
haV" been working faithfully az their
quarters over TruV-lrs millinery
store gathering tons fp rth- poor
N'arlN ~" wagon loads OF TOYS we're
contributed. and th"s" ladies had them
distributed throughout GREATER Who'll
in- Their hard work mad" many
homes happt thar otherwise would
hn'" BEEN farE'u'd br the rhfldrt n
h'inE passed hy th" old man from "a.
North.
Down co. rho tenement district ot.
thu south Side. whore hundreds o.
foreigners AT" huddi'd like 'ar load
Of sheep. rho writer yesterday. ON ID
tour with party disfrihutiuc TOYS Co.
th' poor. had an 'Np'ricuc. %. will
mover forget Her. Boo ono 90 tho
t'u' mont hoi Sos Wa 20 family ~ -iN
lftl" children. The father was UNI
ai'l" 60 work owing tp 70 broken I.e.
wii'. bis wife lay DO 100 bod with lu
I'u"rlr prov Ia'i for bN 90. r,irnfur-
mood Th" poor IftI. children v.r.
CRYING for f'pd and asking aturt
SANTA CLAUS The fima, was well
provided FOR with clothing. food and
toys and f" 500 fh. expression of o..
lI'f and ip, on tho foes 90 th.e. poor
ignorant people was worth going
miles ouf of The wat FOR presents for
them T. tho rich could 500 NOR.
pictures ~ por"rfr nf this Kind thor.
would lr NOR. work among The ds~ti-
tIte.
Social Functions
MANN social functions will take
place Do th' 'ifE Table O.. -, dim
nets viii hr given zoo 90. 81 Sure ami
90" Windsor. which viii I, = rr.It s'-
tended. Mans nf th. residents Of tl.
titt viii cot their 'hr. -frua- d.ur.re
af fhr hotels and cafes. Both th,
White. tr"r. and miller ar" hatin2
Cenviets' Xmas.
Behind in' gray wallis - fh.
MHurlsriii. Ieuif.rf .ar. f.-rn rnu.
fl.te Will TODAY celebrate Christmas
Iu Hu siIHurtt" manner. 1Nard.f.
BROWN h1. arranged f.mutr.
menu which contains furLcre and
other f.wrfrr dishes and will H.
uHf' contrast from fIr regular
prison ffr. fn fh. morning fru.
.HHf v.t I. atR.I Iu fn. tfin..f
which vH I. Hff'rrei tt au th.
prisoner
Uurdr.I. Of rr.s.rf- h,.. boon re.
..f..d u. fI. .ur. ..fu from fr..-
Tisre ie HIr afr .0 .t. oven luI.rr fr.
m.r Who n.fr r stripes. r'...r
convict. u.r. Itf.'.i H. F...rrYr
ft.fee.H I.NrI.fuaa ..ff. HnI
fh.. u f0t fr Obj. "ref fms bod
wtr. ...re ..I.Hr.f. iHfI.ffrIa zoo