Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-25

After all, 1t is a white Christmas, the good. old-fashioned New England kind. And 1t Is much more satisfying, more cheerful than the green. Com mencing its steady descent at half past 3 o'clock Tuesday morning, the snow came down all day without g break until half past o'clock in the afternoon, when the fall ceased and the weather turned clear and cold. The keen air. the bright moonlight and the spirit of the holiday combined to make an ideal Christmas eve.
 To Christmas shoppers, however, to the merchants. to the busy postmen and expressmen, to the hundreds Of people tourneying home for the Christ mas dinner and day by the family hearth, the storm meant plenty of ad- ditional work and much tedious delay Trains, held back by slippery rails and snow drifted on the tracks, brought in the holiday travellers in some eases hours late, tied up in considerable de- gree the mails, and in general disturb ed the calculations of those who had been expecting a continuation of the splendid weather of the past few days.
 But a covering of snow on the ground always goes a long way tow ard creating the Christmas atmosphere and almost everybody, overlooking personal grievances, was happy Tues day night. The streets and stores were thronged by shoppers whom the storm and its effects on trolley and other travel had kept indoors during the day, and the last scurrying after Christmas gifts was brisk. The troll leys, back in the evening nearly on schedule time, were crowded by the holiday crowd. The bracing weather made everyone joyous and the greet ings of the holiday were on the lips of ali.
 Sleighs, few of them, were out on the city streets, and the small boy and girl went to bed with visions divided between his stocking on the mantel piece, the Christmas tree and the pros poets of sliding on the morrow.
 Into the homes of the poor and the suffering the good cheer of Christmas was brought through the offices of private individuals and of benevolent organizations and the spirit of the day became all pervading.
 At the Norwich State Hospital.
 A busy spot on Tuesday was at the Norwich hospital in the two rooms where the Christmas gifts coming through the mall were received, sort ed out according to the wards where they are to go and remarked where necessary.
 In charge of this work for the mems side was Mir. Davis and for the women Mrs. Palmer. Tuesday it seemed prob able that each, with the assistants they had would handle over 500 pres ents before the holiday season was over. Each incoming mail brought it's Afo NP WI fO be opened and tied up again, marked with the patients name if the article was wearing apparel and then placed in the proper place to reach the right ward.
 In all the wards on Christmas eve there were Christmas trees and Christmas decorations and prize Is to be given for the best decorated ward. The judges had not decided this difficult question Tuesday night The orchestra went around and played in each ward and the hospital provided candy and popcorn for everybody. Fol the women there were aprons and other small articles and for the meT pipes and tobacco. At the present time there are S90 patients in the in Stitution.
 The Day in the Homes. At the various public institutions O | Norwich. Christmas day will be ob served as Is fitting. A turkey dime will delight the hearts and stomach of the children of the New Londol | County home, and at the Rock Nool l Children's home at Norwich Towl there will be a Christmas tree ant special exercises at 3S0 o'clock thi ! afternoon, and cake and ice cream vii 1 be served. Superintendent and Mrs ] Chapman will provide a sparerib din ner with all the fixin's, from the cran l berry sauce to the squash pie, for tn ! eighty inmates at the almshouse. Tn i 45 men at the jail will get a roast porl | dinner through the generosity 0