Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-22
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
|NYADES PINE BLUFF
Santa Claus is to Be More
Than Liberal Here
/, This Year.
POOR NOT FORGOTTEN
EIkS and Charitable Organizations
Are to Provide Good Things
Services mt Churches.

Today is he beginning CT chr ST.
mas. Tie holiday spiri will begin
its engulfins .ush tomorrow. reach
the crest on Wednesday and then
slowly subsde, but not until after tAe-
NsN Year will it Mt rely dlsapNe r
ana ,hings become normal.
The shops began preparing fer he
strain weeks ago, as did the indiNidu-
al. The gentle rush that precedes
the big day by week Or two has
gradually increased in volume until
time becomes mere valuable than
money. Then after Santa Claus S
gone, tired shcr@ers and shopkef p
ers will 81, Gown and viz their ef-
tforts with some satisfaction at least
and prepare Off the aftermath, which
if anything is more nerve-rackin%
than the preparation.
Pne. Bluff and S people will have
a merrier Christmas than for many
years. The fates have smiled kindly
uoon this section and the ear1h has
| given forth good fruit. There IS
plenty in the land and the Biblical in
junction that at s better to give
than to receive" will be more gen
, orally observed than during the last
three similar seasons, which followed
periods of small agricultural return
and financial unrest.
Though the claim Of kindred will
be the rst satisfied still those I'M
fortunates that are thrown upon the
world without support will not be
forgotten and even now fraternal or
doris, institutions and individuals in
whom the element Of charity is
strong are rnaDaring to bring joy tc
many who in the rush of everyday
fe would be forgotten
The Benevolent and Protective Or
der CT Elks is perhaps the leader II
this work. A committee from the
Pine Bluff lodge has purchased 6
large amount Of clothing, fruits, can
dies and many articles that wcult
look becoming ON any Christmas tree
10 be given to the waits of the cry
The Elks will have their tree at the
Elks Theatre and on Christmas morn
ing the little folks whom Santa Clau!
has failed to call upon will be allow
ed to cast their eyes upon the beaut!
of their benefactors' efforts and re
ceive baskets of goodies" and suit
able presents
The members of the numerous Sun
day schools W II also be- recipients 0
gifts taken from the decorated foliag
of trees on different nights during
: this week. On Christmas eve the 10
cal Salvation Army Post will provid
) a delicious dinner for its dependant
and ON FIR day night they will be CIV
en- presents taken from the ire
erected by the officers in charge o
the post.
FIRE ctically no services will be he'll
F. on Christmas day the Protestan
churches, with the exception of Trim
ity Church. The Presbyterian choi
will render program of Christina
mus C this evening and at one or tw'
other churches symbolical offering
will be made but as yet none hav
been announced.
At Trinity Church Christmas morn
; ing communion will be celebrated
! with special music by the choir an
an appropriate sermon by Recto
! Charles l.. W-Reese. The serv.c e
will begin at 1890.
The annual Christmas Festival @
Trinity Parish Sunday school will b
> held in Trinity church Tuesday eve
ming Christmas eye) at o'clock. /
y addit on to the usual Christmas tret
Z there will be an appropriate pre-
gram given by the children and a
\ address by DR.. Junius Jordan, supsa
Z intendent of the city schools. Their
I will also be manager to receiv
! gifts for the poor. All members an
= friends of Trinity Sunday School al
Z asked to bring or send gifts Of provis
I ions, as the school desires to distr
! butte Christmas dinners to the poe
Of the city. ST.