The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES
Business Men Of the City Claim That
the Business Done During the Holt
day Season Sets a New Record for
Kenosha.. All Lines Feel Spirit

Christmas on Wednesday. The weather
man smiled his most approving smile
on the festivities of the day and
swung the wind way around into the
southwest bringing weather that was
the most wonderful Christmas weather
known in Kenosha in mary years. 1t
was weather that called the people out
in the open and on every street i'll the
city happy children with their new
found gifts were out making life merry
for the whole city. Old residents OF
Just such pleasant Christmas day IN
the city pondered but failed to recall
Just such pleasant Christmas day in
the city
Everywhere the day was holiday.
The. banks and the postofice closed for
the day and the stores left their
doors locked during the entire day, the
merchants being more than content
with The record breaking business Of
the last few weeks.
1t was day of devotion as well as
day of good cheer in the city, The
first service of the Christmas eve was
the singing of the Christmas carols at
Kemper Hall. Then followed midnight
services These special services were
held at ST. Matthews Church and at
the Roman churches in the city, mid
night Christmas masses were sung. All
Of the Services were largely attended
and most Of the churches were crowded
to the doors by devoted people anxious
to show their appreciation of the
Christmas festival. In many of the
churches services were held during the
day on Wednesday and these services
also drew large audiences.
1t was particularly happy day for
the poor and unfortunates in the city.
SO well had the work Of the charitable
organizations been done that the
Christmas cheer penetrated to the most
remote spots and there was nothing
lacking for the poor. Sheriff Stahl
made Christmas merry for the men at
the jail by giving them turkey din
rcr and out at the poor farm Keeper
Meyers gave the old timers dinner
that they will long remember.
The churches entertained the child
rem at Christmas tree entertainments
op Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
and every child was remembered with
some sort of present, The Salvation
Army will have it's annual Christmas
tree entertainment this evening and il
is expected that more than two hund-
red children and their parents will at
tend the entertainment.
Business men in the city are looking
back at the Christmas season with a
great deal of satisfaction. To use the
words of one of the leading retail
dealers: cit was 100000 holiday
trade in Kenosha. /" This morning the
stores were in q badly demoralized
condition and the last two days of the
Christmas shopping, the heaviest two
days business ever known in the city
left stocks badly broken. There was
scarcely a man on the street who did
not declare that the business this wear
had been record breaking one and
many Of them reported business
more than double that done in the same
line a year ago. This fact reflected
the prosperity Ut the city and its
many Lines of business. Gifts given
10y the factory men to their employees
tins year were greater than ever be-
fore. One interesting fact was the
vast number of flowers sold in Keno
sha this year and it is declared thai
ne less than $4,000 worth Of cut flow
efs and plants were sold during the
Christmas season. The toy shops in the
city were all but cleared out when sbe
Christmas buying was over on Tuesday
evening, All around it was Just about
the most enjoyable Christmas Al,
ever known to the people Of Kenosba