The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-25

the holly communion began in the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic
churches, masses being said hourly
from ) o'clock to II. in many in
stances with elaborate musical ser
vices
Bishop Nichols of the Episcopal d.
ocease, preached at the II o'clock
service at Grace Pro-Cathedral, and
Bishop Hanna celebrated high mass
at the same hour at st. Mary's cathe-
dral.
Special and elaborate services
took place in the English and the
German Lutheran churches.
DINNERS FOR DESTITUTE
Dinners for the destitute and friend
less are a feature of the day, the
Salvation Army giving out basket
dinners at p. M. the Helping Hand
Mission, having its annual Tree
Christmas dinner at the Industrial
Home in Seventh street, and the VINO
So Ever Will Mission entertaining as
usual with a free dinner for those
who have been provided with tickets.
This latter mission began the day
with breakfast for the unemployed at
its headquarters at 1875 jessie street
At orphanages, homes for the aged
destitute or inflrm, in the city prls
ons as well as the homes OF rlch anu
poor. there may be found toaay a.
least. a touch of peace on eartn aho
good will TO men.
GOOD CHEER ON SHIPS
The officers and men of the nsh
commission steamer Albatross, no"
living at the United Engineering
works. for $4,000 repairs. In oahiano'
enioved a sumptuous Christmas oih-
ner today. The United states nav ai
custom of making as much good cheef
as possible on feast days preVaiis
even when the ships are laid up iof
repairs. Commissary Steward = A
Cook served an appetizing ana applo-
pirate menu for officers ana men.
BIG DINNER IN SAN QUENTIN
Roast pork. mashed potatoes, car
rots. parsnips, apple pie, cake raisihs
and black coffee made up the Ihehu
that was served to the Z,ooV prisoh
ers at San Quentin TO-DAY. Al the uin
ner Warden Johnston annouheo
three paroles which he has the priv
1aaa If Granting each Christmbas-
uo.1n.y SPIRIT AT PRESIDIO
The holiday spirit has captured tne
Presidio. officers and men ana tneiI
wives and children are celebrating
the day individually and coiiec-
lively.
More than zoo lads and lassles
were entertained yesterday afternoon
al the Officers' club, where sreae
Christmas tree, alight with hunoreos
of candles. disgorged present ioI
each boy and girl. punch ana Juos
show followed the Distribution ol
presents. The sixteenth lniahtIs
orchestra band played throughout liie
afternoon.
.~rcuTs toast GRAND MASTER
Local knights Templar, numbering
,o,,4 sno Of o'clock this morning,
AT a Christmas breakfast In eIoiuen
cata commandery hail. joined WIN
Knights Templar all over tne WIZ
in drinking the annual toast 70 @
head of the grand encampmehl' nos'
Eminent Grand Master Arthur
Arthur The toast was proposed ps
Hetnan. cir Henry Hall, commander
20 tba Mission commandery. Right
E,ninent Sir william d. knight past
Grand commander of the grand COM
menderv of California, Responded.
CAROLS IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Those 1rho sat in the lobbies ana
aiming rooms of downtown hoteiS
-. wera made to forget that they
.-ers auay from their own nresioes o,,
(rh-;stmas eve by the vested choli =,
~ CathedraI mission, which SANG oiu
- Christmas carols in the falace'
~. ct FRANCIS. the Fairmont, Sle"
ar9 MANY Union Square. Granada anu
Areonaut hotels. The proera" E;
each hosiery included Aues.o
deles." 'Hark. the Heraio Sanss.
sing See Amid the winter 'Ao"N'
Noel and silent Night
TREE IN MAYORS oFfloE
cni,dren and grownups in the cry
bau are enjoying today a nos. % ~,
things from the Christmas .l nd
stands in Mayor Rolph olnS tn
from which gifts were uis'rio o,,ston,
accordance with the pieasA
child that caught giimpse
hrivhtly decorated mr. throus'
~ onen doorway from the cor ri,uoI .,.
.,-as invited in and sent away sniiirns tlA
and happy with toys ana cahos.
s,so arown folks there were more suo-
s.o,9ial gifts. such as fine, 1at .ui
Levs Secretaries Ralney anu
Atse Sergeant Walsh ana othe
- oesce force. aided Rolph In pias
ing Chris Kringle-
SPECIAL. CHURCH SEHNisE
A. the church of st. Charles borIo-
moo the special Christmas services 70
day are AS follows: Masses at ., .,
s-se 7.3o. $50. 8. $3.50 ana iV.oo
o'clock. The sermon at the lo'Sv ina
U,as nreached by Rev. 7. Z. Moyhi-
han. :, ,onor Of
DIR. II. j. Stewarts mass IN hoiioi -
CT piusV was rendered by an aug
,nspted choir under the direction OF
RAYMOND White, with the ionoMihe
soloists: Mrs j. Hayden, MISS LltaIan
Palletter. Miss Angela Burke; atos'
Mics Helen JORGE Miss Lydia Berhai'
Mrs Gomez: tenors, Charles conner
ford Luigi de Martini: bassos, Jess
crafran Albert Medley; string quartet
FIRST violin, Francis w. McAleer;
second violin, Richard Finn; VIOLA
Fred Conrad. cello, Ralph Howeh.
KIpDIEs FOR ELKs' GUEST
one thousand children will be the
guests Of San Francisco lodge No. 3, b.
D n Flks. Monday afternoon. from
70 o'clock. at a Christmas tree les
tival that is being prepared on an
.Iahorste scale. Streetcar transporta-
ton for the children has been proViaeo
for A band of II pieces Will play
during the afternoon. and an enter
tainment consisting OF moving PIC
tires songs of stories will be given.
Each child will receive a box con-
tanning handkerchiefs and things gooa
TO eat. A large Christmas tree is
hain0 decorated for the occasion.