The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-24
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work. Office buildings will be closed
Tight tomorrow. Banks, of course, will
not be opened Christmas Day but will
resume business Saturday.
Services in the Churches
Under a mantle of snow the citv
will go to bed tonight to rest for a
busy day tomorrow. First thing in
the morning the children will wake up
to see glittering outlay of presents
handy. for before breakfast examina-
ton. Breakfast is always a tiresome
meal on Christmas Day and it will be
hurriedly eaten with some impatiehce
by the boys and girls who want to
start a day with the playthings; by
mothers who must stuff the bird for the
Christmas dinner; by big brothers and
sisters to prepare for the distribution of
gifts to their friends, and by father,
who has provided the funds and will
sit back and supervise the entire affair.
There will be a religious observance
of the day, as well as the mere giving
of gifts. Services in some churches
will be held at midnight tonight and
in many Others throughout tomorrow.
Christmas cantatas have been prepared
for some of the Sunday schools, some
to be rendered tomorrow, while others
will be given later in the, holiday sea
son.
Every possible arrangement for the
happiness of the city s unfortunates has
been made. There are more needy
families in Harrisburg this year than
for many years. but through the chari
ties clearing house established by the
Associated Charities, all of the needy
cases have been taken care of by be-
nevolently inclined individuals and So
cieties. The plan Of aiding the poor
has been made easy and it has been sys-
tematized in such a way that there are
no Implications and every one is to be
provided for.
Church societies, the Salvation Army.
the American Rescue Workers and the
Harrisburg Lodge of Elks, among 9TH
ers, have prepared generous gifts.
One Mail Delivery Tomorrow
To-day was one of the busiest of the
year in Harrisburg. Streets were
thronged with shoppers and not few
persons purchased Christmas trees for
Santa Claus to decorate to night. Rail
road stations were crowded as folks
came home for the day. There was
many a hearty reception at the depot
for a son or daughter who has been
away since last Christmas. College
boys and girls, too, have come home in
great numbers. Everybody hurried,
but it was a good-natured throng that
came and went.
The family reunions around grand
pas table, with grandpa welding the
carving knife, will play large part in
the happiness of the morrow. The post
office and branches were as crowded to-
day as the department stores and the
railway stations. Many persons were
sending Yuletide greetings and belated
presents through the parcel post.
The custom of getting post card to
a loved one in the first delivery Christ
mas morning, to get in early with a.
"Merry Christmas, has increased in
late years until it now presents seri-
Gus problem at the spostofice. The
7.15 a. m. delivery will be made from
the postoffice as usual tomorrow. 1t
will be the only delivery of the day.
The regular collections, however, will
take place during tne evening. starting
at $40 clock. The postoffice and
sub-stations will be closed from 10
a. M. until midnight.
The one business to run the same as
usual will be the amusements. All of
the moving picture shows will be run
ming on schedule. There will be two
vaudeville performances at the Or
pheum and q matinee and evening per-
formance of "a Pair of Sixes'' will be
given at the Majestic theatre.