The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-24
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t MERRY Nmt7'
 This Is Christmas Eve
 All over Inc world will .he
 eat heart of boydom and girl-
 dom ew5li and lhrob-with tho
 ication Of the morrow 6 With its Christmas trees I !. hulging stockings, ita sweet @ meats and its toys
 g Through tho generosity of Cue g American people, the homes in e Europe that have bean Fiyen # by tbe ploughshare of war wlll a not be overlooked this year in s tho distribution of Christmas t gifts Eight million Christmas $ presents Tor the children of 4 Europe were sent across the . seas, to mako some child, per-
 haps now iatherlesa child @ happy on the day oifal days q And In our own United states A there win loo few ii any homes 4 overlooked It ig sale Co say g that every city oi importance Q in the United States tomorrow .s win deliver Christmas baskets, q and Christmas presents among 4 the needy-in the smaller cities Q and towns the poverty.str.oken 4 also are looked after Our great q charitable institutions do great q work at the Yuletide, asking q nothing, giving all
 & Tho Empire believes there .s win be no one in Juneau who q win go hungry tomorrow that g no child's heart will ache for q someone's neglect
 a Then. all reason for extend 4 ing the season's greetings Yhe q Empire wishes its friends and z supporters Very Merry Xmas. 
 There Is every indication that J' neau and other Gastineau ehann' towns win have g cheerful Christmo The Christmas spirit is very much on every hand Holiday d' corauons have been making their al in the shop windows da by day for some time and by tnI evening the town win be all dresse up for the patron saint
 Juneau is giving as well as recei ing, abroad. judging from the amour of mail that has been handed at tr postoffice during the past few day Although Postmaster D. 2. Hunter ha been very much better oituated the new postofflce for tho trana3ctio of business. he Is glad that 1t is Q over with.
 Christmas Day wlll be genrally O served in Juneau and all the near1 towns. Where possible many of CD men from che mining cnmps will con to Juneau for their Christmas dinner Preparations have been made by TO laurant managements to care for larl crowds. All Of the mining camps an towns will serve biz Christmas di ners to the crews working in t mines and mills.
 All of the churches have arrange for Christmas trees and exercises i' the children of their respective Su day schools, and many families WI keep up the custom of having q family Christmas tree at home.
 For the Young Ones.
 The blg thing, however is the Chris mas tree that is to be unloaded alo Christmas. Next Monday night Elks hall a program of exercises h' been arranged for including Chrii mas trees holding present for eve child in Juneau This is being dol by the Juneau lodge Of Elks and q event is being eagerly looked iorWa 10 by every youngster in town
 For the old ones.
 Through the kindly efforts or Ma1 ger w. D. Gross of Che Grand theat and others, Q special fund was fais for the old pioneers, now inmates the Pioneers Home at Sitha. " money voe sent 10 thom today al wiH do much to spread cheeriuine among them.
 For the Lonley ones.
 One man in Juneau has made raugements to serve 9 free turk dinner to two hundred men at place of business on Christmas d' It is to be served from G to in . evening
 KENNEDY COWFESSES