Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
MUNICIPAL TREE
CAUSES RIOT Of
POETIC LICENSE
Anonymous Bard Is Strong for
the Movement and Gives
Reasons in Hitting Lines
Why II Should Succeed.

II there had ever existed any doubt
Of the complete success OF the Mu-
ricipal Christmas tree. IL would now
be dispeiled by the faet that the
movement has reached The poetry
stage. When folks are 40 much In.
tcrested IN thing that they write
poetry about Il there remains no
question that they are indeed inter-
ested.
An unknown bard has sent anony-
mously 70 the journal contribution
on the subject which Is nothing short
OF u masterpiece. An evidence Of It's
classic worth ~ found IN the fact
that neither photography nor gram
mar II allowed TO Interfere with the
deeply poetic sentiment which II
brcathes. In lifting verse the author
rhymes work" with 'Alhuauerk,
near It. with spirit and "aroun
with town Another good thing
about this poem ~ that II Is short II
Is ns follows:
The Municipal Tree.
Twin send good cheer to places
dfeur.
The JOY that " IN bringing
win give chime 10 Christmas time
To Bet the hearts H. singing.
IT'S worth the work TO Albuquerk
To see the children happy,
To gotta rep for having pep
And sending things Off snappy.
Beyond doubt the hest thing out
There's nothing can come near Il;
Twill spread aroun' that this whole
town
Has got the Christmns spirit
Now for the Tree.
Tho relief work undertaken by the
Christmas tree committee has almost
been completed. Groceries have been
distributed to more than 1876 families
In the city-~subslantiai things that
were really ana urgently needed and
that mean just the difference be-
tween comfort and want. This morn
ing Colonel Sellers will start out with
the distribution of clothing. and II is
expected that by tomorrow night this
part OF the ground would have been
completely covered.
The committee IL now bending its
energies 10 the work of making the
tree itself the biggest and finest thing
that Albuquerque has ever pulled off.
District Forester a. c. RingInnd and
j. u. Mullen went out In the woods
the other day and selected the most
perfect specimen of tree that could
be found. This viii be brought into
town tomorrow and erected on the
vacant lot opposite the Alvarado ho-
tel. The work OF wiring for the coll
orcd electric lights will begin at once.
and then the ladies Will start In 10
hang the stockings and arrange the
ornaments.
This part OF the work Is In charge
Of Mrs. Il. T.. Dictz and Miss Lou
Lee. who will be assisted by dele
cation of high school boys comman-
deered for the purpose Of doing the
climbing and performing other stunts
incident 10 the erection of Christ
mas tree that cannot well be done by
ladies'. The domestic science depart
ment of the high school will start In
today to fill the stockings. which will
be quite task, as II Is proposed to
have a stocking for every chick and
child in the city.
The musical program. under the
direction Of Mrs. Roy Mcdonald and
Miss Jennie Trott. will be distinct
feature Of the celebration. All the
schools have entered heartily into the
spirit Of The occasion and the child
rem are being splendidly drilled IN the
carols that viii be sung. m