The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-01
HAPPY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE
Weather Man Gives a Frown For the
Day But This Fails to Put Darnper
on Christmas Cheer in the City-Po-
lice Find Little to Take Their Time.
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Kenosha had one of the merriest
Christmas days in it's history on Thurs
day and the Christmas spirit was every
where apparent. 1t was sort of a
"shut in" Christmas for the weather
man failed to give his sweetest smile
for the day. The sky was over hung with
Eclouds during the entire day and the
raw wind and flying snow of the after
noon kept most of the people off the
Estreets and about the hearths at home.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Iweather was anything but favorable
there were lots of happy people who
braved the weather and the theatres
were crowded in the afternoon and
evening and everywhere there was a
feeling of !" Peace on Earth, Good Will
to Man.
Special services in honor of the
Christmas day began at midnight We'd
nesday night and the churches were
filed with people at all the services.
The midnight services and those held in
1.-THE early hours of the morning were
especially well attended. 1t was par
ticularly happy day for the unfort-
unates in the city for in many home
christmas brougt more cheer to the
family than it had known at any time
during the year So thoroughly had the
work of ''Good Fellow in Kenosha
been done that there was not home
in which there was want or poverty
that was not taken care Of 1t was not
a noisy welcome that Kenosha gave the
Christmas day. There was no footing
of whistles, but in many of the churches
the bells were rung and gladstone songs
greeted the Christmas morn
1t was merry day for the shut-ins
as flowers and other gifts in abundance
were sent to the hospital and to homes
where members of families were ill.
The day proved an unusually quiet
one for the police department and most
of the officers had a chance to spend at
least a part of the day with the mem
bers Of their families. There was not
an arrest made on Christmas eve and
on Christmas day the only work that
the police was called to do was to look
after few over-zealous tramps who
made merry in the western part of the
city and got too much Christmas spirits
nm them.
Business was generally suspended in
the city and in the homes were many
family reunions. These were made de-
cidedly pleasant by the presence of
many people who came from other
states and cities There is to be a
further celebration of Christmas on
Saturday afternoon when the great
Christmas tree and entertainment is to
be given for the children of the city at
the opera house. All plans for the en-
tertalnment have been completed. The
doors of the theatre will be opened Just
after dinner time and plans have been
made to start the program at two
O'Clock. There will be no invitations
issued for this event, but the children
of the city and especially those who
lacked the Christmas joys at home are
to be welcomed. There will be real
live Santa Claus and great lot of
Good Fellows who will look after the
comfort of the children. The program
will begin about two O'Clock and it is
expected that there will be no less than
a thousand children on hand at that
time. This will be the first event of
this kind to be given in Kenosha and
the men who have taken an interest in
it feel certain that it will be the most
successful thing of the kind ever given
In Southern Wisconsin.