Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-24

mas
I Singing CT Christmas carols from
the tower OF St Andrew cathedraI
by choir members OF the Episcopal
churches Of the city will be one OF
the novel features on tonight's pro
! gram OF events.
! The carol-singers will commence az
10 p. m. and continue for an hour or
mere. Between $50 and 10 O'Clock
the chorus will render the Christmas
tunes on the street near the cathe'
dral. This is a new feature in Homo
lulu and the singers plan to make II
| an annual Thristmas event.
J YuIetide Business Large.
There Will be dances. theater par
ties, Christmas trees, bail games and
many other hilarious forms OF amuse
ment for those who will mark the oc-
casion in a pleasure-bearing manner.
and for those who will commemorate
an open request to the people of this
will be held by the various churches
and religious organizations of the
city.
From . business standpoint, the
opening Of the Yuletide season was
tremendous success in every line. 1t
has been estimated that a much
greater sum was expended in Homo
lulu for Christmas presents this year
than in previous years. Several weeks
ago the Chamber of Commerce issued
the day in a serious mood. services
city urging them to do their Christ
mas shopping early.
The call was needed generally and
as a result heavy run was made on
the local business houses and stores
but the finishing touches on this sea.
sen of greater prosperity will be con-
cluded tonight, after which Christmas
shopping will be forgotten for another
year.
Foreseeing crowded downtown
district late tonight, the Rapid Tran
sit company has made arrangements
to run cars an hour later than usual
en- all lines. The biggest rush notice
able this year was made on the vari-
Gus toy shops Of the city and despite
the closing of the worlds largest toy
factories through the European wars,
there was no noticeable increase in
retail prices.
F. Stores remained open last night un-
til late hours, some not closing until
after II o'clock The usual gaiety
which accompanies Christmas eve will
be in evidence on the streets tonight.
The Alexander Young hotel has made
preparations for monster celebra-
ton. A revolving Christmas tree, dec
Grated by electric lights, will be one
Of the program features. A cabaret
enteFtafnment win also be given. n q
chrlstf6as Eve Affairs. &s. ~. 4
A dance, with music by the Kaai
and Likolehua glee clubs, will be Civ
en- by the Kamehameha day celebrat
ton committee in the National Guard
arnory tonight. A special program
has been prepared at the Y. NJ. c. A.
also for the observance of Christmas.
A midnight mass win be held at the
Church of the Sacred Heart tonight
and will be arranged 30 that those
attending win have ample time to
catch the last cars. Friday, however,
will mark the main division of the,
celebration. Il Is
Tomorrow Is a legal holiday and all
public offices and the majority of the
business houses and stores will be
closed Bishop Museum and the library.
will be closed, although the reading
rcom viii be open at the library from
2 to p. m. Several business institu-
tiens win close tcnight and reopen
again Monday morning.
Promptly at IL o'clock noon the
chefs at the city and county Jail and
at Oahu prison will set large, juicy,
ooz:ng dinners on the messrcom Ia
bles for the prisoners to rejoice over. |
Probably no person in Honolulu win |
enjoy the Christmas feast as much as :
these prisoners sns't /
After the big feast the prisoners, !
that is If they follow the procedure of !
former Christmas days, will gather |
around and recall former Yuletides, !
such as: -s... "a
aNow, | remember dat feed wot me
mother give us kids back in Iowa on |
Christmas in '9S,n. and SO forth. The
prisoners win be especially indebted |
TO the several charitable organiza-
tons Of the city, to business firms !
who have contributed delieacies for !
SAS otiu
and CitY and County Sheriff Rose. /
The stores which will be closed to-
morrow and Saturday, according
to a canvass made this morning, ::
are as follows: Wichman & Co., jew I
elers: B. f. Ehlers & Co., e. w. Jor-i
dan & Co. \. S. Sachs Dry Goods !
Company and Whitney & Marsh. dry
goods stores; Silva's Toggery, Hawai- /
Ian News Company and many others :,
had not definitely decided to close
when interviewed this morning. The
principal drug stores will be open un-
Ill 10 or IL O'clock tomorrow morning
and all day Saturday. The meat mar |
kets will remain open part of the
tomorrow but the principal
will be closed all day. |
Millers of Minneapolis nave piedsei !
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