Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16
WILL HAVE CITY
CHRISTMAS TREE
Municipal Association Solves
Financial Problem in Salts.
factory Manner.

The question of whether or not
Newark shall have a municipal
Christmas tree this year was
definitely decided yesterday. when, at
meeting in the Board of Trade
rooms the Municipal Christmas AS
ISOLATION voted to have the tree.
1t was thought that the idea of
erecting the tree might have to be
| abandoned for lack of funds, but the
committee has solved the financial
problem in satisfactory manner.
i Shade Tree Commissioner John j.
! Mooney has volunteered to donate
/ the tree, while DIR. Carl Herman
| Wintsch, another member of the
Municipal Christmas Tree Associa-
/ ton will defray the expense of con-
veying the tree to this city.
The expensive features which
brought the total cost of the tree,
and the incidental celebration. up to
/ 81 900 last year will be eliminated.
The hundreds of colored lights which
| ADORNED the tree last year will he
done away with. A large electric
star. which will be placed on the top
of the tree, will be the only lighting
effect.
The singing of Christmas carols in
the streets by Sunday school chill
dren on Christmas eve and Christ
mas morning will again be held this
year. DR.. Wintsch is in charge OF
the singing and has announced that
between 5000 and 10000 children will
participate.
Some doubt was felt UP until yes
terday as to whether the tree should
be erected this year. While all felt
that the Christmas tree would be
good thing, 1t was thought by many
that on account of the hard times
and the great number of poor
throughout the city in need of as
sistance. that the money should not
be expended for this purpose. At
meeting last Friday Carl HI. Bann-
announced that he had received a
number of letters from people who
had contributed last year. but who
were not wiling to contribute TO the
fund this year. All of the writers
expressed the opinion that the money
could b. letter spent among the poor
of the city.
1t was then decided to have Mr..
Bannwart and Charles E. c. Smith,
president of the association, COM
municate with the writer's of the let
ters and ascertain whether or not
they would be opposed to the plan II
no expense would be involved. The
renlies were uniformly in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Bannwart reported that he
had asked the Public Service to fur
nish the light for the big electric
star.
Churches of various denominations
will participate in the singing OF the
Christmas carols. The churches TAX
Ing part in the several districts are as
follows:
West Side District-St. Adams. st. |
Antouinus's Roman Catholic. West |
Presbyterian De Groot Methodist |
Stephens Roman Catholic, St Jo-
seph's Roman Catholic. st. Roccos |
Roman Catholic, Vailsburg Metho-
dist Episcopal, Manhattan Park |
Presbyterian, Sacred Heart Roman
Catholic, First German Baptist. Kill
burn Memorial, Memorial Presby- |
terrain, Evangelical Zion German, |
Evangelical Church. Calvary Mis-
sion, Hill Tabernacle. West Side
Protestant Episcopal, st. Johns
Lutheran, First German Reformed,
First Methodist Protestant, st.
AIMS Roman Catholic, st. Mat
=.
ian, st. Andrews Episcopal, Trinity !
Lutheran. Third PRESBYTERIAN South, |
ST Paul's Lutheran, Blessed Sacra-
ment. Roman Catholic: Emanuel |
Methodist Episcopal, German.
Central District-St. Mary's Catho- |
lie, st. Patricks Roman Catholic. |
Franklin Street NJ. E.. Second Pres !
byterian, Central NJ. E., North Bap- |
fist, Hasey Street NJ. E., Eighth |
Avenue NJ. E., Peddie Memorial. st. |
Johns Roman Catholic. North Re-
formed.
East Side District-sixth Presby-
terrain, Union Street NJ. E., Our Lady |
of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic, St
James Roman Catholic, Friendly
Centre Qtanan), Second German Bap-
fist, ST. Aloysius Roman Catholic,
Third German Presbyterian, Trinity
Reformed. st. Stephens Lutheran. st.
Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic, st.
Benedict's Roman Catholic. Fifth
Baptist, New York Avenue Reformed,
Mt Zion (colored), Holy Trinity Ro-
man Catholic, Grace NJ. E.
North End District-Centenary M.
E, Berkeley Chapel, United Presby-
terrain, Forest Hill Presbyterian.
Belleville Congregational Summer
field M. E., Third Presbyterian
North, Christ ftGlOTIl6ut 1.HTk 11Ttb-
byterian, Emanuel German Presby-
terrain, Reformed Episcopal, St. Johns
Protestant Episcopal, Emanuel Bap-
tist .
Branch Brook District-Free Meth
odist, Roseville Methodist Episcopal,
st. Barnabas's Protestant Episcopal.
Roseville Baptist. Fewsmith Me-
mortal, Roseville Presbyterian, Sec
ond Presbyterian (German), italian
Baptist, Trinity Methodist Episcopal,
st. Thomas's Protestant Episcopal,
Thirteenth Avenue Presbyterian, Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian, United Brethren
(German).
South End District-Central Pres
byterian. st. Stanislauss Roman
Catholic, First Reformed, Montgom-
cry Methodist Episcopal Calvary
Presbyterian, High Street, Presby-
terrain, Clinton Avenue Baptist, Clin-
ton Avenue Reformed, st. Luke's
Methodist Episcopal, South Baptist,
South Park Presbyterian, st. Peters
Roman Catholic, st. Columba's Roman
Catholic, Grace Lutheran, First Pras-
byterian (German).
Weequahic District-St. Matthew'S
Lutheran, Elizabeth Avenue Presby-
terrain, Methodist Protestant Mission,
Elizabeth Avenue Baptist, St. Mary
Magdalene's Protestant Episcopal,
yrxy IL