South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-24

mas Tree STANDING % Ieel HlBn anu
brilliant with electric lights will
greet hundreds of Greensburg folk
who are expected TO attend the COM
munity Christmas celebration here
Thursday night Mr. and Mrs. W. c.
Pulse paid the expense OF erecting the
big stand for the tree which was do
mated by T. T.. Day. one hundred and
80 school children under the direc-
ton OF Miss Louise Ehlers viii sing
Christmas carols.
BLOOMINGTON. - Through the
activity Of the promoters Of the good
fellows movement in Bloomington a
good Christmas dinner Will be served
in the home Of every poor family in
the city. Boxes of gifts Will be dis
tributed among poor children on
Christmas day.
FORT WAYNE.-More than $500
Christmas dinner at the expense of
Mrs. William II. Noll, who each year
contributes TO the happiness Of hun
dreds Of little children. Mrs. Noll
will give presents TO the poor children
also.
WABASH. - The first municipal
Christmas tree celebration will be
held here Christmas day. Presents
to needy children will be distributed
from the huge Christmas tree.
GARY.-The police and FIRE depart
ments of Gary will provide free din
ners for homeless men on Christmas
day.
PRINCETON-The big Christmas
tree in the court house yard will be
dedicated Wednesday night. Hun
dreds Of electric lights illuminate the
big tree. Every child that visits the
Elks' home on Christmas afternoon
will be given treat.
KOKOMO.-Eight utomobiles with
trumpeters will speed over this city
Christmas night TO summon everyone
to the municipal Christmas tree cele-
bration in the public square A cho-
rus Of several hundred voices under
the direction of Prof Eckart will fur
nish music. The Kokomo band will
give a concert.
BLOOMFIELD. - A municipal
Christmas tree, purchased and placed
at the expense Of a popular subscrip-
ton fund will be lighted every night
for a week beginning Thursday even
ing.
SHELBYVILLE.-F hundred
electric lights decorations and Christ
mas emblems have been placed on the
big municipal Christmas tree in the
public square. fhe tree is being light
ed every evening.
BOONVILLE.-For Judge Ros-
coe Kiper viii deliver a Christmas ad-
dress before the community tree
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on Christmas eve. Poor families of
this city will be supplied with food
and clothing at the tree.
CRAWFORDSVILLE.-T The finest
pipe organ in Charlottesville which
has just been installed in st. Ber-
nard's Catholic church, will be played
for the first time in public at the mid
night Christmas mass. Eddie Brand
kamp, q blind musician, has been en-
gagged as organist Of the church.
NEW RICHMOND Nor
ris. SO years Old may die from burns
he suffered when he tainted and fell
against a stove in which he was
himself and before his cries attracted
neighbors, he was seriously burned
DECATUR.-Ben ]. Waggoner, a
dairyman, is spreading the spirit of
Christmas in Decatur by sticking a
Red Cross Christmas seal on every
bottle of milk that leaves his dairy.
FAIRMOUNT.-The Merry Christ
mas club of this city has undertaken
the task of providing Christmas din
ners and presents for all the unfortu-
nate poor children OF Paramount
whose Christmas otherwise would be
cherries.
HARTFORD CITY The Saturday