Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-26
CHRISTMAS
MAKES CITY HAPPY
"And the Greatest of These" Made
Hundreds of Poor Forget
Their Cares
HARRISBURG HAS SOME TREE
Municipal Celebration and Carol
Singing Gives Day Merry.
Merry Start

II YOU crawled out of bed a wee bit
reluctantly this morning you really
shouldn't be so severely condemned; !;
yesterday WAS a very big day. the
passing of which would make most
everybody regretful.
Christmas. 1914, is history now, of
course, but it will occupy a little niche
of its own in the pages of Yuletide OBJ
servances. The butcher, the baker
in fact, Mr.. Harrisburg generally to-
gether with his wife and babies. are
willing to concede that such satis-
factory Christmas Day was never be-
fore celebrated.
Officially the city observed the event
by lighting its municipal Christmas
tree on Christmas Eve. And it is some
tree. Bigger, rounder, more attrac-
lively lighted somehow, it seemed to
surpass anything quite like it that
Harrisburg folks ever looked upon.
The Harrisburg Light and Power
Company officials went to extra trou-
BILE to make the city tree joy for a
week so far as the gaily-colored light
ing effects were concerned; and every
body who had a part in the brief
but interesting program did their best
to make his or her share commenda-
tory. That's why-th hundreds of peo-
pie who gathered about the tree at
Front and Market streets Thursday
evening went home so thoroughly
pleased.
Mighty Nice OF Some Folks
The Christmas spirit prevailed as it
never has before perhaps, throughout
the length and breadth of the city. AS
early as l o'clock yesterday morning it
became manifest when scores of
Christmas morning carol singers made
the dreaming wee sma' hours de-
lightful with "Stille Nacht." The
Shepherds on the Hills" and so forth
Folks a-bed listened, smiled then drew
the covers a little closer and thought
OF how mighty nice it was for singing
people to get out early Christmas
morning and sing that way.
Church services were observed dur
ing the morning and during the day
there were the usual dances and little
dinners. The chances are that the big
event. next to the Christmas tree and
the opening of the stockings, was the
dinner at home.
For Those 'Ye. Have With You
Always"
While the home circle was the pop
ular gathering point of the day as
rule, the luckless folk in hospital
charitable institution or sick bed were
not forgotten. The poor and needy
were never remembered so we'll nor
so generally. At the almshouse there
was big tree with gifts. etc, present
ed by Mrs. a. Carson Stamm. Some
of the vaudeville actors of the Colonial
entertained through the kindness of
G. Floyd Hopkins, manager of the Will
mer and Vincent theaters. A feature
Of the celebration were the vocal
selections by Mrs. w. X. Bumbaugh
Big "doings" featured the day at the
Nursery Home. the Children's Indus
trial Home, Home For the Friendless.
the State insane hospital. and the local
hospitals. Christmas tree. Rift-laden,
were the high lights in most instances.
At the Governors mansion. Governor
and Mrs. John X. Tener distributed
candy. etc, TO scores of small folk The
fire companies and fraternal organiza-
tions didn't forget the children of less
fortunate brothers.
So. by and large. Mr.. and Mrs Citi-
zen and the little Citizens were we'll
pleased with the day. Papa Citizen be-
ing in particularly amiable frame OF
mind. He remembered that tomorrow
is Sunday ~- >'--+ ".---r-t ~