New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Christmas Sbirit is Felt
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Santa Caus Beloved Old Saint and Font of Childish Hap
 pness, Is Here to Pay His Annual Visit.

Carrolls largesse were her patients at Wildwood and Newington sanitoria.
 Pay For City Employcs.
 Santa Claus was good to city em- ployes this year, all receiving their checks a few days ahead of time. Those on the salary list made no de- lay in having these pretty pieces Of paper cashed imm ediately.
 New Britain Prosperous.
 Christmas, 1915, will go down in the annals of New Britain as day of universal joy and, happiness. Pros perity reigns supreme and most or the people have profited by it to such an extent that gift-giving and the spirit of good cheer has mounted to new heights. With every factory in the city busy and many working overtime, the shortage of money which was felt to considerable extent last year has been forgotten, so, it should prove real Merry Christmas for the workers and their families. Public recogni- ton of the spirit of the great Christian holiday takes form in the municipal Christmas tree, which last night b1azed forth on Central Park in hun dreds of multi-colored lights The real festivities begin tonight when the Grammar school children under the direction of Professor George B. Matthews will sing from the evergreen covered stand south of the soldiers monument Chairman George N. Dyson will be in charge and will call upon. His Honor, Mayor Quigley, for a brief address in honor of the event.
 @.~ $<3a Church Services.
 As Christmas is the great day in the church calendar it will be fitting ly observed tomorrow in all the New Britain churches in song and worship. In all the Catholic churches masses will be celebrated at 5:3O, 7, g and 1O:30 o'clock in the morning, the first and last being high masses. Services will be held at St. Marks Episcopal church at 7:3O and 1O:30 o'clock with celebration of the holy com munion. The Swedish churches will hold Christmas services at o'clock tomorrow morning and in the after noon Sunday school entertainments. At the South Congregational church a Christmas service will be held at Il o'clock At St. Johns German Lu- theran church there will be a service at 1O:30 o'clock and the primary de- partment will have Christmas exer- cises at 3:30 o'clock and the senior departments at ' o'clock. The chill dren are expected to be on hand an hour before the exercises.
 Christmas Entertainments.
 The Christmas exercises of the Bap- tist church Sunday school were held this afternoon. At o'clock the primary and kindergarten depart ments assembled for their exercises and at the same hour Christmas parties were held by the beginners and primary departments of the First Congregational church. The other departments will celebrate next Wednesday evening. The primary and junior departments of the South church also held Christmas entertain ments today the former at o'clock and the latter at o'clock. The boys l division and senior department hold their festivities next Wednesday even | ing at 8 o'clock. St. Marks church 1 children have their annual carol ser | vice Sunday afternoon at o'clock and | Monday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock the primary department of the Sunday school will enjoy Christmas tree with presents The senior department will have Christmas festival Wednes- day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 1 Other Celebrations.
 l Last evening the Boys club had a Christmas entertainment at it's rooms on Lafay cite stree,. Coffee and sand wiches were severd and a stereopticon lecture on "Our Birds' was given. Ice cream was served and there was a Christmas tree.
 At the Y. M. c. A.
 The Boys department of the Y. M. l c. A. had a Christmas celebration last evening with beautifully decorated | Christmas tree. There was an im- promptu entertainment and refresh l 'ments were served.
 Amusenents.
 The theaters are anticipating crowded houses tomorrow and will of fer holiday attractions. The Russwin Lyceum start it's season in stock with the Alfred Cross p,c cyers. The attrac- tion will be Under Cover and there will be both matinee and evening per formances keeney's offers vaudeville and moving pictures.
 Ladies' Night at Armory. Company G, c. N. G., observed | ladies' night last night at the state armory on Arch street and the event proved most enjoyable. The soldier 1 boys had a, Christmas tree and pres ents were distributed by Santa Claus. The event was well attended. A fea- l ture of the occasion was an exhibition of Boy Scout signaling by First Lieu