Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-26
GREATEST XMAS
EVER IN TULSA
Warm Weather Contributed to
Enjoyment OF Day; Poor
All Remembered.
MASSIVE TREES EVIDENT
Hotel Tulsa and Y. Nj. c. A.
Held Regular Santa Claus"
Stunts Yesterday.

The greatest Christmas in Tulsa's
history has come and gone. The
weather yesterday was warmer than
usual for this time of the year. max
ing automobile riding enjoyable
Coming at the close OF the most
prosperous year Tulsa ever knew the
citizenship was In the proper mood
to celebrate the occasion. They did
not overlook the "uthcr half and the
result was that every poor family in
this section was remembered with sub
stautal gifts. The salvation Army
sent provisions to more than olc hun
dred families and last night nearly
one thousand youngsters received
toys. fruits, candy aud nuts at Con
vontion hall The big stage was al
most filled with a huge christmas
tree" and real Santa gave out the
gifts that hung thereon.
Many Baskets sent out.
The Central Christmas Giving COM
mittee put out $500 worth of pro-
visions for the poor last Saturday
Yesterday morning the Offices of
Humane Agent Wclch in the court
house were bcsiogcd with calls from
persons who had been overlooked. In
most instances the cases were more
deserving than those that had been
taken care Of previously. Thirty y-two
additional basket loads of groceries,
candy. fruit, nuts and toys were given
out by the humane agent yesterday.
Today the orders for shoes and stock
ings that were issued last Saturday
will begr pouring in.
The ncwsboys of the city. aug
mcntcd by several dozen little fellows
who arc not newsics but none the
dinner in Hotel Tulsa yesterday noon.
Many of them were given clothing.
In the lobby of Hotel Tulsa Santa
Claus presided for an hour and gave
presents To guests and employees OF
the hostclry. They were taken from
a huge tree in the lobby.
There was Christmas tree at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building and "A musical
program last night.
Quiet But Populous.
II was n quiet day-as quiet as
Tulsa ever gcts-but the theatres did
n capacity business all afternoon and
during the evening hours The streets
were thronged with people last night.
Few stores were open yesterday,
and then only during the forenoon.
The merchants have all done
record holiday business and are feel
ing both happy and prosperous. AL
tho faced by higher prices at whole
sale than prevailed year ago the re-
tailers refused To boost their selling
prices accordingly, with the result
that In almost every instance goods
were sold here as cheap as anywhere
else in the United States
The police experienced an unusually
quiet day, but few disturbances of any
kind being reported Arrests were at
a low ebb.
Colorcd People Remembered.
The youthful population of Little
Africa" was not overlooked. Baskets
of food and clothing were distributed
to deserving poor families. A. j.
Smitherman and others arranged for
free picture show at one of'thc coll
ored theatres yesterday. All the
negro youngsters were admitted free
and several boxes of oranges and
apples were distributed among them.
Tulsa's Christmas cost something
like n million dollars, but 1t was worth
II.
Never before was there such
Christmas