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New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
SING SING MEN
GET PIE APIECE
AT XMAS MEAL

Santa Clsu, entered Sing Sing with
out a pass. and is unusually generous,
the prison authorities say. For several
days motor trucks, loaded with gifts
for the prisoners. from friends and
relatives, have been rolling up to War
den Meyers door.
The prison mall too, has been heavy
Included in IL was letter from Will
lam Jennings Bryan 70 Ike Raines
treasurer Of the Sing Sing bank, inclos-
ing $40. a return gif, for an engraved
copy. made by Raines, OF Walter Ma
lone's poem, Opportunity" which the
"Commoner" recited A. Sing Sing las,
summer.
Sixteen hundred pies. given anony-
mously. will De feature OF Sing Sings
Christmas. Each on. OF the 1,5l5 IN
mates will have a whole pie as the iinsl
course Of the prison supper, and those
remaining will provide an extra slice
or TWO for any who want more.
Sing Sings day will open with re
liQious services in the chapel. Dinner
will consist Of vegetable soup, roas'
veal. potatoes, turnips, celery, bresc
Nth butter-a rare luxury-cheese, pi,
and coffee.
Christmas exercises will be held ir
the chapel in the evening, with Mis-,
Clara p. White. OF the Prison Council
in charge. There will be an illuminat
cd Christmas tree Warden Meyer
Deputy Warden Derrick and A. y. Pc
terson. prison chaplain, will talk e
the men. and there will be music by
Tom Browns Aurora Band: Miss Vera
Barstov, violinist; Miss Miriam AZ
DIM. soprano. and Courtenay easier
barytone. The prisoners will sins
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds, "HolJ
Night" and "Come All Ne Faithful
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
CHURCHES CELEBRATE
FEAST OF LIGHTS
Special Services Held in Many Episoo-
pal Meeting Places

The noteworthy feature OF yester-
Gny's celebration in the churches wa.
the elaborate services OF the Feast OF
Lights and the remarkable number OF
Epsconal churche. n which il vas Gel
ebrated.
St James Church. in Madison Ave-
rue: the Beloved Disciple. in Eighty
ninth Street: Calvary Church, IN
Fourth Avenue. and the Intereession,
in upper Broadway. had special ser
vices.
This year in practically all churches
observing the feas, elaborate candle
sticks were fastened 20 ends OF pews,
with white candles. The electric lights
being turned of and the candles alone
lighted, there was the dim light which
typifed the long ago. The candles
Lighted ard at last the electrics turned
on. there w.s such brillance as is sup
po,ed to exist at the present time. The
aaxis sAs t!.ei 20 ki sixDlaS.
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25

AZ the West 125th Street police station,
which boasted or two Christmas trees
brilliantly lighted in many colors
TOYS. fruit. candy and a woolen cap
we're in the bundles given each child.
A quartet and magician provided the
entertainment.
Captain Hsupt was host 20 more
.han 500 children At the West 1880
street station. sweater. stockings.
an order for = pair OF shoes. toys, fruit
and candy were given each ono. 4
violinist. vocal soloists and Dhono-
graph furnished music.
Candy. fruit. clothing and toys glad
dened the hearts OF 500 AZ the Ncst
l35th Street station. Sergeant Fisher
headed the entertainment committee
and Patrolman Charlie Rayheld, barry
tone Of tho Police Department Quar-
tet. was the star performer. lie was
ably assisted by a childrcn's band,
formed within the precinct. More thar
200 children were made happy with
2ifts At the West i52d Street station.
where Captain Day was dressed as
Santa Claus.
Perhaps The most unusual gift
recorded for the Police Departments
Christmas is that announced by Captain
Gargan. Of the West l25th Street sta
ton. A Mrs. Nyckof. OF Riverside
Drive. notified him that she would fur
nish ten needy families for the rest Of
The winter with clothing, food. fuel and
rent The captain said that she had
already distributed ten $50 checks and
an order for ton Of coal with each.
Celebrations we're held in every sta
ton in Harlem. with the exception OF
the West 177th Street station. in which
precinct the police we're unable 70 find
enough children without Christmas
trees Of their own 10 make a visit OF
Santa to the station worth while.
Downtown. at the Macdougsl Street
station. they came IN relays. hour by
hour. for seven hours. At Q O'Clock in
the morning the onrush started. BAN
binos" Of every sire, age and condition
skipped into the station. a constant
stream As soon as they got inside they
made friends with their ancient oppo-
rents. Dose cops in verra, vera nice
was the discriminating comment of
little Tony AS he munched his piece OF
cake.
Lieutenant Mckinnev was happy
almost as happy as his men. The chill
dren were too pleased for words. all
5000 OF them. In all, the Macdougal
street station distributed $4,000 worth
Of goods.
Last night big reception vas given.
at which songs. speeches. and other
forms OF entertainment for the little
bambinoS" were provided.
4 score OF Brooklyn stations. deco
rated with illuminated Christmas trees,
holly wreaths and evergreen. were also
crowded Each precinct had an enter
tainment. and the children received
toys. clothing. fruit and candy. The
largest crowd was az the Poplar Street
station. where 1000. of many races and
rationalties. gathered, and Captain
Barnes tried in vain 20 preside over
festivities in three rooms at the same
time.
Among the station houses celebrating
were the Adams Street. Amity Street.
Butler Street, Hamilton Avenue. Clas-
son Avenue. Flushing Avenue. Bedford
Avenue. Lee Avenue. Greenpoint Ave
nue.. Vernon Avenue. Hamburg Avenue,
Herbert Street, Bushwick Avenue.
Grand Avenue. Liberty Avenue. Snyder
Avenue and Fourth Avenue. Most OF
the South Brooklyn and Williams burg
stations viii give their parties to-day.
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25

Families Of Guardsmen who are At
the border will have a tree and gilts
Of toys. coal. food and clothing az the
6gth Regimen Armory. Lexington Ave
nue. and TWenty-siXth Street. The
sailors on the New York will give a
dinner A. .. m. 20 sixty-five children
or board az the navy yard. and there
will be trees on other ships. There
will be trees and entertainments AZ all
the forts. and special services on Gov
ernor's Island. The Naval Branch OF
the Y. " c 4. l61 Sands Street
Rrooklyn. will have a special after
noon ard evening programme. The Ho-
tel Majestic will give dinner for 100
orphans.
There will ne celebrations az the
Nursery and Child's Hospital. lsl West
Sixty-frst Street. and AT the Home FOR
the Aged. 2lS East Seventieth Street
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
CHRISTMAS WAL
IS BIGGEST EVER
New York Breaks Last
Years Record by Mill
ions of Pieces

More Christmas mail is being han
d,cd by the New York Postofice tins
year than ever before in the history
Of tho city From 100000 10 TO-
100000 pieces viii have been disposed
o. by the local postal workers before
the seasonal rush is over, according 70
the estimate Of Postmaster Edward ".
Morgan. The record Of 10000, 900 pieces
handled last Christmas was considered
tsaordinsrily high unti tais years
avalanche was encountered
General prosperity seems 20 be the
reason for the unusual mass Of Christ
mas mail" said Postmaster Morgan last
night Al the close Of an active day, dur
ing which he visited twenty-five Of the
principal postal stations and super
ST. sed the distribution Of mail. There
is a notable decrease in The number OF
postal cards and a biz increase n the
rurber Of sealed letters. Every one
is PROSPEROUS. and one-ccnt greetings
are out Of fashion.
But the principal evidence Of gen
cral wcilbeing is provided IN the tre-
mendous mass OF parcel post matter.
More gifts are being sent than before.
Perishable articles are making us nus
tic deliveries. and despite the unusual
volume Of incoming and outgoing mail
The deDartmcnt is not falling behind
in Is work.
Every carrier and sortcr has been
called out. The carriers are worked IN
three shifts. while the sorters have
been working overtime four or hve
hours every day this week. Three hun
dred and fifty extra motor delivery
trucks arc suDplementing the 10
which constitute the normal battery.
Three hundred thousand pieces OF per
ishsble parcel post matter were dellv-
cred to-day. The rest will be deliv-
cred tomorrow. when there will be two
deliveries Of such matter and two de
liveries Of mail matter. The carriers
will start OUT on their first round at &
o'clock. There viii be a second dellv-
cry at noon. and by 3 o'clock, hope
The carriers will be through with their
work.
Outgoing mail has been held up by
tho inability Of the railroads to sup
ply sufficient cars to transport IT, Great
volumes are piled up At the terminals
at Thirty-third street and Forty-scc-
end street. Storms in the West ere re-
sponsible for this delay. according 70
Inc railroad officials. 1t is possible
that some incoming Christmas mail has
heen similarly delayed in transit, but
fhe postofficc has no information on
his subject. Every piece Of mail which
has arrived will be delivered on Christ
noe Dav"
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25

s,reet 100 baskets Of food, a. NJ
and dinner for 1000. $50 p. m; the
Ierrv McAuley Mission, Water street
,ear Roosevelt, street, dinner Tor l.
ooo II a m: Sullivan Association Zo'
Bowery. dinners. - o,
Miss Anne Morgan vii give reoep.
ION NJ the Vacation Association. sc
west Thirty-ninth Street, TO young
,vom,n alone in the city. The lougn
Clnb Of Greenwich Village will >'ve
syav toy. and candy at 243 West
Fourteenth Street.
Ncwsboys will have their dinner and
entertainment at p. m. at the Brace
vsmorial Newsboys Home. IA New
chambers Street. +. X. Powers. re
nnbliean leader Of the 30th Assembly
District. will provide dinner for oIner ,
boys AZ the Harlem Boys Home. i27tn
Stysct and Lexington Avenue a. $3.50
- Sailors will nave tree ana
6irner AZ the Seamen's Church In
Lint. 25 South street. Little girls
~ill receive dolls all day at the jacob
Riis Neighborhood House. IS Henry
Sect There will he picksninny
Christmas tree AZ the Union Baptist
Ch.rsh aa4 VA1i SIKH third Str~-A
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
POLICE ARE SEEN
AS CITY'S SANTAS
Continued from page

,sto nlacc At the East Thirty-hfth
street station to-day Captain honrlg
sbowod a basement and cells tuli OF
oags. each marked and ready tor 'ne
tbonssnd children who VIII oegln 70
arrive early this morning. Last nighI
there was dance in the dofmi'o,y,
Motion pictures we're an added AZ
traction AZ the East Eghty-el elgnth
street station. Captain Patrick j.
GRAY was chief Santa Claus. out ne
was assisted by members or the nome
Defence League and many schoo,,
teachers. Presents were distributed
20 $500 children.
One Of the visitors ar the Lss'
l26fh Street station was Charles BRO
gan. thirteen. who walked from ms
homo. al 1920 Madison Avenue, carry
ing or his back his sister. Margaret
a victim of infantilc paralysis. .,
From 10 o'clock in the morning UNI
late in the afternoon lines OF children
passed In and out Of the swinging
doors OF the West Sixty eighth street
station. Each one. going in, clutcheG
his precious identification card, ana
came out with a bundle. as big IN mshy
cases as its new owner. More tnsh
500 children came 10 the stauVh
house. Each bundle contained cloth-
ing. candy. fruit and toys. Entertain
uent was provided by four-piece OF
chostra and a photograph.
When Commissioner and Mrs. Noo9s
annearcd 81 the station house Captain
dempsey had TO direct sevcrsl patroi
men 10 clear way for his auiomopile
.broueh the crowds Of children IN the
st,eets who surrounded the car anu
che.> for Santa Claus Woods.
Ahau1 $50 children were enterxlnes
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
Xmas for Everybody
in Days Programme

Midnight masses and special ser
vices began the observation OF Christ
mas at midnight. All day there will
be public. community and institutional
celebrations. More than ever before
the police are taking a hand in the
holiday making, and trees will gleam
and presents be distributed n these
station houses:
Manhattan -253 Mercer Street, p.
m 93O West Twentieth Street, noon
IN n NJ: i34 West Thirty-seventn
street ". m. 70 Z .. m; l6O tast
Tbirty-Gfth Street. ! p. m. 10 p. NJ
and ia West Tooth Street. q. m. 10
Brooklyn-F Fourth Avenue and Forty
tbird Street 10 a. NJ: Fifth Avenue ana
sixteenth Street, IL a. m; Ralph Ave
nue and Quincy Street, 1880 a. M
Gates and Throop avenues. p. M Lee
Avcnue and Clymer Street. 10 a. M. 10
it.30 4. m: Bedford Avenue, near
Vortb First Street. 10 a. M Green
no;n, and Manhattan avenues g:oo a.
- and Avenue G., near last Ninety
rftb street. Canarsic. 10 Il. m.
" The Tree Of Light in Madison
sounre at night. with the singing OF
Tho Messiah" by the Community
cborus. will be the central feature.
Anotber illuminated tree Will be IN
Mount Morris PARK -;
Among the institutions and organ.
,.,;nns That will distribute cheer are
,be salvation Army. 5000 baskets oi
SooJ tn and TOYS. 9th Regiment Armory'
Fourteenth Street. west OF skin AVe
rvc o a M: the Volunteers OF Amer, Amer,
',s ! - 600 baskets OF food, a. M o1s 9oa
Westminster Presbyterian Church, zoo
Wes, Twenty-third street: Elks, tree
a,otsirg GT1, and toy. for 1000 children
and 500 baskets Of food. , to p, M m;
s'U :. io6cc rooms. los West foriy-third
.. poverv Nis.ion. rSI Stanton
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25

Abom midUdy bct,ceea 2379 Jo-
mG,co 4 Acenuc and 1863 Ccddr Are
npc. IN Richmond nh, IS little
shop. rhose windoic. usually glron
oror to standing display OF the
Worlds Greatest Haif-Dims Smoke,
has hlAd the appearance for the last
fer days OF the inside Of Santa s
bag.
Yesterday afternoon he rindolc
held three jndirid,tai splendors that
stood ont orer al the rest--o red
and oold drum. with sticks TO match; !;
biq doll, ready TO jail asleep IN a
twinkLng or TO stdy aicake With the
best Of them, as gou place her. and
large. artisticaIlg painted rubber
ball, delightful TO the eye and prom
ising TO the infdntiie tongue a street.
ness as glorious as the color scheme.
A night these triplct treasures
had disappeared-and 'ohat rs wr1t-
ten hereinafter nioy enable Sherlock,
the reader. TO make some shre,od de-
ductions as 10 1chere they went.
Every one Who has seen the news
papers for the last couple Of weeks Is
familiar with the story Of Grandma
Bersinger. of Richmond Hill. 1t doesn I
need to be explained again al great
length that she fatty refused 70 con
tribute s. week 10 the support oi the
three children deserted by her son anu
that Magistrate Miller. Of Jamaica. VINO
had ordered the payments, sentences
ncr TO serve six months IN the worn
house on Blackwell's Island.
Well. grandma was IN the lotnps
,.hen she awoke Yesterday morning
She had been taken there, after spend
ing n week on the island, 70 a"elt
Justice Greenbaum's action on a writ
Of habeas corpus sued out BY her law
SC. D.
ID TO midafternoon Grandma ber-
singer was ito use phrase the more
applicable since she Is a seamstress D.
tradc) on pins and needles. Chrlst-
mas Eve mad come. anu AiA' n'' ~
.ant question OF whether she was TO
ne permitted TO spend Christmas Day
with her crippled daughter, Helen hau
vet 10 be decided
Attorney Had the Papers
A. I o'clock Edgar +. Hazleton' tne
sttornev. rushed into the Iomos. ne
bad the papers. Justice Greenpaun
had decide. that the committing mag
istrate had 10 jurisdiction. and ,hs'
Grandma Bersinger was being una"
fullv and unjustly confined in me city
prison. Ergo. she was 70 be released
So by o'clock Grandma was back
in her home at SO Cedar avenue sur
rounded BY neighbors and telling; ss
savory odors drifted from the ki,e neh'
of the frightful food one gets on BLACK
wells Island. - 81
II iust couldn't ca. IT," she said. !
didn', expect TO be treated any difer,
emily than the other prisoners
,vasn'+ Another week would nave
tiiicd me. I believe There was oat
meal or farina and bowl OF coree ior
breakfast: rotten potatoes and uh-
sneakable meat and coffee for dinner
and bread and coffee and maybe prunes
or apple sauce Tor supper.
All I ever could 20 was the bread
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
Free, Grandma Buys Gifts
for Cause of Her Arrest
Mrs Bersnger Strips Cigar Store Window of Presents TO
Children Her Son Would Not Support-Sentence
Unjust, Says Court

on Wednesday a friend sent me box
OF fruit and that helped out. The
poor women who had been there long
enough 20 get used 20 the table fairly
sratched away what 7 didn't want
Grandma had other shadowing mem
ories Of her Incarceration Of that first
night when she had been forced 70
share a dormitory coll with a shop
litter and two women whose crimes sne
skinped over with "A catch OF her
breath, and TO submit TO their inquis-
tion.
She described the blue and white
striped prison wrapper Of gngham
roughly made and shockingly out Of
the mode. She raised her voice IN be
half of the women prisoners who do
the heavy work in the workhouse, as
that OF the laundry, and yet get no
more substantial fare than the prison
sewers.
Thought Of Grandchildren
From time to time Grandma would
break into her running narrative with
something like:
II wonder if they're going to have
any Chrlstmas,'
She meant the grandchildren who
meant little more 10 her than court
imposed burden of So a week and thst
IS week coming out Of an income al
ready too slender.
The neighb bors lost their sympa-
thetic look when such interruptions
came. Their advice to Grandma was TO
forget the grandchildren. Time and
again she capitulated and resumed the
of bor d.vs the island.
But each time she was slower IN
surrendering. Finally. she was IN
mood to argue the point.
Don't tell me TO forget them she
pleaded. ~ cant. Part Of me- Is IN
them. whatever their mother has done
against me and no matter what sort
Of son their father has been. I'm not
going to have their mother o. any one
olse tell me what I've got to DO for
them but I'm grandma, just the
same
But they"
wiz Have Poor Christmas
"TheyW he having pretty poor
Christmas" persisted grandma, ignor-
ing the interruption. and rising. Lets
sec Calvin's three. lie could use q
drum. Myrtles four, and ri bet she
hasn't got doll Arthur's three gel.
ting big enough 20 bounce ball. or
course. | wouldn't set foot IN that wom-
ans house myself, but II 7 could'--
There was shrill protest from the
neghbors.
The story halts for a moment for
.sift of scene-a shift to the little
third Aoor fat at 2379 Jamaica Avenue.
on the other side OF the toy shop.
There. through all the discussion IN the
Cedar Avenue cottage Mrs. Edna
Hunt-Jones was hanging small
Christmas tree with last years tinsel
and trying 20 make the bravest pos
sible show with a few toys from the
scent counter.
And after the glimpse Of the woman
and the shabby tree back goes the set
ting 20 Cedar Avenue.
Triumphant over the final objection,
Grandma rose from her easy chair.
IT'S my business. not yours. she an
nounced. "No matter what's happened,
I'm their grandma"
She picked Jp a not 100 plethoric
purse. iabbed pin in her last win.
ter's hat. banged the door behind her
and walked rapidly away over the ice
covered sidewalk toward a certain
shop where a drum and doll and
ball were waiting.
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25

years Offering will contrast the
frivolity of artists who know their
business with the inspiration Of those
who do not"
The players will be Miss Louise Mer-
Cooper Hewitt, Miss Elizabeth Hsrri-
son, Ensign Forrest Liendenov, U. s.
~. Miss Margaret Herrick.. Miss Julia
Gilbert, Miss Lucy Herrick, Miss Dag
mar Perkins. Miss Taliaferro Ford.
Miss Lucy Hewitt, Philip Boughton.
Ernest Diehlmann and Llewellyn Grif-
fths.
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
ART TO APPEAR AT PARTY
Novel Playlet will Be Given at
Christman Fete

The Soul Of Art will trudge uptown
from Washington Square 70 l27 East
rwenty-frst Street tonight. N will
appear in plsylet entitled "L'Art
Libre." with which Mrs. Edward X.
Hewitt will entertain her guests.
Mrs. Hewitt VINO presents Art an
nuauy in drama form. says that this
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
Slips Into River; browns

Ernest Erxmeyer. Of 2l6 Hudson
Street, Hoboken. fell into the Hudson
River yesterday as he was bringing a
bs stet Of groceries aboard the barge
Harry G.. moored at Sixth Street The
rA.l.1A "a sAArehin- Car klA hndz-
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
Lays Death 10 Cars Brakes

=, when aIraigncd before Coroner
nesiy yesterday Alexander Klein. a
Motorman OF The Third Avenue surface
NHf, whose car KILLED man Saturday
aight. excused himself by saying that
=, brake o. the ear were defective.
A's'n was parolcd on e charge Of homi-
slee until tomorrow. when he Will have
~~~-~-i-L a. Gnn I.sl
New-York tribune., 1916-12-25
Gall TO Great Spirit by
Indian Opens Madison
Square Programme
pADIANCE RELEASED
BY BLIND CHILD
Choir's Tones Blend Into
Public Singing at Com
munity Yuletide

N' t"N r'N"N 200
he Nc.tono o''e" Tower formed " VERT
Col beam o. r'. pointing 10 % ''O''
s,,ac0"e .oD' '''mpe'e''. "e"'''S
.nrorr~ H'.c ana eo'o' PSsS0u
lam. lane made by policemen
.... .boneard ncrsons i'm
ftooI -
Madison >r-- ~"" 'noo".'" q" S'"'.''
,,.,ooreI ,th .o.o~cd lights. m the
..o-. -ors-. They we're followed
..,v-b'ooded Nobavk
by V'A' ,.o.-.-chis tribsl
lrd.ar 'ro" ~n"' NSei .'s .'s
costume. -on fcathered headp'ece TO
.-.-t., beaded moccasins. A flaming
.L~oor about bis white
h.4'N'
dcc-s.n costume
Nh.f ' '".''' '''' ..5
.. ...~. ~ .be etand and
80 ...L...J 81,
blew rh,. ,.f. 0'c'".'E u'"' ="
Nce No-. -om"l-.,y lu.eude' wan
.~, .-.- .. .rc north. ,hcr 10 the cast
..L. .o-ib he trumpcters
s'n ..-s Of
.se Garth A. thc last note was
..... ..-..-.t .hc buildings lining the
...... s.ar bich on the
square -
... or g. gan. tree north OF Inc slaho'
.... r..r ron, the darkness.
c, c.u
OsNov onion SouhUs N"'
-... t.s arms folded across
AA aN."
bis c.e-t beneath n's o''"N',' ~
.--r.f go mo edge or the platform
..., .-o call 20 the Great Spin,
..-o,o Uc stalkcd
H.. 80 or.
IourH ... ".'''"' Oh" '"'
.. ..cn or tnc trumpcter' ana re-
..... .. CALI
A ......o, or Dr.
....r.e c1-re0 came tnc answer
CO.. .-lnpcte. and at choir
..-,. .,~o,c. .bo crowds
c.r -,
''.7'n 'h INC Jof'u "o'u'
-ti.-.e fidclie.' Slowly ihcf
...ro-n, and turned
60. r.o- .bo
''' -.' "N
.o winch cIc-rfd INC star ina
JOS. g.. "o i"a' "o.os o'eu away
-.
.' m'''"o o' A'.s' '.'''
..l rcc frcm limb 20 limb they
-.- upward. increasing m oriii-
trcr and lo.or. lnt1i the "hoie tree
'.oa .ort1 tower OF radiance Hl
Oc0 electro bulbs.
The fret witch on the rec OF
.f had necn tnro"h OH ~ o.'lp
.. HttIo rtnc. heifen' OF 10 "a
a Stree. plpil la the DIgn'
IU. D. ,n ta,i nIhln street DC
'0io 0o performed her nappN dulF
he ra- Tod to thc tree. and eagerly
no CLASS bulbs which. she was
'o.a. 'oa'Q blossom forth with sucn
" rc touch.
tn,I,rso Crccts Iigbt
torn o' applause ioio"ed rom
t'r crowd end then the volunteer
chorus under the direction Of Arthur
luc'I 'cos up the strains Of Silent
Night Holy Night
Ih over there appeared on INC
io. o. Tho PARK house AZ the nortn
o1d of the square The Christmas leg,
tad. Peace on Earth 20 Men OF Oood
WIFE, nhlazOned IN white lights.
o-.caorton sang Joy. Brothers.
fr.f" and whom he had finished the
dnu anc The Three Kings" The
u~pcfcrs played the opening chords
Of "Orverd. christian Soldiers and
~ words were taken up by the crowd.
lHeg also Joined in singing Nearer
Mf God. 20 Thee" and "Hark' the
Herald Angels sing.
Nr farucil then announced that 20
norrow evening ali arc invited 10 al
tend Tho singing OF Handel IS Mes-
,sh' n Madison Square Garoeh'
There w.lI be an orchestra Of ninety
ece, and al are invited 70 take part
q, bc .i.oinc huge volunteer
chorus. led bv Harry Bsrnhsrt. will
i..cmblo near the Tree OF Light in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-04
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
Springfield Free Press to Install
LinOgraph.

This weeks issue of the
Springfield Free Press contains
the information that the con-
tract has been let for the pur-
chase Of a new linograph ma
chine, with the manufacturers
at Davenport, Ia, and that it
will be installed in a couple of
weeks. Aug. G. Erickson, pub
Usher of the Free Press, statea
that he is not satisfied with the
old style Of setting news type
by hand and that 1t is detrimen-
tai to the best interests Of his
readers to be compelled to elm
mate considerable news matter
on press day, because his COM
positors can set up only a linn
tied amount of news matter on
that day.
In advance Of the purchase Of
q Inograph q number of cleo
trio motors will be added to the
equipment in the Free Press Of
flee and new. front will be IN
stalled in the building, and 9th
Ter alterations and improvements