El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-26
City FEASTS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY
Hotels and Cafes Have
Pleasant Entertainment;
NeWsboys Given Dinner.

Paso del More hotel, and dancers
thronEed the lobby OF the hotel from
early in tho afternoon until 10 o'clock
At night. a feature Of the lobby dec
orations was q large American flag
above the door at the south entrance.
Music was furnished by the Reyes
orchestra. Table decorations in the
dining room arranged by head waiter
Z. Onick were poinsettas. More than
$50 persons ate dinner during the
afternoon and evening and enjoyed
The dancing and music.
At the Sheldon a Christmas dinner
ssrved-on the q Ia carte plan was the
feature. Music was furnished by an
orchestra and more than 500 persons
dined during the afternoon and eve
ming. c. z. Bach. manager OF the din
ing room. stated
Parker show People Entertained.
Early in the afternoon performers
Of the Parker shows were served
With Christmas dinner a. the Sheldon
and manager Bach found that the
stout woman and the Scottish Giant
had aDpetites commensurate with
their generous proportions. A com
Dlstely decorated Christmas tree was
placed IN the lobby and there were
also displays Of american flaEs and
-1istletoe-
Special Dinners and Music-
A Christmas dinner at Hotel Zei- (
ger was generously patronized, IT {
was stated A popular priced table I.
d'hote dinner was served.
Downtown cafes all served special
Christmas lunchcors and dinners and !
IA q few OF the places special music 2
m ne 5oyrn.,7v, streets e could
scarcely be said that the Christmas 4
street crowds we're as large as usual, .
although there we're more than the
ordinary number OF people on the .
streets II the early evening. The pic
-ure shows with special programs ar
-racted large audiences
Wandering Fiddler Plays.
George Galloway. an itineraut fid-
ll--- 1.Io has played IN almost every
city and mining camp in the west.
furnished music IN various parts of
The city. GALLOWAY has been playing
IS years. he said. and the Christmas
Of 1917 was by no means an unhappy
one. for he has just recently recov-
cred from the effects OF an operation.
and his violin music, from Turkey in
the Straw" TO the near classical stuff
was inspired with happy feeling
Gives squints Mt Heavens.
Christmas night was also a good
enc for J. i Gillian who allows the
public 70 squirt through his three
inch telescope al The heavens The
night was clear. and Gillian did good
business on the street with the folks
who were anxious 20 see what the
moon looked Ike, or who wanted TO
he sure that the sundry satellites OF
Jupiter we're behaving all right
Il cant say that we have taken in
SO much money as the day before
Christmas" said Mrs. T. z. Bowman.
a blind woman. who sings on the
street while her husband plays the
violin. 7 think that il IS because I
am o hoarse that I haven't been able
20 sing as usual But we have done
vel and cant complain
Freak Photographers Busy
Photographers who viii take" one (
sitting on the inside edge OF the new +
moon OF ia an auto leaving u !
Paso" did @ thriving business.
ever, generally preferred 70 be taken {
sta1dinE CARRIED III Uncle Sans khaki u
Shooting galleries also did n good {
business and soldier marEsmen, as Il
usual. were the most fatal 10 the 5
mimic game C
Pool rooms and soft drink parlors 7
did a good business md IT. some OF d
these resorts special music was FUR p
nished-
Cornwall Friends Meet @
A good Christmas business was re
ported from the saloons Not only 2
she city nerrynaIzer. but the cattle @
nan and miner from New Mexico snd Q
Arizona and west Texas met their old y
friends Tom" and Jerry. y
The lynx eyed provost guards were >
on duty in all parts OF the downtown =
section. however and a lev soldiers "
Who enormously thought that they p
ahouId begin the war in FL Paso -
we're gathered IN by the black q
Maria" OF the military patrol some r.
civilians in whom TOO numerous Ses-
sions on the footral had induced II
belief that they were il the " mite
hope class were ylken care Of by
he city police a
south side Celebrates. Y
Out Of town visitors were numer-
ous. especially soldiers from Camp Z
While residents o. the section north N
y the railroad tracks enjoyed q
Christmas in the good old fashioned T.
-as-. the Mexican population on the J.
south side had happy day OF their q
lWu sort
There were hundreds Of family Al
Christmas trees and good dinners. Ii
NeyTsbOys Have Big Dinner.
q regular Harvey house dinner vas q
erved TO 125 newsoOys OF the city az q
he union station shortly after noon p
tuesday, n the direction OF Mrs 81
florence - Hines. whose custom IL 70
s 10 make the hearts OF the little pa IL
yer sellers glad al Christmas time o,
"a bles were decorated with flow ers =.
md most OF the street chaps asked ",
or second helpinEs OF turkey and
ther good things. -Four crippled boys Va
vho could not attend received their q
timers by special messenger. Gj
All day motor trains Of street cars
nd every conceivable conveyance nj
rought soldiers from Fort Bliss res X
rvatiou into the city Cars were at
ahmed until midnight taking the wi
len back TO their barracks and tents "
p. q. Busy With Parcels. On
THE Christmas business was not ~
o large as last season" said post ~
laster z. A Shelton X Wednesday, but
hat can be accounted for by the Ei
arge number Of troops in and around OF
I Paso a year ago" IDl
Practically all parcels on hand In
christmas were delivered by evening, "a
r.. Shelton said. but as belated par-i m
els have kept coming IN there were =
ontinuOus parcel deliveries Wednes-l nj,
ay and viii be the remainder Of the he
eek RI
A large proportion OF the Christmas
uSiness went to the soldiers at Fort H
Hiss Five truck loads Of parcels ir1,
eut out there Monday. he said 81
Salvation Army HELPS Needy. I'M
Donations by check to the Saliva IL
aid COmmandant 4. LOney. The Dr.,
cities on the street corners took IN ob
PISS The fund was as large as sa.
st year Baskets OF food were given -
10S families and 200 single per- NJ
]ns were fed. There was q Chris sri
as tree for poor children at the II
hurch OF the Nazarene, on South Va