Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-25
z. B. THAYER. Editor and Prop.-VOL. ILL.,
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

J This monday the day the Pilot is
! issued this week. is, the day before
Christmas and there is real Christ
mas spirit abroad. The sad part Of
! the Yule-tide this year, is the absence
| of so many of our young men, who
are now in the service of their coun-
try. Some of them are across the
seas, unable to get home if they had
that blessed privilege, and others so
far away in the East or South that
they cannot secure a furlough for a
sufficient length of time to even make
the trip, to say nothing about re-
naming for a day or more at their
homes.
So there is a sadness in this Yule-
tide over the vacant chairs, yet the
Christmas spirit is with us, of self
sacrifice, that desire to lend a helping
hand and the hand of fellowship to
the wayfarer and to those in dis
tress.
The holiday activities commenced in
earnest during the closing days of our
city schools, when nearly all closed
with some appropriate programs.
On Sunday the churches all held
Christmas services, which were very
largely attended. The programs were
published in the last issue of the Pilot.
This Monday evening, Christmas
eve, Christmas exercises will be held
in most of the churches. At the
M. E. church at 7:30 o'clock, there
will be a program by the Sunday
School at which there will be a large,
handsomely lighted Christmas tree.
The members of the school will bring
gifts of food, money and clothing to
be distributed among the needy of the
city.
The First Baptict church will also
have Christmas exercises, at the
church this Monday evening" pro-
gram carried out by the members of
the Sunday School. A large Christ
mas tree will be delight of the even
ing, from which presents will be dis
tributed.
Christmas tree this evening will
be presided over at 1880 O'Clock at
the First Universalist church. The
Sunday School will present the Can
tata, What Happened to Santa"
Presents will be distributed.
At ST. Johns Episcopal church, to-
night, Christmas eve, there will be
midnight mass, commencing at 11:30
o'clock. The second celebration will
be at 7:30 a. M, and the third at $3.50
a. m., on Christmas day.
At the Emmanuel Lutheran church
Christmas activities began yesterday,
(Sunday) and will last during the
entire week. Christmas services will
be had at the church at 1870 a. m.
At st. Paul's Evangelical church,
this evening there will be exercises
at 1880 o'clock by the Sunday school,
and a large Christmas tree in connec-
ton. On Christmas day there will be
1T 10 o'clock a. M, with a
Sc. mon by the pastor, Rev. E. C.
Grauer, i'm connection with which the
Lords supper will be administered.
The Suud day school program of Christ
mas we will be repeated on Wednes-
day a. m. at 10 o'clock.
The Christmas services with a
Christmas tree in connection of Zion's
Evangelical Lutheran church were
held Sunday evening. A Christmas
service will also be held at the church
at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday morn
ing, and a service at the same hour
and place on Wednesday morning.
Sermons by Rev. G. C. Schroedel.
This Monday evening, Christmas
eve, a Christmas program will be car
ried out by the parochial school chill
dren in connection with which there
will be Christmas tree.
Tonight, Christmas eve, st. Steph-
ems Evangelical Lutheran church
holds it's Christmas exercises in con-
nection with which there will be
Christmas tree. There will also be
at 10 o'clock a. m. Christ
mas morning in this church.
There will be services tonight,
Christmas eve, at the Salems Evan
gelical Lutheran church and the
Swedish M. E. church with Christ
mas trees.
High mass will be celebrated at
midnight, Christmas eve, (tonight) at
the various Catholic churches and
low mass at 8 o'clock on Christmas
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