The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-12-27
'cHRtsT|hAs1AY.
IN 0skAL00SA
SANTA CLAUS SEASON CLAIMS
EXTENDED CELEBRATION.
ALL BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED
Special Entertainments With Christ
mas Trees or Treats In Sunday
~ Sehools-other Features of
: the Day.

Christmas passed quietly in Oska-
loosa and without special celebration
or observance 1t was a green
Christmas" all of our snow blanket
having disappeared in the warm sea-
son'o Of the week before. Colder tenn
perature came Monday, and the morn
ing of Christmas found the thermom-
eter lowering near the zero mark.
Numerous churches and Sunday
schools had special programs Monday
evening or Tuesday Christmas trees
with accompanying program appropri-
ate to the occasion, or a treat and
present distribution for the children.
Business of all kinds was suspend
ed during Christmas day and few PEG
pie were about. the, business section
of the city. 1t was a day in the.
home, by the fireside and. was SO OBJ
served. Business of all sorts halted
and gave way to the holiday spirit. In
almost every home special feast. was
enjoyed and while turkey may have
been scarce, geese, ducks and chick
ems were plentiful. ..t., t,j1 d.,
| Special turkey dinners were, served
at cafes and hotels and were enjoyed
by the patrons. ! = H., ss.; ats.a - -
hi Il, Christmas Carols ~sgs
Oskaloosa Pythian Glee Club has re-
yived locally the good old time custom
of singing carols on Christmas Eve.
AS many Of the club members as gould
get away from the business of the ev-
ening gathered in the park O. little af-.
ter ten o'clock and sang a, number of
the Christmas selections. The bust
ness district was still busy with be-
lated shoppers at this hour and the
effort of the boys attracted consider
able attention.
At the Postoffice.~ p.
Crowds of eager +, people acentered
about the postoffice between the hours
of nine and eleven o'clock Christmas
morning to receive belated packages
and many heart was made glad by
the tardy arrival of remembrance or
letter. The crowds at times made
jam, but all of the carriers and par
Gel post help was on hand to wait up
on the rush, and the good.natured
.throng, did moi, find complaint. ...
.,.g Christian Church. III
On Sunday evening, the Christian
church and Bible school had their ex-
ercises and on Sunday morning the
Primary Department of the Central
NJ E. Sunday school gave the little
people their treat, but owing to mis-
understanding and a conflict of dates
the celebration planned for the main
school was given up. On Monday
evening the exercises of st. James
Episcopal Sunday school were held
and also those of the Pentecostal
Church of the Nazarene.
During Christmas day the Salvation
Army held their dinner for the bene-
fit of the poor and in the afternoon
the Pentecostal Mission and the Light
House Mission had their special pro-
grams. In the evening at the United
Presbyterian church. a particularly
pleasing program was. given and yeti
in spite of the pleasure of the day, the
boys who have. gone out from the
homes of Oskaloosa to do service in
Uncle Sans Army and Navy were by
no means forgotten. There is scarce
ly church or an organization in Os-
kaloosa but what has its Roll of
Honor" with the name, of those who
have gone to the front in the service
of the old U. S. A. r..l ...
At Sand RIDGE cchool. 49,
A Christmas tree and prog an were
given at the Sand Ridge school in
Pleasant Grove township Friday even
ing to well filled house A splendid
program of song and recitations was
offered by the pupils under the direc-
ton of the teacher, Miss Aida Nor
row. The parents came in to assist
and the distribution of presents gave
genuine pleasure.
The pupils taking parf IN, the pro-
gram were: Helen Fry, Margaret Dug
ger, Ross Smith, Julia Braden, Davis
Digger, lola Grub, Arthur Reed Alta
Fry, Beulah Macy, Kenneth Digger,
Vera Grub, Hollyce ,Grdbbi Vincent
Grub, Georgia Grub, Edward Dug
ger, Doris Smith, Harlan Digger, Car
mon McSpadden, n. ID. Grub and
Harlan Reed, t8l -
Salvation Army. - ~
Oskaloosa's Salvation Army this
year confined its effort to general
entertainment al the barracks on High
avenue west. No basket distribution
was made.
The hall was packed to the doors
with Riddles and grown-ups who had
come to give Santa Claus royal well
come. During the program four mes
sageS from Santa Claus arrived First
from the North Pole, sometime later
from Vancouver. theA the messenger
boy hurried in stating that Santa Claus
was at Beacon, The giddies cheered
and waited anxiously for the jolly old
fellows appearance. Finally at the
close of the program Santa came
bouncing in all aglow and created
much merriment. He distributed
toys and candies to the juniors and
promised to come again next year.
The program was rendered by the fol-