Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-24
CHRISTMAS 1917 TO
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help make the inmates Christmas
joyous one.
Nearly four hundred and nifty pris-
oners at the county workhouse will be
made happy tomorrow when they sit
down to a dinner OF roast pork, sweet
potatoes, peas and other side dishes.
Beside the dinner, Warden Cross has
arranged a game OF football for the az
ternoon in which prisoners with for
mer experience will take part. Part Of
the forenoon will be given over to re-
ligious exercises.
Christmas trees were the high point OF
interest in today's outdoor selling They
were practically all sold out on Satur-
day evening, but today some that had
been stored away were brought out OF
hiding and brought high prices. They
were quoted at - cents a foot, whole
trees going as high as S. But they
were going, and that was the main point.
Evergreen trimming was selling at s
cents a yard, holly wreaths at 70 cents
each, large punches Of holly for % and
30 cents. Mistletoe could be had from
80 cents ND to a dollar. Some marketeer
with sense Of fun was showing mis-
iletoe Dough which also had hornets
nest, attached to IT.. There was double
trouble in store for tie hardy man who
tried to kiss under that mistletoe Dough.
Everything has been made ready for
the poor kiddies' Christmas tree, which
has been erected in the drill room at
the police station and promptly at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning the doors of
the drill room will be thrown open to
1000 or more children. AS the young
sters walk into the room and get their
first glimpse OF the handsomely deco
rated tree, the Henry and Young Mill
tary Band will strike up lively tune.
The tree. which has hundreds Of coli
ored electric lights on it, will be on
view for the coming week, but tomor-
row, view will be for the poor children
only.
The 1000 bags which have been filled
with nuts and candy were piled at tho
foot Of the tree today and they will be
given away tomorrow
In addition TO the Henry and Young's
Band, a player piano has been placed
In the room and the children will also
be entertained by musical selections on
this instrument.
The Salvation Army Will follow It's
Christmas custom tomorrow Of dis
tributing Christmas baskets to needy
families and also entertaining many
men, women and children at a Christ
mas dinner at its hall
Wilmington is not going 10 fall down
on its Christmas activities this year.
despite the nationwide ration basis
with the consequent Tightening up in
the use Of edibles and the predomi-
nance Of the various LESS" days.
The little children, the poor, and
hundreds Of inmates of the homes and
institutions will be remembered as in
former years, and TO as great an extent.
II will be turkey Tuesday" for a
majority Of the families of Whining
ton, and in many homes "meatless
Tuesday, will be ignored.
Industries Close Down.
Many industrial establishments Of
Wilmington closed down on Saturday
afternoon, not to resume until We'd
nesday morning.
The dupont company closed down all
It's plants throughout the land on sat-
urday afternoon and viii not start again
until Wednesday Thousands Of pow
der workers from Carney's Point
went TO the homes Of their families in
other cities for the holidays.
Christmas will be celebrated in the
city hospitals. The usual Christmas
trees Will be erected at the Homeopathic
Hospital one in the nurses study and
another one in the children's ward Ia
addition gifts have been prepared and
Will be distributed TO all patients and
the children will be remembered with
toys.
The days celebration will begin in the
morning with the singing Of carols by
the nurses to be followed by reading Of
the Scriptures and prayers. Music will
also be furnished by Il victrola.
The patients at the children's ward at
the Delaware Hospital will also have
Christmas tree with plenty Of candy
and toys. all made possible by the Jun
ior Board.
At the Physicians and Surgeons Hos