Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-26
OBSERVES
CHRISTMAS DAY
Many Attend Services in
Churches Services Are Held
At Municipal Tree

~ 49, Il
With the day dawning bright and
cheerful and growing clearer and cold
err as the hours went on. Christmas
yesterday proved to be a splendid
day, little expected after the down
pour of Christmas eve.
Christmas cheer was present In
] many "a Churches held services
(which marked q record for attend 7
ance at such services. The municipal
tree in City Hall Park was beautifully
Illuminated and last night carols were
sung there and the Militia Reserve
band played.
Several churches in the city held
| special Christmas services. The serv-
ices were we'll attended n the ras-
tors said that IT was a better turning
our for q Christmas service han they
lave seen In many years.
There were two services in St. Pet
1 er's Episcopal church and special mu-
sic was rendered by h choir at both
The first service was held at 1850 on
/ Tuesday night and was held in COM
memoration OF the Holy Eucharist.
The church was prettily decorated In
greens and a bower of evergreens was
made arou the chaneel.
The other services at ST. Peters was
held at $50 yesterday morning and
was the morning prayer and the Holy
\ EuCndflSt. HteN. W. N1lIlCy J0AC9
delivered a Christmas sermon
The Danish NJ. F.. church held a
1 Christmas service yesterday morning
at 10:45 and Rev. Ole Nielsen preach
ed the M Their was special mu-
sic given by the choir. The regular
| Christmas exercises of the Sunday
/ school will be held tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock.
ST. Paul's Evangelical church cele-
brated the coming of the Prince of
Peace. DIR. Jacob Ganss preached a
christmas sermon and special Christ
mas music was rendered.
Solemn high mass was observed at
St. Mary's r.. C. at midnight on Tues
! day and Rev. DIR. William w. r. Can't
well was the celebrant, with Rev. j. Il.
I Larkin, successor to Father Reagan.
acting as deacon and MFR. Hughes, a
| seminary student. sub-deacon. The
| sermon was delivered by DIR. Cantwell.
| There were five other masses held
throughout the day. h church was
prettily decorated with Christmas
greens.
About three hundred people attend
ed the municipal Christmas tree serv-
ices in city hall park. The speakers
were the Rev. Robert Sohlotter and
Rev. Lou Nanassy. The chief point
that each made that this was a more
| Joyous Christmas than there has been
4 " manly years as IOudl tnGlt IL u
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men,"
! The militia band played a number of
selections and the people joined in thN
chorus. They opened with the Star
Spangled Banner" and closed with the
carol. silent Night" The band was
lead by Thomas +. Burke.
The wounded bows at CoIonia were
made happy by the goodwill and
Christmas spirit that was expressed
In connection with them. Hundreds
of machines lined up h drive way
to Colonia waiting for the boys to
take N of them home and help make
yesterday one OF the merriest Christ
mas they ever had. There were
many more of the patients taken into
homes than members of the medical
corps as the letter were needed about
the hospital.
The Y. NJ. G. A. nut was the center
of activity at the camp. The new
building was used extensively yester-
day. as 1t was decorated with holly
and evergreen and radiated Christmas
cheer. A large Christmas tree which
showered its presents TODD at one end
of the room near a large open nrc
place. The aim was to make II is
home like as possible. No set pro-
gram was laid out. The boys played
games at their own free will and sang
song after song.
During the afternoon the Camp
Raritan ban gave a concert which
was greatly enjoyed. A municipal
christmas tree was also VI on the
grounds.
A holiday program has been
planned for the rest of the week. To-
night a Newark department store will
give an elaborate entertainment and
tomorrow night a number of young
ladies will be brought to camp. each
bringing lunch for two n Saturday
night a basketball game will be play
ed between the hospital team and an
outside team. Sunday night Judge
Adrian Lyon of this city will address
the boys.
Everything is being lone to give the
boys a merry holiday season. Perth
Amboy is doing her share and a large
number of boys were guests In this
city yesterday at Christmas dinners.
A Christmas party was held at the
base hospital at Colonia on Christmas
Eve. that was thoroughly enjoyed by
the wounded soldiers.
1t was intended to hold the exercises
outside but owing to the storm the
plans were changed and Santa appear-
ed within the hospital building n
presented gifts to every soldier sta
toned there as we'll as the wounded
men.
A chorus of a hundred voices sang
carols and a Christmas tree put the
finishing touch to the proper atmos-
phere.
The ward where the soldiers were
decorated with ~seasonable greens and
these men had their gifts brought to
them.
The affair was arranged under the
direction of the Mercy Committee of
New Jersey.