The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-25
MACHINISTS Al MOLD AND FOUNDRY SHOP
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN UNIQUE MANNER
HUGE TREE LOADED WITH GIFTS
FOR woRKMEN SET UP
AMID SHOP DIN.
Gift Of Peculiar Significance Presented
to Each Idan--Event Furnishes
Happy Afternoon for Many.

Happy Afternoon IOr mdCys
The employees Of the Wheci'nC Mold
ana Foundry machine shop celebrated
the coming Of another Christmas Ia 4"
,,.~v novel and satisfactory manner y"S'
trrday. when They had u hug" tree !"..L-
I'd fuwm with gifts Tor tn" 'hrinu-
wurkmcu. the first i'll their history. Th'
TIRE" held II gff: for every msam ~ the
machine shop, which had pressing IT.
tlr story behind 1t. on" man. VII"
seems to have had - great Lack 81
chewing" WAS presented with - rac"-
age Of ElocE Hroth"rs famous nr"du, |.
wniir IN" Waterman. Mr.. En-" vs.
liams. WAS presented with cap n;a7 %,
and holster with which I" r"pcl IN
vaderS At the door Of Ia" plant.
The tree stood right in the m:ddl" 81
the shop. surrounded with "oiur"d
gifts. and presented very beautiful
sight amid tho noise and hustle of TIN
busy plant Every man in N" naChin
shop helped 10 get i ready for exhibit
ton. with the greater part Of n" w""t.
done, as usual by Il very efficient com
mttec. The men in charge wrr" q. 6.
Medick. q. l.. Berger and 4. }. ApTa-
ham
After the tree had been shown to the
best advantage, the management t"pptu
the matter Off by presenting the boys
with some fine smokes. The employees
Of ne night crew also were III on u"
festivities, as they presented the day
crew with some excess profits 81 an oil
well in which they are greatly interest
cd, in the shape Of fin" box OF clEarS.
The gifts were very humorous in
character. and very appropriate. some
Of the shining lights and their r"cipl-
ents were:
4 miniature roll to H. e. Fields.
A set of farming tools and toy truck
TO Emil e. RauChcnbcrE.
The state bank To G. &. Woods.
A SLATE to J. Frank cox.
A book on wiring devices to "Smil-
Ing" MnMaSters.
Concrete mixer to Ed. FoEle.
A huge bar of steel TO w. j. Harris.
Wooden shoes TO Henry MunSch.
Telephone booth to r.. V. Keith.
A bulldog TO J. +. Cox.
A broom to repcl buns" to Little
Zppic" Shafcr.
A new bathing suit and a bar or not
air to Harry Riddle.
A check on the Royal Pool Room for
SC in trade to J. c. kcpncr.
4 rattle to Ed Kennedy.
4 bunch OF kids to Henry Grewe.
one of the shop boys who Is poetic
in spirit immortalizrd the occasion in
rhyme. His poem held the place or
honor on the tree. and was ccrta tnly
very appropriate. 1t is printed below.
Twas the day before Christmas and
all through the plant
Everybody was hummins an old fash
>
Toned chant
For Santa had stopped here Just three
days or four
And left all the presents in stacks at
the door.
4 tree In the center Of all that was nice
II made quite a picture amid sno"
and ice
And all OF the presents were hung on
And all Of the shop-boys quite nicely
did fare
Now Emil walked out and pipe met
A cannon With bullets his head sure
4 little red truck like his Nash ran
around.
A better pleased younsster could no.
where be found.
Frank Riley an ashtray quite forrlly
caressed
And Ben with a bottle and nipple was
Frank Cox got dos that was friend
And the two formed a friendship and
love then waS SHIA
Jim Weaver and Krauskoff have both
got the blues
( For both got pair OF an infants new
Hen Grewe %as hit with bolt from
the sky
When 'levcn or fourteen wee kids me;
his eyes.
A hundred more presents were LETT on
Put naner won't let me describe EN-
you see.
! AID lust as they should be this E!at
/ Day.