Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-26
XMAS QUIETLY
OBSERVED HERE
A True Spirit Of Happiness
Abounds Throughout
City
F A MILY REUNIONS
Poor Remcpbered-Many Spend Day
Indoors-Inmates Of Various In
situations Made Happy.

Alexandria spent quiet and happy
/ Christmas. The presence at hons
/ table and fireside Of many who year
ago still were overseas in the service
brought full realization of the diff
! ference between war and peace con-
litiCns and fed the undercurreEt of
! joyousness which spread throughout
the city.
Church services and family reunions
were the feature of the day. Al the
churches where services were held,
many of which occurred early ii the
morning, were largely attended de-
spite frigid weather conditions and
elaborate musical programs were
given. Sermons appropriate t. tie
observance of the day were delivered
There were few persons on the
streets during the early part CT the
day. later, however, the Riddles came
cut with their presents and hundreds
in the course Of the day exchanged
Christmas gifts. a larger number Of
Christmas trees were in evidence this
year than ever before and probably
more families enjoyed turkey din
ner than in any previous year despite
The high price of the great American
bird. Peace ard prosperity aboundod
and this was hes: evident br reports
made by the merchants ofethe city.
who reported an unprecedented bus
ness this Christmas which broke all
previous records.
The inmates Of the various ;nsri-
.uticns were net lacking in the iu,a-
.ide spirit. At the city Jail Scrss. R.
Fl. Cox provided big turkey dinner
for the inmates.
Svpt. Joshua Sherwood of the city
aims house. also gave a turkey din
ner to the inmates of that place.
Kindly disposed citizens remember
I'd the Children's Home, the Anne Lee
Memcria! Home for the Aged and 1T
the Alexandria Hospital Christmas
spirit was in evidence.
Tables CT the poor and helpless also
displayed the Yuletide spirit. the IN
iigen. Of tine city being looked after
by the Elks and Salvation Army as
we'll as charitably inclined persons who
helped others less fortunate in this
worlds good to spend happy Christ
mas.
A number Of Elks assembled II the
Elks' Home yesterday afternoon and
had Christmas dinner after which
Gettys Myers. chairman Of the house
committee. was presented with Il
rurse Of gold by members of that
lodge in recognition of his faithful
and loyal service as chairman Of that
committee, Geo. W. Bontz, Jr.. sec
rotary CT the, lodge made a speech Ct
presentation to which a response was
made by Mr. Myers. The Elks also
had Christmas tree.
The police report an unusually que:
| Christmas, clean blotter being re-
ported at police headquarters for
Christmas day.
Despite the cold weather several
hundred Alexandrians Wednesday
night assembled at the corner OF
! Washington and Queen streets ann
participated in the Christmas celcnra-
ton under the auspices Of the Alexan'
dria Community Service. The be
Christmas tree erected in the c@nte'
Of the street was Illuminated from
top 70 bottom with tiny color"d n
candescent bulbs and those assembled
Joined in singing Christmas carols
the words being thrown on screen
The singing was led by Mr.. Marsf
Of the Community Service. Music wa:
furnished by an. orchestra unde" th'
direction CT Miss Dora Narney.