Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-24
ALL WILMINGTON is READY
Continued from paw ,

The earth has grown Old with its burden
Of care,
But at Christmas il alwaya is young;
The heart Of tho jewel burns lustrutis snE
fair
And Us soul fun n music breaks forth on
when the song Of tho anrrls y s1ng,.
Yes, indeed, Old Santa is going % be on
the job, ay he has been ~ this eszlson ~
the year for q time extending ~ Tar back
IN history that the memory of man run
netb not to the contrary Ard cvpy~
body, especially thc little ones, God blcs8
them, wall be the richer and the bAptief
for Santa = coming, though be tarry but
TOR the bricfeFt moment On his way
And Il ttyf assistance 81 the gor,d DeOpis
ot Wilmington cDunts iOr anything, IN
Guiding the unselfish work ~ The SalYa-
tion Army, the Volunteers II America,
the church societies, thc church oonUo-
cations big-heartd private BdIyiduals,
many oi whom have given without he
world knowing anything about 10 then
there will not be home IN Wilmington,
however iowly, humble or obscure, hrIt
will have sorne of tho Christmas cher
There viii bo some difference noted'
N ihc Observance of Christmas this year.
There DE- or pcrhaTS 10 were better to-
cay there vac an rleTHent Who did not
believe it possible ~ arlebrato CbristInag
without some Ioy water. booze Or
liquid rcfrCshmeutg with sOv1e xInd ~ a
kirk Hothrg dong n that iDe ihis
Christmas 81 Far as ggo are ablC " lear0
she town g ~ dry es q powder ho'rre, and.
: - cannot bc had y any prlcr. unlcss i
be something FROM rEauo'- -takiny
bootIcggpr from Thorn yo1 vould ~ ~
Ikeiy ~ get Rord aio0hoi ~ anything
cl-e Don't take 2 chance
For aovcral days incoming trains favr
becn bringing IN f1Iks rbo haze o0rne ?,
spend the holidays 9Th tFye faikv ~ home
and many hona p Wilmington p Is,
will fc The merrirr ~ account ~ tar rovr-
ing n theae WIN have besn away tnd
Some who arc part u The o1.ras7 world
h"re have gone away " g1-n5 'he tol
deya nth .hcir "fcikv 'lhrs fne E,rd
yoos and con0rs The railroads ai-vavs
put m extra trans m acrrmr7o(lsfr
the Christmas travel ard ihig Yaay frr
7ay Il i- heavier than ever 1nd rver
Dndy y glad thaf -.vtric+ are NJ tra7r
have been removed tarf y fe-w NAV w
disappointed ~ poeeitio
Az the charitable nsti'u4i7rs grsrara-
tioas have Zonc IN apare "a -rrvi1e te
unfortnates with -nus III 1r gno@
'hings that ~ 2rih Aristr1as 4t
Fo-ris Industrial -ctori IL Wocrs.de
an Institution fyr bows there aIli ne
surn-enough & hrlgfuao slehrafior fn.-
lowed 1y trip bv tine bow % tneIr h0Usr
On this evening hr .0ts viii -gvp .n
entertainment n 'he rhsrel and there
vili IL 3 Ghr4tras tree v1th E1ffs '1r
every one 0f tive t-ovv, including ne~
suJt and q new sweater
The Florence Criffnntnn Horne AZ fnf
West Fifth strent VII Observe thr -
quietly, aIth CHRIS tuf.s t.pr and :
Christmas dinner tomorrow -0rne l.
the glris VIII 70 nome for thr holiday
At the Home ~ Nr-lcfll Razt for In-
cHrabIrs. at 1922 non street, t1c FDIr7t
of the season wlIl pervade the iaStitri1-.
and everything that me MANAGEMENT
can 10 ~ make the inmates forget their
lis viii re done
The Home for A-rd Women. 81 ] 1Oa
GilpIn avenue, T1.i have hFrstna-
dinner at which there WI he rrkpv ~
abundance, H1Jh many other good thinRz.
This evening there will ~ 2 seTvTee "a
13AA-rt 1~AA A'tI tAf't-AAA assAAA t-~4-s rAA SO
served To the Old ladies.
AT the IinCladale Home. near s.ru-
hurst, there IS gong - ~ Al old-fashlone,l
Christmas, With Z LLlrtv-nl2s pound
turkey and rranberry ely ana sauce
and there wlIl be CHICKEN TOO. and home
-lade nnce ries, and &c cream- md
everything that means Christmas.
A- the blg Christmas dinner at the
View castle County NorEholEe tE-ere
Elli Re roast pork with trimmings Of sFest
potatoes. ana apples and cranDerTy eaiIce.
After dinner there VIII -e .ootbai
games between teams made ID 81 the
inmates, ana It Is sale to prOuhssy that
the uni0ruInates All Tor 3 TINE aS least
forget that hey are f1roea 20 oe Lhe
glests of the county for awnile
All IS in readiness at tn,s DeiaWaTe STATE
Hospital Tor the Insane 40 sznhursL and
the poor UnIortunates, ceau 70 sae Forio
except IN body. WI have Eood dinner.
ana those II chArge u the Institution art
20 DO everything possible 20 MAKE tae-u
enjoy the day Eacn inmate vii receive
= box Of candy. There Rll cs toOaocu
ard aecAgIes iJE the lsn, a4a t-l2sGts
Tor the women.
At the Deiaware Hospital ths JUNIOR
Board VIII have charge 81 the children s