The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-20
IDEAS and INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Questions and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
TODAY'S QUESTION.

Is the pre-war Christmas spirit with
us this year?
THE ANSWERS.
GOVERNOR ALLEN-"No, we are not
we are headed that way. The spirit this
year is more n spirit of the Christmas
time without the extensive and wholesale
giving of gifts which we knew before the
war. In point of conservatism, perhaps, we
are nearer the old days than at any time
THAD c. CARVER, Pratt banker-'The
old spirit is here. But not the old craze
There is a well defined caution and con-
servative tendency in the spending OF
from western Kansas indicate the buying
of gifts does not equal the old times"
WI l., III HUGGiNS i; presiding = Judge noic indms-
conditions to fit prewar times has seem
ingly affected the Christmas time. While
we are into the true and full spirit of
Christmas, it doesn't seem tho the cele
bration will be as general as in the years
just preceding the war"
Traffic association, 22S Broadmoor-'1 L here
Is one phase Of the pre-war Christmas
spirit, which 1 think has not come back,
and that is the commercialization of giving
giving present to some one because they
are suspected of the intention of giving
something to you. And that is feature
that we can very easily dispense with"
G. c. SICKLER, assistant secretary, To-
peka Chamber of Commerce, 204 Elmwood--
Il think there is more soberness, restraint,
practical this Christmas than there were in
the carefree holidays before the war. I'm
judging by the buying which has gone on
in the stores. of stuff which the people
would have had to buy sooner or later.
Christmas or no Christmas. People take
Christmas more seriously and with more
common sense than they did before the
war"
E. L. COPELAND, secretary and treas
urer, Santa Fe railway, 1031 Taylor-"Tho
spirit of Christmas helpfulness has both
intensified and broadened since the war
People are giving this year from hu-
manltarlan tha n point OF view, view, to help each a,
simply to give their immediate family and
friends and more or less selfishly. i think
this broadening is due to the suffering and
Inconvenience thru which the world went
-together-during the war"
MRS. CHARLES II. THOMAS, acting
head of Topeka Public Health Nursing AS
! sociation--'lt seems like we are getting
back to the old-time Christmas with the
| crowded shops and streets and everyone
our spirit of giving to o,ners is very strong
| this year. It's wonderful. l think"
f. 5. STEvENS, cashier city water de
J partment-"If waiting forty-five minutes
/ in one of four long lines at the postoffIct
! to mail a Christmas package testified any
thing. then We have the Christmas spirit
| strong this year-stronger than L have
ever noticed it,"
MRS. MARGARET JONES. city heaiti
department-"No, haven't noticed thai
we have the Christmas spirit any NOR,
than ever. The only ones who ever hav,
the real Christmas are the children"
| MRS. MARY CHAPLIN, clerk district court
NO, l don't believe it has. / hear an,
number of persons say they are going {,
! buy Just for the children this Christmas
1t doesn't seem TO me that Christmas is oh
| served like it used to be. Things are too
high and most people can't afford it,
MRS. JESSE BLEDSOE, bookkeeper. 90:
Greenwood avenue-"I hadn't given ii ;
thought But it doesn't seem like as many
/ gifts will be made this year as usual"
! T.. d. kIELMANN. telegraph editor
! There amt no Christmas spirits. Mr.
! Volstead abolished theIp with the aid o.
! congress"