East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-25
Christmas in PendIetOn Comes
With Vanishing Of Shows
and With Hopes Of Hundreds
Realized Nicely.
NEEDY ARE REMEMBERED
WITH BASKETS or FOOD
Churches Are Filled With Folk
Eager to Pay Homage to
Christ Child Whose Birth is
Observed This Day.

Santa Claus rode into Pendleton IN
the saddle Of a Chinook wind last
night and with his bright. cheerful
smile vanished the white mantle Of
pre- Y uletide and spread peace on
earth and goodwill to men.
There was many happy soul in
Pendleton last night and many a child
experienced his annual touch OF In
somina- This morning there were
still more glad hearts as the eager ex-
pectations Of weeks were given body.
PeRdleton observed Christmas IN
many ways Last night and today
hundreds bowed in Christian revef-
enee to the memory OF the Christ
child's birth. Thousands sent and
received gifts symbolic Of the frank
incense and myrrh which were be-
slowed upon the parents Of the Savior
at his birth. but bearing Enthusiastically
the stamp Of 20 centuries later.
True spirit Is Here.
Christmas in Pendleton lacked
nothing OF tile true spirit. that Of
Christian fellowship. The poor and
needy. OF whom there are several
families. were remembered by the
charitable folk OF the city, with the
salvation Army in the role OF Santa
Claus.
The pennies and silver pieces gath
cred in the kettles placed about the
city during the pre- holiday season
went to purchase substantial baskets
of food for many families that today
would be without Christmas joy but
for the good work Of Captain Jennie
Conrad and her staff, Baskets brin-
fun Or good things and substantial
things for the larder. were taken to
81 modest little homes. Some con
tanned chicken or other fowl as the
piece de resistance eE Christmas
dinner
Sacks OF flour. both large and
small were distributed BY the Sal
vation Army. through the generosity
Of local institutions and lodges. Many
Of the sacks Of flour purchased by
local stores for display in tho ''Buy
Barrel OF Flour campaign were turn
ed over to the Salvation Army for siis-
tributfon TO the need. Special baskets
for sick family and for man i'll IN
ST. Anthony's hospital were taken
out. Prisoners in the city and coan-
" jails were visited and cheered.
Child Hearts GIaddcnetl.
In the homes Of the more fortunate
OF child hearts were quick
ened and gladdened BY gifts of their
delight. Toys. dolls. BICYCLES and
wagons we're mingled WITH TIE
more conservative gifts Of clothing.
high-top shoes and the like. Christ
mas is not complete without candy
and popcorn and hundreds of pounds
Of sweets We're in santa Claus pack
last night and this morning.
When the fabIed old Saint Nicholas
reached Pendleton his back fairly
bent under the heavy load in his
pack With tbs snow melting rapidly
his reindeer had all they could pull
when they reached here. Pendleton
was a generous giver this Christmas
and Christmas trade was exceptionally
arge.
Special Christmas programs We're
given in number OF the churches
asst night. with a few special Christ
mas services today. The fass of the
Roman Catholic church ana the COM
muuion service OF the Episcopal
,hurch. with their anthems OF tho
7hristmas time. were attended carly
.oday by many of those faiths Ser
.ices with the Christmas theme were
also observed. today in other Of the
Protestant churches,