Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-12-23
CHRISTMAS EVE WILL SEE
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN
CITY'S CHURCHES

Saturday is Christmas. the festival
of good cheer, when everybody is ex-
pected to cast aside care and trouble
and rejoice that Christ was born into
the world. AS usual men, women and
children, whole families, are prepar-
ing for the day and it promises in 1921
to be merry one and a mountain
height of joy and gratitude.
Many Packages
The people of Wausau will. at least.
enjoy the day if one can Judge from
the size and number of packages which
have made their way on drays and de-
livery wagons, in automobiles and
trucks, down every thoroughfare in
the city and into every occupied
house. The children who wait anx-
iously for the sight of Santa Claus
may be gladdened by the sight of him
at the churches, but if they don't see
him they certainly will be happy to
see what he leaves for them. Prob
ably the most disappointed among the
kiddies will be the one who has had
his or her day-dream awakened by
some ruthless tongue which thinks it
time to burden the little mind with
some of the practical realities of life
and dispel the harmless fancies of
childhood. The disappearance of
Santa Claus from the life of a child
is a solemn occasion to the little chap
who has dotted so much on his coming
and held him in such reverence and
grateful remembrance. 1t is true, the
thought that old Santa was consider
able of respecter of persons, yet the
jolly old saint was nevertheless look
ed for with much anxiety and the
smallest gift shone on the gloomy
background of destination more
brightly than the most elegant pres
ent against the curtain of affiuence.
Federated Charities
The Federated Charities will again
undertake the work of distributing
food, clothing, toys and other things
to make Christmas merry for deserv-
ing poor people. The fund of nearly
$500 for this purpose has been raised.
The Christmas tree, the Christmas
nresent and the Christmas dinner will
hold joint sway over the private
homes of Wausau, and while in some
homes the tree may be lacking, the
presents and the dinners will not fail
to materialiZe.
Well filled baskets are to be ar
ranged at the Federated Charities
headquarters, before noon on Friday,
under the supervision of Mrs e. F.
Stockum and they will be delivered to
the various homes by the Boy Scouts,
in charge of the distribution commit
tee The blessings of riches can new
er be so appreciated as when some
portion thereof can be devoted to the
elevation of distress.
First NJ. 4. Church
At the First Methodist E. church an
elaborate program for Christmas eve
has been prepared. There will also
be a Christmas tree and it's rumored
that Santa Claus will make a stop
there for just a few moments. The
program to be given follows:
Opening SOng-Theres a Song in
the Air
Song-The Gift Day is Here.
Christmas reeting-AdeIine Rein
ecke
The Christmas Tree-Emily Crock
er.
Empty Stockings-Evelyn Harder
Song-Primary Department.
The Angels and the Shepherds
(Cutting from Ben Hur)-Gretchen
Morgan.
SOng-Merry Christmas.
Who Can Tell-Julia HOchtritt,
Mabel Boettner, William DolnOdOr.
Song, Beginners Dept.-The Christ
mas Story.
The Sweetest Story Florence
Kline.
Santa's Secret-EliZabeth Berger.
Christmas-Elmer Drake
Solo-Miss Irma Breitrick
A Good Little Mother-C Carroll An
derson.
Beautiful Garden of Toys-Mary
Thompson.
Learning to Spell Alice Mae
Feathers.
A Stupid Book-Cecile Pittsley.
Song-The Music of the Bells.
Christmas Stocking Tales:
First Stocking-Louis Bells
Second Stocking Fluck
Third Stocking-Evelyn Harder.
Fourth Stocking Harder.
Song "Hail the Day"-ChOir