The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-25
YULE CHEER
BROUGHT TO
Many SOULS
Unfortunate Remember
ed Generously Xmas
Observance Deeds.

cneef lntO the 0eafI6 OF the u01of-
tunate.
Disabled soldiers, sailors and
marines, who are patients in many
hospitals, were recipients Of boun-
teous gifts and special dinners. The
Salvation Army, the Y. NJ. C. A., the
Elks. the Knights Of Columbus, and
other fraternal societies distributed
dinners and gifts to the poor
Thousands Of immigrants, held ur
for the day aboard ship and at e.
lis Island were given . sample Of
American hospitality.
Employees of the Todd Shipyard
corporation, assessed 10 per cent
Of their wages to provide clothing
for 5000 poor children. Various
societies banded together to pro
vide cheer to the thousands of pa
tients in city hospitals.
Sing Ancient Mass.
Midnight masses in Catholic
churches were unusually we'll at.
tended. At the church Of st. Rose
Of Lima, a mass written in 1745
was sung for the first time in
America.
There was note Of sadness to-
day in the services of the Protestant
Episcopal cathedral Of st. John
the Divine, where the late Bishop
Charles Sumner Burch was to have
preached
The Community Christmas Tree
In Madison Square-lighted by 5000
electric candles, attracted an inn
mense crowd last night and carols
we're sing BY : great chorus.
8uAdxy sehool children visited
Trinity cemetery and placed
wreaths on the graves Of Clement
Moore, author of "-Twas the Night
Before Christmas" and Of Alfred
Tennyson Dickens. son at Charles
Dickens.
At White House.
Washington, Dec. 25.-President
Wilson planned to spend his last
Christmas in the White house quiet
ly today. His daughter, Miss Mar
garet Wilson; DR.. Stockton Ak
son, brother of the presidents first
wife, and a few of Mrs Wilson's
immediate relatives, who are
guests at the White house for the
holiday season, formed the family
circle for the simple Christmas din
ner arranged.
HardfBg's Day.
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 25.-1t was a
real Christmas today at the home
of President-elect and Mrs. Hard
ing.
Immediately after breakfast. the
senator and Mrs. Harding began to
peep at what Santa Claus had been
sending for the last two weeks OF
more. There were literally hun
dreds Of them. ranging from cigar
cts to Georgia possums. Not sim
gle present was opened until this
morning.
Scared sSanta."
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 25.-
Omitted Press)-Santa Claus in all
his glory, raped at the door -ot
Frederick Faust's home shortly
after midnight.
Visions of crime waves and bur-
glars swept through Faust's mind
and he peered out nervously.
The whlskered visitor sized
Faust up and scratched his head
embarrassedly.
"This is one on me-" he said. II
must have made q mistake"
But Faust wasn't satisfied. So
Ee called the police and q badly
scared Santa declared his name
was John Kirch and that he was
visiting his friends in costume,
After an investigation, he was re-
leased.
Brings Ou;ta.
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 25.-
Omitted Press.) - Kenneth Roth
schild appealed to his aunts, un-
cles and parents collectively and
severally feeling they might induce
Santa to squeeze down the chimney
with a ouija board.
This morning when Kenneth
Jumped out Of bed he saw the ouija
and exclaimed: "Oh, goody! Now
my arithmetic problems viii be
easy.
Mako sLottieS Happy.
Champaign, Ill. Dec. 25.-L0the
SprousA Is years old. invalid.
whose home IL near LaCledo, I'LL,
sat In . wheel chair tnd1y With
gifts about her after ppaaang hve
ChristmAses on q cot
Eauta Claus vas escorted to her
By the Illinois Central railroad en-
ployes, Who stopped two fast pas
senger trains. 100 yards. &om her
homo to deliver the gifts and . mes
sags that she - to b given surgical
attention.
For nix years. Lottie from her cot
near q window In her homo has car
ried on . ''rnmance" with tho
txainmen, always waving to them
when passing. Recently tAsy
learned a her ailmsnt, the result
a infantils pasalyHiA Word VA
passsd afuand to tho employees
Throughout the division snd funds
were subscribed to give h9 . holi-
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