The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-12-27
Appearances Justify Belief
No One Here Was Missed
4 By Santa Claus "a,
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
HOLD OBSERVANCE
Services In Churches Reflect
The Happiness In Hearts
OF Congregations

Smiles and other evidences of pleas
ure and satisfaction observed on the
part of the majority of Mt Vernon
people give reason for a well founded
and established belief that Santa
Claus found his way to the homes and
left something on the stockings of
very nearly every one. The sockless
ones, here, fortunately are so very,
very few that they are almost negli-
gible.
1t was not white" Christmas in
the old, accepted sense. There was
not snow on the ground and, of
course, no jingling of the merry sleigh
bells, such as some of the elder folks
claim they can remember when they
were boys and girls. But in other re-
spects the temperature was in keep
ing. The air was clear and cold, the
sun was out but briefly, if at all.
Those who thought or looked at the
thermometer say it was somewhere
around "a degrees.
commandery Observance
Clinton Commandery No. 5, knights
Templars, held the usual observance
on Christmas day.
Promptly at IL o'clock, noon, about
twenty-five members of the command
cry gathered at the asylum and offer
ed toast to the grand master and
other officers. A collection was taken
and the sum of $2S.60 realized which
was presented to an ex-service man at
the Ohio State Sanatorium. The COM
mandery also voted the sum of 81 to
each of the resident members of the
home for the aged and 81 each to the
ex-service men at the Ohio State Sana-
torium.
Elks Distribute Baskets
AS usual the Elks had their Christ
mas party. They gave out and dis
tributed a total of 60 baskets. For
years the Elks have been doing their
bit in bringing Christmas to homes
where its Joy would not have come ex-
cept for them.
At the county Jail Christmas din
ner with varied and abundant menu
was served the prisoners by Sheriff
B. H. Lytle. Sheriff and Mrs. Lytle
spared no effort to bring the spirit of
Christmas to those who are their en-
forced guests. An old fashioned
Christmas dinner was served.
Church Services
The fact that Christmas came on
Sunday gave an unusual significance
to the services in all the church of
Sunday.
On Christmas eve midnight holy
communion service was held at ST.
Paul's Episcopal church feature OF
the service being the music given by
the vested choir led by Mr.. William
M. Coup.
At ST. Vincent de Paurs Catholic
church a midnight mass was solemn
ICED by the pastor, the Rev. l.. w. Null
hane. This is the first time such a
service has been permitted in Catholic
churches during the present century
A large number Of worshippers at
tended this beautiful and inspiring
service.
At the Presbyterian church the Rev
w. H. Shields spoke to his congrega
tion a Christmas message the sermon
subject being Great JOY" At thu
Gay st. M. E. church the Rev. A. d
Mink addressed his people with ser
mon on "The Christ Child" A mum
ber of children were presented TO
baptism.
A large congregation enjoyed th'
services at the Congregational church
The Sunday school held its Christmal
entertainment at 9:45 a. m. At thu
morning service a Christmas sermon
was given by the Rev. David Pike. II
the evening Christmas pageant, "Th'
Prophetic Child" was given impress
lively.
| The Baptist congregation fount
their services full of Christmas Joy
The music was particularly appropri
ate while the pastor, the Rev. s. ]
Cleeland, spoke with feeling and pow
er on the Christmas theme. 7
The people of the Methodist Pre-
testant church were uplifted and In
spired throughout the entire day. TIL
Rev. d. c. Coburn, their pastor, spok'
to them messages reflecting the sent
ment and beauty of the day. The mi
ic. too. was an inspiration to reyerer
tial worship.
Those attending the Vine st. Churc