Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-29
JOYOUS SPIRIT
MARKS HOLIDAY
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE
VISITED-CHURCHES
OBSERVE DAY

Both joyous, happy spirit and the
serious reflection of what Christmas
means, marked this greatest holiday
of the year, Saturday evening,
Christmas eve, was marked by nu-
merous church programs when the
children rendered pretty numbers and
received little gifts, and Sunday was
marked by special church and musi-
cal programs and family dinners. The
day was cold and with ample snow,
the scene was one of an ideal Christ
mas setting.
Visit SanatOrium
AS early as Friday the observance
of Christmas commenced. Ex-service
men at Mount View sanatorium and
the hospitals were made happy by the
visit of members of the Talbot Mont
gomery post of the American Legion
special committee Of which prepared
baskets of fruit, nuts, candies and
other Christmas goodies" which the
men could appreciate. At Mount View
a delightful evening was enjoyed by
the patients, M. j. Gender and ID. A.
Caldwell rendering numbers, several
dances by Y. w. G. A. girls being
enjoyed, all of which was followed
| by the entrance of Santa Claus
The Kiwanis club likewise played a
big part in the evenings entertain
ment, a committee having been APP
pointed to make the round of public in.
stitutions Fred II. Schneider, chair.
man of this committee, was assisted
by G. X. Gooding, VIM. A. Taege, j
ID. Christie and DR.. X. w. Jones. Pres
ents were distributed at the sanatori-
um as well as the Wausau and St
Mary's hospitals the following even
ing and at the county home and hos
pital and asylum. These latter in
stitutions were visited Saturday even
ing and all the patients given the treat
of their lives.
Business Brisk
Business during the latter part OF
the week was exceedingly brisk and
on Tuesday morning of this week mer-
chants who were asked how their
Christmas business had been respond
ed with a nod OF the head and"Fine
"a great business last week. So one
would judge for ON every street are
to be seen new sleds and new clothes
While some people finished their
shopping Saturday night, the greater
majority attended some church SER
vice. At most of the Protestant and
Lutheran churches there were Christ
mas programs that evening, at which
the children presided. Elaborate pro
grams were presented, Santa Claus
visited practically all, the children re-
ceived little tokens of remembrance
and generally festive occasion was
enjoyed. At st. Mary's, st. Michaels
and st. James Catholic churches ant
st. Johns Episcopal church midnigh
masses were held, attended at all plac
es Of worship by large groups. Tn,
Catholic and Episcopai churches alst
observed masses the following morn
ing.
Regular Services
On Christmas morning most Of the
churches held services at the regular
hour, special yuletide music and sch
mons being featured. There were nu
merous family dinners following which
the fireside was enjoyed and the chill
dren sought pleasure in playing will
the toys they had received.
Hardly wheel turned on Monday
i'm any local factory. Stores were
closed and factories did not operate
The day was given over to rest ant
pleasure and all of the theaters en-
ioyed large audiences both Afternoon
and evening.