The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-17
GOOD FELLOWS
OF CITY WILL
SPREAD CHEER
Plan to Prevent Sad Child.heart
in the City of Bismarck on
Christmas Day
XMAS SHOPPERS BUSY

Stores Filled With People Seek.
ing to Avoid the Last.min.
ute Rush Of Buying
Good Fellows of Bismarck are busy
planning for Christmas
Stores and shops were filled this af.
ternoon with those who are neither
early nor late in their Christmas
shopping. but who, wanted to get their
shopping finished by the middle of the
week at least So they could sit back
serenely while Others are scampering
through the stores.
Plants are under way by many in.
dividuals and organizations to make
sure that no child-heart will be sad on
Christmas day. The central relief
work is conducted through the Saliva
ton Army. In addition to it's regular
relief, the, Army is planning to give a
big Christmas dinner to the needy. A
special fund; is being created for this
and the familiar Salvation Army ket-
ties were on the streets again today
to receive contributions for the
Christmas dinner
The Rotary club members will be.
come Big Brothers to lot Of kiddies
about that time, plans now being un-
der way to carry out the annual event.
A committee of the Town Criers is
named to search out means for pre-.
venting sad hearts at Christmas tide.
While many organizations are plan
ming for, relief for the needy, there
are hundreds of Others looking for
ward to joyous Christmas in homes
Many employees at the state capitol
will go to their homes on Christmas
day. Many Bismarck people living in
other cities will be here for the holi.
days.
Plenty Of Trees
There will be no dearth OF Christ.
mas trees in the entire slope country
A carload of Christmas trees, about
$500 in number, were brought in by
the Stacy Eruit company to serve THE
needs of a large territory. Most OF
the trees are spruce, and come from
northern Minnesota. A surplus from
last year also was reported. 1t Is
expected that 5000 Christmas trees
will be sold through local dealers in
the Bismarck trade territory.
Sunshine Club Helps.
The members of the Sunshine club
have made stockings which they will
fill with candy and popcorn, for the
children in the hospitals. Dolls and
cats have also been made by members
Of the club and will be distributed
among the children in the hospitals
at Christmas time The regular two
bouquets of flowers and the scrap
books, which this club sends to the
hospitals each week will be gent for
Christmas. The club members are
now making quilt which they Will
sell to replenish the treasury so that
they may keep their present charita-
BILE work. up.
The Sunday school of the Presby-
terian church will observe their sec
ond White Christmas. They have re.
;ceivedba' list of needy from the coun-
ty welfare worker, Miss Rolling, and
one of the divisions plan to- supply
Christmas dinners At the recent
Synod held in Fargo it was decided
that this work should be under the
supervision of the church throughout
the entire state and that each presby'
terry take care of the needy in its dis
trict. The primary department OF the
Sunday school have decided to give
potatoes.
Santa Claus will call at St. Georges
Episcopal church tomorrow during
the Sunday school session, it was an
nounced today. The members OF the
Sunday school, who have collected
TOYS and clothing for, the needy can
give them to Santa Claus, himself, to-
morrow. This Sunday school is also
looking after list of people furnish
ed by the county welfare worker. The
teachers of the different classes will
meet at the parish house on Monday
night and pack the donations.
Pack Toys For Riddles.
The Epworth League of the Meth:
odist church has gathered donations
from members of the congregation. Al
a meeting held at the church Fr1da!
night the toys were packed and vii
be sent to families in Bismarck ant
surrounding community.
A number of Catholic societies are
doing active work in helping to re-
lieve the suffering. and give as pleas
ant a Christmas as possible to needy
families here. The Catholic Daugh
ters of America and St. Mary's Sew
ing Circle are taking care of mum
ber of families and are furnlshlnE
fuel, clothing and groceries for them,
The Knights of Columbus are also 90
ing much along this line to alleylat
the poverty in Bismarck and com
munity.
From $4,000 to 100000 shea nuts ar
annually rotting along the Gold Coas
of Africa.
Sumatra is rapidly supplanting tn
t,3hacco industry with the culture
rubber.