The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-25
Signs of the Times

OtUNo W tue NttS
The cold red glow of winter sum
set is In the sky: the river flames
and the fir tree is enveloped i'm n
Tuddy radiance. The atmosphere Is
still and keen; and little thread
Of smoke from a neighboring chin
ncy mounts straight through tho
clear air. unhindercd by windy
gusts one by one the sparrows
have flown on their little twinkling
wings 70 the fir tree. until at least
hundred are perching on the
houghs. They are not hopping rest
lessly from twig to twig, as they
usually do, but sit silent and motion.
less In the slanting rays of the sun.
10 Is strange that they are not play
ing tag, with twittering outcries. as
they do on golden summer evenings.
The Fir now looks like a new sort of
Christmas tree decked with SPAR
rows instead of toys and gifts and
baubles its glossy needles shining
like little tapers In the sunset light
doubtless an acceptable offering TO
the one who "feedeth the fowls of
the air." though they sow not,
neither do they reap nor gather into
barns"
Christmas festivities have set the
wheels of the social world going and
the spokcs are holly and mistletoo
cntwined. With accustomed spirit
and animation. the parties galore
are marking the morning. after
noon apd evening with both formal
and Informal affairs. For the only
time In the calendar year do the
majority OF events carry guest lists.
The older sets care little for their
lists TO be published, hut not 80 for
The impetuous youthful set whe 20
In for all the fun there Is and the
psychology of making the greatest of
these parties even to the chronicl-
ing OF them in the papers, and sees
me importance OF names and more
names TO parties, which after all, Is
the meat in the nut. who cares TO
tell about the hanging bough of mis-
tetoe and the graceful holly wreath,
Tor everywhere they are seen at the
mystic season. What import is the
stately silver service and the garn.
lshment of deep red roses and pure,
fragrant narcissus blooms when
most any of us are used TO these and
catch their beauty from the plate
glass window at any florists shop.
What of the dainty menu served
when good things to eat are the
main thing de resistance at the
Christmas season. So the youthful
set have the older folk beat when II
comes to psychology. Mr.. and Mrs
S. and SO give a party with so
guests, The grand rotary wheel of
interest Is who was really there
That Is what we want TO know. after
all. People are the most interest
ing things on earth and there Is
nothing so intensely interesting as
TO see names in print, and to know
what people are doing. SO for the
holiday. watch the society columns
with countless names of the gay
young set. What matters il If the
soelefy editor blisters her fingers at
the typewriter or gets writer's
cramp from the use of the pencil.
In the little town of Bethlehem
on morning such as we can
imagine, there was born unto Mary
a son, Jesus who has reigned king
OF all kings on earth and in heaven
since that time. 1t Is this imperial
natal day that we celebrate the
twenty-fifth of each December. Let
The day fall Calendrically as 1t will,
The divine birthday is Christmas to
the whole world and even the Jewish
people catch the spirit of the day
ana celebrate, tho not with the de-
Vout spirit OF the gentle. The
- - bfElilS lNA DOtt'l
work long before the day arrives
and into the deepest and most
sacred precincts OF the human heart
begins TO flow the milk of human
klndness. We think of that person
whom we once loved and who now
holds luke-warm place in our af-
iectlons and the impulse is prevalent
with us to forgive them and 10
Gasp them again to our hearts
and bring them again " our
nearthstone as of old. WI forget
nave an ardent desire to pity their
shortcomings and turn their eyes to
lilm who was all pity and all kind
ness 1t seems II there is a wish on
the part or~the peoples of the earth
10 pay Uoyal tribute TO Christ on His
birthday and in. the way that He
would have us honor Him. The
ohiy way Is to let our whole beings
fadlate love TO one another. Re-
Inembering Holy Writ, we know that
Goa so loved the world that He
beneVed on Him, would be saved
esVeriastingly and in turn, Christ the
son began as a child to demonstrate
rove TO His fellow beings. So on
christmas morning. 1921, let ali evil
spirlts depart from us and let us try
tnls Christmas which IL Sabbath
also' TO forgive each other, as we
nope to be forgiven and to emulate
me example OF Christ who died that
we might live.
The Saddest Christmas Story"
written BY WIN Erwin In a recent
saturday Evening Post brought forth
phase of life that usually prevails
me mink we have our fingers on
sne most pitiable case or cases as II
may be, but we do not always know
ne saddest story may bo within our
Immediate proximity just as 1t was
m tne story so vividly depicted by
anI; Erwin who tells OF n newspaper
aSslsnpent to a struggling reporter
VINO was told to dig up the saddest
Snrlstmas story in town" and
Mhen ne found 1t, the parties them
stNes turned the searchlight ethP
O.her way and the reporter, in the
Ghu proved TO he the chief actor and
r s family and their plight were
r1vha 20 furnish the fertile spot for
pmlanthropic work. and the beauti-
'ui part of the story WAS the real