The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-12-24
FESTIVITIES TO
MARK XMAS
IN BISMARCK
Churches Prepare Elaborate and
Well Arranged Programs
For Tomorrow
MONDAY A HOLIDAY
All Business Places Will Remain
CIOsed-POOr Are Well
Cared For

With the churches, state institu.
tions, Salvation Army, civic organiza-
tlons and others fully prepared for
christmas, indications are that cheer
Will be prevalent In Bismarck tomor-
row.
The weather bureau predicts ideal
weather and with the blanket of snow
general in Bismarck and community
thls should add to the Christmas
spirit.
Penitentiary Prepared.
Warden Stair has provided as pleas
ant Christmas as possible at the
penitentiary. Tomorrow afternoon a
special film will be shown entitled
Little Mother of Mine" This picture
was shown in Bismarck last Novem.
Der, and is especially appropriate for
the occasion. A six piece orchestra.
composed OF Bismarck musicians will
play during the picture. In the morn
Ing the inmates will be all presented
with a Christmas present containing
cigars, Christmas candy, nuts and
fruit. At noon the regular annual
Christmas dinner will be served. Mr..
Stair says everything possible to make
the men know it is Christmas has been
done. .-.
At Reform School.
Twenty boys have left the stat,
training school to spend Christmas at
home and have been given this per-
mission strictly on their honor to re-
turn to the school after the holidays.
They are the same boys who were re-
leased from school during the harvest
season and returned to the school one
day ahead of time
Everybody will hang up his stock.
ing, old and young, alike at the train
ing school Christmas eve. Every
stocking will be filled says Supt. Nc
jClelland Christmas trees will be set
in every building and individual ex-
ercises will be held The dining room
has ben elaborately decorated and in
the words of Supt. McClelland Christ
mas dinner will be served to every
body with all it's trimmings and from
soup to nuts" Presentation Of Christ
mas packages will be made this even
ing and there will not be one forgot.
ten. Church services will be held
Christmas afternoon with Rev. Hugh
Owen delivering the sermon Follow.
ing the services the boys will all go
for hike and the girls will go for q
straw ride. ~r
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prizes have been awarded for the best
Christmas essay. The winners are to
receive cash prizes and they are to
have the permission to 60 up town and
spend it. The prizes are SIS, 81. $3.
81 and 81, and will be awarded ac-
cording to their merit. The winners
will be announced tonight.
Christmas dinner will be served at
the Burleigh county Jail to the In
mates, and all will be remembered
with gifts.
At the Churches.
Beginning this evening and cOntln-
uing until tomorrow the churches Will
all observe Christmas. Many inter-
esting and we'll selected programs
have been arranged Every church In
the city has arranged for a spec1al
Christmas service.
The hospitals have all made special
arrangements, for trees, gifts and din
ner.
- Poor Cared For.
Christmas gifts and food have been
provided for the poor by the Saliva
ton Army, Rotary and Commercial
, clubs as we'll as other civic organiza' :
tiOns. .,
Monday being observed as holiday
! regular matinee shows will be SHOWN.