Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-23
CITY HAPPY
AS CHRISTMAS
DRAWS NEAR
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just before daylight. Christmas
carols will be sung in front OF the
Public Building al 10 O'Clock tomor-
row night.
Monday viii be observed gener-
ally as a legal holiday. All public
offices will be closed as well as
banks. There will be no delivery OF
mail on Monday. Postmaster English
hopes 10 have all incoming and out
going mail cleared by late tonight.
The postofiice and delivery forces
have kept up with the postal bust
ness remarkably well thus far.
In all the hospitals and homes
special attention will be given TO
spreading Christmas cheer. The
Salvation Army and Police Depart
meDt will provide meals for needy
children, experimenting the gener-
Gus distribution by the Masonic
Consistory Club TO 200 worthy chill
dren last evening.
The conservstOries and Creep
houses at Longwood. home OF Mr..
and Mrs Pierre s. dupont will be
open to the public tomorrow. There
will be an organ recital In the Con-
sistory at O'Clock. The green
houses II not be open TO the pub
lie on Christmas Day.
Plans have been completed for
Christmas festivities in all the State,
county and city institutions, both
penal and charitable. except the New
Castle County Workhouse, where
the program has been cancelled.
due to the death Of Warden Plum
mer. Deputy Warden Leach said :
this morning that after consulting
with the Honor System committee. /
and the trustees OF the institution, .
Il was decided to cancel the extern
sive program under consideration by
the late Warden before his death.
The inmates. however. viii have
special Christmas dinner.
At the Delaware State Hospital for
the Insane at Farnhurst the usual
Christmas turkey dinner will be
served but there will be no entertain
ment. A Christmas tree filed with
favors will be placed in each hall.
and candles. fruit, cigars and tobacco
will be distributed 10 the inmates.
The dinner will be served TO all IN
those employed at the insti-
tuition as well as the patients.
A chicken dinner is being planned
for Christmas day at the New Castle
county hospital, Farnhurst. The
The menu will consist OF chicken in
several styles. cranberry sauce,
celery. white potatoes and turnips.
Christmas trees will be placed in all
corridors OF this institution and the
inmates presented with treats and
presents. Last Sunday the Whining . .
on Catholic Charities gave a treat
o the inmates and nurses. Tomor- ,
'ow morning, /. b. Taylor OF New
ork city, general purchasing agent ,
or the General Cigar Company. will ,
reat the inmates and in the after
DON the Asbury Church folk, OF Will ,
nington, will give a treat. Monday
ion composed OF members OF several
.hurches OF that denomination OF
will treat the inmates.
Each OF the city hospitals. the
Delaware Homeopathic and Physi- n
lans ana surgeons have been
ecorated and musical programs ar
anged for presentation on Christ
mas Day. The corridors and nurses
ome at the Delaware Hospital,
vill be decorated with holly and q
christmas greens. and a tree placed
n each. Presents will be presented
D each patient and nurse. The day L
rill be opened early by the nurses b
talking through the several corri- C
ers Of the hospital singing Christ b
las carols. In the Children's ward
special program featured by real
anita Claus has been provided for.
At the Homeopathic Hospital the e
ecorations will be completed this u
fternoon, when the corridors and n
will be appropriately d
ecorated and Christmas trees in 7
allied. Presents will also be given p
ut on Christmas morning. n
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital S
,hclals have completed arrange II
ents for elaborate decorations and b