Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-28
REAL CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT PREVAILS
is A DAY OF HAPPINESS
FOR ALL FOLKS IN
THE CITY

pier spirit than ever before. Partic-
ularly noteworthy was the spirit of
giving and the effort made to extend
Christmas cheer to the less fortunate
of the city. In this work the FEEDER
ated Charities under the direction of
Mrs. E. Il. Stockum took a leading
part, distributing a total of 15S big
baskets of food. toys and neccessa-
ries of life among those in the city
who had the greatest need of them.
The G. A. r. rooms in the court
house We're made headquarters for
the distribution, and the greater part
of last week was devoted to the pur-
chasing of good things for the pur-
pose. A new plan was used in this
| year with greater dispatch and so
thoroughly that it is believed no needy
! family in the city was overlooked.
Mrs. Stockum and the committee OF
ladies who assisted her arranged
booths for each article going into the
| baskets. The number in the family
to whom the basket was to so was
marked ON 1t and as the baskets
moved from booth to booth each was
filled with teh number of the different
articles it should contain.
w. Il. Mock, boys work secretary
OF the Young Mems Christian associ-
alton, assisted by the members of the
| Hi-Y club tok care of the distribution.
| The city had been districted and as
soon as baskets were filled they were
assigned to the boys who had their
separate routes to cover and were
taken out In motor trucks loaned for
the purpose by city business men. The
work of distribution was begun Satur-
day morning and was completed be-
fore the afternoon was over.
So generous was the contribution
from individuals, churches, Sunday
school classes, and other groups that
after all had been taken care of there
was even a surplus of food and toys
which the Federated Charities has
been distributing since Christmas. As
a result of devoting her entire ener-
gy to the arduous work which the
Charities program called for, Mrs.
Stockum overtaxed her strength and
tainted while at work Saturday after
noon and has since been compelled to
rest.
i Throughout the city there were
many programs of Christmas charac-
ter. The Y. w. G. A. carol bands were
out again. and sang their Christmas
songs on the business and residence
streets of the city on Christmas eve.
The hospitals, Mount View sanatori-
um and the county home and asylum
had their measure of Christmas en-
joyment also. Christmas trees were
set up and the institutions were vis-
tied by parties with gifts and en-
tertainment.
At Mount View sanatorium there
, was a community tree outside, decor
ated and lighted. A quartette consist
ing of Mrs. p. l.. Sisson, Mrs. Frank
Boettcher, w. Del Curtis and George
Vehlow sang carols, and the sa nato-
rum and hospitals were also visited
by the Kiwanis club quartet with
Mark Scholfleld doing the honors as
, Santa Claus The American Legion
and the Burns post of the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars remembered their
buddies in the sanatorium and hospi-
tails whom they visited with greetings
and gifts.
Community trees were In evidence
throughout the city. In addition to
the rows of decorated trees lighting
the business streets there were many
at different homes. The Elks' club
had their big tree I'm front of the club
house; Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Lull again
erected tree In front of their home
on First street and equipped 1t with
lights at the G.. G. Yawkey residence
two evergreens were decorated and
many others lighted up trees growing
on their lawns, or hung lighted
wreatbs on their porches
Churches and Sunday schools held
their programs on Saturday. Sunday
and Monday. The Sunday school OF
st. Johns church held their festival
Sunday afternoon, and at the mid
night mass on Christmas eve the choir
of the church sang Gounod's beautiful
mass.
At st. Paul's Evangelical church
the children's program was given
twice, on Christmas eve and on Christ
mas night The Rev. Gerhard Grauer,
son OF Rev. u. G.. Grauer, preached
the Christmas sermon Sunday MORN
ing. Miss Lydia Kohl, Miss Selma
Lott and Edwin Vehlow were the So
loists.
The children of the Mary Poor Me-
mortal Sunday school presented their
annual Christmas program on Friday
evening, the entire school taking part.
There was Christmas tree and
visit from Santa Claus. The Junior
and intermediate departments OF the
Presbyterian Sunday school gave q
! pageant, "The Christmas Mystery" on
Saturday evening.
The children OF the Universalist
Sunday school took part In program
Saturday evening which was followed
by a visit from Santa Claus who
| brought gifts for all.
At the vesper services on Sunday af-
,ternoon the beautiful Christmas mys-
terry pageant "Logos." was given to
larger audience than ever attend
cd II here before. This plfy has be-
come an annual part OF the church
program OF the season. It's impress
siveness and attraction grows with
each presentation and the many COM
inents on its production were very ia
vorable. The play was directed by
Miss Stella Neisler assisted by q choir
Of twenty voices led by Miss Jo-