The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-24

Christmas of 1924 in Bismarck will
dawn cold, in contrast to the Christ
mas of last year when baseball
game was played, but there will be
more Christmas cheer throughout
the city and North Dakota than for
many years.
Tired clerks today testified to the
briskness of Christmas buying in
Bismarck, although the extreme cold
weather acted as deterrent anu
kept many farmers from making
their way over bad roads to the city
for the usual Christmas buying.
Activities for Christmas Eve and
Christmas day will center in homes
and in the churches of the city.
Many churches will have programs
tonight and services tomorrow. The
Community Christmas party for the
kiddics of the town was held at the
city Auditorium this afternoon.
Nowhere will Christmas activities
be more pronounced than at the
state penitentiary, where 225 convicts
will not only enjoy huge fe>ds but
witness three Christmas programs.
At 4:3O this afternoon at the prison
the Christmas program OF the First
Lutheran church was to be rendered.
Christmas Day, at p. H., there will
be special program at the prison,
in charge of the Salvation Army.
), Music will form Il large part of this
program. There will be movies Tor
the prisoners at p. M. Christmas
night.
The big dinner at the penitentiary
will he ut noon Christmas. when tur-
key will he served, along with all the
trimmings. Another good meal is
planned for Christmas evening.
POSTOFFICE BUSY
The postoffice was piled high with
packages, but it was hoped that the
congestion might be cleared by
Christmas day. An attempt will be
made for one Christmas delivery.
The postoffice window Will be open
for one hour, from 10 to II a. III.
Christmas day. for the purpose OF
giving out mail and packages. I'm
der a general order postoffice en-
ployes may cease work at II Il. IN.
Christmas day.
Lateness OF trains has somewhat
handicapped the postal employees
here, but all have gone to work with
hearty good will to get the pack
ages out of the office by Christmas
and it is expected they will succeed.
IN THE HOSPITALS
M. ~; or;rsA will ho owl.
denced in local hospitals. where
about 100 to 175 patients will spend
Christmas day. One hospital report
ed 40 patients had been sent home
this week, many being anxious to be
released for Christmas.
At the Bismarck Hospital, services
will be held tonight for the patients.
A large choir of nurses and others
will sing the old Christmas hymns,
while lighted Christmas tree is
wheeled past the door of every sick
one. and at this time every patient
will receive half-pound box of good
candy, a large orange and Hospital
Christmas Souvenir. On the evening
of Christmas day, the rest Of the hos
pital family have their celebration,
when short program will be rem
dered.
At st. Alexius hospital, there will
be program. and Christmas tree
for nurses, sisters and doctors to-
night, and high mass will be celebrat-
ed at midnight. This afternoon
Christmas for the patients will be
observed. Two nurses will represent
Santa Claus, and will pass out gifts
which patients are permitted to re-
'ceive, such as toys for children,
oranges, candy and other good things
to eat for older patients.
The wings of the pehguin serve