New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Washington, Dec. 2A Ri-When the three Wise Men came into Beth Iehem out of the East and found the child Jesus newly born, they reioic- od with exceeding great joy They ''frll down and worshipped Him; and when they opened their treas ures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold and frankincense and myrrh.'
 Tonight-the eve of His natal day--a nation will pause in worship, and throughout the land treasures will be opened and gifts presented in His name.
 From the greatest mansion to the humblest hut. the Christmas spirit will be felt in some form or an other. The memory of the lonely manager will exalt and comfort the poor. soften the hard d-hearted, call up thoughts of charity to the woauthy. and bring goodness and mercy out of the hearts of a busy people.
 Tonight the first lady Of lthe land
 Mrs. Calvin Coolidge-will pre- 1are the White House for this Euie celebration. With John Coolidge. home from Amherst to spend the holidays, she will trim the three frees in the Blue Room, pile up the thousands Of gifts which have poured in from all parts Of the country, and later she probably will attend the lighting of the com munity Christmas tree growing near the treasury. After that the public will congregato on the White House grounds to sing carols.
 At the same time. In thousands of city tcncments other mothers and sons will sot about fixing hum- bier quarters for Christmas with joyous hearts. Charity organiza- lions have sought out the lonely and homeless and poverty stricken that they may have some share in the glorious celebration.
 Tn the homes of the millions Of average American citizens, turkeys and gifts and carols and parties and saicty will mark the coming of St. Nicholas.
 National charity organizations here declare that scarcely a home will be overlooked. Christmas is the open handed season for the Ameri- can public, and through a well or ganized system no effort is left un- done to provide for all. Thousands of cases Of families and persons whose fortunes took a turn for the better because of timely aid eNtend- cd at Christmas are on record here. |
 The American Junior Red Cross, | mindful of the children of other ! lands, has shipped more than 60,000 | boxes of toys and clothing and | other gifts products of school | orkshops-abroad for this Christ | mas.
 The Salvation Army will distrib- ute more than 150,000 baskets of l food to the needy, more than a third of them in the tenement dis tricts of New York.
 Several million dollars will be ob- taincd to combat tuberculosis | through the sale of Christmas seals. Last year the National Tuberculosis | Association reported sales totaling | $5.1O9, ,S24G2.
 Chambers of Commerce, churches, social agencies, welfare missions. po- lice relief associations, community | chests. scores of other organizations | and numerous individuals have bent { heir efforts to make this Christmas season one of universal good cheer.
 on the outposts of civilizations wherever may be found a little band of Christmas will be celebrated. Lonely workers in Alaska, the far east and the tucked away islands of the Pacific, will make some effort to capture the spirit of the season.
 The government, Weightily im- personal the rest of the year. un- bends and shows it's human side on Christmas day. approximately 1S0,- GOO pounds of turkeys will be paid for by Uncle Sam so that his sea and land soldiers may celebrate in fashion. Thousands of postal employees will leave their working quarters and spend ot least part of the day with their families.
 Everywhere the spirit of Christ mas pcrmeates.