The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24
CITY AWAITS
TINKLING OF
YULE BELLS
Special Church Services to
Start With Masses
at Midnight.
NEEDY RECEIVE CHEER
Carol Singers to Traverse
All Sections; Merchants
Are Satisfied.
NEEDY RECEIVE CHEER

Are SdtlS1Ieu.
Indianapolis was under the mistle-
toe today, eagerly awaiting the
jingling salutation of Old Saint
Nick, to open two days of Yuletide
merry-making.
The deeper significance Of Christ
mas with its Injunction, Peace on
earth; good will toward men," will
be borne out in special services in
all Protestant and Catholic churches
of the city, beginning with midnight
masses tonight at SIS. Peter and
Paul Cathedral, st. Johns and st.
Theresa'S Catholic Churches.
Christmas sermons in Protestant
churches at the regular hours Sum
day will be accompanied by special
musical programs and the partici-
patton of children.
Charitable, fraternal and civic or
ganizations have worked for days in
an effort to see that every family
has Christmas basket.
Clearing House Aids
Through the agency Of the Christ
mas Clearing House, 335 N. Pennsyl-
wanna St., names of needy families
were received and distributed to per-
sons and organizations desiring to
help the needy.
More than $500 Indianapolis fam
lilies whose needs were listed with
the clearing house will be served by
eighty organizations and scores OF
charitable individuals, Herbert S.
King, clearing house manager, said.
Established to prevent duplication
Of gifts to some families while 9TH
ers were overlooked, the clearing
house prevented close to 1000 such
Implications this year. it was re-
ported.
While most Of the donations were
provisions for holiday dinners, gifts
Of clothing and toys were included
in many instances to brighten the
day for expectant youngsters.
Salvation Army Gives Cheer
Seven hundred needy families re-
ceived Christmas baskets. each pro-
viding a chicken dinner for family
Of six, at the Salvation Army citadel,
24-26 S. Capital Ave-, this morning,
after a brief greeting by Gov. Ed
jackson.
Christmas cheer and gifts have
been carried to orphans, mission
children and boys and girls In other
institutions Of the city by civic clubs
during the last three days. Chill
dren In hospitals have been enter
tanned and visited by Santa, in the
widespread effort to carry Christmas
into every nook and crany Of the
city.
Long before the sun peeps up on
Christmas, carolerS will be heard in
every part Of the city. Nine brass
quartetS have been engaged by the
park board to traverse every section
Of the city by auto from 4 a. m.
to z.
Carols to Be Sung
Carols will be sung Christmas
morning by boys and girls from
many organizations solicited by the
park board, including the Boys
Club. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Campfire Girls, Girl Reserves,
Christamore Settlement, Lauter Me-
mortal and the Flanner Guild.
Girl Scouts will sing tonight at
the City and Riley Hospitals, and
from 7 to 8 p. m. the instrumental
quartets will play familiar Noel
tunes at Riley Memorial, City, Meth
odist, Christian, st. Francis and st.
Vincent Hospitals.
Keeping its program Of carrying
Christmas to everybody in the city,"
the park board has erected lighted
Christmas trees on the Monument
Circle, in Brookside Park, Thirty
Fourth st. and Central Ave., irving
ton, Fountain Square, Rhodius Park,
University Park and all fire engine
houses.
Late Christmas shoppers have un-
TIL 6 this evening to wind up their
downtown shopping. That was
agreed upon as the closing hour by
the Merchants Association. Neigh
borhood stores will remain open un-
til a late hour tonight, while house
holders stock up for the two days
holiday.
Chain stores, however, announced
today they would be closed through
out the city all day Monday, giving
their employees a holiday. Drug
stores were not in agreement, and it
appeared many would be open at
least part Of Monday.
Despite the delay in Christmas
business occasioned by the moderate
weather that extended into Decem-
Der. downtown department stores
agreed that business this year ex-
ceeded that Of year ago. For the
most part Christmas shopping was
crowded into three weeks, climaying
III throngs which which jammed
downtown streets every day this
week.
Railroad, traction and bus ter
n1inals were crowded today with the
years heaviest influx and exodus of
holiday sojourners.
Christmas carols sung by the boys
choir Of Christ Church in the Co
luunbia Club dining room tonight at
8. will be broadcast over WFEM, In
dianapolis Power and Light Com
pany's station. A Christmas dance
will be held In the clubs ballroom
peginning at 10 p. m.