The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-24

tivities was the childrens celebration
at the city auditorium at 2:30 p. m.
Santa Claus made his appearance
there before a large group of children
and distributed candy and nuts. He
also assisted in the program, which
was under the supervision OF the Ro-
tary. Kiwanis. Lions and Cosmopoli.
tan clubs. cooperating with the Asso-
citation of Commerce
Last Vest Gone
Milton Rue. chairman of the Amer
lean Legion open Your Heart" cam
paign said every item contributed by
the public had been distributed down
to the last vest and pair of shoes.
Only the distribution of a Acton car
Of coal on Saturday and Monday re-
manned to close up the veterans ef-
fort.
Rue said the veterans had spent
81 1852 in cash, donated by the pub
lie and obtained as receipts from the
Charity Ball. but has deficit of 500
in addition to that sum. The item
which put the campaign Into the
red was payment of freight charges
on two carloads of coal, purchased re-
Gently. Mines made big concessions
on the price of the coal but the
freight had to be paid in full under
the rules of the Interstate Commerce
Commission barring favoritism to
shippers.
The American Legion is responsible
for the deficit, Rue said. but anyone
wishing to contribute toward remov-
ing it will find his donation welcome.
A preliminary check of the "Open
Your Heart" records shows that 528
different families received aid ana
that $50 persons contributed either
money or goods. In addition. many
contributed services. A complete re-
port of the movement will be issued
early In January.
Coal distributed will total about l20
tons, Rue said. and should go far to-
ward keeping many families warm for
the next few months.
Do Themselves Proud
At Fort Lincoln the chefs were pre-
pairing to do themselves proud in pre-
pairing Christmas menus designed To
satiate even the staunchest trencher-
man. The menu includes turkey and
more trimming and "fixings" than the
average man would care to attempt.
The U. 8. Indian school planned a
Christmas Eve program which CEN
tered around big tree in the school
auditorium. Following a pageant.
1.-THE Christmas Story" songs will be
offered by the glee clubs and the
presents received by the girls from
their homes or from each other will
be distributed from the tree. Candy.
nuts and fruit will be distributed by
the school management. Among the
dainties will be some pinon nuts,
gathered by Navajo Indians in New
Mexico. Chicken and host OF dain-
ties will grace the festive board for the
Christmas dinner. A motion picture
will be shown Christmas night.
The religious nature of the holiday
will be emphasized by services In the
city's churches, some tonight and 9TH
ers Christmas day.
Presentation of why The Chimes
Rang" a Christmas play, will be the
only public observance Christmas
afternoon and evening. Final re-
hearsals were held Wednesday night.
The production will be staged at 3 p.
M. and at 8 p. M, and will be free to
the public. In addition to the cast o.
IL the play will be supported by all
orchestra Of Is pieces and chorus OF
IS voices. It is offered under the
management Of the Community Play
ers.
Prisoners Will Eat Heartily
The 432 prisoners at the state peni-
tentiary will eat heartily OF Christmas
dainties at a big noon dinner. The
main item on the menu will be chick
EN- and with it will so all the usual
trimmings Of gravy, mashed potatoes,
cranberry sauce. nuts and candy.
Church services will be held early in
the morning and before dinner mo-
ton picture will be shown. In the af-
ternoon the prisoners will be accorded
the freedom of the prison yard. The
population of the institution now is
the largest in history.
At the county Jail, the eight prison.
ers will be guests" of Sheriff Joseph
L. Kelley in a real sense of the word.
Mrs Kelley aaid the food for them
would be prepared along with that for
the sheriff's family and would contain
all Of the items on the Kelley MENU
including turkey.