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ABOUNDS III CITY
OS YULET1DE EVE
In Every Home, Church, Lodge
and Office Good Cheer Rules
as Birthday of Christ Near.
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GOOD CHEERiFOR. ALL ON GtAD; CHRISTMAS. DAYi;
. the children will be packed off as soon
. their stockings have been hung np
on mam t el or chairs where Santa; Clans
can find them. -" "-:
The children will lie long sleepless.
wondering why the night doesn't "last
sooner," and train Inr their ears to
tsttelr the sound of Santa scraping on
tha chimney: walls as he slides down
to distribute hi gifts. Then they
drowse of f and the next thins they
know It's" bright morning and theatre
tumbling down stairs.
" Indeed,- these are the madcap days
for the kiddies. Best of ail, there Isn't
any school, and that in Itself would
make the world look hunky-dory. But.
besides." there- are Christmas dinners, J
'trains, drums, dolls, go-carts all man- i
Mr of toys , and plenty to eat.
COXSIDEB FOOB. OITEB -.;
There are some children, of
not so luckily situated. Soma
without : parents, and the parents of
some are without Jobs, It is hard for 4
these to understand why Santa does
. not come around anyhow, and they feel
hurt- But charitable and fraternal or
ganizations as well as kind-hearted in
dividuals have been doing their best
to hunt out such children and see that
as few as possible go loveless over the
holidays.
All the churches of the s city are
holding special services today and all
will be crowded with worshippers. But
there was a little street' corner service
last night down at Fourth and Alder
that might be overlooked entirely un
less It is mentioned here.
An old graybeard preacher a thin
wanderer, with 'bright blue eyes and
bowing shoulders had attracted a lit
tie group of Idlers and passe raby. His
voice was not, perhaps, what It was
SO years ago. but it rose above the
drone of the street, and his restless
gaze held his hearers.
TELLS STORY OF JESUS
, "I am a descendant of the Magi,
he declared. "I am directly descended
, from, the 'Three Wise Men of Persia.
who followed the star to the cradle of
'Jesus. You recall that when the Three
' Wise Men, .after kneeling in worship
and giving gifts of myrrh and frank
Incense, fled to their- own land without
telling Herod, the king) where Christ
was hidden, Herod rose in anger and
had all the children of Bethlehem and
the coast cities put to death. And in
all the land Christ was the only one
to escape. . God had come to Joseph
in a dream and warned him. to flee
Into Israel w(th. Mary and the Child."
The 'Old preacher mounfed on the
curbstone for a pulpit and regarded
his audience with his enigmatic eyes.
He cried :
'. HE BOD LIVES
"But Herod the king is not dead.
He lives. And that ancient tragedy
, is acted over again every" hour of the
,'s, day and evefry, day of 'the 'year; -even
in these modern times. Herod is the
god of lust and greed and selfishness.
Every child that is born is a Christ-
child, but Herod, in Jealousy and fear.
has them slain to protect his own evil
kingdom.
" "Every day I follow stars to the
east and the west,' the north and the
south. They lead . me to the little
- children whose souls are still pure and
unspoiled. And day by day I see them
destroyed by the modern Herod. But
still I go on. Who wile walk with me,
following the stars, and be . also one
. of the Magi, "Wise Men of the Eastr
The old preacher stepped from the
curb and the fire in his eyes died low.
AD CLUB ACTIVE -
"I saw him here 20. yes SO yean
. ago," a wrinkled fellow said to a com
panion as he moved away. "I feel
more like going with him now than I
- did then."
However, preaching aside, the mod
- ern wot Id cannot be as . bad as the
aged preacher said, nor the hearts of
, men as dead as he painted them, else
why aU these activities in the city in
behalf of the unhappy and unfortunate.
Indeed, there are people and organ!
saticna who would not allow even one
' little urchin to go sad over Christmas
If be could be found out.
Here is the Ad club, for Instance,
which Saturday brought joy to the 62
kiddles of the Children's home. No. 88?
Corbett street. Every year the club
cares for these children.- Each child
tells what he wants more than any
thing else in the world, and if it Isn't
too terribly expensive, the present
comes to him.
GIVES OUT FOOD
! Also, . there was a Chrlstmi
' " ; Saturday afternoon for the children.
and all had candy and other good
j things to' eat. John JDougall played
' Santa. Those on the committee tak-
lng care of the affair ' were Ward
Cobel (chairman). Dr. E. K. Scott. W.
& Klrkpatrick. Charles F. ' MlUiman,
W. P. Gibson, Mrs. F. P. Tebbetts,
Mrs. A. L. Steele. Mrs. Fred 8perry,
Mrs. Ward Cobel and Mrs. Harry Hale,
, The Salvation Army, as usual., is in
the forefront in the work of benevo
lence. Saturday 350 Christmas bas
kets, containing all the good things
for a wonderful dinner, were distrib
uted, to 350 families that otherwise
I. would have: fared badly. There was
enough to feed over 1700 people.
Today and tomorrow the army will
hold services- in the county and city
Jails. Three or four hundred homeless
men are expected at the dinner to be
given by the army Tuesday night at
the army citadel. Thursday night COO
children are expected at a Christmas
tree planned at the citadel.
TESTIS URGED
The public welfare bureau is doing
- the most extensive charity work and
would that there was some more ap
propriate word than "charity" for the
work they 'have accomplished! Holi
day headquarters have been maintained
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fects, instead of paper .clippings and
cotton. Smokers should be. extremely
careful with matches and smoking ma
terial, while near trees and ) decora
tions. Evergreens should oe. removea
Immediately after Christmas - before
they have completely dried out. . .
"Avoid toys requiring alcohol gaso
line or kerosene for their operation,
and also flimsy motion - pictunp ma
chines using- inflammable films. Low
priced electrical playthings, too, should
be tabooed, . since they s often are .de
fectively wired and frequently, have
insecure, dangerous connections: they
have caused serious bums and fires.
BANS COTTON WHISKERS
"If Santa Clans is to be present at
the celebration, persuade him to avoid
the use of long, cotton 'whiskers. His
costume should be partially fireproofed
by spraying upon it a solution of water
glass, obtainable at any drug store.
"If , anyone's . clothing , catches fire,
he" should be promptly rolled in a rug
or. woolen cloth in order toJ smother the
flames. Keep the flames away from
the face. ;
."Merchants should free -their places
of business from rubbish and paper ac
cumulations, and should Insist that em
ployes keep all exits clear.' It is dif
ficult to keep. stockrooms tidy during
the busy holiday season, I realise, but
It is well worth the extra effort.: ;
-'"Finally, let every individual do his
utmost not to spoil the merriment of
the day. No one wishes to hear the
chimes of Christmas converted into the
Jangle of the fire alarm." -
Out in the Piedmont district was
a mother with eight children all under
13 and all as pathetically eager for
Christmas as though Santa Claus was
a belated daddy about to arrive from
a distant country - with, a ship full of
treasure. . - ' ' : '""t
And there was the blind boy with his
aged mother, each caring for the- other
and both refusing to be separated.
There was the family with 10 iltUe
folks withnhe littlest ne WHJ mml&s
dess I won't hang up my stocky, cause
what Santa Claus bxung me might Slip
through the hole in the toe.
The Piedmont district committee of
the public welfare bureau counted over
and over again the families its mem
bers have been caring for during the
past year. "
Satisfied that no child and no
FOLLOWING GREAT
CHRISMS TRADE
mother and bo grandmother had been
left out, they started filling the bas
kets 'Saturday morning, at the store
of M. H. CaleC secretary of the North
Portland -Commercial club, - xso. 13
KUUngsworth: avenue. They put in
the staple, groceries that help make
Christmas r Just a week-ay am
ber. - Then with unanimous agreement
on the proposition . that "Christmas
comes but once a year. they put in
some of the fruits, nuts and-candles
other - people take as a- matter -of
course, , but which are rarely allowed
to those who must look to- Charity zor
the. payment of their, grocery, bills
Even then they aid. not stop. Aney i t - T V..
added, with-the'beip ot the folks atl Newspaper I reats Youngsters to
Peninsula r Parkv Community , nouse.
brie-hL. t nolEV tin -horns and. dimes
with fixed; smiles: on their "faces and
a Jot of snug, comforting articles - of
wear foe aittte: folks. ' ., " v -
The-distribution is to occur today, as
the '.members of ':- the ' committee xn
think-, of no better way, to spend the
SALEI IS FESTIVE
V Candy; Needy Are Sent Bas
: kets, , With .'Dinned. Makings.
i Salem, -Dee, IS. From thft standpoint
of business this has been - one ..of the
most suecessful Chris tmu'-seasons . iu
i?Diwt; irair ".nit th&f I the- history -of Salem. - , Merchants are
the practice is one.' all district com-J unanimous In iheir '.declarations that
mittees might adopti The Chrtetma J rbis ha been good." : Today's eleventh
baskets are lust the elimax of a whole 1 hour rush- brought thousands of shop-
year of , service to- the needy , in "the I
district. What each child wants and j
what each family needs, and is worthy
of receiving, is consequently perxecuy
Halt ; a ton of ' nuts - and,- candy,
hundred - of story- books the . kind
pers to the city. and parking space in
the .downtown . section was at a pre
mium after the noon hour. - - :
The Christma festivities were
ushered in here this afternoon by the
Capital Journal, which gave away 6o0
sacks, of candy to as many eager-eyed
KoyT. Skeese . The program was ar
ranged by George Oliver and. Donald
Lockwood. Processor JameeT.f it
thews; spoke:-Elliot Curr ana Xctd
Waltx randered interpretative reading-
and WUlamette Men's Glee club and
C BJlnkensop. sang, v A strinar trio,
Byron Arnold. Avery . Hicka- and Del
bert" Moore, played. 5 1, i " .
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V i IVEX -TKEE "BY W. E. C.
Vaneouvee, Wash., -DeCU 2S.Every
small child "who attended the Christ
mas tree given by tMe Women's Relief
Corps i at Orchards, Friday s; night, re
ceived' a 'gift in addition to nuts, candy
and- popcorn served "to all.' A program
of songs, recitations ' and . drills by
school hlldrenAas givea Rev. Mr.
AlbHght offered prayer and Rev. Mr.
Tibbetts delivered - an address. ; The
teachers who worked out the program
are: Chester-Sheldon, principal; .Miss
Hermit Buth, Miss - Behn ' and Mrs
Savage., --.?-. -.ys
- A oetition has been filed at Everett.
hearing 1458 signatures, asking for the
recau or vj. a. turner, comnnsstonr
of public safety... - .
that -children ' treasure toys and bas-1 youngsters who fought for. a" glimpse
kets of good things for the Christmas 1 of Santa Claua Sunday the Elks, will
dinner "went nut Saturday from the I dispense Christmas cheer to the un-
Al Kader Shrine headquarters where 1 fortu nates of thai city, and baskets
a big committeey with coats ore. ana 1 bountifully' laden with the makings of
sleeves rolled up. worked lor oays 1 a real unristmas dinner wm be dis
Hi tritt baskets and - bags or gooa- 1 vation Army. -Both onranlzations re-
! wm - not : - distributed .- indlscrum-1 nort amnle nrovisiona to take car of
natel:-. The listar-of names were u-1 the needy.
xrtrind loin classes, accoraing to ase. 1 Tickets havft alsa dfatrrhutd h-
so- that little Johnnie, 'who has been j tije Elka for a Christmas day matinee
holding the thougnt tor a P" I at the Bligh theatre for the young-
skates, fltd . not nraw ;ine ou-uv-iBters. . '
shnts-its-eyes and isays Mama. ; j . , . ". J
The kiddies t tne isoiauon nospitaii KELSO TOOK CHIXDBEH"
Were remembered by the niemDers 01 1 .. ...... 7- 4 TO BE OIVEX DnrSER,
h . shriiin ' Vti I)-Molay boys ae-I tt-i- xtro.h 91 t,. -d
liver he packages, not a few- of j which j byterian church is planning a dinner
were, sacked ana ti r v tor all children of Kelso and vicinity,
their own resources. . O- w. Crowson living in tents or other.cramped quar-
was la charge of the -distributioin ana ters, Christmas noon. More than 200
the general committee included rry children are expected. The American
E. Cowgui jr., a. ' . j-1 legion is assisting with the serving
Coffin and Dr. S. M. Stroheckef. .J -ndwith transportation at thtt rMMntn
Two hundred sacks of treab Tf"jand will raffle off a beef donated by
tables was tne wnnsunas w " 1 Senator Frank O. Barnes, to raise
Japanese Association of Oregon to tne 1 rundjI or entertainment. A party
needy families of Portland, inrougn l"c follow the dinner. The children
nnhllA lfars bureau. SO Alva n. 1 aHll - iMt lh Vninu th.atr.
Gephart. manager, said Saturday night, j Christmas morning at a showing of
This Christmas tne nureau is juub i "Rip , van Winkle." , The- . Salvation
care or uuu xamuies, wi" 1 Army, ea, cross ana otner orgamza-
Thls is the largest numoer on 1 jjons are providing for the needy.
Special -Christmas cneer v urous"M -' . ;
to 600 of the families directly by the I CHBISTJff AS PABTT OITEK
hnrcui. while the other 600 were taken 1 bt WILUMETTE T. V. C. A.
care of by organizations working only j Willamette University, Salenv Dec,
at Christmas. I 23. The Willamette Y. M. C. -A. en-
ThA Jananese gift consisted oi ivv tertalned the student body and visitors
sacks of potatoes and 100 sacks of as- 1 Wednesday evening with a Christmas
nnrtprf vegetables such . as cabbage, 1 nroeranu T' services were led. by
beets parsnips., celery and sucn. u
distributing" the girt me totu -lotted
one sack of potatoes to a fam
ily, especially the large, ones, ana a
half sack of assorted vegetable; -
.Organizations of all manner are
flocking the- banner and giving cheer
out, Gephart stated. The largest sin
gle contribution was by the vigilance
committee of the Portlapd police force.
This organization took care of 75 f ami
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The Daughters of the Nile took IB
children down town, fitted them with,
new shoes and then gave them a din
ner. The. kiddies reveled in the latter,
for It consisted of - everything, Jnclud-.
ing ice .cream. ; : !. ; ri
Money gifts have also been received
by -the t bureau. Through unsolicited
contributions a special fund of 60
was created j This money was distrib
uted to those in dire need. .The bureau
sent out 12S checks from $2J50 to $1S
in value. f , ;?
A great tree has. been erected In the
lobby of the Multomah hoteV decked
with bright lights and tlnseL On
Christmas night the hotel orchestra,
directed by Louis Shurtliff. will render
a concert of Christmas music between
9 and. 10 o'clock at the foot of the
tree. ' - - -. " '
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by Gas
if it .hurt
. don't pay
Charges Beaton able. .;
i Redacaa Prices .All ?
Plate aad Bridge work., 1.
AU Work GaaraaUed.
DriHaiTySemler
OZNTISTS
Sad Ptoov AUsky P hose Main 5T
BmUdiag, - Opea ETealngs
.5, W. Corner rd ana Sssdsys by
TWO KNTEiSCC!)
Kext to Rex Theatre Merrlsea St.
Next to Skid more lmg store on a
CHRISTMAS EVE
DANCE
TONIGHT!
MIDWAY HALL
1 FREE EATS
Hear, Our New Orchestra
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Top picture) abows women of . AI TBder temple preparing packages for distribution, 'Next is vlev' at
Salvation Army, citadel rtli-ChleT:'.ot-jPptloeMiudaa banding -out baskets of food. . Below is view
of feast at Frui and: Flower missionu At bottom Is beap of vegetables presented by Japanese g&r
; deners ; to PubUc -Wellare bnreaa ta , aid "needy. ' ' f'l : I v 1 .-- ' ". - -' .
The Same Gas
Heats the Yater
Wan Coeking or Bakisg ea the
Lang Rsaiige
From $84.00 Up
SEE IT TE310KSTEATEI . ,
LANG MFG. CO.
191 Fourth street
at Second ' and Stark streets," where
contributions - have - been collected ! and
prepared' for distribution. . ' - v :
The "American Legion is carrying the
spirit, of the day to invalided service
men in Portland hospitals and 'home.
All who can be reached are being re
membered with presents and. Harry
N. Kelson; department adjutant, points
out' that personal visits to these men
would be: mightily appreciated. Mrs,
C A. Hoggatt has been chairman: of a
committee .of women of the Legion
auxiliary hospitalization - unit, who
have, been busy for days preparing
packages .for the confined .men. "
TTUiXt . HATE TEES, A ; , '
The Elks will hold ' festiviUee af the
Albertina Kerr nursery on Christmas
day,; .and 'all the hapless ones there
will - eat heartily and rejoice in new
playthings. A banquet and tree 1 are
promised for the Louise Home, where
65 girls make their home. ; These are
Just examples. All the homes in the
i city have been remembered by some
organization or-are, to . hold forth in
' their own way." ;- - k -1 - -. ..
The ; Portland settlement; center will
have a Christmas tree today, and" pres
ents win be distributed to 150 children.
Exercises were held Saturday- night at
the Irvlngtoa ciub. There was- a
Christmas celebration in the Y.. M. C
A-j tebby"'last ..ntgh'C JwZ Palmer in
charge. There were services at. the
United Brethren church, and Tuletide
gaiety reigned at the - Odd l Fellows'
Home, :. C : : '. ; ' -
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The . prisoners Aid society has sent
Christinas baskets , to the families of
10 men in -the state penitentiary. .;.Tbs
Pacific Coast Kescue and ProtecUve
society, : cooperating with Reed f col
lege students, gave a party at Waverly
Baby; Home . Friday -afternoon. The
Bpys and Girls Aid society is to have
a -Christmas tree, program and grand
dinner..' - ;, f-A
- Friends of the Florence Crittenden
home . are making It . a gay Tuletide
there. The White Shield Home la hav
ing a big dinner, with former residents
there as Invited guests. Clothlngand
other sifts are to be distributed among
the .'aged and Infirm at Woodmere
Home run by tha Piagah people, and
at the Ardenwald Home.--. . yr .?
.. The only worried voice i among i all
this Joyousness was that of Fire Chief
John El Toung of Portland, who, said:
"Be careful that Christmas doesn't
turn into a tragedy in "your bome. Bat
remember that an average of one out
of . 10 fires last Christmas resulted in
a ; death. A .- little care couldn't 1 stop
the happiness.';; .. 1
CAXIII.ES BAITGEBOTJS
"The Christmas tre cannot even ap
proach to safety so long as it is decked
with lighted candles. Colored electric
lights are more ornamental and usually
far safer. Of course, a bright light
focused on the tree, in a darkened
room, is a safe method and gives, per-
naps. tne most pleasing, effect,
"It is not only on; the tree, . however,
that, candles are " dangerous. Placlne
them in windows, where there ' are In
flammable curtains and decorations, is
extremely dangerous. All open flame
lights are dangerous. lam laying em
phasis on' the candle, though, because,
of late, it ' seems to have come back
into fashionand into' my fire records.
. fOf thes fact that tire insurance pro
tection may be voided by the introduce
tioa o hazards not contemplated un
der the policy. X have made no men
Oon. . Such, however, is the case.
S3IOKEBS .TT ABATES ; .
. ' fHere are a few- additional precau
tions: Make sure;, that , Christmas
trees ant securely set up. so that they
will not topple over, and keep them
away from heating and lighting fix
t ires. Cse metfli tinacl, flake asbes-
"The Store a ,iat UnaersedM
Because It Sells for Ccuh"
Expressing our sincere appreci
ation for tKe generous patronagie
accorded usand for .the loyal,
willing service of our employes
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