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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1925)
Pare Sit Friday, December 25, 1925 BETTER FEELING, CHRISTMAS ODE SALVATION . ARMY COMMUNITY GA IN. RADIATES CHEER! THROWS OUT LINE!- FROM CHRISTMAS - TO CITY POVERTY I !n unf a.n old icnffllan VulAM.l 'out. Vhn servants tusssd Tallat- F (ConUnueJ from rage One) ly cu Yule tog tor hues flretplacos think Chrlsttnas Is a ttme when in lofty halls; apple cheeked cooks, people fait back upon he fellow-j in town ond countryside bammed hip of their brother and I ami the padding hymn to themselves. Justly proud of tL manner in while basting the fowl and poklnf which Klamath Falls fellowship ! raisins in evorj- available Inch ut plum pudding. -Cry Yule. Yule. Yule. Three puddings In a rule" Til 1925 in America. .. Father trots -to the wood lift, picks out the pitch and threw It In the fire place, settles himself comfortably in the armchair .watching the spit ting . wood. Perhaps somewhere, far back in -the centuries, father's ancestors threw logs onto blase; Instinctively permitting their mouths to water over prom:sos of s co; po tatoes. Tom 'o Jerry arj f:.-m. quivering jellies. . . , can be shown." And now a merchant. "It's a, fin custom, a lovely custom," says H. N. Moe. "It breaks away from the monotony of the regular routine of the year. without Cariattmas It would b tiresome' old world." "Ever think of that?" For nearly 51 yean Judge Env mitt and M wife have been, mar ried. In U but one of those many years a Christmas tree adorned their home.- In that lacking in stance the Emmltts were enjoying Tistt In the east. ' Reunited Family ' "On Christmas dsy, my family, at least as maoy of them a can get home, gather around ny table nJ we hare Christmas dinner. That Is the biggest and beat thing in the whole year for me. Do you wonder that, with the exception of one year, w ha . 4 had a tree in our tome ' ever- sine oar marriage. Chrlstmes without a Chrlstma3 tree? Xo sir:" To Miss LjJla Fricke. cononty health nurse,' tliere is a different that makes our souls pcrtray in bap atmosphere about Christmas. t In 1 pineM. the mass of thankfulness her conception of the sea-ira there lis our cwn hearts? is IRtle or non of the noisy wi . Spirit of.. Gifts! Grandfather rancor.' BesMe illss Miss Fricke ' smiling to . himself over tender II)- HtAXK tiKTTY. NEW YOKK. Dec. Si. About the hour of dusk on Christmas eve, when lights wink on In the city's homes, and father comes bustling In with mysterious, last-minute pack ages and mother shepherds the chil dren to restless beds so thst the business of trimming the tree can get under way, blue clad, red cap ped figures wilt start out through the parks and along the waterfronts, searching for the flotsam and Jetsam of humanity, the folks who have no home. The Salvation Army, thanks to the nickels, dimes snd quarter that have clinked Into the tinkling tam bourines on New York's street cor ners this season will round up and provide Christmas shelter, cheer Street axe frozen over, one is wary with 'his galoshes- tor arms j and dinner for more than a thousand are weighted down with bits of jua- j homeless drifters. terial Christmas joy. Snow flutter ing down sottly. laying gently on fur collars, melting on busy cuffs, sinking inlo oblivion on shoes that scuttle along intent on some all- impcrtant Christmas task. Christ mas in New America ! Yu.ctide spirit! Is there anything so contagious, eo thoroughly satur ating ? Any time, any hour in the year as . the Christmas tree hour admitted that she intended to s!e?p an til ten o'clock 03 Orip-.mas morning. "Some people., the maJ-rrUy of people enjoy, Christmas in the memories of te -past, filtering through years of Chrimsses. Father, equally as Unruled on Christmas eve, with the train that runs, the, papier mache tunnel and some. It means .that Christmas j ,ne sjgn,i tower, as the youngster Down the dark alleys, where those who have no homes sometimes seek the shelter of an unused doorway for the night, and along the banks of the rivers that flank Manhattan island and send their cold mists swirling about the shivering occu pants of waterfront benches, the hunt will go on, until. If possible, every wanderer and "bum" has a share of wormth and food on Christ mas. Lees In Need. The number of needy this win ter Is hsppily less than -in previous years, according to Salvation Army statistics, but the need Is as great as ever, for the army figures that the Christmas season Is one when never Is possible to do quite enough. A gaunt, red brick mission house on the Bowery, cheerless from the outside, but warm and comfortable within, will be the fold Into which ommluloner Thomas Kstlll and hie lieutenants will shepherd the uufor- tunatea lhls year. As rroiumoda Hons there are restricted to 0v men and women, five other Industrial homes will be thrown open tor holt day dinners. Tho business of seeing that a bed and Christmas dinner Is provided each homeles person Is only small part of th Salvation Army's actlvl ties this week, however,. On Christmas morning every offi cer and worker in th organisation will be on duty delivering bags to poor families. Each bag contaius Christmas breakfast, luucheon and dinner for tire persons. Thanks once more 10 the well filled tam bourines, (100 poor families each will receive one of these bags, per sonally addressed, and other needs of the family, such as clothing, fuel and employment will be attended to throughout the winter. . ... Tbouanla Aided. The SXOO Include every family In the five boroughs of r'w York that have been found by invest luators to be In dire need thla year. There was a time, a few years aso. when the army had to scatter its charity over a much wider field, and In elude at least 10.000 families, with considerably lesa adequate comforts. . Now this particular right arm of Santa Claua has resolved Its Christ mas giving to a businesslike basis, so that this year there will be parties for 10,000 poor children. - which each will receive tome gift; personally requested by the recipi ent. .The only guess work comes In the matter of the homeless wander ers to be rounded up from bench and doorsteps by Brlgsdier Win chell's aides In downtown New York. "We estimate there will be be lt tween 1000 and 100 persons who will accept a Christmas dinner from us," th llowery romn .inder said. "If th number Is greater, through some unforeseen Influx of homeless to our territory, why we'll lake care of them." Th number of unemployed re porting at the various downtown miuloua for assistance this wluter has been ateadlly decreasing. It Is from such applications for work or sholter that the army draws Its con clusions as to conditions among tht city's destitute populace. "More than anythlug th Salva tion Army could do this Christmas," a prominent commander said, "It Is cheering to kuow that fewer per sons really need help." Santa Breaks Thru Leavenworth Walls LEAVENWORTH. Kas., Dec. 14 Santa Claua has won his fight to visit the federal penitentiary her. and each of It S.J00 lnma:tj. Last March an order was Issued that no gifts could bo received by the pri soner, and for alnuvt nine tntnths not a aliigle token or package (rum home or friend found It way be hind tho bleak wall. Hut the old saint would have It ... , liiiJ A 4 lata I- 1 tu.s a T I I " otnsrwue. - - .1 sua monihlhaf. ..Hm a nod to the friends acid :iat fur tha ,.... . . ... . 'i '-rvi M relatives 01 mi inunr snu !-. j iwaniath Kewi ge began rvlllng Into the offlc.!j"m, of business of Warden W. :. ltUI.Uo. ,, .. , l.?"1? N L m GET 1 ' YOUR GUNS AND SHELLS Her m 1 : m A. D. LAMBERT Trop. is a time of pleasure. Every one of us look forward to the happy season. The .college girl, tibe busi ness man, the woman or man away from borne, or with dear ones at distancec . We all look forward to it. It brings its returns of hap piness in thought. That to me la the symbol of Christmas. Peace and Happiness.". . And a Merry Christmas to all. A an oH .world saying "From Me and . Mine to Thee and Thine, a Merry Christ : oat" ' ' DEPRIVED OF CHEER. SAN F.RANCISCO. Dec. 21. (United News) Thirsty Callfor nians have been deprived of 250 sacks of Christmas cheer direct from Canada. - - . The motor speed boat Gaviota and her 'cargo ' of . liquor were under guard here Thursday, following cap ture by the coastguard patrol boat 262. The crew c-f two men was arrested. v. COXTKIBI TK 520. Kiwanians yesterday tossed close to $20 Into the hat as a special Christmas gift to the Community Chest. KLAMATH VALLEY HOSPITAL. A sunny room and contented baby will speed any mother's convales cence. , adv-5 upstairs, totally unaware of thej paternal interest in ' St. Nicholas. 1 The youngster upstairs! Dreaming; dreams of bulging stockings, turn-! bllng Santa Clauses. '. Hours of tun, packs of toy oa a.ho backs- of ! the Noel saints. Dreams of hap piue?3, girdled with walls of .Christ- mas veracity. . i , j - And lather throws on the pitch.' And years- ago in Mesrie .England he sang Xo himself. ..'.' " I "Sing no! to the holly, ' Three pudding In a Pule, ! Cry Ynle, Yjle, Yule." ! 1' DI CK COSTS 30. Too much duck cost Carl Beebe sdv ana costs yesieraay. , Beebe was arraigned In Justice court before Acting Justice of the Peace Emmltt on a charge ot Tio- latlng the game laws, and entered a plea of guilty. . He was arrested by Marlon Barnes, deputy game war den. ' "'4 Christmas hexos of standard brands of cigar. and pipes. United Cigar Store. D2S-23 6u1fEfES Night and Morning to keep them Clean, Clear snd Healthy Write for Free "Eye Care" or "tye Beaury" Book Miriaf CUst H. S..S 1. 0k SuCaiuss 1 4 jiv The ((tHv? CMf Entire 4S PersonnelVmfiM of .VS( Underwoods Pharmacy Wishes YOU a Merry v Christmas C. H. Underwood P. R. Lenz Dorothy Bussman Grace Luman Irving McCall E. E. Magee N. R. Crain Edythe Montelius Juanita York Arthur Boleo Because Ws Comfortable another important reason for your travel over Southern Pacific Lines Get extra value for your travel funds goby train. Ride in long, easy-riding coaches a comfortable, roomy seat in which you can relax In entire ease, read or converse or plan your activities at journey's end. 1 Speedy trains leave at convenient hour, and, no matter where, Southern Pacific Lines and connections can take you. 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