Show r rr JiT or I r v n r I n. n r 1 i S f ry N- N I r 81 7 f f IJ IJA i 7 o A L I L rI f 1 r i Y 0 I 1 C C 1 A r f f e n I C tel ame am e e t I 7 I 01 4 y t. t r rs 1 tre tree in r. r i which ch w t brought r a Ita happiness k 4 fit y C t ti tr i fy 3 y me e om i unIty aDd 9 I. I a I trad J 4 f x f et broth e r 1 T Z JOTO ov O 0 t adUlt a f 4 XMAS S. S ST T R I E E l' l t t. t i j r- r ir r l' l 4 Cleveland j Started It Nearly 4 p. p r wo score i r. r IJ i J 9 Years rs Ago an and Now the Id a Y i r r r I li i r 1 L fl i 4 r N f r F ns Has Spread JL Until More MoreTha Than an A. A l fc I 15 rt r i Y 1 American ie n Cities Cities Cities- itte I i r. r r r and Towns Set Up Theiry Their r J y g r r y F r r- r s f t r 1 Neighborhood s LI A I a at atthe t the Yuletide Yuletide se t 7 r r r J J d r rH rp p L J r H 0 t R v ri b s y t Y- Y fu i fe 1 C I t 1 J B K Kathleen R Read d. d fF 0 0 h By y a een ea 1 t 7 1 2 And t 11 pr 8 heart to ro neighbor warmed v rl i ti L 0 r. L In Or thoughts f for r common good 7 Ar r Wc U strike that t fine old chord again th tt J Fr J U ill h rT RIS lil Blessed season or of the year the gospel of g. g good d will and jf f l ov ship its is preached d in ma many y and various ways I la pulpit pu pulpit pit in in impassioned addresses it is spread abroad by the ther theress' theress r ress' ress si intel appeals while appeals while tinseled illuminated trees ees upon pon him him- diode 1 of ou hou t the land gloriously proclaim laimit it othe r e ethe community a. a Christmas s tree is a towering pyramid Offs scintillating ti ig light glorifying a eo loJ e dingy din d back background a but butto t to heart ea t it speaks s a message a li broader perhaps rha s than that o ot arty Jo other h Christmas r tree ee For Forthe Forthe y the the- community c u ty tr tree e st stands ds for forno t no s creed r race ace 7 or tor religion S' S Achievement i veme t tf or or station in life It Itis J is li g d dby jy the spirit of n neigh neigh- in s and i-and that kindly gospel streams I forth on every beam of V f light R. R i d of of c v vie c kinship which ted first first- C Christmas tree not long cio ago fo t la is ng until t today Y they y form fOrIn 3 a v veritable be army of ofen friendliness en Ss stretching from cram c coast t roy to ro tox 1 x 4 v y r Wl h Of r Individuals i po pointed j because cauSe the recent recent depression in tha pleasant is markets It Is' Is pleasant t to ro call re-call iee recall re- re e call or of a certain stock mar mar ket keai Cleveland le e years ago ago agoa a atoC static whose mar et was et tw ose Uck rt soon cle J rj community o UD t Ch elidea was J. J botn in n Cleveland In 1912 The com om- 1 to ro i defray the cost oi and and celebrations li s through the ale of of referred preferred stock In Cleveland the City of f Good Gaud wi Will C i Un Unlimited Incorporated pOr te Under r the Laws of bf the the Common Common- of r Good Goon Holly bordered d t that at Toe Tire rl of or the p preferred stock hall hau bo entitled to to dividends a payable di dally daily y ln tiie th form of t the e happy t voices ot children h cont contented faces o ol 02 friendly fellow U w and and the the general being well f 1 and da advancement of the City 01 O Good d Will Z i The Thc c r safe rTh Of the e st st. stock ck was p p pushed bed thi many channels the most unique thc in-thc tho c Cleveland S Stock Stack k Exchange Where it v was listed d at the head of ot oft the hc oth other other securities uc Every C organized f force of or the the enterprise No per per- r- r tonal onal 1 U t w were ero allowed the talc sale al upon the edu education oft CL public bUe for n for Its success This 14 idea a w s t the Inu nucleus leus for the i dea of g community mm y Christmas tho land The Thc sales brO i t s Q ott o t or- or were pur purchased pur- pur chased material 1 Christmas cheer for tor J Ds as tz well as af the first com corn comer t ee or the er city T ie lo tooth t tree Illuminated an and d iw s erected cr v In t tho e public Cleveland's great fam fam- 11 ily l songs expressing exp essing ng the common C f Ia C Cy ty y and la better be world then j 2 scattered to their homes the their A o t contentment and good fel fel- v p 4 The brought veritable a.-verItable ay e community Christmas trees Ne New w York York- City y with Tito co of Light 1 dr ml that them there was waa ono ug h 1 to tho comas com com- is as as vIrtually a ana na na- ini in a few yea years But when 1 of i cities towns villages anc as d n W seized upOn upon the Idea deT dc dc- T T P ed d it their own own WU needs and laICI laic lal I 1 Cn e p la ns 1 far the are tu IU f rt c lJ f a L Ll r i l J Ati 1 j- j li J ata surely a new national custom was Vias laid down The Lake Placid Club was behind NewYork's New NewYork's NewYork's Yorks York's first Tree of r Light Thousands Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- sands of singers i joined in choruses the wor words s of which were thrown n upon a a. great screen and the celebrations wound up with a 3 gigantic reception to Jacob Hits whose indomitable good will toward men was back of or all the groups Chicago inaugurated its first community community community Christmas tree on ou the portico of the theArt theArt theArt Art Institute overlooking tho the famous stretch of Grant Park where the festival is still sUll held Singers from the Chicago Opera Company as well as the choir and others contributed a program a 3 a custom which lends an auspicious note to the tree celebrations In large cities clUes Philadelphia caught the community Christmas spirit and there arose in historic historic his his- tone old Independence Square a a. tr tree whose tipped star peak almost d the solemn old clock clock in in n Independence Hall tower St. St Louis showed a fine together get-together spirit at its Us first community Christmas tree It was brought to the town free bythe by bythe bythe the railroad a n neighborly gift of of the citizens citi citi- c citizens U- U zens zen of Irondale to the City of S St Louis The tree by y tho the city department depart depart- meat ment and wired and lighted by the light and power company Tho The foreign-born foreign children danced folk tolk dances and the school schoolchildren schoolchildren children put on a pageant it was a a. gala occasion fore for o d St St. Louis Louts What v. v was truo of ot this city cUy might be bo said of San Francisco Cincinnati De De- Detroit Detroit troit Syracuse and a a. hundred half oth oth- ers Boston designed a a. clever way of collecting money to defray expenses of its community ty celebrations not celebrations not charities but fellowship help Several w weeks ks before be- be foro fore tho the holidays holidays' little red muslin stockIngs stockings stock stock- Ings are arc placed in various parts of the city to receive donations In Toledo 0 O the municipal tree treo was deeded to the children of tho the city and I nearly 2 2000 knelt In the snow and prayed rayed r that the spirit sprit of Christmas might live Uvo UveL forever t L At Minneapolis a a. policeman impersonated Santa Claus Glaus and distributed guts gifts a ai i custom designed to make the children feel I that the tho police are arc their friends Baltimore Initiated the tile custom of or act ct- i ting tang aside WIde certain days during the period of the trees tree's some illumination for some special J iJ t d a I U. U i JU if J G 1 h ws I ti t e J r r J i 4 J r t 8 I 2 f p 1 V f Former President and Mrs l standing in f front of community Christmas tren tree in Sherman n Square just outside the I J White House Honse Each year the Chief Executive lights the tr tree ee b by y pressing a 1 little gold bold button botton I j Y Yf f a T 7 r y a os s ny r. r w Interest On Tiny ri lY yA s Tims Tim's Day automobiles autos auto auto- mobiles mob s arc loaned for the occasion to g gather other up the crippled crippled crip Grip r rother pled children from all parts of the city city- and bring them the to Courthouse plaza where the tree isar is' is arranged ar ar arranged ranged for their especial benefit Thc The large largo cities were not alone in the tho community r their quick responSe response to th Christmas tree idea Many small mall villages were among the first to adopt the cuSto custom n. n One of or the most Interesting outdoor or community ty Christmas trees was erected e several y years ars ago on the grounds of or the Berry School In Georgia The Ilie entire program of or music and singing was carried out by the mountain folk and they paid all of ot th expenses of the tree At At- At Hamp Hampton Hampton Hamp- Hamp ton Hamp-ton Institute the tho Negroes had a tree tree- around which there was much holiday holiday- making 77 VEN industrial groups have been drawn EVEN t- t tinto into the community Christmas move move- ment mente In Newark 0 O. a labor union ga gave e the to town its first public tree which w was wa's s later larer planted to become In truth trutha a municipal municipal mu mu- possession Evansville Ind id benefited by a 8 a. a piece of rapid-fire rapid accomplishment as spirited as the eyo an performance of good St. St Nick A woman Miss Vera Campbell was responsible for Evansville's first st community Christmas tree and Bud tho the thrill of ot the undertaking creeps s into h her r narrative of ft It It Is representative of hundreds of or similar experiences in ih communities communities com com- throughout Am America for the same sail generous operation co-operation which put across the tree that Christmas Chrismas has been responsible for many others I f wrote a n. little poem for tho the paper on ona a 3 community c tree iree cx- cx MIss Campbell Tile The next morning morn mOD irig ing the tile principal dealer In Christmas tte trees offered me his biggest tree for tor the Court Court- house By noon the electric company company com com- pany pany- had fad promised to wire It and keep it lighted cd from Christmas Eve until New Year Years I pres presented nt tho the h half completed 1 completed plans to the papers and the tho editors kept It before th the people with tho the result that that offers of or h help lp poured in on every side The cI crowd wd that gathered at nt the tree showed how glad the people were for a 0 community reunion r at this season cason As soon as an the tho pianist struck tho the first no note of Stille a reverential silence fell fellon fellon on all Men Meal dinner on keson on t. j t i Wj 5 Lj 9 their way to the night shift 1 rt ln in the mills and mines miries paused to stand tand bareheaded during the tile program Every Everybody very very- body seemed to be beh h happy hap a. a p p P y a and nd friendly i Each year ye 1 the President o of tire the United States steps from h his i s eX exalted I role and an becomes a ane ne neighbor gh bor to the throng gathered to ro witness the lighting an ami carol carol- singing g gor of or tl e comm community Christmas tree in Sherman S Square q u ajO arc c just outside tho White House Washington the thc oteless community was one of or the first cities to adopt the community Christ Christmas Christmas mas tree idea The Tho first st c celebration was held on the Capitol plaza plaZ wh where where a rca a huge N Norway spruce c was erected Across the the Capitol Capitol Capi Capi- tol fol blazed lazed the lino Peace on E Earth rth Good Good Will Toward ten Men Tho The celebration celebration celebration tion was a great popular r demonstration tion with th pageants t taking k eon the thc C Capitol l' l steps steps' tho the Marine Band play- play t i- i if f r Y 1 r A r J e r a W Wit 1 r i b s r. c it t C f Lk L k ti c ct cr r t r en x t o i s Lk o. o Y AF Los A Angeles its community Christmas tr tree e eto to radiate tho the blessed Yuletide l ide r cheer ing ti and 1 an such audience b as only Washington Wash Wash- ington can boast gathered together together- neighbors from every corner comer of the world In 1924 a a. a living spruce was presented to President Coolidge bya a Vermont col col- col- col lege It was planted in Sherm Sherman Square But the thc weight of the Christmas decorations decorations decorations decora decora- was too much for tor it it newly transplanted trans tram 1 planted d. d Later the Am American rl an l Forestry As Association which is active in invoicing invoicing voicing the sentiment for Cor the tho living Christmas tree ce presented another Norway spruce This Is the tree whIch President Hoover will wm by buttOn the Around Washington community tree which is 15 illuminated d on Chr Christmas Eve havo havio tak taken n. n place pl cc some of ot the most touching ups close which tho the com community gets of or its distinguished neighbor The Thc remembrance of ot Mrs Coolidge dressed in in sta standing ding b beneath be beneath be- be neath the tree and singing with all her might bright wl wlllie lo the tho community un t gathered d below realized that her heart Was was break break- i lug will long remain The community Christmas tree received a great deal of t encouragement ent from President Wilson who e. e expressed r the thc wish that it become a permanent ica ca r ture i kr l 4 t I J. J r J I C I r i i t J S 1 New e sr r f ti t tree ec I. I located t d at Bt I Square re the worlds world v bu busiest iest street ef corne J 1 I 1 Small to towns in the South were tho the slowest to adopt the id idea a. a more CO conservative attitude ude tow toward rd 4 general celebration the splendid O Christi Christ Dl Hiss trees m homes and sufficient But gradually tbD exuberant exu exu- berant lt spirit of to c creep epi into to d dear dear r old Dixie and today under Southern stars and sometime flanked wl with h Southern roses roses co community Christmas trees their lr OR has bas the COD Christmas N NOR NOR the tho United 4 tree been confined d to I States In 1913 t the c Ca Canal al Zone witnessed d Its first tree o of this kind It was set a ina plaza in neighbors sacked flocked from ito to at atten attend thoi tho service The Tho tree is now an Institution There Is Isa a strain of in of how how- the community Christmas Christmas' t tree trea made its debut In w war war stricken Pr Prance nee An ex soldier ex-soldier tells te ls how his company y was billeted in with Christmas drawing ne near near- r The The C captain p suggested that they fix up a tree for the villagers No sooner said than done Th The tree was was set et up and the cl children U arrayed it in iIi n festive dress of colored beads beads' and tissue p pope paper per r Soldiers went without things they needed to p provide r the flit children Ono OnD who had been a. a clown k kin in private life lit dressed up and delighted tl the tho o with his grotesque antt antics t s. s Then within in sound of or tho big suns g aDd n.-aDd ead Within sight the lurid of oi light ight lighton on the tho Horizon the tho villagers villagers' rs' rs gathered around the tree trec resplendent nt except f foa to lights and sang Joyeux Noel N l'- l' landre and andre re t their gifts gUts community Christmas Christinas There aro are many tree celebrations indoors but but nothing 11 seems to carry put wen the tha neigh neIgh- bony idea borly-idea l idea as os the sight of t. t gayly py d rated tr tree treo o on on a public It sets seta rt ail seal of ot kindness ss and unde understanding uPon upon the tho community which h honors n rs I it ib and ad In to turn symbolizes to passer by fort of ot human fellowship f D Dickens ck ns nc never er l Heard of ot otc community c mm Christmas trees ct b because us he he moro morn mora than ban anyone BIll one imparted Joyo joyousness to-tha to the century y Y Yuletide li ho coif can I tellus tell tall us 15 why ChrIstmas trees express tho tho heart heat of a a. community y And nAnd we wc all conic all como homo at nul The sight of t a brings bringa us Its back If only in fancy to our childhood od hea On the thc branches of or the tho tree Cl associations 13 |