Show PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN CHRISTMAS DAWNS Anniversary o of Birth in o of Savior to Be a Observed serve in in Appropriate Manner Throughout f City State an and Nation MERRY ERRY CHRISTMAS CHRIST The hj big day has hns arrived In lu the tho dark early hours o of this morning Hon Santa Claus paid hi his annual visit to Salt Lake going extensively into the stocking-filling stocking business Fear was expressed in some quarters quarter yesterday that Santa would be beuna unable una le to lo discern Salt Lake as he drove lOC through tl the e air with his reindeer because J aU O e of the great grent louds of smoke hung hanging over O the city Against this awful ful possibility however members of the Big Hip Brothers and Big Sisters b club lub were delegated to keep a lookout for St. St l Nick jck They limey wig-wagged wig him that Hint this was as the place and anti he stopped all ri lit b bAny Any boy bor or girl 6 G to 1 12 13 years Sears old toll toil you ou that yesterday was wag as the longest day in the year car the claim of ot astronomers and other learned sharps that It was wai ono one of the tho shortest Of or course all the waiting Is over now It was over for tho the most part at dawn this morning when eager barefooted little folks Colles piled out of ot bod bed and fell Cell to toa toa toa a swift inventory of or the contents contente of ot certain certain certain tain stockings hung hunS up with care and aforethought last night Work orl riot lot All 11 Done Ilene In such euch homes as os S S. S Claut Clatts has not yet et visited he will make his appearance appear appear- anco ance cro ero noon today through tho the medium medium me mo- of at the tho Big DIg Brothers Brother's s and antl Dig Big SIs SIs- tens teis club assisted by th motorcyclists ts and antl through h tho limo Elks and antl various arious sectarian sectarian sec sec- cc- cc tarlan and nonsectarian charitable or organizations organizations organizations or- or and through individuals indi It ItIs ItIs Itis Is expected that through these agencies the poor will bo be well troll ell provided pro for for for- that poverty ty will not prec preclude ude a merry morry Christmas with fuel ruel In Inthe tho box food for Cor forthe tho the feast and toys and candy cantly for tor the 11 t folks Christmas shopping was as wound up toa in to ina a blaze of ot glory downtown last nl night ht Merchants were too busy yesterday t ellins selling selling sell ell ing ins goods to tard tardy buyers to attempt computation of what tho the volume of holiday hol hot holiday iday buying was wag but all agree that tho the total this year ear will eClipse that of at an any previous Christmas Shopping was geared up to the nth power yesterday T Those oso persons person who ho I Continued on Pa Pale Tage e 3 3 Column 1 PEACE lACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO 10 MEN Day Dawns in Salt SaltI I Lake Lake Big Big Brothers Do DoJ J Much for Poor Continued from Page Pago One evor ever mako make their purchases until tho tnt minute wore were out In phalanxes reg- reg lents and theBe these crowds oro wore aug- aug ent d by thousands of other persons ho to o were a last look around to tok tok Ick k up odds and ends of or gifts they id neglected to buy Many any men did marathons through the ippa ops accumulating cc OUS lous parcels and Wing ving a a golden trai in their wake most of ot the tardy Christ Christ- ins 8 s buyers would be men mon To a 0 woman lopPing Bopping ie 0 fl a pastime of such fluch alluring that b by no moans could LO e keep koep out of the tho game gome In the Broady Broad- Broad ty fly y and Main street stroe stores until tho the 1st st da day before Christmas Most omen dropped downtown during the theAl theay theor ay Al or evening though to enjoy the aue ame up to tho the last last Jast minute Store ston Tl Thronged ronK d. d Department ppl stores dr dry goods and the parlous specialty establishments were thronged from Tom the time the doors were ened In the morning until the they closed on the last tardy customer last night Downtown streets were Jammed dur- dur g the rush hours the preponderance packages and parcels among poles poles- l nB adding to tho the density of oC side side- ak population Everybody abroad In the streets ha had road rowl smiles smile's s' s a as well as many parcels on the street cars clan clanged ed heir bells bolls at street Intersections as If rounding a It general alarm and It took powerful long Jong time It seemed for fore forie ie e great crowds to get on and of off the urs but vs-but but the street railway folk re- re that It was ft a pI pleasure ensure to carr carry I he ie people as everybody had laughing ices e and cheery words I of or the people who ho were out mopping opping made their way to the provision pro pro- vision Illon stores which stores which have had their inInga In- In Inga the last two days At tho the begin begin- ng CR of or the Christmas shopping season toys o. o articles of or wearing apparel and all aJI that sort of thing h held hela lu lube be the center conter of oC the plage But In the th theat laet at two to days or so there has entered he the plump turkey with fashionable pin- pin on his shapely logs legs For when whon facts Taets ore ace square squarely faced Thanksgiving dinner really ha has nothing on the big Christmas feast 1 Therefore Therdore the butcher the grocer and the baker bakel baker eliminating the candlestick candlestick- maker makor as u a In these tungsten days were days were busier yesterday than a one one- farmed armed paperhanger with the Itch Tur- Tur keys chickens cold creamy bricks of butter strictly fresh e ergs s and In fact tact aU ill the stuff that will go Into the Christmas dinner today wore out outto outto outto to eager buyers by lively tradesmen Pot n I Kept pt Active of holly wreaths evergreen and nd the romantic mistletoe enjoyed ooh inch lunged leather yelling and consid- consid table rable custom nu Buyers ers of or mistletoe rere ere naturally adventuresome creatures ore lore or less loss Today be begins in tho the last reek eek r ek of or leap year as everybody knows Postmen and and messen messen- ers US were waro active yesterday esterday Until lato Into Mt t. t night oven even to the woe hours this thiR express companies stores and C companies wore delivering elated gifts Great heaps of present re ire still sun to be delivered There Thero will wille e 0 a a. great of ot them on the and express offices toda today So Sogome some gome people will not get their pr presents fr from m out of town ton until tomorrow maybe mabe Sent is Ar Are Careful Today o a aIs is a day of rest and enjoyment for tor r almost everybody Most business all aU tho the banks offices manufacturing d 1 plants will be closed Iu da day Toilers f for Or r the most part will wIn at at home with their kiddies Tonight there thoro will bo be dinner parties theatre parties and various other othor activities Hies for Salt SaIl Lake people Including the grand illumination of Christmas fj trees and tho consequent appearance ot of L Santa Claus Glaus As in some somo Instances where he ho has not given his well known act this season he will give gf gift gift-dis- demonstrations NonInflammable Santa Clauses are the thIng lining this season Tho old-fashioned old Santa Claus Glaus who ho used to Join the tho Christis ChrIstmas Christ mas is tree In a n general g blaze Is la going out Of style A flaming St St. Nick l' was found to so 80 Int interrupt rr lPt Christmas Christmas' festivities as CUI asto asto to virtually spoil poll the for every ever body The Thc best Santa Clausen M s. s Santas S who have had the widest experience In tho tIm Claus Glaus business are wearing asbestos tos tOg whiskers and nonconductor cloth- cloth In Ing There will be a n sort of open house fo for all members anti and friends In tho the Salt Sah Lake clubs All of them thom have havo been et eg eft decorated for the holidays a s Tho The grouch grouchiest lost old bach can sit alt under a n holly hOlh wreath and a sprig o ot of- mistletoe in his favorite club armchair nod and dream about Her lier Those which i have restaurants will servo special 1 Christmas menus |