Show THIRTEEN TREES TREE LOADED BY SANTA SANI SANTAr A r imperials Imperial Family of Germany Preparing for Christmas Christma at Potsdam Palace e ALMS FOR POOR PEOPLE ANNUAL WALK OF THE KAISER IN SANS SOUCI PARK P RK Berlin DOC Dee 22 Thirteen Christmas trees stand In the sew new palace at Vat Pots Potsdam dam ilam for the members of ot the imperial family There Thoro are two large trees in inthe Inthe Inthe the center with five smaller ones on the ono one side and six on the other di diminishing nii la Ia size silo accord according Ing to the age f those for whom they aro are intended The Tl e two large trees arc are for the em emperor poor and amI empress and the others for their six lx sons and daughters the wives of f t Crown Prince Frederick William and Prince Eitel Elte and the two children Af f the crown prince The emperors I program begins after lunch on Tuesday when he wilt will walk through I the grand park Sans Souci ith several hundred marks in coin freshly froshy minted In his pocket bestow bestowing ing lug 5 b or 10 or pieces upon u uj n poor persons whom he way meet Poor People Waiting It is never known what paths the may take lake but as it is ia an an annual annual nual custom of ot his ids plenty of ot the poor are distributed throughout the park on the lookout for his majesty On such occasions lie he continues his walk to the barracks of the First regiment on foot to attend the celebration of ot the so railed called Life company of which the them emperor m was captain as ns crown prince and after him the present crown prince but of or o which Prince Ertel Eite is isnow Isnow Isnow now captain Every Christmas the emperor is present at the distribution of ot presents and to join in a fraternal glass class of ot punch Every company In the German army has lias it its ita own Christmas tree for which gifts are sent from the mens homes Imperial Family The imperial family gathers at 6 to give one another their pres presents presents fOnts Then the members of ot the official household come into the shell room whew where the trees stand to receive theirs The members of ot the imperial family give but do not accept gifts gitts from members of ot the household The em has hils been summoning dealers to Potsdam Pots Rm almost every very afternoon since I his hi return from England and has been I sHe selecting for Christmas gifts sport sporting sporting ing guns outfits ed fOil or Jeweled riding crops and other appropriate articles for the twenty or ort thirty t hirt ladies ladles and gentlemen attached to his household He also gives por portraits portraits traits with his autograph richly t I framed t f ed and jew jewel l boxes box s of ot I which he is exceedingly fond j The crown prince and Prince Eitel have haw establishments of ot their own at Potsdam to which they repair after the family gathering to have a similar distribution of presents to members of ot them official households |