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Show CIMilMW' , m MEJUT FOll Plans for Christmas Eve Festivities at Barracks Near Completion. GIRLS ENTHUSIASTIC H t Local Musical Societies to Assist in Entertaining ; Soldiers. i " Patriotic youn women of Utah are anxious to aid tlio Kcd Cross uantrcn in serving tho refreshments to the soldiers at Kort Douglas on Christmas eve when tho people of Utah give an i entertainment to the soldiers, ' ' said (Men Miller, military director for the i lod Cross for Ctnh. " T Tore is a letter, J received this morning from two Kays- : villo misses who volunteer their services; for the fun'-lion Christinas eve. Tho ! letter reads: j li 'T'Jear Mr. Miller: My sister and! I vrr. rn.i'di i-sirc to , with the .'ton uirls wfio nave viduiiM't-red t h : f 'jcrvice at Fort iJuiighi-t Christinas eve in s'-rving refreshments to the vdiliers. I' we crm now a-Nt in any way. Inside l.ri'iing tor the hvl i'ra, we 'are willing al. any time. J'spertr'uiiy, Mi.- iJai-lt-na und A'ia Adams.' ' Tli is is tin: v.ti v i hi pro pi i' of the state frtd in regard to our "hrr-Unas entertainment at ihr fort. 1 slmil -tainlv find a la'e fur tiie writers of the letter. It, demonstrate that uU are willing to forego l'e.-t i it ics which heretofore here-tofore have lit-r-n hehl at home on ( hrist man eve in order to Hive .i.V to the sol'liers stationed at Kurt Douglas and other points in the state. "Splendid progress is Iieing made by all tho committees. This afternoon the members of the various committees met in my office and they were all intensely ent.hiisi.'istVi' over t he outlook for t lie snecess of the function. Huge Christmas Tree. "The committee on the tree and the decorations is arranging for a great electric flag which will be lighted and displayed on the parade ground where the giant Christmas tree will be erected. It is believed that the. tree which will be erected at Fort Douglas will be the largest of any at other cantonments in the country. . ' Work ' of making up the packets which will contain the presents for the soldier boys in Utah is proceeding rapidly. Requests for information as to what the packets should contain and how they should be wrapped and tied are pouring in to the lied Cross headquarters. head-quarters. It should be home in mind that the foundation for the packet is the khaki colored handkerchief twenty-seven twenty-seven inches square for the container. The other articles may vary in accordance accord-ance with the suggested list which has been prepared by the Hed Cross. Three j thousand. I'he hundred of these packets1 '.UI be ne'-dt"L as that number of sol-i diers and remits are now at the fort. "Squire Coop promises that his great' chnru, the Salt Lake Oratorio society, will be present and sing hrist runs carols while the gifts are being distributed distrib-uted from the tree. The Orpheum club will also be present and will join in -dunini' the carols. One tiling is certain, cer-tain, that at no other cantonment will there be more delightful music than at Kort Douglas, for at no other place fan there be gotten together such a large chorus of trained voices as Salt Lake will turn out. Canteen Service to Aid. "The entertainment com mi tt ee had hoped to announce their programme today, but owing to the t'at that it is not yet definitely known what, acts will be at the vaudeville playhouses on Christmas eve, it is impossible to say just what tiie programme will be. "The Red Cross canteen will have everything in readiness for the dinner which they will serve after the presents have been given out and the entertainment entertain-ment in the the two hails at the post is over. ' ' At the executive headquarters of the local (diapter it was of ficln 11 y stated yt:-sterday that the temporary stationing station-ing of a large number of recruits at Fort Douglas involved the supplying of about 14UU more Christmas packets than had been earlier anticipated. It has long been the plan and is yet the determination de-termination of the Salt Lake, county chapter of the Red Cross that no enlisted en-listed man at the post shall be. omitted in tho distribution of Christmas packets no matter how much extra effort may be required. Miss Ella Wieklnnd of the special Christmas packet committee said that the action of the Monroe district school, Sevier county, in send- ; iug in for the paekr: fund led to j the conclusion that the schools of the ; smaller cities and towns mi:;iit be of 1 much assistance if they took prompt i action. But it must be prumpi action on the part of workers who are wihing to aid, in view of the brief time left for preparation. While considerable of tiie wool received Fridav and checked out. filling, orders from Dc::e:i.ber ." to lWember j Hi, inclusive, was called fur yesterday, i some yet remains, and Mrs. liattie Thompson, in charge of the supply department, de-partment, urgently requests immediate action tomorrow on the part of these having in ord.'rs between these da'os. as the wool will not be held after noon Monday. Mrs." W. V. Kiter, supervisor of the canteen department and state organb'.er. will go to Salem today to deliver an address on lied Cross work before the auxiliary there. The Daughters of the Revolution unit of the lied Cross will meet Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at Whitney hall. |