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Show CHURCHES OPEN YULEjMVICES Churches In Salt Lake City opened Christmas week with special ser-vices ser-vices and pageants 8unday, and will continue to hold various rites, cantatas and pageants during the week in commemoration of Christ's birth on December 25. With only four shopping days leftr tores Monday were crowded with purchasers and Increased business was expected during the week as last-minute shoppers secure their holiday supplies. One of the most colorful presentations presen-tations opening Christmas week was the "Pageant of the Crib," reenact-Bient reenact-Bient of the first Christmas in Bethlehem, Beth-lehem, held Sunday afternoon In the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Bishop Preside Taking part in the pageant were altar boys from the cathedral, girls of Judge Memorial school and the Catholic clergy. The Most Rev. Duan G. Hunt, D. D-. bishop of the Salt Lake Catholic diocese, presided presid-ed upon the throne. The cathedral choir furnished music A Christmas carol service was Held tn St. Mark's Episcopal ta-thedral ta-thedral Sunday afternoon with Sunday Sun-day school children conducting the anajor part of the service. A brief sermon and a Christmas story was told by the Very Rev. Franklin L. Gibson, dean of the cathedral. Many of the L D. 8. church warda tn Salt Lake City held cantatas. Evening services were devoted to the spirit of Christmas. Under the direction of Harold H n,nl Iks 5R f M I -hfirilB nf 62 voices sang Christmas songs Sunday at the Lion House Social center. Play la Presented A Christmas party was held at St. Mary-of-the-Wasatch by college students Monday afternoon. They presented a play, "Why the Chimes Rang." More than 600 children will be entertained Tuesday in the Public Safety building at the annual party sponsored by the Police Mutual Aid society. Admission will be by ticket only. Business and Industrial firms will bold "open house" to invited guests during the week. Many organizations organiza-tions are planning Christmas parties. |