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Show CHRISTMAS SEASON ! IN CEDAR CITY 'b-. r :unc in (Juicl. But Usual Hood Cheer Prevails Red Cross In-w In-w signia in Windows. Christmas in its annual recurrence 'omul Cedar City much as usual at that season of the year, except that aeh year OM Santa has a few more homes to visit, and larger and more complete stocks to select his presents pres-ents from. The usual array of stockings, stock-ings, or of Christmas trees were here to be decorated and endowed with presents, and everybody--especinlly the youngsters were full of enthusiasm enthus-iasm and expectancy. In two respects, however, it was an unusual Christmas. First, catching on, to the progress of the times, Santa discarded his reindeer and sleigh for the more modern and swifter automobile, auto-mobile, and the carpet of white that had heretofore been laid for his use over the face of Mother Earth, was dispensed with. The second change was the curiously curious-ly ornamented windows in which an illuminated red cross shone, denoting that the inmates were members of or in sympathy and accord with the great international humane movement for the alleviation of suffering in mankind. man-kind. The Record scribe spent an hour in viewing these from his car, and found that approximately half the homes in Cedar City, as well as a number of the business houses bore this insignia of the great cause, which was only recently initiated here. Christmas day was spent quietly, most of the people apparently preferring pre-ferring to remain at home, and there being no public service arranged. A number also spent a part of the day at the race track, just as they have ocen doing practically every day during dur-ing the holiday vacation. A little drinking was evident, but ."thing to compare with what there has been In previous years. ' The people of Iron county, in con nection with those of other towns in the United States, are the most favored fa-vored people on the earth at the present pres-ent time, and certainly have much to be thankful for. When we think of the millions of men who spent Christmas Christ-mas Day in the trenches or in active battle, and of the milioiis of homes left lonely and desolate by the removal re-moval of the bread earners, or the death of loved ones in battle, with the pangs of hungera nil cold gnawing gnaw-ing at the very vitals of these helpless nes, we may well say that we of the dear old United States are greatly blessed. Not, however, that we can hope to pass throug the crisis without with-out suffering a part of what is being endured by the other peoples involved in the terrible conflict; but because by reason of our institutions and type of government we are certain to endure en-dure at most only a taste of what the European countries are suffering. And then the satisfaction of knowing know-ing that such .sacrifices as we are called upon to make will not be prompted by lust for gain, or glory, but in the interests of the liberty and peace of all the peoples of the world. Under these conditions can we view the present Christmas season as other than a joyous one, richly deserving of the sacred name it is meant to cum memorate. |