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N CITY'S HISTORY
Stores Repert Big Increase In
Christinas Sales Over 1921
High Recerd
Uetnil nicrplmnli In tlili city nrc cn-
!ejIiu ''" ls I-fi iliftl by ssinisy im the
(jnii"1' lir'stiiini Mieiipins sensen in
their liMm'J-
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PHILA. SANfA CLAUSES (
Wl CHEER THOUSANDS
"Angel of Kensington" and "Mether" Moere Busily Engaged
in Preparing for Peer Families
Thousands of peer persons In the
city will receive net only Chrlstma
bankets and presents l;i their stockings,
but the true happiness nnd Jey of u
real Christinas will be brought te them
through the efforts of three of Phila
delphia's most noted Mrs. Hnntn
Clauses. ,
"Mether" Moere will provide Christ
is cheer for her "boys" in the nrmy,
STORM HALTS BERENGARIA
inns
navy and marine corps, nnd in the
service hospitals Mrs. Christopher C.
llprrnn. IimiiI nf llm iMillmlnlrililn 1I-
tantlnl Ini'ii-iMi'M in volume of sales i trict of the Volunteers of America, will
jliHl trti'M'iit iiv. in wiu
Liner Compelled te Stay Off Shere
Near Cherbourg
Cherbourg, Dec. II). (My A. l)
A violent storm compelled the liner
Mcrengaria, from New 'ierk, Decern,
her 11, for Cherbourg nnd Southampton,
te remain off shore nenr this pert
throughout Inst night te Insure her
safety. Passengers for Chcrbeuig were
landed this morning.
Majer Oencrnl (Jrergc II. Harries
anil Mrs. llnrrlc, who wished te heard
the Mercngarla en their way te Londen,
ventured out nt midnight during the
height of the storm en beard n French
ndmlrnlty cutter. The trip was n dan
gerous one, the cutter being badly
buffeted, but she llnnlly mndn the
Ilercncarin snfely nnd plnccd General
nnd Mrs. Harries en beard.
:,. tin. 1 11' I season
record up '" ,lmt ,llm'- These gains
cent eer the dally ngures. j.nst ant
ur i" said te linve been the largest
dny 'from point "f snlcs. ever witnessed
In the centinl shopping district.
11 lines nf mercliMiidie nre sharing
In thi" netMty. Mut n slgnlllcnnt fea
ture U" the lurge sulis of household
utilities nnd furnliliingH and ether nr
()(1ph which are ileserlbed ns prm'ticnl
lifts l'tirc'lim-en of this kind show
Jub-tuntlal pnln. in some cases
amounting te double these of Inst ct'.
Christinas goods, such as tejs, nov
elties and Miuill gift nrticlcs iilse are
iru large demand nnd storekeepers say
their Is im tendency en the part nf
met shoppers te seek the lowest priced
merchandise. .
i:cii among luxuries, sales have been
runnlne large. Mush nl instruments
nnd cxpcnsiti' wearing apparel are be
Ins Ismght In linger wiluine than wns
the ease n jenr nce, the department
Mere tepett. Sales of silk hosiery
uiul ithei gm incuts June been hen..
Jewrli, liewcuT, is riiimiiig uluiiit (lie
Mine lis in ltl-1.
in eplaii:itieii of the huge huslness
in the letull district, iiiercluints cite the
faernhle einpleynieiit conditions which
hne prevailed In this locality through
out meit of the present year and the
high rate of wages pnid.
There was n huge accumulation nf
taxings In Christmas clubs conducted
bj the banks nnd by business mid
iii.inufnctuting establishments during
the vear. These savings amounted te '
kevertil millions of dollars nnd hnv
CRIPPLES ACCLAIM LINCOLN
AS GREATEST OF AMERICANS
"Atta Baby, Abe,'' Is Expressive, if Unconventional, Compli
ment Voiced by Yeung Enthusiast at
Academy Performance
Center, when every boy in the camps,
en the ships, nnd In the Mcceivlng
Station will be given n Christmas gift.
December 27 there will be n vaude
ville aliew In the center. The follow
ing dny, 100 Mey Scouts will visit the
ynrd through the courtesy of Rear Ad
miral Nulton. In the evening there
w ill be n party nnd dance In the Recre
ation Center for the boys in Hospital,
Ne. 40.
The children of officers in the Navy
Ynrd will pnrticlpntc. in an entertain
ment te be given en the nfteruoen of
December 30 in the Philadelphia Gen
eral Hospital. A tree will be erected
in the children's ward and each child
will receive a. gift.
Mrs. Kctchum works nil the year J
ruuuu in uuevfui.t: iur uuueriiig 01 me
pour in Kensington, but nt Christians
time she makes a special effort te bring
happiness te peer families who are suf
fering through no fault of their own.
The distribution of giftn will be made
December '28, from 12 o'clock until mid
night. Tunis Heuse Over te Peer
Mrs. Kctchum's brick beuse has
been turned ever te the peer In her
district nnd she lives in one room,
spending little for feed nnd clothing, and
devoting the rest of her Income te geed
works.
Toys for the children, feed for ill
nourished families and previsions for
the "Old Ladies' ('hiistmns Dinner,"
which Is the one happy event of the
enr for ninny of the grandmothers who
nttend it. is what Mrs. Kelt hum needs
te help her In her work.
BOARD RULING HITS JITNEY
AND AUTOBUS OPERATORS
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supervise the distribution of Chrlstmns
baskets te UOOU peer persons.
Mrs. M. W. Kctchum, 3008 Frank
ford avenue, "The Angel of Kensing
ton," will spend nil tlint remains of
her income nfter she has paid for the
one modest room where she lives
snaking people happy this Christmas.
Just ns she has done for twenty-seven
years.
"Mether" Moere Aethe
"Mether" Moere Is going te buy KlO
Christmas trees Jind place tlicm iu'vail iu'vail
eus parts of tlfe Navy Yard. In the
Navy Yord Hospital, Recreation Cen
ter, the Nnvnl Heme for Meiieflclarles,
Hospitnl'Ne. -It) nstd In the Philadel
phia General Hospital.
Stockings will be given out In Ward
17 of the Naval Hesiiltal Friday. Offi
cers who are 111 will be cared for by
the Women s Republican Club.
Hatuiilay mere will he nn enter- i
tnlumcnt nnd Christmas party In the
stockade and brig. i
The party in the Naval Heme,
Twenty-fourth stieet and Grnjs Kcrr
read, will take place Sunday. Later
these will be carol singing theie. Prem
the home the caielers will go te the
Nay Yard.
A dinner for about ."00 orphans will
be ghen en Sunday at 1 o'clock by the
boys of the Navy Yard. An enter
tninment v.lll fellow, in which n .100-
tunintl npinmi will net fit Knntii f'.lnnu.
An entertainment will be provided Must Shew Certificate of Public
ilreZ. '"'X'" eS'Tt K .Convenience or Quit Bu.lne.a
Thentie. Hftrrisburg, Dec. 10. Hundreds of
KWRIIIm After rin-Um. niitebiw operators running ever the
rvn ,.t, ri.-isii,,,. tin- ti... f,.u. (Wttite highways nnd jitney operators In
been tinid off In the Ian few weeks. A tivltiea will continue, for U-'-ember ! cities nnd towns must show n certlfi-
inli'tantlnl portion of the total hns been ) 20 a big Christmas pur", will be gheii Icute of public convenience or go out of
inert in i iirisimiiH muni. in unapinin u. .uaeui. s uecrcnuen miMiiess. ..re...-, I ,l- n ,. ,ii .i..
rssiiiie Service Commission, which Is
being enforced by the State police.
News of the drastic action developed
today during a sight between rival hack
men In Hamburg, Merks County, ever
the right te convey passengers by bus
between the railroad stations nnd the
State Sanatorium.
Attorneys for the rival hackmen
fought a postponement whereby nn
agreement would be renched and sug
gested that the rlvalB continue te op
erate meanwhile.
"That will net be permitted," said
nxnsniner Vale, presiding nt the hear
ing, "State policemen nre requiring nil
operators of busses and hacks te show
n certificate of public convenience or
quit operation."
Few of the small -town operators nrc
aware that they are required te have
a certificate. Many of them nre for
mer liverymen.
Here worshipers, with little twisted
finlii sat In rapt attention in the
Aeiilnn.i of Music yestcrdnv afternoon
Hii1 niched a special children's per per
iei -ice of Jehn Drinkwnter's "Abrn-
be ' ineeln "
e im en tiled places of honor in the
pu mum boxes. P'fty of these cilp
plei !ms and girls were brought from
tin N iilenrr Memerial Scheel as guests
ef 1 I nd Mek. Per three hours they
di nl. hi the i-linple, gieut fctery of
Alirilnni Lincoln, their crutches
ftiic' ed and forgotten In the corner of
the luis. their faces nllcht nnd their
bin nnd glil hearts thrilling.
It was u great afternoon, with Frank
Mdil'iiu playing ns he had premised te
yh i he erv best he could These
little cripples were net the only guests
in iitnndinice nt the first of the series
ef the entertainments for children nt
tl'i Ar iiiem. In mere seats of honor
In tlie lust lows of the balcony sat
ellui- espiclalh !nlted. Sometimes it
ni'innl as though Mr. McGlynn wns
fawns Ids lines particularly clearly just
fur tin in. They were blind children.
'Iliese skinless Iiejs and girls, from the
Ov ei brook Asilnui for the Blind, sat
nintlnnlcsi lest Ihev inlhH n word.
1 was down In the bees during the
lritc-nusslniis that one first sensed the
ttra'.nlnp of allegiance en this subject
ef whr is the greatest American here.
Perhaps Paul lleistnnd, the smallest
attendant of them all, started it. It
was Paul whom .Mr. McGljnn took by
the hind and with whom he lind his
picture taken just before the perfonn perfenn
ence. What teufd Paul, who is nbeut
fleien, de in these circumstances but
declare himself for Abraham Lincoln?
It was Paul, who, drring that breath
less moment when the great President
was about te free the sentry sentenced
te be shot, whispered out en the dark
ened house, "Attn baby, Abe!"
When the be. beautiful red velvel
curtains were pulled ncress the stage i
craln and the lights went en, Isabella I
AValsheck came out frankly with her '
opinion.
"I ulwajs did like Abraham Lincoln
lest anjwny!" It was hard te believe
fiey were Isabelle's crutches leaning
cner there against the upholstery! Her
bright eyes shone. Her blend bobbed
hair tossed. "I think that part about
where thev're winning's just great.
Don't you?"
One of the elder boys, iter Cham Cham
peon, spoke up and said: "Well, I said
I thought Abraham Lincoln was the
greatest American even before we
came."
Lisle Babr, n sweet little girl of thir
teen, who wns bndly crippled by In
fantile paralysis three curs ,age, was
especially sympathetic. When the first
scene was ever she leaned ever and
anxiously asked if the piny was nil
ever. On being told it wns net, she
gave nn ecstatic sigh nnd then asked
one of the boys whnt Mrs. Lincoln's
first siame wns.
On his way down the stairs. Hnrry
Kaplan, new twelve years old. nnd in
the home for seven years, said he would
like very much te be n man like Lin
coln. Mnnfully he made his way off
once mere en his crutches.
Van Dusen and Stokes Ce.
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