Newspaper Page Text
CHRISTMAS EDITION.
* THE ROME TRIBUNE,
ESTABLISHED 1887.
()T N HOLIDAY S'lMI ’( )S1 L XI.
MELODIES
j?OR CHRISTMAS.
. The recurrence of the natal day
of tne Babe of Bethlehem is ever as
sociated with music. The first
sounds that smote the air that- morn
ing, nearly nineteen centuries ago,
were the inspiring chords struck by
celestial hands and the chanting of
songs such as had never before been
heard save around the Great White
Throne.
Since that time the divinest talent
of the World,s great, masters has
been directed toward the production
qf Christmas music.
Wlia.t a tneme it is! Never, since
the morning stars sang together has
the universe bean stirred by such
majestic melodies.
We, in Rom’, will attempt to im
itate, in our feeble way, the glorious
example set by that celestial choir
and will slug of that grand theme
“Ou earth peace and good will
toward men.’’
At the First Presbyterian church
there will be choice selections rend
ers I by a chosen choir and the music
will be in thorough accord with the
spirit of the »• a*on.
At the First Baptist church a se
lect choir will render the sweetest
songs in the repertoire and the music
will be a beautiful remind r of the
sacred occasion'
At Sr. Peter's Episcopal church
there will be sacred music of the
most elevating character selected
with great care by the leader of a
choir that is fully competent to ren
der it most divinely.
There will be high mass at St
Mary’s Catholic church and the mu
sic will be of the most inspiring na
ture.
From every choir in our beautiful
city the glad tidings will ring one
in songs of thanksgiving and all the
people will join in rtjoicing and
glorifying God for his long suffering
and loving kindness coward the chil
dren of men.
Mrs. Charles D Wood.
CHRISTMAS TIMES
AT SHORTER COLLEGE.
“I* ! no <7 is come o-ir jj t I’st tea t!
L->. every on* m j
K .ch uotuwlhivj eaves f< dr e«r,
An i e ery eoai with bollv ’
Each occupied room, of course,
for many of students, almost all, go
home on Christmas Eve, with glad
hearts full of happy hopes; some of
the teachers, too, bid the college
adieu for a time and go to that spot
of earth supremely blest: singing
within themselves, as they go, the
sweet old song.’*
• East or West
Horn" is lie t "
The girls and teachers who re
main behind fortify themselves with
wise precepts and determine that if
the best possible thing is not within
their reach they will content them
selves with the most, available. They
gather together and select room mates
to take the place of those who have
left; bestow uuwonted care on their
rooms, take out their prettiest
tidies, throws etc; hang up pictures
that have been oarefull reserved
for this time; bring over from the
libraries tbeir favorite books, or in
stall ati unfinished picture in the
bed room so that the delight of fin
ishing it may be a p irt of Christinas
joys Then they put their heads to
gather to plan frolics, tableaux,
charades, games and all kinds of
“parlor tricks.” All the inmates of
the college join in these, young and
old, and every evening has its own
special feature. Then there are walks
and drives and ' 'spreads'’ Sometimes
agioupof girls with fancy work in
their skillful fingers v ill select a
good reader to entertain them and
“The Christmas Carol,’’ "Unc’
Edinburg’s Drownin’, ”<or “Major
Jones’ Courtship ’will give wings to
the hours.
The trip to the woods for greenery
and the pleasant task of beautifying
bed rooms, dining rooms and parlors
makes one day fly by on glad pin
ions The change of c unpanions at
meals gives a pleasing novelty, >n
stead of a half cozen long tables all
full, there will be perhaps only one
filled with emigrants from the North,
South. Ea*t. or West of Eatin’ Hall
And at Christmas wbat delicious
and sumptions feasts Professor Dug
gan provides. All the good things
that belong to this season are as
ernbled together Everybody is
bright and nr rry, and heart-easing
mirth sits supreme, with open arms '
inviting all to join her band
As for Christmas gifts, nowhere
else are these more enjoyed than at
Shorter. Sometimes there is a Christ
mas tree in the great parlor; some
limes presents are distributed more
privately; sometimes the wildest joy
is over what the mail brings, but no
matter how old Santa Claus comes
he never forgets Shorter College.
And never, in the college, is the
meaning of the season forgotten.
Fresh from a st adv of "Milton’s
Hymn on the Nativity’’ many stu
dents murmur his words
•* p h’i ti ths month, and till* be happy morn
W herein ths “on of Heivno’e et mat King,
<>• wed ihi Mato Vfrjln in >the-l> rn,
our redemption <rom «h..ved<rt rtrfi-g.”
Eleanor Churchill Gibbs.
ROME, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1986.—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
' —f"
kfeA> >Sj
PLEASANT PSYCHIC
FEAST IN STORE.
The angels in the Gloria in Excel
sis, have pr- b.bly given the best
definition of Christmas. On earth
peace. good will toward men.
This idea of Christmas with its
iove. charity and forgiveness, appeals
most forcibly to the heart of the
Christian, and is the nets most ac
cordant with the tones ot culture.
It is a time to forgive injuries, to
forget animosities, and adjust diffir
i ->nces A pretty and appealing senti-
I uent attaches *o an old cus'om said
to exist iu Sweden. On Chris’mas
eve all the shoes of the entire house
hold are arranged clos- together in a
row, in token tbit during the com
ing year rhe family will dwell to
gether in unity.
It seems peculiarly app opriate
that the Lanier Circle in wniob the
spirit of the angels’ song has wrought
such perfect harmony should cele
brate the return of Christmas with a
special program at the December
meeting.
At the regular meeting the Circle
is thrilled witu the inspirations of
genius and music filled, as the great
master-minds of the world, a wond
rous multitude in rich array, reveal
their intellectual glories, and at the
special Christmas meeting commem
orates the advent of the prince of
peace and its sweetest chimes ring
out in Christmas greeting.
Probably the best Christmas pro
gram ever arranged for the Circle
will be rendered at the coming meet
ing on Monday evening December
21st at the residence of Mrs. J. H.
McGhee.
In the beautiful parlors of this ele
gant home the following members
will pass in stately procession before
an appreciative audience:
Monsieur Lustrat will present a pa
per containing in my interesting and
brilliant features of the holiday sea
son as it shed its radiance over ths
gay circles of Paris.
Mrs. W. .1 Neel, who has spent a
Cnristmas in Germany, will enter
tain the Circle with an account of the
singular customs and quaint super
stitions associated with Christmas in
the Fatherland.
The intellectual graces of Mr.
Hughes Reynolds will shiue through
an elegant review of tne literary ca
reer Zitigwill.
Music, the only pleasure distinctly
promised 11 bo translated with us
from earth to heaven, will lend its
charm to the occasion. The musical
program is under the direction of
Mrs W. 8 McHenry, the vice-pres
ideut ot the Circle. It will be rend r
ed by some of the most talented an I
skilled musicians of Rome, and will
doubtless be, as it ever is, of the
highest order, and appropriate to the
occasion.
Lou Underwood Rowell
; ‘
IN THE LINE OF
HIGHER EDUCATION.
T1 e idea of' ‘University Extension”
has been in England and was in
tended to carry institution, through
the pleasant medium of lectures, to
those who were deprived by age or
occupation from profiting by the ad
vantages offered at the University.
Nothing lias assis'i'd ambitious par
ents wore, in keeping abreast of the
times and shoulder to shoulder with
tbeir children graduating from the
best institutions of the county, than
the various summer and winter
schools that have bean, of late,' so
much in evidence. The good they
have done can hardly be expressed
For ncthing. in America, is nice
pitiable than a parent deprived, from
poverty iu early life, of advantages,
unable, although a successful busl
tiess man, to enter into the literary
pleasures of his son, perhaps a first
honor man from some college. And
who of us cannot name many such
cases? As has been said the good of
these schools can hardly be esti
mated. But not all the fathers ani
mothers of the country oao leave
borne to improve themselves by a
course <>f eveu a few weeks.
| Then why not bring the most im
portant factor, of these school the
lecturer, to our homes? That while
j doing our entire present duty to our
chil ithi we may prepare ourselves,
bv study,to do our future duty to
them, when they became children of
a larger growth.
i This is wbat the University Ex
tension will enable us to do For
tne tew hours spoilt., enough Infor
mation will be gained to give us
food for thought for many months,
I as well as give us a systematic guide
for farther re-search.
| Horace Mann said: “The educa
tion of a whole people, in a republi
can government can be attained by
the consent of the whole people.
What we ne >d to do is to hang the
starry lights of knowledge about
them, and show them not only the
darkness of its course to the goal of
prosperity and honor, but the beauty
of the way that leads to it ”
Exactly what Horace Mann has
said Doctor Battle has aone. I u giv
ing the Chapel at Shorter, for the
lectures, he holds the ligßt? high and
leads the way with hie entire faculty
that alt- the citizens of Rome, who so
desire, may follow in the path, he
has already trodden, to the fountain
of knowledge
Mrs. J. Lindsxy Johnson.
GIVING OF GIFTS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
What a beautiful custom it is of
giving presents to those we love
coming from the birth of the Babe
who was cradled in a manger and
becoming more universal every year.
We give presents to our friends at
Christmas because we expect some
thing in return. Is it not so? And
we worry around to buy as expensive
ones as possible because we expect
our frieuds to do likewise.
Every member of the household,
down ro rhe servants, expects gifts
from every other memb-r and it
gives all of us pleasure iu seeing
others made happy by our remem
brances.
But to truly appreciate the pleas
ure of giving we must give where
’here is no hope of material reward
from those receiving the tzift. We
all know “itist.iore ble-s.'d to give
than ro receive.” But where is the
giving when it cones to exchanging
tokens with our friends?
To give proper)v we must go out
side the family and circle of friends
There are many little ones to whom
8 inta Claus will make no vis't nu
less he i< reminded by some one in
terested in making them happy at
this joyous season. And older oues,
to whom Christmas will be but a
memory unless made happy by some
little token from some one who is
thoughtful and wishes all hearts
, 1 glad on Chrirtmas Day.
. 1 People do not always look at the
utility of the presents given, bur.
rather consider |rhe motive that
prompted the giver no matter how
small the gift may be.
1 There are so many little things
that are so dainty and lovely and
cost such a small amount that al
most everyone can afford to purchase
a few of them outside those intended
for friends and relatives and send
tbeui to some who are not expecting
such a gift and thereby by the
thoughtfulness of the act in sending
the tokens of good will, show that
yon indeed wish them a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year.
Mamie Leona Folsom.
BUYING PRESENTS
FOR THE CHILDREN,
The food parent who goes to pur
chase toys for children’s Christmas
presents will find almost the same
that were there last year and a great
many years before.
There is nothing new in buying
Christmas toys to the old camoagn
er. The father or mother who has
been through this phase of Christmas
shopp'ng has generally profited by
experience, and, as a rule selects
a stood shop where a complete line of
articles, such as delight the little
ones, is kept, and goes systematically
to work to buy all the toys necessary
to fill the little stockings that will be
hung by the fire-plaoe on blessed
Christmas eve.
The parents who have been
through the same business year after
year are practical so far as practica
bility can be associated with the buy
ing of Christmas presents and buy
gi ts for tbeir children that will
prove serviceable as well os pleasing.
It is the new mother and father
that take the keenest delight in this
work of love. They flit from fetors
to store and are much more exercised
and perplexed over buying the«e lit
tle Christmas gifts for “baby” than
a capitalist would be over purchas
ing a railroad.
A run through the principal shops
revealed nothing new ekoept a few
minor knick-knacks But any toy is
new to many children and they are
all acceptable to all children, so it
really makes little difference that
the stock of play things is much the
same this year as it has been many
yars before. A child can devise a
world of amusement out of such sim
ple toys and as Jong as this is the
case, parents need not trouble
th-mselves about the condition ot
tne t y market at Christmasr.ide.
Mrs W. A Knowles.
THE HOLLY GREEN
AND MISTLETOE,
The Library joins with pleasure
the Tribune’s Chirstmas symposium,
sending its good friend the Tribune
kindest greetings of the season.
The last book order was a most
pleasing one—About thirty of as go «i
books as could be placed together.
Besides the “Damnation of Theron
Ware’’ and “Tom Grogan” the two
most read books of the day, all of the
others are unusually entertaining
and high toned.
U nless some fair v godmother or
godfather brings us some new books
from fairyland or Santa Claus shorld
put a check in the dear old Library
st icktng, I grieve to say there will be
no new books for Christmrs, as alas,
the treasury is empty or too nearly
so to make an order for books.
Tnere ar-', however, here enough
good books to keep onr young people
busy reading tor a year or more.
I sometimes wander if there were
few ir books of fiction if the said
young people would not read the
higher class books more.
Fiction. w« are told, makes us
emotio tai and to think, but history
makes n* act.
Toe Library is bidding its time,
and the proof and bid-work thereof.
The ladies will invent ttome’hiug to
get the money and soon the up-to-date
novels will be here or some of them
anywav.
The Library will dr-'ss up in holly
and mistletoe and gladly welcome
everybody during the joyful Christ
mas tide. Linnik Hargrove.
A STRONG PLEA FOR
RATIONAL PLEASURES,
Christmas! Kind Reader, did yon
ever think that a volume of meaning
lay in that one little word? The birth
of Christ, onr Savior, who suffered
death that we, whom he loved,might
be saved. Why should not the day of
our Savior’s birth be observed with
the true Christian spirit of trying to
cheat the hearts of those who are
burdened with sorrow;forever banish
ing from our own hearts any ani
mosity that may have been retained
toward our fellow creatuies? How
much happier we would be if we
would seek to gladden other hearts
ou thia Day of ad Days, Christmas,
with less ignoble meditation fir our
own selfish nlea-ure. Yet, Christmas
should be observed with great glad
ness and rejoicing and earth should
be male to laugh, and nations clasp
hands and gambol as if at innocent
play, because our Christ Savior was
born that day.
How grievously wrong is this day
of gladness often observed. True di
versions from worldly caie or respon
sibility, regretting our sins of omission
and commission with a firm resolu
tion to compensate noblei deeds to bs
done during the ensuing year should
be substituted for the bacchanalian
noting that is almost universally in
dulged in on our Savior’s Birthday
How sad it is to think of the many
outcasts, who are hungering for just
one crumb of joy, by which their
crashed souls may have a passing ray
of hope! After drear darkness how
■ s weet it wqnld be for the light of nope
to flit over their hearts Just a kindly
I greeting, or a sympathetic glance,
i which costs us nothing to produce,
will prove as a sip of honey to the
lips of those on whom fate has press
ed the bitter cup of gall. Great will
tie the reward of those who earnestly
endeavor to make the song birds of
joy sing sweetly in the chambers of
■ a saddened soul.
Mary Frances Lindsay.
FOR LITTLE ONES
IN EAST ROME,
Our people are a charitable people
and tuev never forget the little ones
on these occasions, but remember the
divine injunctions of One who said,
I “Suffer littl.' children to come onto
I me and forbid them not for of such is
the kingdom of heaven.”
I Tne holly and mistletoe are tremb
ling with anticipation in the lovely
suburbs of East Rome a-:d this will
be a Christmas loug to be remember
ed among the little ones.
Everybody should lay aside minor
1 cares and enter hartily into the spirit'
of the holiday season when the evil
days come not and we shall sadly say
that wo have no pleasure in them
The scores are filled with beautiful
things and there is a rejuvenation in
the hearts cf the elders as they
look opon the delightful array of
pleasing noveltie ,
There will be a Christmas tree at
Howard Avenue Methodist church in
East Rome ou Christmas eve for the
Methodist Sunday-school.
A short program is being arranged
containing recitations and songs by
the children.
Etch member of the Sunday-school
will receive a present aud all persons
c inneced with the school will be al
lowed the privilege of putting indi
vidual gifts on the tree for friends.
Theooinmirt.ee is at work and will
do its best to make the occasion a
delightful one for the children and
all who attend.
It is a blessed privilege to be al
lowed to minister to the wants of
th, se little ones.
They are the ones for whose bene
fit the sk’ll and ingenuity of rhe toy
makers are ex*-roised long before the
advent of the sacred season.
It is but right that tbeir little
hearts should be made glad on this
occasion. ■ ■ • 1 -
Mrs. Bruck H vrris.
PRICE FIVE CENTUM
•Rome's great
(Christian charity,
“The time draws near, the birth of < hrlvt;
The moon is hid, the night is sti 1,
4 Single chnrcli below the hill
Is pealing, folded iu the mist.”
We read in our latest Northern
journals the good things women
have done this week in New York.
Mrs. William Astor gave a dinner
to one thousand newsboys Ms.
Elizabeth Wiggins left sev<rol
thousand dallars to the Free Home
for young girls, and toother charita
ble institutions Mrs. Jennie Car-on
J began hospitable work in the slums
1 etc.
J What will onr cwn good women of
' Rome do in the way of Christmas
1 chantv?
J The women of the governing board
1 of the Rome Emergency hospital by
■ their united efforts, have been en-
* deavoriug for the past six months to
1 place tnis institution on a firm and
’ permanent basis. What are the
’ Christian peopls of Rome going to do
1 to keep them? A small contribution
from those who feel inclined to do
■ charity in a systematic business-like
1 manner, supervised bv a corps of
' competent women, whose souls are
* iu the work, will sustain this hos-
* pital and aid in a philanthropic
1 work.
1 Already much good has been ac
complished by these woman and
trained nurses, assisted by some <>f
our most skillful physician*, in care
imr for numbers who would have
1 suffered but for the sheltering arms
of the Rome Emergency hospital.
' Some of these patients have be
1 come permanent residents as em
ployees in this home, one of whom is
a faithful industrious woman with
three helpless children, an aged
mother and invalid sister who are
1 dependent on her for their daily sup
port.
Others have been given employ
ment, a warm comfortable home,
1 and encouragement to help them
selves. These people are t> be
clothed’, fed and cared for during the
winter, will tne generous friend* of
' Rome iu whom the spirit of God.
acting on their hearts, make them
desire to serve, and the hand of Uod
, upon the sealed eyes open them to
see the wry to serve, help in this
cause of benevolence?
The governing board, aided by
their frieuds will furnish the inmates
of the hospital a dinner on Christ
mas day, any donations to which by
those interested in this great charity
will be most gratefully acknowledged
and appreciated and if sent to Mr.
Hand’s store will be delivered at the
hospital.
Tnere will also be established in
the beginning of the New X ear, in
connection with the hospital a free
Kindergarten which it is hoped will
show definite and positive results
There is no more promising field,
there is no more needy field of labor
than this. It is believed that in tnis
Union thereon the possibilities of
the most helpful work, such as may
reach the needs of the entire com
munity.
With such prospects, surely there
is no reason why this work should
not move on with the New Year with
new courage, new cheer and new
hope.
The wea th of treasure, land or gold.
Is only s r eet to have and hold.
To those whos® mercies manifold,
In ceaseless i tfis o’rrflow.
Mrs. John C. Printup.
CHRISTMAS ROSES
WILL BE VERY SCARCE !
The streets of Rame will be bright (
and attractive during the next few (
days.
The shop windows will furaish an (
inexhaustible source of amusement '
and attraction for the children. <
The schools closed Friday after- •
noon and the puai's and teachers
will enjoy a much appreciated rest, c
Sad to say there will he a deal th ot' (
flowers as the col I nips have cut' tiff ■
'he supply. On a visit to Atlanta I r
found th it the florists there were (
complaining of the same difficulty, »
Usuallv thev are plentiful iu this (
climate and Christmas roses are a f
beautiful feature of the season with r
us hut this year they will be m are >. ‘
Nevertheless, the roses on the
cheeks of the happy young people _
will help to make amends or the (J
luck of blossoms in the front yards ‘
and hot houses Besides, there will q
be enough fraeia t roses for some -
beautiful fl Hal decorations
The people of Rome have cause >
f>r gratitude for all the tnessinu-ot'
rhe past year and for the success that
that has atrtended the efforts of «il (■
the various organizations, social as
well as financial, during the sea-ou. Q
The sounds of rejoicing are heard -
from afar as the glorion< day md £
proaches and Santa Clans will find.
many a happy home circle here when Q
he arrives at dead of, night with his “
prancing team with soiuethipg. nice r
ftir'every little one in the land.
Mrs H. C Norton. 0