Monday, December 23, " 1912 THE ASIIEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS I.Iosday, December 23. j- - USEFUL GIFTS Eor Wearers of Glasses ( KNU ei Vila EVt I UutomatkW vT olass J We have mountings 'that are guaranteed to fit and be comfortable. They are neat and "dressy" in appearauoe. PLAIN AND FANCY EYE GLASS AND SPECTACLE CASES, ALUMINUM AND LEATHER 35c AND UP We Sell Them 'WSSSBk SOcandup Plain and Fancv. Leaf Shape Toric Lenses You don't look under them. Xo reflection from. behind. KRYPIOK Mo Without Lines fj tens For grandfather and grand mother. Xo ji'i I'l will please theni more. B. I. ALEXANDER OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN. 78 PATTON AVENUE Involutions Against Ires Following the usual custom the in surance department ol" the state lias .sent out the 'following circular villi reference to taking precaution against fires during Chri-imaii: "lo not decorate your Christmas tree with paper, cotton or any other inlkinmiaUle material. 1'se metallic tinsel nnd other nnn-inilammaitle dec orations only,- nnd set the Christmas trees securely in order that the chil dren, in reaching for the gifts, will not turn them over, "Do not use cotton to represent snow. If snow is absolutely nececs sary, asltestos tihre should be used. . "Io ijot h:::?:: the . children to iiKht or relight the candles, while parents are not present. They fre quently set fire to their clothing In Htia l. The l.'ee itself will hum. when needles have become dry. "Po not leave matches within reach of children at holiday time. Mother It Is Your Duty To protect your own to see that your child ren are protected when Croup and I'neumonia come. GOWAXS PRKPAKATION will cure any disease v.'horc. lS'l..:i.'.,'..'l'. i.i the cause. K'ep Clowans In the home. Ail drug Klts. External. 2Tt cents and GO cents. P.L'Y' IT TODAY and lie prepared. Candles ar meant to be lighted, and If the children can get matches hey will experiment wlht them. They imitate their elders." Christmas day will be observed In the city with special Christmas music at the different churches. . St. Law rence will observe Christmas morn ing with high mass at 6:30 o'clock. celebrating low mass at 8 and 11 o'clock. The musical program for the high mass is as follows: Hail Christmas Morn . ... . , . Gounod Kyrie Klelson .............. Vangel Gloria in Excelsls Mozart Credo . .... .............. La Hache Offertory . . . , . . ... . Christmas Song Snnctus ... . . . , . ... . ... . . . Latrovost Benedictus Gounod Agnus Del La Hacht Christmas services at Trinity church will be continued throughout the week, the particular feature of those services being the boys' vested choir, n recently instituted organization under the direction of Garland A. Thomason, which contains 16 of the young boys of Trinity who will sing at these ser vices. Holy communion will be con ducted as follows: Holy communion will be conducted as follows: Monday morning at 8 o'clock; Wednesday morning, at 7, S and 11 o'clock and Wednesday after noon at ! o'tdock: Thursday morning at 10 o'clock; St. Stephens; Friday morning at 8 o'clock, St. John; Satur day morning at 8 o'clock, the Holy Innocent. , Service at All Souls' church, Hilt- more, will take place at 11 o'clock Christmas morning. Rev. Dr. Rodney Rush Svvope officiating, when the fol lowing musical program will be rendered: Te Deum and Jubilate in D minor, by Nobel; Anthem, 'Calm on the Lis tening Ear," Harker. A full choral celebration of the communion will be held after the morning prayer. Three masses beginning at midnight tomorrow will be held at St. Gene vieve's college, the following musical program to be given: Kt Incarnatus .............. Zlndleu Adeste Fidelia Zlndieu Gloria In Excelsls Mozart French Hymns, infour parts. CHRISTMAS BARGAINS Ladies' New Fur Hats $7.50, $5.50 and $5.00 Goods NOW $3.00 Ladies' Handsome Long Coats $32 and $30 Goods now $16.50 $22.50 and $20 goods now ..$12.75 $17.50 and $15 good3 now $9.75 $12.50 goods now $7.50 Ladies' and Children's Coat Suits $30 and $28 goods now $18.50 $22 and $20 goods now $13.50 $17.50 and 15.00 goods now . . $10.75 $12.50 goods now $7.75 $ 9.50 goods now $6.00 $ 7.00 goods now $5.00 " $ 5.75 and $5.00 goods now . ; . 4 . . .$3.50 $ 4.00 goods now $2.50 H. REDWOOD & CO. SOCIAL HAPPENINGS (Continued from page 5.) Pennsylvania, to spend the holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Mcllrayer. It It lirown-Wootl The wedding of Miss Esther P.rown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles lirown of Weaverville, to William C. Wood.- of Llngle, Wyo., will take place at the home of the bride's parents in Weaverville tomorrow afternoon at G o'clock. Rev. J. H, West performing the ceremony. The wedding will he followed by a reception which will be Tor a few relatives and close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Woods will leave on the Carolina Special for Cincinnati, where they will spend Christmas, going lat er for a short time to Denver, after which they will be at home In Llngle, Wyo. K Mini Frieda Bcrnecker has gone to Savannah to visit her sister. Miss Amelia. Uernecker, and brother for the holidays. George Craig, son of Governor-elect and Mrs. Locke Craig, hns returned to the city from the University of North Carolina where be is a student, to spend the holidays with his pa rents at the Battery Park hotel. Donald Young of Detroit, who for some weeks past has been a guest at the home of Mrs. Taylor Amiss on Haywood street, leaves shortly after Christmas for the A. and M. college In Raleigh, to study scientific farm Ing. . , It K Mason Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 Alexander, has returned from Trinity Park school, Durham, where he is a student, to spend the holidays with his parent In the city. It K Judge J. C. Prltchard Is expected to arrive from Richmond this afternoon, R. C. Daniels, his secretary, has al ready returned. Miss Alma Reagan of Atlanta Is vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. 3 Reagan, at Weaverville. H Charles E. Waddell arrived thin morning from Boston to spend Christ mas with his family in BUtmore. It It John Minor, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Minor, has returned from Charlottesville, where he U a student In the University of Virginia, to spend the holiday with his parents. Talbot Pennlman of Wilmington, Del., son of Mrs. W. Talbot Pennlman, Is spending a short while In the city wth his mother and family at Forest Hill. It It Cahrles Milllnder, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Millender, has returned from Chapel Hill, where he Is a stu dent In the University of North Caro lina, to spend Christmas with his pa rents. m m Mis Lucy Penniman. who 1 a stu dent at Yussar. being president of the senior :1hm, turn returned to the city to spend Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Talbot Penniman, and family, at Forest Hill. n it Willium Henry Harrison has re turned from the east, having, with Mrs. Harrison, been spending some time in Philadelphia and Virginia, and is a guest at the Battery Park hotel. Samuel Fisher has returned 'to the city from the Raleigh A. and M. col lege, where he Is a student, to spend the Christmas holldavs. at it Dr. Louise Anderson Merrlman and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Merrlmon, who have been guests of Mrs. Taylor Amiss at her resilience on Haywood street, have returned to their home on Chestnut street, where they are keeping house. i H r R. C. Daniel returned last night from Richmond, where he has been with Judge Priteharn. CHRISTMAS SERVICES Music Programs That Will Be Fol lowed in Some of the Churches Wednesday. The Christmas music given last eyening at Central Methodist church wan attended with an unusual degree of success and received much favor- ulile criticism. The following pro gram was given by the choir under the able direction of the organist, Miss Daisy Smith: Organ prelude "The Cadinette Shepherd's Song... Jores Anthem "Sing, O Heaven," . .Simpei Hymn "Joy to the World." Solo "The Christ Child".' Coombs , Miss IJes.-iOwnbey. ' Offertory Pastorial Symphony (The Messiah) Handel Solo "O Holy Night" Adamr Mrs. J. E. Meares. Hymn "Brightest and Best the Son? of the Morning." Cantata. 'The Story of Bethlehem"' William R. Spencr Postlude "Toccota" Crawford The soloists in the cantata were Mrs. Joseph E. Meares, Mrs. J. M. Rums, Judge Thomas A. Jones and James G. Stikeleather. The program was well selected and excellently ren dered. F. Flaxlngton Harker's organ prelude, "Pastorale," was given at the morning service, this program also In cluding Bochan's anthem, "There Were Shepherds," John A. West's anthem, "Sing Unto the Lord," and Dubois "March of the Magi Kings." It For Those In Prison. A Christmas treat is being arrang ed by the Brotherhood of St, Andrew for the prisoners In the county jail on Christmas day that will be a lil ting celeb-ation of the occasion which her 13s "good will to men." A committee composed of Garland A. Thomasson, director of the Brother. hood, Arthur Amoler, Cecil Dcvenlsh, Lavon Sarnflnn and Samuel Fisher, will meet nt the office of The Gazette-News at 1 o'clock on Christmas day and with other Interested citi zens will go to the prison where bask ets of fruit oranges, apples, and ban anas win be given the prisoners. This has been a practice of the Bro therhood for some years past and has with other highly commendable fea tures of the efforts of this worthy organization of young men proved of much benefit and resulted in the promotion of the ultimate object of the brotherhood of man. This or ganization engaged in thl same work of remembering the prisoners on Thanksgiving last and are making plans at the present that will Include even more extensive efforts along those lines for the Christmas occasions. Show Falling Oklahoma. By AiiocUtteA Prru. Oklahoma City, Dec. 3. Snow fell steadily throughout northeastern Ok lahoma this morning. At Muskogee the ground was oovered to a depth of two Inches at daybreak. Frsm four to seven Inches was reported in the Panhandle region of Texas. At Abi lene, Teouuv now was still falling at 7 a. m. Ills Omission. He boasted loudly of the pies His dear mother used to make. He never said a word about ' Dyspepsia pills he used to take. Judge. Dr. Saintly "Ever one should viva according to hi means." Dyer But most glv according to their meanness." Judge. Tis exceedingly hard to make the garments for Formal Dress. So difficult that but few have the ability to do so with success. The wonderful Crafts manship, the attention to little details, the art in selection of Quality Fab rics have made I. W. Glaser C lothes the Choice of the Best Dressed Men of Asheville. And this same Clothes Perfection is linked to the Garments of every day wear made by Smith Gray Co., 5th Ave. Tailors. 18 Patton Ave. Mail Orders Promptly Attended To 1914 Copyright, lld)wU. ftttrn , Rochester, N, V Her Present. Smith Is a hard-hearted man. The spirit never touches him. His wile, however, Is different. She entered the dining rnoni with a troubled look on Christmas Eve. "Oh, John," she said, "Mary, has lust swallowed a dime! What shall we do?" ' ' Mary, be it said, is the maid in the Smith household. "Do?" repeated the master of the house. "Well, I suppose we'd better let her keep It. She'd have expected i Christmas box, anyhow." Judge. Miss Ida St. Leon in "Finishing Fanny" at the Auditorium tonight is the youngest star on tho American tage. , it There being a compensation for everything, such a thing as cany mon ey does not exist. Atchison l?Iobe. reamIland Hheatri & VAVDEVI LLE AND MOVING PICTURE! . 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