NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Christmas Carnival in Manchester 
Big Christmas Tree in Village Green Wednesday Evening 
Manchester is to have a Christmas 
carnival this year—a big Christmas 
tree celebration on the Village Green 
on Christmas Eve. Much interest is 
being taken in the affair which will 
be unique in that it is the first such 
celebration ever held in Manchester. 
Everybody in town is invited to take 
part in the festivities, see the beauti- 
fully lighted tree, and hear and take 
part in the singing. 
“The old Christmas spirit—where 
is it?” has been asked scores of times, 
when one thought of the Yuletide 
celebration of our forefathers. Christ- 
mas is a holiday which should be ap- 
proached with reverence and whether 
our thoughts have gone back to the 
significance of the world-wide holiday 
is a question. Almost every city and 
town, however, has some phase of its 
local celebration of the Yuletide 
which has in it the true spirit; there 
is something higher than the cold, 
worldly exchange of gifts which 
characterizes Christmas everywhere. 
Io be sure, this same exchange of 
presents between individuals is indi- 
cative of the esteeme which persons 
hold for each other, but it is all so 
worldly and wholly materialistic that 
the true meaning of Christmas is lost. 
It is a holiday which should be ce- 
lebrated in common to get the fullest 
enjoyment out of it. This is what 
American cities and towns of this 
country are doing in various ways. 
Manchester is fortunate in possess- 
ing an organization that is stable and 
reverential enough to appreciate the 
significance of the Yuletide. The Ar- 
bella club, a friendly circle of girls, 
which has done much of good for the 
immediate community, has adopted 
a novel scheme to carry out the true 
Christmas spirit locally. Almost be- 
neath the centennial tree on the Vil- 
lage Green, the triangular space op- 
posite the Town hall and the Congre- 
gational church, this body of young 
women has planned a transformation 
of resplendent beauty in the shape of 
a communal Christmas tree in which 
every person in Manchester will be 
able to participate, in the celebration 
of the true Christmas spirit. 
The special electric lights which 
were used at the band concerts the 
past summer will be used to illumi- 
nate the Village Green. The tree will 
be lighted at 5.30 on Christmas Eve. 
At 8.30, after the entertainments for 
the young people at the churches are 
finished, the entertainment on the 
green will be held. It will include 
choral singing by the High School 
Glee club. Everybody may join in 
the singing. The numbers will in- 
clude the Manchester hymn, ‘The 
same tides flow,” by Sargent, “Silent 
Night,” “It Came Upon the Midnight 
Clear” and “The Star Spangled Ban- 
ner.” The Boy Scouts will also co- 
operate in carrying owt the program. 
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he idea of a vuristmas tree was 
conceived last year by the executive 
committee of the Arbella club. The — 
Town — 
hall was such a success and such an ~ 
enjoyable time was had that the com- — 
Christmas tree party in the 
mittee believed that everyone in town 
should be allowed to enjoy it. There- 
fore the idea of a common tree in the 
open was thought of, with the result 
that the club has made its plans for 
the carnival on the Village Green. 
No one need go without their 
Christmas celebration; no child in 
town need lack his Christmas tree. 
There will be no need of going to the 
expense of haviag a tree in the home, 
for the “common tree” is indeed a 
happy idea. It was carried out suc- 
cessfully on Boston Common last 
year. 
In case of a storm on Christmas 
Eve a signal will be given on the fire 
alarm and the program will be car- 
ried out the following evening in its 
entirety. 
It is hoped the whole town will co- — 
operate in making this affair a huge ~ 
success. This is an occasion which 
can be made or marred by the citizens 
of Manchester; made by ~ their co- 
operation, or marred by their in- 
difference. Many of our readers are 
familiar with the history of the fa- 
mous Passion Plays at Oberammer- 
gau, how every man woman and child 
in the town gives himself to this great 
play, life and soul, and how its won- 
derful success on presentation to the © 
world every ten years is made so be- 
cause of this communal spirit. We 
all need more of that Oberammergau 
spirit. Let us forget every difference 
of creed and age and all unite in this 
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occasion and prove to these young 
girls that we realize what their gen- 
erosity means, and may the Arbella 
girls prove themselves worthy of 
their name,—a friendly circle of girls. 4 
It is hoped the householders in the 
vicinity of the Village Green, and also 
bordering on the inner harbor will 
light their windows on the night of — 
the Christmas Carnival, so as to add © 
to the beauty of the affair. And let 
it be known, too, 
tide celebration. 
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