The Evening Standard

XMAS OBSERVED BY ZION GREEKS

SALT LAKE, Jan. 8.—After a week of partial fasting, all local visiting Greeks filed into their church yesterday morning at 8:30 o'clock, where they took part in the rites and services that attend the Greek Christmas. Rev. Parthenios Limberopulos, in long white robe, read the prayer and performed the ceremonies, which are believed by the Greeks to bring down extra blessings on them during this week of holiday, and for the remainder of the year. There were specially prepared music and short addresses for the occasion. It was 12 o'clock when the services were finished, after which the Greeks made their way to the local restaurants and saloons to enjoy a big feast.

This special feast, which all loyal Greeks are supposed to keep, consists in eating only certain prepared foods many of which are imported from their country. Olives form the main fast diet, mingled with a small quantity of nuts and black bread.

As one passes through the streets of Greektown in the early afternoon he could not fail to observe that something unusual was going on, as all the Greeks, numbering thousands, wore new shoes, which made a noise that could be heard a block off. Later in the afternoon it wasn't necessary to find your way to the Greek quarters in order to see Greeks. You could meet them on every street and corner in the business district, trailing along, sometimes in single file and sometimes in a crowd which blocked the sidewalks, gazing into the shop windows or chattering among themselves for dear life

If there was a Greek in the state who was not in the city yesterday, it was because he could not raise the money to get there, or he was sick.