noon
he said . As much as was possible , the hospital rested on that Christmas Day . The internes went about in fresh white ducks with sprays of mistletoe in their buttonholes , doing few dressings . Over the upper floors , where the kitchens were located , spread toward noon the insidious odor of roasting turkeys . Every ward had its vase of holly . In the afternoon , services were held in the chapel downstairs . Wheel-chairs made their slow progress along corridors and down elevators .