Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-29
CHRISTMAS TREES.
The M. II. Church Doings i'm Their
Place of Meeting Last Night.

~CCshu hAfat NEknNs
Since the fire Of last August, whicl
licked up the M. E. Church and left tn
organization roofess a second time withir
a year, they have met, by courtesy Of th,
Commissioners, in the Courthouse. Las
night they gave their Sunday Schoo
scholars a Christmas greeting, and ar
ranged one of the finest affairs ever gotter
up in Eureka. Those who had the decor
ating Of the room in hand certainly proved
themselves artists of the "A1" order
Two magnificent pines lowered upon either
side of the center Of the hall, and the
connecting link was an arch Of
evergreens and flowers. A bar was laid
across from n tree to the other which
supported the word "WELCOME" which
was excellently worked in evergreen leaves,
boughs and flowers.
THE PRESENTS
We're abundant and rich-some of them
being elegant and very expensive. Rev.
Mr.. Ladd, the pastor, informed US that
the committee, who had the distribution
OF prizes in hand, had endeavored to show
no Partially; none was intended, and il a
mistake had been made it could be, and
should be Immediately righted. Amid 80
many presents, and to whom so many
were to be ap%portioned it is no wonder
If a aslip should occur. But
THE TREES
Were loaded down. From the lowest
limbs to the dome of theIarch the branches,
boughs and frame-works were loaded in
gold and silver and all the bright colorings
of rich gifts.
by z o'clock the Courthouse was filled
as 1t never was before, in numbers, with
ladies' and gentlemen, and the smiling
faces Of many children were everywhere
to be seen.
D OF EXERCISES.
Rev. j. d. Hammond, the Presiding
Elder, opened the exercises with prayer,
when the following programme was carried
out
John Vincent sang "The Wolf"
Eddie Phillips gave a recitation.
John Nicholas, song-''Unfortunate.
Miss Efie Phillips, song.
Lao 1CILlG mlOul6mlSH IGtlLGQ 'h0CK
Of Ages"
Miss Katie Cleveland, song,
Recitation, by Frank Main.
Peter Cox, song.
Miss Ada Lansing recited "Her Letter."
Little Blanche Haskell told the expert
ence of Jack and Gill, and was followed
by little Maud Haskell with a new version
Of the same.
The brothers Steve and John Nicholas
sang duet.
Nellie Evans recited Comfy"
John Nicholas and John Vincent each
followed with a song.
About the best appreciated effort Of the
evening was the "Flower Song" as rem
dered by Minnie Shoemaker and Minnie
Berg. Decked in robes of white and en-
circled with bright flowers, they looked
and acted their part perfectly, and were
roundly applauded. Rev. j. d. Hammond
then followed with appropriate and we'll
timed remarks.
AT 9 o'clock the tinkling of bells sound
ed the arrival OF Santa Claus, and the grey
headed old rascal Charley Tredennick)
n into the arena, sang a song; hand
ed little Kitty Hopkins upon a stand; she
threw a kiss to the audience; smscked old
Santa Claus square in the face, and told
him TO pass out his goat-load Of gifts,
which he proceeded to do.
THE GIFTS.
We have time and space to only mention
one. 1t is ours. Hanging between heaven
and hell III the dome Of the arch is to-
ward heaven and the Sherifss office is
hell), suspended by a stout cord fvery
.suggestive) was an object which reminds
one of q cross between the King Of the
Cannibal Islands and q Goshoot Indian.
The object was looking toward the junior
of the Leader (who passed it over to us);
one hand pointed toward the editor Of
the Ruby Hill Mining News and the other
to the County Jail; while the left
foot was raised to go toward the race track,
the right one was "toeing-in" for the
(Nob) Hill Of Zion. We would be happy
to dance at the funeral Of the party who
it SENTINEL Reporter"