The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
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How People who are Away From Home
May Enjoy Christmas
To the person Who is absent from
home at Christmas. the holiday season
Is wontsto bring more OF regret than Joy,
and our readers will be somewhat sur
| pfised to learn that among al the fes-
tixities Of The day in Empor,a, none,
perhaps. we've more enjoyable than those
which occurred among party of
strangers in alittie upper room at the
Park Place hotel Monday afternoon
the occasion being The eeiebratien by
the WIIberforce Corners company, of
the anniversary which has become
desrer 10 the human l.tagi with every
year which has come and gone through
sII the centuries since the first CHRIST
mas morning. The happy scheme was
protected some days ago by the inanaee r,
aIr. F. A. Stewart. and in due PROCESS of
time il mateiisIizel III tie form of a
Christmas tree. laden with a profusioa
of beautiful gifts which il would require
more space than We are able 10 spare to
enumesaie. After the meaihsrs of the
company. several representatives Of the
press and others sho had been
invited 10 participate in the hap
Ply occasion had assembled, Mr.
Stewart stated that his company
tad been prompted IL brighten up the
day which should Inspire sentiments OF
solemn joy in the hearts oi all, ly the
interchange Of gifts. ard rs il vas iheir
custom to join together each day in
worship, he deemed it fitting 20 offer
now such an expression of gratitude to
the Great Giver for the blessings which
had crowned the year and which were
so manifest to-day. He then read 4 por-
t;Gn OF Scripture appropriate IL the
occasion, and followed this with brief
aud .fervent prayer Then came two
hymns rendered with such feet Us can
only be impaired by such masters of The
vocal art as The WilberioTces, at iheeon-
ciusion of which Mr.. Stewart was select
ed 10 dispense the gifts, which embraced
collection of costly and handsome ar
ticles which il would be impossible to
duplicate outside OF the most thoroughly
assorted metropolitan establishment
There were handsome books, Christmas
cards, elegant work boxes and per.'umrIy
cases in plush, pictures, toilet sets, arti-
cleso OF apparel, NOS tn speak of gold peas.
silver cups, and a score of other things
that we might mention. Among the
more valuable gifts were the following:
A handsome gold watch, hunting case,
from Manager F. 4. Stewart 10 his wife
A gold watch. open face, from Chas.
A. White, organist, t. his mother, who
resides in the east.
A beautiful dressing gown and cap
from Mrs. F. A. Stewart TO her hus-
band.
A check for $4,000 from Miss Halle
@ Brown 10 Der mother
a check fer $40 90 from Miss Anna
II. Jones to her motler.
A handsome silver knife, fork and
spoon in case from Mr. z. 4 Coleman,
basso, to Manager Stewart
An elegantly framed picture of Mr.. G.
A. White 10 Miss Halle Q. Brown, from
the original.
An expensive volume of Lnng6 llow
from Manager Stewart To Mr. & A.
White.
~ copy Of SHAKE spcare and toilet
81 from Manager Stewart to Agent
Ashby.
A costly work box from F. b Brinson
to Miss Ida NJ. Gates
A beautiful case of periunery, in
plush, from MIR Coleman to Miss Auna
II Jones.
We must not forget the splendid reel
talon of "Hurrah To the Christmas
tree" by the elocutionist, Miss Brown,
which was beautifully rendered.
The occasion was one of rare enjoy
ment to all present, and was one of the
most pleasant episodes we have ever
known il connection with Christmas