Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-01
CHRISTMAS.
How It was Observed and Celebrated in
Jamestown.

This holiday of all holidays was duly
and appropriately observed although the
coolest time of the winter thus far hap
pened to come along and stay over with
US during the time reaching the lowest
intensity Christmas morning, but not
withstanding this state of the weather
tho children were out early comparing
presents with each other apparently un-
mindful of the singing breeze that watt
ed the aromatic ozone from off the vast
expansc Of snow covered prairie which
surrounds the city on every side. slightly
tempered, however, by the James river
bluffs which rise in easy grade and ma
jestic grandeur to the east and 10 the
west.
The festivities and entertainments of
the holiday commenced the day and eve
ming before, the day being spent by many
IN that most difficult of all tasks the &C.
lection of Christmas presents to put IN
the little stockings that decorated the
walls of nearly every household or to be
stow upon children of larger growth as
tokens of esteem and friendship. 1t is a
difficult task to suit onc's own taste but
much more so to suit that of others, for,
in the lnscrutable ways Of providence,
there are as many different tastes as there
are features and individuals bearing them.
But with most people the intent of the
glvcr obiterates all criticism of peculiar
taste and upon the whole the attempt at
pleasing with Christmas gifts IS sue
c,ss.
On Wednesday evening very pleasing
and profitable programme was presented
at the Methodist church in the interests
of the Sunday school which is the cradle
of the church from and by which mil
lions arosbrought into the fold on attain.
ing mature age. The exercises began
with the devotional, continued with songs
and rccltations and concluded with little
presents to the chlldren.
At the Presbyterian church the same
evening was social and supper of unus-
ual attractionand pleasure at which the
children were generously remembered
with pleasing presents. The music was
appropriately selected and cxcellcntly
rendered. Miss Allie Clcmmer, little
daughter of Superintendent Cemmcr of
our public schools, excited the compll-
ments and admiration cf all lpresent by an
excellent recitation in which the little
lady exhibits mark cd e1 ,cut,onary ability.
At Summers Bros. roller skating rink
a large crowd assembled early in the eve
ming and after enjoying tie exhilarating
amusement of skating for awhile the fruit
of an elegant Christmas tree was plucked
from which numerous and some very Gle.
CANT presents were gathered. After lhe
tree was unloaded of Its burden of varied
fruit the party engaged IN the merry ma
zes of The dane until the hour arrived
when the corgratulatory Merry Christ
mas was exchanged one with another.
These composed the principal Christ
mas Eve entertainments aud with their
close TIC people soly scu~..i;y retired tc
tie ''slecp of the JUST and "perchanco
to dream" of "peace on earth and good
will 10 men,
On Christmas day three masses wero
held at the Catholic church for which the
house of worship was appropriately and
handsomely decorated by the ladies OF
the congregation. Special services were
also held at the school house by the Epis-
copal congregation.
The Grand Central hotel presented its
guests with an excellent dinner which
was pirlaken OF by them with many
thanks to Mr. and Mrs NJ. E. Foley, who
had so generously and correctly aoticl.
pated the apnetites and tastes OF their
patrons. The dining room girls were
generously remembered by the boerders,
Miss Annie Gasker receiving s28 and sew.
erel other presents from those who sat ut
her table, most of whom are railroad men
and who always get to the front III gen.
eroslty. From the other side of the house
Miss Lizzie Smith received 500 and Miss
Ida Carter SIS, together with other pres.
cnts.
At the Klaus house Tony set out an ele-
CANT dinner to his guests who are pro =
fuse il their praise of the spread as we'll
as of the liberality of the genial and pop
ular host Tony is good eater himself
and when he sets out all that his own
taste can suggest there is no room left
the most varied tastes to find fault. The
dining room girls there were also gcner-
ousy remembered, Miss Annie Moran,
Miss Maggie Veins and Miss Nlollie
Burns each receiving black silk dress,
a pair embroidered slippers and 4 beautl-
fnl Christmas card bearing the Z mes Of
the doEors
The Metropolitan fully sustained Its
reputation IN the dinner spread before its
guests on the cosmopolitan holiday which
was partaken of with relish and many
expressions Of satisfaction by the guests
and their invited friends. The dining
room and office vas arrayed IN cheerful
holiday attire and every surrounding was
as pleasing to the eye as the rich and va
ricd vlands were 10 the taste. Mrs. Pierce,
at the Hotel Brunswick. also gave hel
nun erous boarders holiday benefit in
the way of an excellent dinner which was
not surpassed in variety and quality by
any one in town.
The day closed with a grand masque
skate and dance at the Opera roller rink
at night which was attended by an i'm
mense throng Of people. The costumes
embraced every conceivable design from
the lndescribably ugly to the most cx-
quisitely beautiful, and when about a
hundred had assembled on the floor the
racket they made and figures they cut