The Portland daily press., 1885-12-28
C. c. c.
The Final Arrangements for the
Dinner.

Dinner.
There was large attendance of children
at the meeting of the Christmas Club Satur-
day afternoon at the Common Council room.
This was the last meeting of the club before
the dinner, which takes place next Tuesday
afternoon, and the business consisted of dis
tribution of badges, completion of the COM
mittees, and making all needed final arrange
ments.
Miss Sargent arrived here last Wednesday,
but has been confined to the house by Sc
we're cold, and was unable to attend the
meeting, much!to the disappointment of the
children. The universal wish was expressed
that she would be able to attend the Christ
mas dinner.
The following rules for admission were
decided upon:
All members of the club will be admitted
to the gallery by the rear staircase, also all
those holding tickets marked Gallery.
Dinner guests will passup the main staircase.
Walters, reception committee, Busy Bees
and all committees will enter the hall by the
winding staircase.
The following is the full list of the refresh
ment committee, which is under the direction
of Mrs. Charles Staples, Jr.; and it is desira-
BILE that they should report at Reception Hall
Tuesday morning at $50:
State Street Church-Mrs. A. G. Dewey, and
Mrs Randall johnson,
St. Stephens Church-BIiss Jennie erie and
Miss Laura Jones.
Free Street Church-Mrs. j. II. Barnes, Miss
Clara C. Chase.
ST. Lukes Cathedral-RIrs II. L. Davis.
Second Parish Church-Alrs c. 2. Pettengill,
Abyssinian Church-Mrs James Eastman.
St Paul's Church-Mrs. Moody, Miss Carrie
Carney.
High Street Church-Mrs. L. NJ Cuts, Miss
Emma Conant.
First Parish Churcl-Miss Henrietta Lewis,
Congress Square Church-Mrs. Kendall, Mrs.
Billings, Mrs. Harrington.
Swedenborglan Church-Mrs j. S. Bedlow, Miss
Friends Church-Mrs. F. c. Johnston, Mrs. T.
M. Johnston.
Williston ChurcI-Mrs. f. B. Knapp, Mrs. NJ.
Congress Street NJ. E. Churcl-Mrs. Henry
Adams Mrs Reuben Dyer.
First Baptist Church-Mrs. w. p. Hastings,
Mrs. VIM. Chamberlain.
Vaughan Street Church-Mrs. George F.
West Congregational Church-AIrs j. Roberts,
Miss Emma Moses.
Plymouth Free Baptist Church-Mrs. 7. g.
Lewis, Miss Flora Berry.
Pine Street Church-Mrs. Thomas Loyejoy,
Miss c. s. Merrill.
Park Street Church-Miss Helen Noyes.
Mary Blake.
India Street Church-M Ella Bradley.
st. DominicS Church-Mrs Henry.
Catholic Cathedral-Mrs. Parchecco Mrs. Sey-
mour.
st. Lawrence Street Chnreh-Miss Edith Curtis.
The dining hall will be under the direction
of Mrs. J. A. Spaulding, and the members of
the committee are requested to meet her at
City Hall Tuesday morning at O'Clock
sharp. The following are the names of the
committee:
Vaughan Street Methodist-Mrs Holt and Mrs.
Morse.
Congress Square Universalist-Mrs Webb, Mrs.
Virgin, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Mcguire.
High Street-Mrs. Phillip Brown.
Free Street Baptist-,lMrs Charles Webster.
Second Parish-Mrs. Acres, Mrs. +. Cammett,
Mrs. Henry Merrill.
Catholic Cathedral-Mrs. Lappin
Williston Church-Miss Nellie Jordan
st. Luke's Cathedral-Mrs. S. Rolfe, Miss E.
Smith; Miss Hurd, Miss Prindle, Mrs. A. Moulton.
Mrs. J. Adams, Mrs. Pendleton.
Park Street-Miss Evans, Miss Billiard.
Swedenborgian-MrS. Hay.
State Street-Mrs. Perkins, Mrs Dana Mrs.
Woodbury., Mrs. Talbot.
st. Dominic s-Mrs. j. j. Murran.
Cutter "Dallas''Mrs Little, Mrs. Barr.
The following is q complete list of the
walters who will be in attendance on the
tables:
Girls-Daisy Colby. Nellie. Smith, Annie Bur-
CESS, Annie Shaw, Olive w. Shaw. Maud Varney,
Mamie lam co Faggg Grafe Tobie Eva TAYLOR Ella
Mabel Morris, Annie HILL Ruth burgess, Lulu
Foster, Alice Hnckley, Louise Worcester, Eva
E Id Margaret 6 Hinekey Eleanor Hinckleyi May
Cobb, Grace Cobb, Abbie Horrie, Elsie Gibson,
Gertie Robinson May Walker, Marguerite Dunn
Alice Shaclford, George Palmer, May Hobbs,
Louise Small, Annie Moore, Grace Matthews,
Mani Mamie TThsyer Carrie Mcdowell, Caddie Lang,
Marion Deering, Gertie Parsons.
Boys-Charlie Webster, John Cousins, Jesse
Dresser, Harrie Hinckley, Willie Ingraham
Charlie Mclaughlin, Howard Littlefeld, Eddie
Eaton, Stephen Rogers, Leonard Marshall, Harry
gosselyn, ". ". Thomas, Willie Lothrop, Frank
Dana, Harry Frost, Geo. Morse, Daniel O'Don-
oghue, James Aver, Harry Batchelder.
The reception committee will be under the
direction of Mr.. Gilbert and will report to
him at City. Hall, Tuesday morning, at II
o'clock. The members of the committee are
Oscar Bucknam, Clara Percy, Margie Bryant,
Jones. Helen Burrows, Mabel SWEET Marian Alb
bolt, Cearlie Clarke, Harry Clarke, Katie Wade,
ehs aed G ee Y pn easwe Maya Gdo Miller E
Fisher, Millie Johnson Henry Davis, Fred C.
Prince, George Le9aut, JOSEPH, Legault Willie
Dennison. George Staples, Eugene Berrer Hat
tie johnson, Grace Dumphy, Dick Small.
Mayor Deering has consented to serve as
chairman of the carving committee, and he
vii be assisted by Messrs Capt F. Barr,
AolUCl OIdLlpllll, y. llbLlc, w. y. III. CdI-
ney, Will Corey, A. G. Dewey, John Mitch
ell. The committee will meet at City Hall at
9oelock Tuesday morning.
The tree committee is as follows: Mrs
Geo. NJ. Moore, chairman, Mrs. NJ. B. Gil
bert, Mrs. E. G. SWEET and Mrs I. E. Booth
by, with the following masters and misses as
assistants: Nellie Conant, Matilda Clifford,
Leontine Harrington, Willie Eaton Phillip
Hunt, Howard Corning, Frank Mcdowell.
The committee and assistants will meet the
chairman at City Hall Tuesday at 0 o'clock.
The arrangement of the floor is in the
hands of Mr.. Frank Knapp and his aids, who
will report at City Hall at $50 o'clock Tues
day morning. The following will be the
aids: Messrs. Keith, Stevens, ellison, Nc
Dowall, Could Wells, Alden, Knight, Eaton
Pickett and Deering.
The following young ladies of the Judis
Club have been invited to assist at the diff
ferent tables: Misses Katie Lappin, Lucie
LeProhon, Maud Deehan, Emily Flaherty,
Mary Seaman, Nellie Heating, Nellie Lynch
Carrie LeProhon, Rose Lappin, and Lille
Dyer. This committee are requested to meet
at City Hall, Tuesday, at $50 a. M
The dinner will be served promptly at
O'Clock. Mayor Deering will preside, and
after grace by Rt. Rev. Bishop Nelly, the
wants of the little ones will be fully sup
piled.
After the dinner there will be pleasing
entertainment, consisting of singing by the
children, tableoux and other amusements
followed by the distribution of presents.
All persons who intend to contribute candy
are requested to send it in today to Mrs Lit
tie, IS Park street. But little has been re-
ceived, and there are good many to provide
for.
All presents which have been saved by the
children of the G. G. c. during the past year
and presents to be donated may be left at
tho Ward rnom Citv Ruildin0 of+ar q o,o1ool-
today.
The Citizens Mutual Relief.
To the Editor Of the Press:
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to correct any misannrehen sion nc to tho