Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-27
birthday Festival at Hicksville.

Thanksgiving Day at Hicksville was a
bright one for the young people of the dis
trict. Pho McCauley Valensin's thirteenth
birthday was kept right merrily. The boys
and girls of the district came bedecked in
their holiday garments to honor their COM
panion and friend. By two o'clock in the
afternoon fifty-eight children had assem-
bled. and for the succeeding three hours
played to their hearts content, baseball,
football, croquet, puss-in-the- corner, battle
door and shuttle cock, graces, tug-of-war,
and the games adults recall from boyhood
days. The first teacher of Pho, Miss Govan,
for whom the young host entertains much
affection, aided by her sister, Mrs. I. B.
Hall, and Miss NJ. Govan, together with
Mr.. Gates, the master of the Davis School,
and Mrs. J, Williamson, directed the games.
At five o'clock, high-tea of all kinds
of substantial food, including a large Eng
lish plum pudding = thoroughly enjoyed
by the chlldren-as well as delicacies of
every kind had entire justice rendered it by
the little folks, who were served by ten
ladies and gentlemen.
Between solid food and dessert, the lads
health was proposed by his tutor, Mgr.
Capel, who dwelt on the need of being knit
with the whole district by intelligent, prac
teal knowledge and union of labor.
Having laid stress upon the truth that 1.-The
boy is father to the man." Fio's strong
affection for his mother, purified in the
crucible of sorrow through which they had
passed was commented on, as well as the
sense of duty generated by their united
trials, and then the toast was proposed
'' Years of life, if spent honorably and
actively in showing affection and duty to
his God, to his fellow men, to himself"
The toast was drank standing, with three
hearty hip-hip-hurrahs. Joined in by the
renters of Mrs. Valensin's property and the
parents of the children, to whom alone in
vitations had been given. Mr.. Gates re-
sponded very happily to the toast, in the
name of the parents and the young people.
He saw in Master Valensin, the host, the
reflection of his mother; spoke of her as a
pure minded, high-minded and generous
lady, a model for the girls who were there
growing into womanhood. while the son
was described as an example which the
lads could well follow.
Mrs. Valensin's health was then proposed
by Mr.. Journey and drank with enthusi-
asm. Mr. Randolph responded in happy
speech. The evening closed with display
of fireworks by Monsignor Capel and Mr..
Gates, aided by the boy guests of tRe house,
Masters Beatty, Paine, Hummel, Tozers
and Hall To commemorate the day the
q Arno Club for Sports" was established
for the children of the district, with Master
Valensin as its President, and his tutor, to-
gether with the Principal of the school, as
Vice Presidents. Thus terminated day
of pleasure that will long be remembered
by the young people of that section of the
county. The young host received many
presents, some of which were very hand
some, and his companions and guests re-
tired with the full sense that he was one of
in the hope that they might all
grow to manhood together. The guests
from the Hicksville School District were !:
From the Davis school: Masters Willie
and David Bellner, James and Chester
Sales, Hamilton Davis, Columbus and
frankie billiard, Henry and Berthe Tinker,
Henry and frankie Putney, Johnnie Grant
and Lee Birmingham, Misses Katie and
May Lewis, Annie and Alice Robinson,
Maggie and Mile billiard, Lizzie Wind |
rick and Lizzie Putney. From the Hicks
vile school: George, James and Mary
McGuirk. viii, Frank, Joe, Mary and
Sarah McEnerney, George Keagle, Zoie
Bayley, Hattie, Mickey and Nina Cottrell,
Blanche Dowzer. Ernest Jones, Harry and |
Stella Randolph, Pearlie and Fred Hicks
and Sam Wheelock.