, 1888-01-05

Ell us u tiniid school hoy in the pie, q
TWAS the Night Before hristnas, ~ d
his endeavors Ia overcome his bashful
ness was ~ amusing ~ u was natur !,
| aud Mr.. Cole rs prom ptoi could be heard
all over the house. The gentleman, ot
rnther, then little boy, did very clever
| piece OF work and his repeated effnrts ~
self-possession and at recalling his for.
| gotten verses we're very amusing. Mr..
! Warren was followed by four young Ia
dies In ~ recitation entitled The Seasons
and all did remarkably we'll for such u
| difficult piece. The Young ladies' were
Misses Maud Parks, Viola Gould. Maud
Justice and Tillie Gnuletz. The echo by
the school behind the scenes WIS u very
musical one aud added much tn the
otherwise delightful piece. Thi, piece
was quickly followed lly a tab eau OF the
| same name, which was ~ pretty M it,
predecessor and WAS much ci,j 'yed. The
next was recitation aud tai leau "How
Boy Feels After Christmas" and both
were amusing and entertaining. This
was followed by y duet "Gloiia to God In
the Highest" assisted by chorus aud
was we'll rendered. Next came the tab
leau Gross and Crown" and WAS per.
haps the prettiest u all the tanlealx.
Jennie Crystal, who IL well-knOwn as n
talented elocutionist, delivered In very
effective and pleasing manner, the piece
widow Gray" and her path 81 10 tones IA
she stood by her little ones description
has its license) were none the less tolch
ing than the sight itself. Miss Crystals
recitation WAS the best ~ the evening.
chorus Of all the little ones followed this
the song beirg This Chri~tn, ~ Nj ht we
Gather Here" In this chorus the training
~ the young folks WAS used to advantage
and their singing WAS very entertaining
ihi WAS followed by tableaux Ola high
order which concluded the evenings en-
tertainment. After this most entertain
ing programme the Christmas trees, load.
Ell with presents for the young folks.
were moved to the fore part Of the stag,
where santa Claus and his aged spouse
~uperintended the distribution. After
the little ones had been loaded down with
presents the audience took their leave, the
Younger one> having had N most enjoy
able me AMI the older ones having had
the same experience.
JoNEs-sTINsoN.
Last Sunday, christmas day, Miss Ada
III. Stinson was united in marriage to- Mr..
Arthur d. Jones, OF Chicago. The happy
event took place at $40 p. IN. at the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES parents on Pacific
avenue, Rev. r. q. Watson officiating
The affair was quiet and unostentatious,
vnly Immediate members OF the families
and n few invited guests being present.
After the rapturous event was over the
bride and groom, surrounded by their
happy guests, were soon seated at the ta-
ble where an elegant collation. had been
served which was partaken ~ by those
present with keen relish. After supper
the evening was passed n n very pleasan
manner, every one being IN their hGppieSt
mood. The gifts were numerous ana
costly. malay having been received from
friends both in Spokane Falls and the
east. The groom Il quite we'll known in
the city and has many friend-, VINO wish
him success IN his new venture. The
bride lsa handsome aud accoinp pllshed
young lady and ha, quite II large circle Of
friend, who evtend their waime>t wishes
To her in this, her iife's decisive move. Ii
is not certain yet whether the happy |
caupls will remain and make Spokane
Fails their future home or not, ~ the
groom Is with the Chicago News aud
travels In the interest of that paper, but II !
Is to DO hoped that their final settlement
may be be in Spokane Falls where pro-
gres- and prosperity travel hand in hand.
CHRISTMAS AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Christmas services at All Sa nts' !
church last sunday were Of IA very inter-
esting nature and were well attended. |
The choir Is the best In the city, and on |
Christmas day the music was grand. Mrs. |
+. Ii. Mason began the exercises with a
solo which was very pretty. The lady |
has clear and musical voice and one Of |
~
enjoyed. The programme was followed |
In the order published aud from begiu- |
ming to end was highly interesting, the |
musical part being especially admired. |
Most OF the pieces were rendered by the |
church choir and az all are accomplished |
musicians, their singing WAS treat IN |
deed. In addition To- this entertaining |
service there were many other pleasant |
happenings that desc, We mention. They |
were the Christmas gifts OF the congrega-
ton to their pastor whose work i'll their
midst has been greatly appreciated rs WAS
made known only too well by the beauty
and value of those gifrs with which his
surroundings are made beautiful.
The Christmas tree Wednesday evening
was very pleasant affair and the church
was crowded with visitors. The singing
by the young people WAS the feature of
the evening excepting, the tree, and
the litlle folks kept their part of the pro-
grantne up to u very interesting grade.
After the exercises the tree was liz up
and to the delight of the little ones was
soon bereit )f all its fruits After the pres
ents had all been distributed, the pastor in
n few well chosen remarks made brief re-
view of his career In the church, showing
the wonderful progress IL had made since
his coming and of which he had reason to
feel proud. The advance VI the Sunday
school was of especial pleasure to him
since il had increased from 30 to s5 In but
few months. 1t Is pleasant, indeed, to re-
cord such pleasant happenings
and especially when such
warmth is so marked between the pastor
and congregation. The ladies had labored
faithfully in decorating the church, which
presented D handsome appearance. Stream.
ers Of eveiyreens bordefed the expensive.
mantled walls, the entrance was clothed
with pendent evergreen wreaths and figures
Of appropriate design were added as moral
decorations. Taken all in all, many pleas
ant events have transpired among the Epis.