Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
The Day of the SaviOr's Nativity
in Rock Island.

How il was Ushered in and the Man
ner In Witch 1t was Generally Spent
christmas Trees, Turkey Dinners
and7Merry Greetings.
From the sounding OF the first sweet
note of anthems of JOY Christmas eve, I'm.
til the last stroke of the bell in the clock
tower III the great building on tie point
OF Rock Island announced that Decembe
S5th had passed, it was a joyous
Christmas all around. The historical
fur-coated oti man. the ever welcome
visitor of childhood ideas, must have had
a hard time getting around, but as one
jubllant little youth remarked yesterday
morning bright and early, SANITY got
there just the same"
1t was not Christmas weather. The pre-
siding genius of that bureau at Washing
ton has been off his proper equilibrium for
some time. He Is evidently afraid Pres.
ident Harrison's civil service ideas may
knock him out, and it has so ratified him
that he has been dealing gu. to US weather
that is due about three or four months
hence. There were no poems written
yesterday about the beautiful fittering,
neecy, fiakey, crystal.tinted spotless
snow; on the contrary there was nothing
without to inspire such thoughts, even in
the poetic mind that usually crops out
about this season. and the person of such
natural gifts was obliged to harbor his
burning thoughts until next spring when
they are sure to get loose on a much
afflicted public.
Spring garments were much more COM
Portable yesterday, than winter clothing,
and the man whose wife presented him
with red flannel night robe Christmas
eve and who was obliged to don it or NOR
tally wound her feelings must have found
yesterday morning that Turkish baths did
not come so high after all. One mans
wife sought to perpetrate a joke on
her ieige lord by presenting him with
new straw hat and he turned the tables
upon her by wearing it upon the streets
and Notifying her terribly. Yes, the
poor weather was the subject of much
ahuse-and some compliment, but there
was "a merry Christmas" on every lip,
and in doors Christmas festivities were
not marred in the least by any faults that
could be found with "old probs.''
THE CELEBRATIONS
commenced Christmas eve, when many
| presents were made and many were the
gatherings about the Christmas tree
Yesterday was devoted TO fessting on
turkey, plum pudding, mince pie, candy,
oranges, nuts ard pop corn. There were
number of Sunday school festivals on
Christmas eve, while services were con.
Quoted in Trinity church by Rev. R. F.
Sweet at II o'clock and at midnight.
Yesterday was religiOusly observed in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches
The Broadway Pre- byterian Sunday
school had its festival Christmas eve.
The children gathered in the Sunday
school room and marched down into the
church auditorium, where a platform had
been erected on which stood two small
Christmas trees. The exercises consisted
of carols, chants, dialogues by the little
folks. an address by Rev. Mr. Marquis,
an exercise The Blessing OF the Ages"
by the older ppnnle in costume E~~h
child received bag of candy, an orange
and some other remembrance
The Sunday school of the First N. E
church had very pretty exercises Christ
mas eve, including addresses, songs and
dialogues and the presentation of each
child with bag of candy, nuts and
cakes, an orange and an apple, and a
Christmas card from Supt, Robinson.
The United Presbyterian Sunday school
bad for its celebration on Monday night
snow house, revealing a visit from
Santa Claus" to two little boys and three
tableaux-"I think heard Santa Claus"
Santa Claus Caught" and Rock of
Ages The children received packages
of candy. and oranges.
The Sabbath school of the Central
Presbyterian church held its Christmas
tree entertainment last evening and was
largely attended, the church being well
filed. Singing and Christmas recitstions
were the order Of the evening until Santa
Claus himself put in an appearance
Then the tree was lit up and candy and
oranges In abundance were distributed.
The occasion was joyous one, and the
little folks, one and all, went home
happy.
The Sunday school of the First Baptist
church held Its Christmas tree exercises
in the church Monday evening. There
was large audience present. Tablesux
and Rotations made up a very interest,"
ing programme, after which Supt. WEIGH
called each scholar by name and as each
one approached the tree bag OF candy
was presented.
At the Ninth street NJ. E. church
Christmas eve, the following programme
was carried out under the supervision of
Supt. Bennett:
Anthem, Peace on Earth" school;
prayer. by the superintendent; song,
Christ, the Lord. is King" choir;
Christmas Greeting" by Miss Blanche
Bromley; christmas Bells" by Miss
Anna Cronholm; Two Little Old La
dies" BY Roy Shaw; Christmas carol,
Joyous Children Sing school; poem,
"On the Threshold. by Miss Lota Eunt>
ley; Ring out, Wild Bells. by Miss Ida
Hitler; Santa Claus" by Miss Luella
Bennett; Ten True Friends, by Miss
Rosa Mockwsit; Christmas Bells" BY
Morris wiltshire "a Christmas Carol,
, by Miss Della Cook; song, Caro-
t Around the Christmas Tree" by fifteen
little ladies; "The Christmas Tree" BY
Miss Nettie Brockman; song. BLESS the
e Lord, Oh my Soul, school, after which