The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-01-05
EASTERN GOSSIP.

A description Of a unique Christ
mas entertainment comes from
Chicago, where the Anarchist Sun
day school pupils were treated to q
Christmas tree. 1t seems incon.
gruous to think of the "Reds" cele.
brating the birthday of the prince
of Peace" The school is held in 8
low, badly ventilated room, without
windows, at the rear of saloon
and it was crowded with embryo
Reds and their fierce progenitors
In the center of the room stood the
tree, scraggy pine, towering mid
the blue clouds of smoke that how
cred beneath the ceiling. 1t was
adorned with small menagerie Of
candy camels, ginger bread ele-
plants and sugar lions, and was
draped with strings of red popcorn.
Numerous candles lit up the tree,
and attached to the topmost branch
was the red flag of anarchy. The
superintendent and his five assist
ants each wore a red cross on the
left shoulder. There were 200 chill
dren and about SO adults in the
room when the exercises opened.
The utmost confusion prevailed
when they began to distribute the
gifts. Each one of the frowzy little
urchins seemed to think his life de-
pended on his getting his first. To
increase the hubbub a wild-eyed in
dividual played the "Marseillaise.' D
When the Juror subsidized little
every one of the scholars was given e
small red purse and a bag of cookies.
The immense public mass-meeting
that was so extensively advertised
to take place on the 23d ult. did
not cone off. The police had some
thing to say about the matter, and
when the anarchists, with Mrs. Lucy
Parsons at their head, reached the
hall, they found the doors locked,
and the blue-coated guardians of
the peace there to meet them. The
crowd took the situation goodnatur-
eddy on the whole, and retired qui-
city. Later in the evening few of
the members of the Arbeiter Bund
outwitted the police after all. They
went to quiet saloon, held meet
ing and perfected an organization.
Before adjournment some member
proposed the names of Mayor
Roche, Chief Of Police Hubbard,
and Inspector Bonfeld as honorary
members of the Bund, and the
proposition was unanimously car
ried.
Quite an interesting law suit is
pending at Hyde Park, Mass. Gen.
Butler is trying to break the will
of the late Miss Sally Sumner in
the interests of several legatees
who object to a certain provision of
the will for the benefit of believers
in spiritualism. Sally Sumner was
a sister of Charles Sumner, and at
one time owned nearly all the town
of Hyde Park. She owned consid-
cradle property when she died, in
Guiding 115 acres of land. By the
terms of the will $4,000 was to be
bequeathed to 20 legatees, the resi-
due of the property to be left to 80
other legatees. There was also
bequest for the interest of spiritual
ism. The contestants claim the
testratrix was not of sound mind
when she made the will.
The marriage of Joseph Ander-
son, the brother of Mary Anderson,
and the daughter of Lawrence Bar
ret took place in Boston on the
morning Of the Sd inst, Archbishop
Williams officiating. Mary Ander-
son was to have been one of the
bridesmaids, but at the last mo-
ment she decided not to assume
that role. The reason she gave was
rather amusing in the light of her
public position, it being nothing
more than "stage fright" She said
she feared she would mar the cere-
mony. Her brother being one of
the principals in the proceeding she
naturally felt nervous" and she
thought it better to run no risk.
The remains of General Logan
were removed the day after Christ
mas from the Hutchinson vault in
the Rock Creek cemetery, where
they were placed when he died, to
the new Logan Chapel in the Ma
tional Soldiers Home Cemetery.
The transfer was made quietly and
without ceremony. There were
present only the son and daughter
of General Logan and few init
mate friends. The artillerymen,
who for nearly two years have
kept constant watch over the re-
mains, were also in attendance. AS
the little company were ready to
leave the cemetery, John A. Logan,
Jr., in few words, thanked the
guard for their watchfulness and
fidelity, and pinned on the breast
of each a gold medal bearing Gen
eral Logan's head on one side and
an inscription on the other, hang
ing on a bar bearing the word, Ell
deity" Logan's remains were en-