Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-25
CHRISTMAS EYE.
AN OCCASION OF FEsTIvITY AMONG
THE LITTLE ONES.
Sunday-School Entertainments Last Eve
ming = Christmas Trees and
Other Features.

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, large numbers of people last even
ing attended the Christmas festivities in
several Of the churches, where the children
of the Sunday-schools had Christmas trees
or other pleasing pastimes. At the Calvary
Baptist Church the young people were out
in full force A Christmas tree had been
prepared and loaded down with presents
for the little ones.
Before the distribution took place an in
teresting programme was rendered, con-
sisting of Rotations by Florielt Hodgden,
Ida Davis, Charles Plat, Stella Lowell,
Alice Keller, Allie Aiken, Lorena Fisher,
Nellie Fisher and Wallace jerks.
DR.. G. T. Millil:en rendered vocal SOLO
which was followed b" an anthem by the
church choir, consisting of Dr. Milliken.
W. E. Osborn, Miss Shubert and Miss
Andrews.
The school then sang Bringing In the
Sheaves," and Miss Andrews class of
young ladies rendered choice selection.
The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Herrick, announced
that, in obedience to request made some
time ago. the members of the Sunday
Il
quantity of groceries and other useful arli-
cles for the poor, which would be distrib-
uted to-day among deserving families by a
committee.
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN.
The Westminster Presbyterian Sunday
school held their Christmas exercises in
their church parlors, which were well
thronged. The following programme was
rendered: Prayer, by the pastor; songs,
by the school; Rotations by Alice Jones
Jessie Logan, Laura Cronkite, Saddle Grit.
fin dialogue, Christmas, Past and Pres.
emf" by two classes; select reading, by Miss
Annie Laurie.
In behalf of the teachers, c. NJ. Camp
bell, the Superintendent, was favored with
few good natured criticisms, and some
pointed suggestive advice by the pastor,
and presented with beautiful scarf-pin
The evenings exercises concluded with
ice-cream and cake served to the scholars,
the giving and receiving of presents, and a
social time in which all present partici
pated.
sIXTH-sTREET METHODIST.
The Sunday school children of the Sixth
street Methodist Church had an enjoyable
Christmas festival in the basement of the
church. There were two Christmas trees
laden with all kinds of presents, which
were distributed to the little ones. The
following programme was rendered:
Song, "Gather Them In" by the school;
prayer; recitation, "Bible Gems" by the
infant class; song, Anthem of Glory"
recitation, by Wilkie Wing; song, "Twas
Love That Brought the Savior doll.drill.
by four little girls; song, THE Story of
Jesus" Rotations, by Alice Stephenson
and Edith Renwick
The entertainment concluded with the
melody of Mother Goose" Then, after
song, Santa Claus dropped through the
chimney and distributed the presents.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Atthe Congregational Church largenum-
Der of the congregation assembled in the
lecture-room, where a pleasing entertain
ment was given specially for the little ones,
the features of which were Singing, by
the school, reading, Christmas" by May
Conley; reading, Uncertainty of the Date"
by Mertie Robb; recitation, THE Christmas
time" by Alice Darlington; recitation (by
young gentleman), Der NIGHT Pehint
Grismas."
The exercises were interspersed with
singing and at their conclusion nuts, can
dies cakes, etc, were distributed Then
followed games of various kinds. in which
the young people all INDUCED with much
zest.
THE MARKETS, ETC.
Several of the city markets have made
beautiful holiday displays. Those by
Messrs. Odell e. Herzog and Mohr & york
are especially worthy of mention. 1t is
safe to say that no finer displays of meats
can be found in any city of the Union.
Not only is the quality of the meats shown
of the very best, but the variety and artistic
manner in which they are displayed are
especially noticeable.
The produce stalls also made excellent
displays of their goods
ON THE STREETS.
Crowds of people thropged the streets in
the early part of the evening, making pur-
chases for to-day. Judging from the wagon
loads of packages that were seen travelling
towards the residence portion of the city
throughout the day, there will be many
happy Christmas homes to-day.
At midnight noisy crowds paraded the
downtown streets, and with horns and
good, strong lungs made considerable
noise as is usual on such occasions.