The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-24
THE JOYOUS SEASON.
Great Preparations for the
Christmas Festivities.
PROGRAMME OF THE. EIsTEoDFoD
Nearly All the Churches viii Hold Spe-
ciaI services-Christmzs Trees
for the Children.

week premonitory symptoms nave
abounded on the streets and IN the
churches and other public institutions, as
well as in the thousands Of homes. The
stores are filled to overlooking with Christ
mas gifts and purchasers, and the streets
are crowded with heavily laden parents,
who have been depicting their pocket
books for the benefit of happy children,
and let Santa Claus take all the credit
The day will be celebrated on the largest
scale in the churches, which viii naturally
bring out the religious aspects of the ceie-
brafion, and the old familiar story OF
Bethlehem and the Manager will be again
poured into the ears Of childish listeners,
emphasized by the giving of gifts and the
eating of many good things.
The greatest event of this Christmas Will
he the Eisteddfod of the state OF Washing
ton, at Armory hail. Elaborate prepare
fions have been in progress for some time,
and no pains will be spared 70 make 1t
grand feast of poetry, song and oratory
The value of the prizes aggregate x2,op.
The sessions will be held at 10 a. III. and
p. m.
ESSAYS (gSGLIsH OF WELSH
"The Influence of the Higher Education on
sInvesfigation as a Factor in Human Adj
"The Elevation Of Woman .-..-..----..--.. -
POETRY (gSGI1sH OR WELSH.
so iinesj .. ..... Bardie chair and 20
s.soliIoquy of the Workman Ont of Employ
nent," tnot 10 exceed loo lines ----. -
Pour stanzas TO the Chinook Winds -..----. 10
Welsh Englyn, 1.-The Horseshoe"
SINGING (wELsH Or EsGLTsHl.
Chorus by Handel. ssThen Round About the
starry Throne gchoirs 10 be no less than
fBffft III 4to
Gold medal viii be awarded TO the sue
cessful leader.
Glee. by q. event. 1.-THE Summer" tchoir 10
be DO less than thirty in nuInber) .-.---.. %
Part song for males, by G. event, ''Harleeh
War Song" mo less than twelve). ....-..... 10
srio, s+Fair Flora Decks .......-----.-......-
Duet, by J. Parry, 'The Two Sailors" ttenor !.
Duet. .'Fiow Gently Deva, baritone and so
SOLO, by Parry, American STAR (baritone).. 5
Solo, BY J. r. Jones, Remember Ne" :.
solo, BY Handel, 81 Know That Ny Re
deemer Iiveth'' lsopranol .-----.-.... 5
Solo. by Brinley Richards, "The Blaekbird'
INSTRUMENTAL
Piano forte competition for ladies not over
= years old, amazon March, by &.
Michaelis ..-...........-. ..-..--...-..-.... 5
Competition for brass bands only. with no
less than twelve instruments, each band
TO select its own piece. 100
REGULATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, ETC.
~Rienzis Address 10 the Romans" Miss Nit
aMoria Rhuddlan," in Welsh ............ 5
Translatins "The Ruins of Hereulaneum,"
TransIating ssYrnadawaid Madoc o Gymra'' 5
Extempore speaking, for the best description
of an object given at the time -..-..+,..-.-
for he best oak chair Bsrd de tsee No. S 3
The officers are: Presidents of the day,
Governor K. p. Ferry, Senator Watson G.
Squire: adjudicators, poetry and prose,
Taliesin Evans, esq, tTal. o Eihonb, Oak
land, Cal; Rotations and TRANSACTIONS,
Rev NJ L. Jones, (Corrwgfab), Fremont
Wash: music, not selected yet; general
committee, Seattle, 4. z. Daniels, Robert
Evans, Daniel Davies, j. ID. Morgan, 4. T.
Morgan, Griffith Davies. Owen Thomas,
ID. II. Jones, W. II. Hughes; Black Dia-
mond, Morgan Morgans, Thomas ]. Prout,
Thomas W. Lewis: Gilman, John T. Pugh,
Joseph James; New Castle, Howell T.
Jones, Thomas Oakley, John ]. Morgan,
Thomas Price; Franklin, w. ]. Watkins,
w T. Williams, David Thomas, John ID.
Jones; Carbonate, ID. L. Davies, E. w.
Lewis, X. It. Lewis; Fremont, Rev. NJ. F.
Jones, Snohomish, John ID. Jones, Nor
gan Morgans; Tacoma, I. B. Davies, Crit
nth Hughes; Roslyn, Rev. Charles Bas-
set; Sehome, Henry George; Fairhaven,
ii. o. Roberts; Ellensburg, T. III. Wright.
The Plymouth Congregational church is
making elaborate preparations for the cell
ebration OF Christmas. This evening al
there viii take place in the church the
annual Christmas festival of the Sabbath
school. church and congregation. \
Christmas cantata will be rendered, and
there will be other exercises of interest. A
principal feature will be the distribution of
gifts from Christmas tree. The regular
Christmas services viii be held on next
sunday morning and evening. conducted
tx~E txss-f IT,. -
eramme for the morning services, COM
mencing at IL O'Clock. Is:
Organ Prelude.
Doxology Gin unisonl ..---....-... Old Hundred
Invocation.
Responsive Reading, selection -.
Gloria
scripture Reading.
pr.ys, - 'A'--n'
Hymn fe7.
HdeTt0ry.
sermon.
Hymn l6i.
Eanea3cU0n-
Organ Posilude.
In The evening there will he praise serv-
ice ~ 10 O'Clock. q follows.
Organ Prelude.
Hymn 10.
f!rsi selection. scripture
seeond selection, scripture. -'''>'
AntAeA--o, Holy Night -.--.--...-.. Adam
Hymn -.
Prayer
Nsls QHArtette-"Slsep, Holy Babe .shanks
oEeTtaTy Soprano soIo}-'.JeraSalena' -. Parker
Hymn ii.
Address
Anihc1n-'.Saz&rcth -.---......-...... Gounod
PRAYER.
Hyniu E
hene3lciiun.
Organ Postlude.
The music for the service will be eSneci-
allv fine. being rendered by large, well
trained choir. made up as follows:
SopTanoS-MisS Adelaide Holmes. Miss Jennie
Houghfon. Mrs. r II. Crandall, Miss J B. Adair
Altos-Mrs Job 2. lyons, Miss Anna SeBkfrk
Miss Ellen : Chamberlain.
TeuorS-Mr +. H. Crgndsl, Mr.. c. z Bow
man. Nj George A. ColmAn, Mr. ". II peffis
BSSSgS-Mr. VI. Il. Haynes Mr. l. J. CoiaNn
Mr., +. l. lAy;on, Mr. Z. \. Hin.
organtSt-Miss Julia Chamberlain
iirectoT-Mr. L. u. CFand&ll
solemn midnight mass will be celebrated
under the direction Of deacon and sub
deacon st the church Of Our Lady Of Good
Help tonight. A feature of the services
VIII he the splendid music TO he furnished
by the choir. Ii will render the "Kyrie. -
Gloria" and ''Credo" from Farmers mass
in h fat; the "AgnuS Del" and 'sSanctus''
from Mlllard' 5 mass, and "Adeste Fideles. -
Miss Marguerite Mckinney viii sing
Noe" rs an otlertory. The choir viii be
composed Of
SopFanos-MiSs Marguerite Mckinney. Miss
Minnie NtteO, Mrs. Mccarthy. Miss Never
Miss Kate lane, altos, Mrs. Tolhurst. MIS-
bssSos, Mr.. Raiiarxeon. Mr Michael, Mr.. Rq~Sk
fayeTs OTgs2iSt, Professor Martins.
Tomorrow there will he low mass az 81
Il. IA. and again ~ a. M. At IO.2Aa- m
there viii he solemn high mass, followed
by sermon. In the evening at O'Clock
there viii be a solemn bene<iiction with
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