The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-23
THE MERRY SEASON.
Preparing to Celebrate an Old'
Fashioned Christmas.
SANTA CLAUS OUT SHOPPING.
Snow Gives the Pictures Reaiism-Dec
Grating tho Churches-O bserr.
ances In the schools.

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RS. s,o,, ..o,,fd seem TO be neeessas.
accompaniment 20 Christmas cheer anu 80 80,
there is plenty OF IL to safely those W. - -.
to see Christmas pictures iiFea UP -. ara
weather bureau. The good house"t'
wading braveiy through the slippery s''ess -,
lay in supplies OF good things Tor tas $50. -,
dinner of all the year; their husbands "a .
with them among the stores buying all fiaa.
of pretty things and taking them into tae 49,
unotserved by the tnquisitiEe youngs'ep ~
have for years been striving 10 so.'e r..
problem of "Who is Santa Claus
church people assemble al their houses y. ~
ship and beautify them with evergreehs ai'1
other decorations in honor of the Child Nnose
birth all these festivities are intended 70 ecss
brate. The poor are not to be aHo"eo ~ -
without their share OF the pleasures o. Tue %.
son. for half the enjoyment consists III ses.s
others enjoy them, SO that those VINO ea'n.'
provide the good things themselves VIII Aase
them provided for them.
As Christmas comes on a SUNDAY, the Guy
ftself will be mainly given up TO FeiisioIs Wv
eervancee, and the social festivities VIII oc "
yided between the preceding evening anu s.is
following Monday. Family parties WIZ DC .hY
main feature OF The merrymakiDg, out tneiS
viii also be numerous private parties anu sew
eral public gathering. Many business houses
have arranged to make Monday holiday ios
their.amployes aud some public officials may uo
tho.same.
Il any one doubts that the friends OF Seattle
people in this and other lands are remembered,
he should look i'll ~ the express Offices anu sse
The constant stream of people no are sendias
away packages. The rush OF outgoing BUSINESS
to distant points is now the wane. end most
o. the packages now being sent are going 70
places nearer home But the practical feInem-
brances sent from other places 10 this city are
ginning to arrive, aud the Northern facihc
has seven wagons delivering them-two more
than usual-aud, in order to expedite the WORK,
has suspended the collection Of outgoing PACK
ages by the wagons, leaving the senders 10 bring
them TO the Office Both the Northern Paclhc
and the Wclls-Fargc, in connection with the
Great Northern, are doing such heavy busi-
ness that they estimate that IL viii exceed that
OF any previous Christmas.
The rush Mt the possoifice is abou. over, so far
"a outgoing mail is concerned, but Is only be-
ginning on the mail coming in. ''our receipts
a the stamp window on Monday said Assistant
Postmaster ". ]. Colkett yesterday, were saos,
mostly III small amounts. on Tuesday aud
Wednesday they were not quite so heavy. but
caused just about az much work We took IN
On Tuesday sii2. aud on Wednesday sos The
siamp window worked usual from ) TO 3
o'clock. but the work inside heavy. entail
ing extra clerks Even Hr. Davies, the post
master. pressed himself into service. The III
coming rush is only beginning. we can't tell
what we will do, though IL good today.
we nave TWO extTn CieTkS IN the registry Ge-
partment. and they didn't get through opening
the registered mail of last night until 10 this
morning, 5ii pieces being received III this de-
partment alone i'll that one nights mail Six
thousand registered packages alone Were
handled the last seven dsys. In tho money
order department we have been working over
time, too, for about three weeks. Last week
we had over ZOO transactions, involving about
$4,000. Yes. Christmas is a busy time for U.s. ;"
The postofice will be open on Sunday from
To IL. and on Monday from to 10 a. N. On
the latter day carriers will make the regular
morning trips only.
The Christmas preparations and decorations st
st. Marks church have been delayed by the
snow, which prevented the decorations from ar
irving ut the time expected. The work will nro-
coed this afternoon and evening and tomorrow
On Christmas day the services will begin with
communion at a. IN. ChilGrens service will
be ut 9:55. At ii the regular Christmas serviee
will be held and the communion will be admin.
istercd. At T;S0 special carol service will be
held. The music on all these occasions will be
fine The Chiidren's Missionary Society OF the
church sent Christmas box to the Sunday
school of the Mount Vernon church Yesterday
Gounod's "Messe Soiennelle," conceded 10 be
the finest work OF modern composition will be
sung at midnight mass on Christmas eve in the
Church Of Our Lady OF Good Help. The ..ve-
mite AGoramus" with organ prelude By DR.
S. Palmer, will be sung before mass. Miss Mar
guerite Mckinney will sing as offertory Adsms'
''Noei.' with violin obligato, by DR. NJ White
Frederick The choir will be composed OF the
finest singers in the city. with a full chorus
The pupils and teachers at the T. T. Minor
school have prepared Christmas exercises for
this afternoon and cordially invite the friends
of the school to be present ut O'CLOCK. Some of
the programmes are as follows:
ROOM EIGHT, MISS ESTHER HYDE TEACHER
thorus-"Sincing aud Signing seb,o,
Selection-"A Christmas legend" 90. Rosa lager
sclection-"Ihe Photograph Album
Essay-'paper Making -...-... John Ca-ro;i
Seiection-''The Topper Mistake Faith Coak
kelection-"our Magma ChsEta $500. Ned Leslie
Patriotic selection --.......-....-.......s eaoaI
Chorus--''Ameriea' ........-. .--. Sehoof
selection-"The Relief OF Lucknow
.-.....-....--.-... 49,. Minnie Wood ward
seiectfon-l roubie IN me thoir Ethel iaake
Essay-''fife OF Daniel Webster ...
.............-....-.-.. Claiming Pricbiars
Cornet duet, :. George Davis aud GeoFge Brooks
selection-"Waitiug' ..............Allie Dabner
seIection-"The Deacon's Masterpiece"
selec,ion-.Tho Old Arm Chair Lone Ciasa
-t'Seff- Reliance ...-...... Nav Tfo.nns
Selection-"BliI Mason's Bride Olga cbri..
Sclectiou-'Iiues to u Skeleton . isabel prra..
Chorus-''ohi Come With Ne' .... sehnni
Seleetion-S.Death of MontTose" .-
.....,--.--. .:........W yclii1e Thompson
Paper-"iongfeilow .--.-.-----.. Nettie brown
selection-"The Pride Of Battery H
T.. rrsA
selectionI"ole Bulls Christmas ''''s'
Chorus-..Merry Harvest Time ......-.. Sehnoi
SIXTH sRADE-aIss IDA srStSGsrE.D. TEACHER
sous-"Merry Christmas Bells. schoos
Recitation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rose Mahon
Reading ..--,eteila Russeli
Song ...--.,---.+-'----t.- .---.--. gHartetts
Composition. -------..-...------.- Lena knox
Duet Bessie Inglis and Helen ChishnIIs
Recitation ilZzie Alexander
composition ..........-.....-.,Ad ettua Isouleanx
Quotation .-.---.---''-'-- ..'--'--- 49,. Sehooi
nehate Resolved, That the celebration 81 ehs
Christmas is enjoyed more than ;he celo-
Afirmntiye, Harry I,suhselser. negative. xe,Ha
Shepard
T@iS James Collins ead nert s, .ns1s
feadinr. Tessle Inel,s
Cornet solo....-.- ,'--','''...'A{Ei RaSseil
Song~"HarG. the Herald Angels school ieI
rtFra GRADE, MISS Berth. BgECkxxr1gIn
TEACHER
Alphabet OF quotations --..-..-.--.-...--.
IA iIsien Marshal, Eai,h thompson and Mamie
Reading" whittieys Home AMI Life"
-, school n.y. hs, ,!1.1 %ilssaso ,
Rsading -"whittier's FRS; Experiences With
His Writings .-.--. osca. Brandt
SouC-"renting Tonight --.-....---
Rea!ing-"W nittier the Man ..-.......
......-.-.......-.-.-- Htltia Van Nor ma.
r,ueert recitation Barbara Frietehie''
physical culture exercises. -....------...-...
Snne.-"Cnristlnas Bells ---------.-.
Recitssion- Watch on Christmas Eve
....-.-.--....-. .--,. George kaude
tThe holiday Convention with Christmas
rsc fsrIc Christmas Tree loy MsSae.F
Recitation and chorus. kfiena Collins
Spnr-"Merry. Merry Christmas --..-- .-.-.-
roukTu GRADE, MISS CARRIE SUBWAY
TEACHER
Rssdiuv-ssNeiife's Christmas Eve :. Mary e rot
S,n.r-"The SNOW Man ...s.-.-----. ----.. AS
IS. Ek.N4 r.