Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-28
POMONA.
Christmas Entertainments-Local Notes
and Parsonala

Christmas Entertainments-L0c Notes
and Personals.
POMONA, Dec. 27.-There was quite a
string of Christmas entertainments last
evening.
At the Presbyterian church standirg
room was at a premium, and of all that
number who attended those who felt so
disposed deposited "pound of eome-
thing" to gain admittance.
The special feature of the evening was
might before Chris mas" scene,
cradle with its snowy sheets and q
mother putting her two "chicks" to
bed. Mrs. G. P. johnson, the mother,
rocked little Geneva Johnson to sleep in
her lap, then she and her little stocking
lees feet being tucked into bed, signal
for Santa Claus to appear. which he
did, and he brought forth guuny
sack after gunny eack, filed
with boxes of candy, each sack
labeled for the different Sunday school
classes, and then depositing his burden,
he proceeded to fill the two little black
stockings hanging at the foot of the cra-
die, and was about to depart, when the
children woke up and ran and caught
"Santa," and clambered upon him and
kissed him, which he returned with q
will
In the distribution of the boxes of
candy, it was announced Last, but not
least,.a box of candy for Rev. Craig, jr >"
young gentleman who made his ad
vent in the world day before yesterday.
At the Methodist church fully 600
people gained admittance to the Christ
mas exercises, and numbers turned
away, unable to even get standing room.
The special feature OF the evening was
similar in character to that of the Pres
byterian church. Five little tots, Misses
Abbie Barstow, Louise and Gertrude
Brown, Myrtle Lorbeer and Eva Walker,
in night dresses and bare feet, hiding,
and capturing Santa Claus when he
made his appearance in the room.
The entertainment was given by the
Sunday school, its object being the "re-
| ceiving" OF presents, instead of giving.
the contributions amounting to: 500
collection, SIS worth of dry goods, $50
worth OF canned and dried fruits, 10
sacks of -four, 2 sacks of graham -four,
l sack OF corn meal, which is to be dis
tributed to the Methodist ministers
stationed upon the frontier engaged in
missionary work. DR.. G. w. Brown g
| GLASS VI ~ UOy6 CdCu SdVc u 20 pOuuu
sack of -four, numbered among total
above.
The Unitarian Church Sunday school
Christmas tree entertainment was held
at the residence of the pastor, Rev. L.
w. Sprague, last evening, a bus taking
the little ones down. Fun and hilarity
were symbolic of the occasion. Older
members of the Sunday school and con-
gregation lent their presence to the
occasion and joined hand in hand with
the children in the evenings fun.
The Pacific hotel bus horses broke
from their moorings in front of the hotel
today and with. the carriage attached
made wild run the full length of Sec.
ond street. To Mr.. Ed Reynolds, q
popular member OF Co. D, N. q. c., is
due the capture of the team.
The many attending the advertised
prize fight between two negroes at Ar
mory hall last night went out and
kicked themselves, as the eaying goes,
for squandering 30 cents to see mig.
ger" apparently knocked out in two
rounds and then in few minutes after
ward spar ten rounds with his appar-
emily successful opponent.
Mr.. Willard Goodwin, son of City
Assessor Goodwin OF this city and city
editor of the Dennison (Texas) Herald,
is spending Christmas with his parents.