The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-24
BUYING THE GIFTS.
Many Christmas Shoppers De-
TERED by Sloppy Streets.
A HAPPY TIME AT POOR FARM.
Every Inmate Given n Present-Remem-
tertainments, Public and Private.

"A Sseady 0fszZie IDdt converted kAe SHOW ON
the city payements into slush and made shop
ping disagreeabIe, had bad effect on holiday
trade yesterday. Ye. the city had Christmas
look and the stores aud streets were thronged
with purchasers of gifts. The street cars in the
evening were packed to their fullest capacity
one or more big bundles. It 10 a fact noted by
merchants that useful gifts have been bought
this year more than ever before.
The rooms OF the Bureau of Associated Chart
ties were crowded with members of the Board
OF Friendly Visitors all yesterday afternoon.
Toys. candy, clothing, food and a variety of
other articles were scattered about, ana several
OF the friendly visitors were engaged in wrap
ping them up and labelling them. Many of
these gifts were destined for the inmates OF the
county poor farm, and were presented to them
at the entertainment which given there
last night Considerable care was taken in the
matter The name, age and sex OF each OF the
seventy inmates was ascertained and the pres
ents were arranged SO as to be as suitable
possible.
In addition to the presents at the county farm
the bureau has received great number OF do
nations, covering almost every conceivable OBJ
ject OF use or amusement, which are to be dis
tributed among the children OF the worthy poor
OF this city. The bureau has a list OF over 600
such persons, and the work OF selecting and de-
livering the presents 10 by no means light
In their selection of presents the members of
fact that they were once children themselves.
They consider that too often Christmas presents
fail to be appreciated as they should on account
of the lack of judgment used in distributing
them. "The object in making q child pres
ent," said superintendent Dooley Yesterday, "is
to amuse him; the utility OF the object given or
the amount of instruction TO be obtained from
1t should be secondary considerations. The
presents have been selected with this idea in
view, and should prove happy surprise to
hundreds Of young people on Christmas morn
ing.
An entertainment was given to the inmates of
the county poor farm at 80 last evening c.
Van Wyck. chairman of the committee on aims
houses and hospitals, had charge Of the arrange
ments.
About fifteen of those who were to take part
In the performance assembled at $50 O'Clock
and went out special car. On their ar
rival they entered the large dining room, which
was handsomely decorated, and in which was
an organ.
Shortly after their arrival the audience filed
in and the entertainment began. Miss c. Mae
Baggery gave three excellent recitals, which
were enthusiastically received. E. I. Dooley
sang two solos and Mr.. Van Wyck one. The
audience Joined in singing "My Country IT'S of
Thee" and 'Marching Through Georgia"
The evening passed off pleasantly in every re-
spect, and the performances were heartily ap-
preciated by those TO whom any amusement is
very rare.
At the end of the performance each of the
inmates was presented with a package contain
ing candy. nuts. cake aud oranges.
The public schools of this city took a recess
yesterday until Tuesday after New Years.
Christmas exercises were held in nearly all tho
schools. At Central school there were Christ
mas trees in the rooms OF Miss Robson, Miss
Willard and Miss Chisholm, ana in all the other
rooms literary exercises were held. At the
Minor school the literary programme published
w az ca "a Mercer sol oo
exercises were held in the rooms of Miss Lynch,
Miss Hill, Miss Nash, Miss Rose Hegardt, Miss
| Carr and Miss Thompson. 1t had been the in
teution to render cantata in costume last
| night. but the entertainment was indefinitely
| postponed on account OF the weather. At the
| Denny school literary exercises were held in the
second grade and in three rooms of the third
| and two rooms OF the fourth grades. At the
| Columbia there were exercises in the rooms OF
| Miss Lodge, Miss HamIin, Miss McCauley and
| Miss Snow. At the Rainier programmes were
| rendered in the rooms of Miss Anthony, Miss
| Hawkins, Mrs. Waughop, Miss Maynard, Miss
| Satterthwaite, Miss Rice, Miss Hildebrand, Miss
| cogsweli and Miss Cole. At the, Olympia Miss
| Goodspeed's and Miss Stowells rooms held
| union exercises. At the Latona there were ex
| ercises in the primary grades OF Miss Blaze and
| Miss Adams No special exercises were held in
| the high or South schools.
| The Christmas dinner at Grace hos pital will
be served this afternoon at 2:30 O'clock and the
| festivities occur IN the evening. The hospital
| will be illuminated and an entertainment con
| sisting of musical and literary numbers rem
| dered.
| At the Church of Our Lady of Good Help a,
| the midnight Christmas mass the following
| music will be rendered by the chorus choir
| Dr.. F. S. Palmer, organist.
| Adeste Fideles OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Messe solonelle in G tsr Cecilia, $500. Gounod
| Offertory--
| Adagio'(violn and orgau) .. Merke
| Noel tgioiin obligato) Adam
| Miss ii. l. Mckinney, soprano; DIR. NJ.
w friedrich. violin.
The Christmas exercises of the First Methods
| Protestant Sunday school will be held THU
| evening. A very entertaining programme, con
| sistIug of a Christmas cantata. varied by fame,
| marching, will be given by the school SAINT.
| Claus is TO be represented a miller, with ,
| large Dutch windmill for his home. All are in
| vited.
| There will be Christmas tree. with literar,
! aud musical programme, at the Second Presby
| terrain church tonight
The Welsh Presbyterian church will have ,
| fine programme and a Christmas ship Monda,
| night
There will he a holiday next Monday In al
| the city offices, with the exception of one ma,
| in the city treasurer's Office and one man in tn
| water works Office. who will remain to receive
any money that may be paid in.
| The Northern Pacific railroad will ohserv
| Monday by closing all of its Offices in this city
and no pershable freight will be received toda
as NO freight trains will be run on Monday.
| ADJUSTMENTS.