Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-12-27
ChritmaS Celebrations in the
City--Feasting and Other
Holiday Happiness.
How the Hotels Entertained
Their GueStS-Dinner Par
ties and a Dance.
Santa Klaus Still the Liberal
Old Gentleman of
Old.


parted and the day of days for the chill
dren was observed with due formallty
and success by most every household.
The entertainments and Christmas
trees provided at the various churches
Monday evening were of an elaborate
character and pleased the children i'm
menseiy and their elders almost as much.
The cantata prepared at the Congrega-
tional church, witnessed by packed
house, was especially good. The sing
ing was excellent and the Santa Claus
threw the young folks into an ecstacy OF
delight when he made his appearance in
the most approved manner with team
of prancing reindeer and jingllng sleigh
bells. Carols and Christmas songs were
features of the evening.
Generally throughout the city the day
was spent quietly. Family parties were
formed, friends visited friends and the
social amenities of the day fully indulged
in. A few skating parties were formed
and pleasant hour passed on the ice.
AT THE HOTELS.
Landlords lngraham and son of the
Capital hotel served their guests and
patrons with an elaborate dinner. The
menu card consisted of handsome
souvenir of the occasion embossed in
gold. The bill of fare was tempting in
it's array OF Christmas cheer.
The guests of the Headquarters hotel
were given fine special spread also and
the "inner man" supplied to satisfaction
with edibles pleasing on such holiday.
AT THE GLADSTONE.
The Xmas tree at the Gladstone, this
season, which has been for years great
event with the employees, and guests as
we'll, was fully equal to past occasions.
The tree was placed in the south parlor
and was a fine towering cedar. Its
branches we're hung with all sorts OF
gl1ttering Christmas paraphernalia and
loaded with presents. At the foot of the
tree and on tables were also heaped
parcels and packages, while articles Of
furniture and other gifts were seen sur
rounding the glittering tree. When the
doors were thrown open and the guests
ana employees obtained their first look at
the Christmas sight, there we're many
EXPLANATIONS of surprise and delight,
and to the few children present-less in
number than there shonld have been
the scene 10 doubt approached the real
ization Of some dream Of fairy land or q
true Christmas vision. Every one in
the hotel, including guests, was remem.
bered by gift. The proprietors Klaus
& Rattinger, we're liberal with their en-
ployes, the dining room, the kitchen,
laundry and room forces, farlng unusu-
ally we'll. The girls received many ele.
CANT gifts. There was lot OF fun also
hung on the tree in the shape
of gifts more or less appropriate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Klaus were
especially fortunate as the recipients of
many gifts. It required the services Of
several distributors an hour or more to
unload the evergreen.
Tuesday the hotel served the Christ
mas dinner in the evening at which there
was full attendance. Tho menu card
was the finest ever seen at the hotel and
the spread equal to the best efforts OF
the chef. Altogether the great holiday
was we'll observed at the Gladstone,
ushering in the new year in season OF
unreserved cheerfulness ana good will to
ALL
The Q. A. NJ. club lnaugurated the
dancing feature OF the new armory hall
in the Watson building Tuesday night by
giving party that was we'll attended
and greatly enjoyed. There was merry
dance also at the asylum and Christmas
was observed there with the customary
llberallty of DR.. Archibald and enthusl-
asm Of both attendants and patients.