The herald., 1895-12-29
LONG BEACH HAPPENINGS
Rendition Of Santa Claus Dream ,
Prettily Conceived Cantata
Friends of Hoosierdom Gather on the Beach
and There Eat Christmas Dinner.
Other Newsy Items

| LONG BEACH, Dec. 2S.-The members OF
the Christian CHURCH gave on Christmas al
Forester hall Santa Claus Dream, pref
| lilly conceived and we'll executed Christmas
cantata, in which some twenty-five or more
persons took part The opening chorus
"Christmas Bells" sung by unseen VOICES
behind the curtain, is followed by the rails.
ing of the curtain and Santa Claus is dis
covered sitting in chair, sound asleep and
dreaming. The action of the play is CEN
tered around this supposed dream of SAN
ta's, and the interest in the play all through
remained undated so we'll did the talented
-, and exc silent cast acqut them selves. The
ladies of this little church are certainly
Rifte. lot. deserving OF all praise for the
hands une manner in which they put this
! charming little Christmas cantata on tie
| b ,ar % with so 1.-THE time en- ola! 81 for
| study of parts and rehears lis. Professor
| Campbell, who assn ned the role OF Santa
| Claus so ad nirab y. only had twen'y-four
h'ur- for prepar.,i n, but played the char
acter as IT he had bsen to the manor born'
SO natural did he make it. The
MISS Lura BAG n; "rhree Lit lie
girls from over the sea"-Mny Kendrick,
telle Rec, Isla Lawson. and the "boot
/ C1arlle MeekS, were eXCe!Itut iiu-
presentations, while the singing and ac'lng
of the children, comprising the large
chorus, was grand Mrs. DR.. Welbcurn, as
pianist aud musical director, deserves
more than pas sing notice, for to her splen-
did musical and executive abil ~ the sue
| cess of the entertainment is chiefly due.
After the play there were reel atoms by Dot
ty Conroy and Elsie Sanford. Credit is due
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. (Elder) Ferguson,
Mrs. Rothrock. Mrs Cora Matthews and
Mrs. DR.. o. G. Welbourn for the concep-
ton and success of this charming lutte
cantata. The hall was jtmmed, every
inch OF available space being occupied, and
it it had been as large again the number or
people turned away, unable to gain adnis-
sion. would have I'll Ell it. novel feature
o. the entertainment was large windmill
which, as it revolved, forced the gifts IN
chute with which it was connected TO The
front, Santa Claus takinx them therefrom
and distributing to the children whose
names they bore. This feature created
much amusement and showed that Santa
Claus cannot he classed "reminiscences
or b ,ck number, but rather that he is a
"hy" up to-date nineteenth century insti-
| tuition who justties the assertion of Bro.
Jaspar of Virginia, that The world do
| m ve.'
Rev. and Mrs. S. C. Kendall of the Con-
gregatiunal church, with few friends,
spent very pleasant Christmas evening
in their cosy parlors IN the parsonage,
which were beautifully decorated fJr the
occasion. A large and well laden Christ
mas Tree, brilliant with lights and gally
decorated, occupied a conspicuous place in
one of the most prominen, corners OF the
room. the branches of which bore pro-
mlscuouS and variegated assortment OF
fruits, nuts. candies and souvenir presents
f r the guests. Mirth prov king games
were INDUCED in, blood curdling and au-
theniic ghost stories with terrl wing details
were Told. after which a splendid little
| unch of br cad and butter, cake, fruits,
etc., etc., WAS served, which tended TO take
the edge off the dread inspired by the re-
cilal of the ghost stories.
There gathered in the pavilion on the
beach Christmas day 80 people for dnuer
and supper, all relatives and hating from
The home of h. M. Lynn of the g il old
Hoo ierdom, Indiana. whose we'll directed
efforts in the columns OF his paper were
mainly instrument al in inducing beg ra
hiherward-a and sti there are mo, sbacks
who say adveriis ng does not pay. 1t was
a typical old Indiana gathering at wtrch
good cheer and hospiia lity aho inded and
as most of them are new corners, some of
them being quite recent arrivals, unbound
ell admira ion for our beautiful climate
was puuctuIed with the resolve to sci d
lots of copies of the Eye bearing the glad
tdings of land minus billiards. 10 The
ben'ghted denizens of old far away and
well loved Hoos erland. The following peo-
and family, DR.. Lagrange and family,
Marshall B'ewer and family, Joe Sna' p
(of Eye) and family, r. Nj. Lynn and a'n-
lily, John Whl,esides and family, E. L..
Covert and family, John Dillon, Henry
Covert, Ra ph Sharp and Wiley Waggener.
The sanitorium conducted by DR.. and
Mrs. Nj. A. SnulIz. is "a thriving lnslitu ion,
and is extensively patron zed by the af-
flicted from all over Southern California.
among the latest to take advantage of its
curative resources were b Il Bishop,
Mss Reynolds. Mrs. II. Y. Clark OF Pasa-
dena: Mrs. Stewart and Miss Garwood Of
Monrovia; Mrs. Richardson. San Peiro /;
MIR. Haiock, York, Pa, aud Miss Shaw and
MISS Hanloi, Los Angeles.
Frank Sneli who has been in the san
Diego comfy mountains for several months
returned home Thursday evening.
The free reading room and library will
be formally opened to the pu bic Janu 'ry
LIST in the room adj lining the couu cll
chamber on Ocean Front avenue. Tne
ladies of the library assoc alton, who have
perforIhet such splehd d work in pushing
the project to successful issue, will hold
a reception in the newly opened reading
room New Years day, between the hours
of 10 a. IN. and 8 p m.
The ladies' of the M. E. church will re-
Gel ~ Nv Years evening at the iaberna-
Gle An entertaining program has been
provided and refreshments will be served.
The baseball uine from Whittier came
J down hrislmas and took our nine into
camp, the score Standing IL TO s, Long
Beech taking the lesser number for their
quota
Edwin Griffith and Mr.. Dunn of Gar.
vanza were down for a few days duck
shooting the latter part of the week. with
quarters at Dr.. w. q. Dobie's, on Second
street near &. dar avenue.
Attorney William Pollard and wife, who
have been off u British Columbia visiting
! Mr. Poilards mother for month or more
arrived home F,iday morning. glsd " gel
back to the land of s"ms!ire.
Haz-l,on .,,sriey left on a visit to Rev
J y. A. he ,ley's family, Ontario, Friday.
, Miss Nina ClAr,ce Cuhhert of this place
state superiutrndent of Deinorest contest
} went up To Azusa Friday, wh-re class she
had taught had a medal contest the same
} evening.