The herald., 1895-12-26
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LONG BEACH HAPPENINGS
Business Done at the Last improvement emit
Society Meeting
A Branch Of the Free Harbor League II Being
Organized and Every Ons Stands
Pat on the Proposition


Pat on tho Proposition
LONG BEACH,, Dec. 25.-The Improve
ment society met at tho council chamber
Monday night and the five standing COM
mittees decided TO be necessary for the
successful running of the organic alton
were appointed by Chairman H. Harrison
The committee on advertising met at the
residence of S. G. Kendall Tussd ~ even
ing and decided on having Photographic
views of the place taken to be placed in
the Los Angeles chamber of commerce
building. Also marine shells, sea moses,
etc. indigenous to the waters of our
bay, besides having leaflets printed with
tho advantages Of the place as a winter
resort stated in brief sentences which can
be enclosed in envelopes and sent all over
the country to be used a. means Of maxi
ing our advantages known. 1t il expected
that the free reading room will open jan
uary LIST in n room provided by and ad.
joining the council chamber, the council
chamber 10 be enlarged for that purpose.
|. <. Tut will furnish tho room with cleo
trio lights free for the first six months and
number OF other progressive people have
promised liberal donations of money,
books, papers, periodicals., etc. The ex-
penses of the room will be betrayed from
membership fees, which will be 81 per
year.
|. f. Tut is organ zing branch of the
Los Angeles Free Harbor league and 10
circulating papers for membership 81 ma
lures. Everybody down this way stands
pat on this proposition and tho rustling
proprietor OF the electric plant will secure
the name on his list of every voter in the
district.
CHRI5TMAS FESTIVITIES.
Christmas eve saw all the churches
crowded with the parents, relatives and
friends of the children who gathered to
snare with them in the pleasures Santa
Claus had provided in the shape of mani
fold presents, labeled with the names of
the children who were to receive them, the
large and gaily decorated Christmas trees
being fairly loaded with the kind of fruit
that ripens most and best at Christmas
the loving and kindly remembrances of
many Santa Claus. There we're four
churches having trees and they all had nice
little programs in which the children were
seen at their best, going up and doing their
little acts with neatness and dispatch.
letter perfect as a general thing. and as
fearless and as faultless as the very young
always are.
We append programs of the different
churches:
Tabernacle, M. E. church Song, "Joy to
the World,' school: prayer, Rev. a. In
wood; welcome address, George Hart;
song, Mrs Terry's class: recitation, ''visit
of St. Nicholas" Arthur Grips; class ex-
ercise, Mr.. Bailey's boys; Quartet-Charlic
Inwooi, Eddie Goucher, Lucia Ivars; class
exercise, young mems Bible class: recita-
ton, Lily kinman; vocal solo, Rev. A. In
wood; recitation, Eva Kendall: song, Mrs.
RailaV'S ola dialn sbWhat ia ('hriat-
mas?" Hattie Williams, Heathfield Pol
lard; recitation, Lucia IvAns; song. infant
class; solo (vocaI, Jessie Human; chorus,
class; distribution of gifts.
Baptist Cnurch-Song. School: prayer,
Rev: S. S. Fisk; Christmas Greeting, Mil
dred White; The J 'yful Shepherds, Three
Boys; song, school; Christmas prayer
Esther Fisk; Good News by the Shepeerds,
Belle Cook and two boya; Long Ag, on
Christmas, Annie Seeker; solo, He Shall
Lead Us, Miss Bailey; Glory to God in the
Highest. Lizzie Hawkins; song, What .
Gathering, Marie Morrison; Christ mas 10
Coming, Jessie White; duet, Minnie Cook
and Mary Freebe; Come to the Manager,
Louise Freebe; song, Tory to God in the
Highest.
The pastor of this church, the Rev. S. S.
Fisk, was presented by the ladies of the
congregation with an elegant and costly
silk slumber robe, the popular and not
easily disconnected preacher being mo.
ment irly rendered speeches. at this
splendid token OF affection. When he
found his voice he returned thanks in great
shape, his appreciation of their though full
kindness being manifest by his subdued
emotion.
Presbyterian Church. - This church
+ was marvel Of beauty; the exquisite ar
rangement of the evergreens, vines ard
! flowers enclosing the platform, making a
wonderful transform alton in the look of
fNIn vry,ls No Les rh.
that had real live sure enough Santa
Claus, who came in person to- see that all
the children got their presents. The snow,
after leaving the northern cirrus belt, gave
out. and if santa had not been fin do
steele Santa, who did not allow the flies to
"sialled' right up there in n. G. b. country,
and our youngsters would have been left.
Santa was not only up-todate but up to
snuff as we'll, and right to the minute
without the jingle of sleigh bells and the
ramp OF reindeer, the wide doors of the
CHURCH were swung open, and Santa Claus,
with an immense pack on his back, came
sailing up the aisle on a bicycle, accom-
panied by the delighted and uproarous APP
plauss of the children. The program we
append preceded the distribution OF gifts:
Song, audience; recitation, Stephen Hust;
music, choir; recitation, Edison Benedict;
recitation, Marian Wilson: song, Mrs. Will
sons class of girls; recitation. Arthur
Adams; music, choir; song, infant class;
recitation. Lucille Haworth; recitation,
Gladys Brandollar; song, children; song,
Bessie Wilson; Christmas song, children.
The Friends church was very prettily'
decorated, and the program before the dis
tribution of the aifts, whose weight and
numbers nearly broke down the branches
of the large Christmas tree, was q we'll
sustained and excellent one.
song, audience; prayer, Rev. Mary NJ.
Brown; Anthem, God Be Merciful, choir:
defamation, Tuerta Frazier; song, by
Juniors; defamation, Edna Frazier; voc Il
solo, The New Kingdom, Clifford Smith:
Christmas song, junior girls; recitation,
Mandis Walker; vocal solo, bass,
Thomas Williams; class exercise, Mrs,
William Walkers class; male chorus, Not
Sparrow salleth; dstr button of gifts.
Robbie Graham and Gotham Bixby, i-..
students in Belmont college, came home
for the holidays Saturday.
Fred II. Bixby of Alamitos, a Berkeley
colleEian, accompanied by mis- mother.
came down to spend the holidays at their
old Alamitos home.
George Vaughn, an old-time resident and
property owner here, now of Riverside
county. paid The beach an overnight yislt
monday.
Miss Nellie Baker Of San Francisco and
Miss Jennie Baker of Los Angeles.
daughters of special policeman l. Baker.
paid him Christmas visit Tuesday.