Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
Sweetest and Best of All the Holidays
Events About TOwn--Happy At
fair at Federal Building.

Christmas in the churches does not call
for the elaborate display that always
characterizes Easter, yet the music and
the sermons often surpass those COM
memorating the day of Christ's rising.
Christmas is always time of general re-
| joicing and of feasting and good cheer,
and the churches recognize it's great sig
nificance. Old Santa Claus and the children
will greet each other this week at many
entertainments and about many Christ
mas trees, under the auspices of the Sun
day schools, and the benign old gentle
mans generosity and wonderful travel
ing powers will enthuse anew the young
peoples hearts.
One of tho happiest events of the holt
day season took place at the surveyor
generals Office this morning when at Ills
the dozen faithful employees of this de-
partment crowded into Gen. Easley's
Office and presented that popular Official
with gold-headed cane, probably the
haudsomest ever used here on a similar
occasion. Mr.. John L. Zimmerman made
the presentation address. Gen. Easley
was taken wholly by surprise. He made
short address of thanks expressing his
high appreciation of the good will and
esteem Of his official assistants.
In the public schools this forenoon the
first ward pupils under Misses Maggie
johnson and Tessie Call gave an enter
tainment which was heartily enjoyed by
the parents of the children. In the sec
ond ward school Misses Dickson and
Hurts pupils had similar exercises this
afternoon, while in the high school and
in Mrs. Browns intermediate classes a
large audience was present to praise the
good work of the children.
At the Cathedral tonight at II 10 o'clock
occurs grand solemnity mass by the
cathedral choir. Very Rev. Vicar General
Antonio Fourchegu will celebrate and
preach in Spanish and in English. The
San Francisco brass band will play. On
Christmas day at $3.50 a. N. pontifical
mass will be celebrated by Most Rev.
Archbishop P. L. Chapelle; mass by the
cathedral choir; sermons in Spanish and
English.
The 166 pupils at the U. s. Indian
school have their Christmas exercises to-
night and will gather about big tree
ladened with gifts. Several huge boxes
of presents for the pupils were received
by Col. Jones from eastern points.
Supt. Bergman has planned to make
the convcts feel to morrow that there is
"a God in Israel" even for those who find
themselves behind prison walls. A din
ner of all manner of good things is on
the program.
The hearts of the children of the Sun
day school connected with the Church of
the Holy Faith will be delighted with
large, brilliantly illuminated and richly
laden Christmas tree at o'clock this
evening.
This evening the M. E. church Sunday
school will celebrate by having Santa
Claus present in person to distribute
gifts from big tree. A fine musical
program has been arranged.
The sixty-eight orphan children under
Sister Victoria's charge will not be over
looked by Santa Clause. During the
coming week public entertainment will
be given by the children.
The teachers at Ramona Indian school
have decorated large tree for the edit
cation tonight of the ffty-eight little
tots who are under their care.
The children who attend school at
Loretto academy enjoyed a season of fun
and frolic this forenoon and each child
was remembered with gift.
The Social club will have gala time
at it's rooms tomorrow evening. The
Palace hotel will supply the refresh
ments.
The Presbyterian mission school chill
dren will gather around their Christmas
tree tonight.
Mrs. j. E. Woods school of small
children celebrated the holiday season
this forenoon.
At the Presbyterian church Christmas
festival will take place on Thursday
evening.