The herald., 1895-12-22
CHRISTMAS AT LONG BEACH
The Churches Making Preparations for
Its Fitting Observance
A Successful and Enjoyable Bazaar by the
Ladies-Other Social Doings-Ths
Council and Public Schools

LONG BEACH, Dec. 21.-Great prepare
tons for the fitting observance of Christ
mas are being made by the different
churches in this place, and 1t is only fair to
assume that Santa Claus will have to
scatter himself pretty "promiscuous" in
order to get around with his pack and I'M
load his presents at about the same hour
to the hundreds of expectant young ones,
watching and waiting for him in their re-
spective places of worship. Santa Claus
will square himself for any seeming
lapses, as he always does with the young
ones and while they, happily delighted,
are in the seventh heaven of enjoyment
over their many beautiful presents, "Old
Kris Kringle," with his reindeer, sleigh
pack and all, is off on his heaven-born
mission of dealing out big hunks of hap
piness to the children of all ages. Union
service will be held at the tabernacle that
day, at which Rev. A. Inwood of the M.
e. church will preach, the "Great Incarna-
ton" furnishing the theme of discourse.
The music will be exceptionally grand that
day, all the choirs consolidating and lift
ing their voices in united song service.
There will be Christmas trees at the differ
ent churches either on Christmas eve or on
Christmas day, and as there are seven
different places of worship in town it will
be an exceedingly wet Christmas if any of
the young ones are left.
The bazaar held by the ladies of the Bap-
fist church Thursday and Friday in the
building, corner Of Pine and Third streets.
was a well-managed, successful and enjoy
able affair, and the church funds will, ow-
ing to the tireless energy, backed by the
tact and skill of the ladies of this little
church, be considerably augmented there
by. A nice and taking little program was
given Thursday evening. after which the
young ladies were kept busy serving re-
freshments to the by this time much
crowded lot of visitors and well-wishers
There were only two booths, but, as these
were well-attended, they were sufficient,
the ladies' in charge, viz: the Rev. Mrs.
Fisk and Mrs. White, having any number
OF lady assistants who saw to it that no
guilty man escaped without buying some
of the many beautiful and fancy home
made trinkets that adorned booth No. L.
Booth No. 2 was the candy booth and this
was the one that attracted the young
people the most, and the nice homemade
candies which were SO temptingly dis
played went like hot cakes. Rev. MIR.
Fisk was in his element and he was a
whole bazaar himself, his genial bonhommie
and pleasant personality pervading and
snlivening the whole room. The program
was as here given:
AddIess-Rev. S S. Fisk.
Recitatlon-Mildred White
Duet, voeal-Minnie and Belle Cook.
Rectation-Marie Morrison,
Duet-NIarie Freebe and Bernard SpIadlin.
Recitation Mary Freebe,
Quartet, vocai-Mrs. r.. VI. Lynn, Ruth Brown,
4. A. Douglas, r. NJ. Lynn.
Music. Instrumental Mrs. Bell, Mr., Con1or,
Tom Talbert.
Song-Annie Kinman,
The public school classes for two
weeks holiday vacation Friday with Christ
mas exercises by the seventh and eighth
grades, Mrs. H. M. Willard the principal s
classes and by the fifth and sixth grades,
Miss Lima Lightburn's classes. The schol-
ars had their respective classrooms artistic
ally decorated with flowers. vines and ever
green's and fulfilled their parts in the pro-
grams in manner that bore testimony to
their own aptness as well as to the watch
full care and efficiency of their instructors,
Mrs. H. M. Willard and Miss Lima Light
burn. - The Aristopelian Literary Society of
the High School at their semi-monthly ses-
sion Friday night at their school quarters
at the M. E. Chapel, presented a program
of songs dialogues, recitations and sketches
that in conception and execution was
marked by more than average ability.
The club paper, the Lever, "a bright. spark
ling little sheet, excellently we'll edited, is
Q feature in the entertainments, and affords
splendid opportunity for the very bright
lot of young men and women who compose
the scholars of Prof. W. S. Bailey's High
School to exercise their talents in mimic
journalism. Previous to the exercises
new set of officers was elected for the en-
suing term, and the new year ahead gives
every promise of advancing prosperity on
the fortunes of the High School.
letter from j. A. Muir of the Southern