The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
How the Waits and Orphans
Enjoyed Santa Claus Visit
Yesterday.
JOYS FOR INCURABLEs
Baptist Churches Will Unite in Holiday
Exercises at the Metropolitan
GO Temple.

The waits and orphans at the San Fran
cisco Nursery for the Homeless reioieed
IN a visit from a real live'' Santa CLANS
yesterday afternoon, Santa Claus who
scolded when they gathered about him so
closely that they pinned his elbows to his
SIDES and wedged him in by a circular wall
OF eager, wondering childhood, but who
was lavish in his ::gifts and had a marvel
Gus beard and thick soft coat that made
him look like brown bear.
How. they iostled and craned their
neeks and Rugged their trophies! 1t was
happy:day OF gifts and games and songs
and candy, that the sixty-seven little ones
VIII talk about until its successor comes.
The big tree was in the center of the
kindergarten room, which was lighted by
Dig chinese lanterns. The little people
gathered about it and gazed with delight
upon its strings of popcorn and bags of
candy, while they sang Christmas and
kindergarten songs. The chief delight, of
course, was the distribution of the gifts.
which took place at o'clock. and three
hours later three-score tired and happy
children were dreaming OF a big Santa
Claus and a little Christmas tree. or .
little Santa Claus and big Christmas tree.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Nursery aided Santa Claus in the prepara-
ton OF the gifts. This organization has
Kept the children of the nursery provided
with shoes and stockings for two years,
ana during that time has devoted every
thursday to sewing for them. Miss Laura
Wells Is the president. Miss Susie Wells
the vice-president, Miss Jessie Easton sec
rotary, and Miss Margaret Glib treasurer
OF the auxiliary.
The nursery is under the direction of a
board of twenty-four lady managers of
hcered by Mrs. William Hollis, president
Mrs. Smith Of Oakland, vice president;
Mrs. Clark Durham, secretary; Mrs. Ne
Lenagan, treasurer, and Mrs. John Pew.
corresponding secretary. There is board
: ofsdirectors composed of five gentlemen
Mrs. E. Wells is the matron, DIR. Guy E.
Manning the visiting and Drs. Ward and
SaltonstaH the consulting physicians of
the institution.
Santa Claus had forgotten the Third
Congregational Sunday-school Monday
evening. At least so il seemed for a
time. The tree was there and decorated.
but with no gifts on it. So was Santa
Claus house OF evergreen with frosted
windows and heavy door, but the holiday
saint was nowhere to be seen. After some
moments Of waiting gentleman said he
and his children friends were disap-
pointed. They had expected gifts, but
found none. He wanted a committee ap-
pointed 10 search for the missing donor OF
so many gifts. Three little girls were sent
on the quest and were rewarded by seeing
the venerable head of good St. Nick ap-
pearing above the chimney.
He acknowledged having forgotten that
particular Sunday school, but did not
know what could be done about it at that
late hour, when fairy tripped up to the
puzzled saint and disappointed little girls,
and after chjding Santa for his forgetful-
ness, told him she would grant whatever
he wished. He wished for popcorn, and a
barrel OF it rolled, propelled by unseen,
probably fairy hands, to the front of the
stage. He wished for apples, and big, red
beauties spun along the floor from the
same source. Toys and candy followed.
The cloud Of disappointment was 1ispelled.
Santa Claus was Observation-Disclosures
ing his lapse of memory-in the affections
of the children of the Third Congregational
Church.
The board of managers OF the Kings
Daughters Home for Incurables provided
the inmates with a pleasant evenings en-
tertainment on Monday evening. There
was Christmas tree hung with gifts. for
all the guests. A musical programme was
enjoyed by the inmates. the board and
more than 100 friends of the institution.
The Christmas tree of the California
Girls Training Home adorns the parlor
Of the home at 20 Hill street and the in
mates viii receive their gifts this morning.
Emmanuel Baptist Church held its
Christmas tree festival last evening.
Howard-street NJ. Z. and Central NJ. E.
churches will give their Christmas exer-
cises for the Sunday schools on Friday
evening.
The Baptists will unite in Christmas
exercises at Metropolitan Temple on FRI
day evening.
A box of gifts was sent to the Good
Templars' Home for Orphans by the
Golden Gate Band of Hope yesterday.
The Band of Hope is working to endow a
bed at the Vallejo institution.
The Latter-day Saints church will hold
it's holiday exercises on New Years eve at
Pythian Castle. There will be literary
and musical programme and dancing.
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