The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN BOHEMIA.
The P.-I. Local stan Holds Its Yule-
tide Celebration With a Tree.

For the past FIVE years the cetsbration
OF Christmas has been an event with the
members of the local force OF the POST
Intelligencer. and yesterday was no ex-
1 ception 10 the rule that popularity has
Established.
The participants in the affair of yester-
" or. better speaking last night, were
light members of the organization
within the city department known as the
Chapel and invited guests from the 9TH
or departments on the top floor Ga the
Post-Inteiligeneer buildingA -
The formalities were in 4 kfe OF a
Christmas tree loaded viz lhgs under
the weight OF which boxsE BE supposed
to bend. and decorated Wit andes and
shining affairs that add to n beauty IL
not the utility Of a ChristuGkree. The
room. in thsseenter 10 the tree
reared itsesE IN impost 4Hair. its upper
branches Stra 2tssahe Ping. There were
a numb4f OF 81 andsbrnamental pres
ents. p Fha6d the individual en-
ployes sfxhe Posenteiiigencer and from
a frnd lA3s aoct anlates during the year
by a mon ~ al ssment levied upon the
reportersL & To scene was an an
mated one hnd the festivities commenced
as soon asf thirty was called on city
matter.
Boxes of aSApges and apples. bags and
coTnucCpias 0Yconfectionery. and all man
ner OF Christmas goodies were arranged
about in artistic confusion. Against the
box in which the tree was set were eight
stockings. in which there had been placed
small gifts appropriate TO the tastes of
the eight members of the chapel.
Conspicous In the department of re-
freshments was a huge bowl of punch,
into the composition of which entered al
most everything that fancy or the ex-
perience OF some of the reporters sub
stantiai friends could suggest. For con-
tributions TO the punch bowl the mem
bers OF the chapel and their friends have
the following to be thankful for: r.
Sartori, James Sheehan. Hamm &
Schmitz and Powers & Howard; and for
candy. fruit and nuts: James Goldsmith
of Schwabacher Bros. & Co.. George
Wirth and j. W Goodwin & Co. For 9TH
er necessaries to complete the tasty lay
out the chapel" is indebted to Col. Nc
Kee and A. N Wales.
Following the distribution OF the gifts
and the chopping Of the tree into souve-
Mrs. an impromptu programme of songs,
rec!tations and stories was rendered. the
festivities lasting far into the morning
of Decemhef 2s
Every member of the Post-Intelligencer
payroll was presented by the paper with
turkeys, and cigars, and the gift
was an elegant buck-horn ham
died carving set The gifts 10 Mr.
Washburn. editor1n-chief, and Mr. Net
Teton, city editor, were beautiful and
appropriate.
IL will long be remembered as an emf
nently successful Christmas celebration
In Bohemia.
Dennis Keller the weli-known finan-
cier, took a novel method of celebrating
Christmas yesterday. and one which those
who are possessed OF a fair share of this
worlds goods would do well 10 initiate.
The nelghbors in the vicinity OF IA Roch-
ester avenue wondered when they saw a
large Christmas tree being carried into
the residence OF Mr.. Keller, and the
amazement was greater when il was OBJ
served that packets and hampers Of ali
sorts OF good things were being taken
into the house. The neighbors thought
that Mr.. Keller was going to give q swell
party TO large concourse of his friends;
and so he was. but no. in the way that
the neighbors thought. Instead of grown
people. he invited about thirty of the
youngs folks q the neighborhood to take
part in Christmas tree festival. in which
he was TO enact the role OF Santa Claus
without the usual costume. He proved
the most generous Kriss Kringle i'm
agipable II is said that the laughter of
his little guests could be heard a block
away. and that the fun at times became
almost hilarious. This was especially the
case when the merry Mr. Keller gave a
little boy or a little girl who needed IL a
suit OF clothes or nice new dress. In
addition 10 articles good for actual use.
the little folks were given TOYS and alay-
things that are so dear TO the hea - 81
children II is said that Mr. KeelerSfad.
indeed, merry Christmas, and his CHESTS
declare that he ~ real nice man