The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-08

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PICKERING, Jan. 4, 1897.
Mrs. Jackson and son were visiting
in Tacoma all of last week.
Mrs. Haskell was quite ill for few
days recently.
Master Walter Haskell is as we'll
posted in Zoology as any boy in the
state.
The oxen in McIntosh's logging
camp on the Island were photographed
last Friday.
The Misses Caroline, Louise and
Edith Francena Osmunde, with Miss
Irwin, all of Tacoma visited Mrs. r.
P. Morris, all of last week, at her
hospitable home on the passage. There
they found Mrs. Canning and son of
Olympia. Altogether it was a very
pleasant house party and the Tacoma
friends were 1oath to return home.
While Mrs. Morris guests were with
her she conceived the idea of having
a genuine Christmas tree for the chill
dren of the Passage, and whatever
Mrs. Morris undertakes she is sure to
carry through, Daisy Haskell, C1ar-
ence Canning and Thomas Munc aste
were the messengers sent out to invite
both parents and children and when
100 p. m. of Wednesday, Dec 80 arriv-
ed, twenty children and nearly as
many parents were present. The
house was tastefu11y decorated with
Christmas greens enlivened by bright
colored kindergarten chains. A huge
tree had been arranged and when it
was Illuminated it added greatly to
the beauty ofthe surroundings. After
Louise Osmunde had read a letter
from Santa Claus explaining the de-
lay in reaching the Passage, the num-
erous gifts were distributed to the
children. There were plenty for all
and some to send to those who could
not attend A few being detained by
illness. Candies, nuts and popcorn
were passed around in abundance.
Happiness being contagious reigned
supreme and it would be difficult to
tell who enjoyed it the most, the par
ents, the children, Mrs. Morris or her
guests. The writer never saw better
behaved children than these and was
sorry when it was time for them to de-
part for their homes. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Booth, Victor,
Roy, Vernice, Lille, Dorothy and
Jessie Booth, Mr.. and Mrs w. Morris
with Willie, Frank and Belle Morris,
Belle, Mary, Ellen and little Margery
Daisy and Walter Haskell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wordal1 with two, little
tots, Daisy Jackson, Thomas and Will
lie Muncaster, and Mrs. Mcintosh.
Christmas trees are growing larger
and larger in the minds Of the little
folks, whose wonder world is just be-
ginning to expand and develop. The
children are now eating the white
bread of life and their younger years
are painting pictures for the years to
come. They should be permitted a
generous allo vance of gay colors for
some of them, no doubt, will grow
dim before 1ife's close. The few cents
spent to gladden. the child's heart in
the springtime of its existence will
in interest to many brigh
dollars before the winter of life over
takes them. 1t is good investment
for the elders Pecksniff.
KAMILcHE, Wash. Dec. %, 1896.
r Miss Nettie Howard of Olympia, is
friends at Oyster bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Callow spent
Christmas with relatives in the valley.
Herbert Cumming and Rob't Patter-
son returned last week from B. c. after
an absence of several months.
Miss Winnie Pierce left Thursday
for Seattle, where she will remain
until after the holidays;
Miss Julia Johnson left to- day for
Olympia where she will remain the
rest of the winter.
Mr.. Dalbert Webb has been deliver
ing the books for which he took orders
some time ago.
John Fiander has commenced log
ging, at the head of Oyster Bay.
A large crowd attended, the Mas
querade at the Hall, Saturday night.
All ha6 fine time. So So.
The Flyers Boast.
The steamer Flyer persists in break