The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
STOCKINGS
 FILLED WITH
 GOOD THINGS Kindergarten Children
 Made Happy. HOLD CHRISTMAS EXERCISES THREE HUNDRED TOTS JOIN IN
 THE CLASS SONGS. A Dressed Doll for the Girls, a Trumpet for the Boys and
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HOLD CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
THREE HUNDRED TOTS JOIN IN
 THE GLASS SONGS.
A Dressed Doll for the Girls, a Trumpet for the Boys and a "Hanky" and Pair of
 Stockings for All.

Three hundred little ones, ranging from tiny toddlers to sturdy five-year-old men and misses, joined in the annual Christ mas exercises of the Pioneer K1ndergar- ten Society at Golden Gate Hall yesterday afternoon.
 The schools represented were the Silver Star Kindergarten, the Adler Klndergar- ten and the Mail Dock Kindergarten. The well directed exercises were paruclpateq in by all of the children and the splendid training of the tiny pupils was shoWn Tn the perfect unison of the choruses, the ex; ceIlent discipline and the high standard of the work.
 ercises were relegated to the gallery ana the hall proper given over to the children. thus affording them ample room Tor tnelr pretty marches, without which no kinder garten chorus is complete.
 silken banner. The little ones all wore dainty blue and gold paper caps, decor ated with fluffy balls and tassels.
 eramme 19 were the "Chick-a-dee-dee'' chorus and Haydn's merry Kinder Sym phony. helped to brighten the appearance or the hall and at the conclusion of the many pretty choruses and joyful marches. in which the little ones so merri!y parucl- pated, it was stripped of all its brlghtneSs and brought pleasure to all. For the boys there were trumpets, and elaborately dressed dolls for the girls, while each and every one received a snowy white "hanky," and a pair of stockings stutted to the very toe with all manner of good things.
 Sarony & Co.,, Hugo Rothschild, Haas and Gruenhagen donated the candy, and Goldberg, Bowen &, Co. the Christmas tree ornaments, The gifts of the pupils were donated by the lady directors.
 The officers of the Pioneer Kindergarten So ciety are: Honorary president. NJ. II. Hecht; president Mrs. David BiXler; vice presidents, Mrs C. F. Mullins, Mrs. George Moore, Mrs W S. du Val, Mrs. ". Winterberg; treasurer, Mrs. Frederick George; assistant treasurer Mrs Louis F. Monteagle; recording secretary, Mrs Alonzo M Grim: corresponding. secretary, Miss Atkinson; advisory board-M- II. Hecht, G. A. Moore C. F. Mullins
 Directors-Mark Sheldon, Louis F. Monteagle, C. F. Mullins M. H. Hecht, George A. Moore W. s. du Val. ,,
 Executive committee-Miss Kate M. Atkin- son. Mrs David Bixler, Mrs. Charles A. Bel den Mrs C. W. Crocker, Mrs. w. H. Crocker, Mrs E. B. Rogers, Mrs. W. s. du Val, Mrs. Robert Douglas Fry, Mrs. Frederica George Mrs Alonzo NJ Grim, Mrs Nj. $. GrinbauIn, Mrs NJ. H. Hecht Mrs. Helen Hecht, Mrs. M B. Kellogg. Mrs. c. F. Mullins, Mrs George A Moore Mrs. c. s. Moses, Mrs. Louis F.. Monteagle Mrs. Morris Newton, Mrs. A. C. Nichols, Mrs. George H. Roe Mrs James Snjers Mrs w Winterberg Mrs A. H. Vail, Mrs Sigrnund Stern, Mrs. William Steel
 Mitchell Philips of San Jose was an in-- terested spectator at yesterdays exercises and expressed his pleasure by donating $2o to the Kindergarten fund.