The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-27
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
How it was Spent in Corvallis-Exer-
cises at the Churches.

How it was Spent in Corvallis -Exer-
cises at the Churches.
Christmas was a very quiet day
in town. During the forenoon,
most of the business houses were
open, and a few people were on
hand to make delayed holiday pur-
chases. At noon however, all pla-
cesclosed andso remained for therest
of the day. Throughout the after.
noon, the streets were deserted save
for the presence of the knot that
tarried at the postofice an hour or
two after arrival of the mails. It
is supposed that in every house
hold there was a feast, family
| gathering, and flow of Christmas
| cheer.
| Most of the churches observed
the occasion with Christmas trees
and exercises by the little folks
Wednesday evening. At the Pres
byterian church there was a most
interesting gathering of this charac-
ter. There were two Christmas
trees, well laden with presents.
There was falling snow effect, and
exercises in pantomine, all presen-
ted with fe1icitous results. There
recitations and songs by little boys
and girls, singly and in groups, all
telling of st Nicholas andthe Christ
mas time. Above all, there were
scores of happy faces, flushed with
the excitement of the occasion and
brilliant with smiles of glad an
ticipation, all waiting with eager
ness for the distribution of presents.
Their happiness, here, as in all the
churches, communicated itself to the.
older folk and for once in the year
all gathered around were young
again, parent and child alike e1o-
quent in their demeanor, with joy
of the occasion.
A feature of the exercise was the
first appearance of a juve-
nile orchestra, composed of the pu-
pills of Ruthyn Turney' The in
strumentation was, Max Miller
aged II, and Verna Kerker. aged
IS, first vio1ins; Harry Kerker, aged
II, second violin; Burt Yates cornet
Ruthyn Turney. double bass: and
Mrs F L Miller, organ. Several
selections were played, some of them
quite difficult, were rendered in a
manner most creditab1e to the
young folks and to the audience.
At the Christian church there
was single tree, with decorations
of ivy, fir boughs, festooned and
otherwise. There was au interes-
ting programme comprising recita-
tions and songs by the little folks.
Among other features was one in
which Harold Humbert recited the
well known story of Little Jacky
Horner, after which huge pie
the size of a washtub was dis
played. Then fairy entered, and
from the pie began the distribution
of presents, for the little folks, con-
sisting of bags of candies and nuts.
The rendition of the programme
was followed by the distribution of
presents, and the march homeward
amid the beating of new drums, the
blowing OF horns and the happy
laughter of little ones. /
At the Methodist church there.
were profuse decorations of red and
green. Instead of the Christmas
tree, there was cave, in front of
which was miniature forest. A |
few presents were hung i'll the trees
of the forest, but in the main they
were stored in the cave. There
was the usual programme, with
many excellent numbers both in
song and recitation. A feature was
the presentation of a handsome
clock to A. K. Miner who has for
several years been superintendent
of the Sunday School.
At the Baptist, United Evange1-
ical and Congregational churches
there were Christmas trees laden
wite presents, appropriate exercises
of highly interesting character and
many young and old folks in atten-
dance. ,sskk
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