The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27
CHRISTMAS AFTERMATH
MOBILE PREPARED TO TAKE Ur
 BUSINESS.
Record of Years Business Thought to Have Eclipsed All Others and
 Gulf City is Felicitating Itself,

1 Advertiser Bureau,
 l Mobile, Dec 26.
 After yesterdays loud and lavish celebration of the joyous Christmas the people are content to again settle down to the hum- drum cares of life. | Another outburst of hilarity and re- joicing, however, is expected upon the advent of the New Year. A summing up of the years business among the business people was that 1t was the :-,5sr prosperous in the memory of the l oldest mercnant. Every shopkeeper | in the city, it is safe to say, reaped l a golden harvest. The general consen- sus of opinion is that this fact was due, in great measure, to to the escape, the past season from yellow fever, which visited other near | by cities and t., further fact that an era of prosperity visited this l city and section. This prosperity was | not visited alone on the rich. but was shared alike by those poorer and in the number walks of life.
 Thoroughly imbued with the great year, now nearing its close. the mem bers of the Mobile Carnival Associa- tion already today began talking of making the coming Mardi Gras festiv- ities the grandest in the history of the Mother of Mysteries. They pur- pose making the occasion ono of gem eral rejoicing and thanksgiving both TOT IHG BeHcidl .itS anu provement in this city and section and escape from pestilence. Immediately after the New Year the work will be- gin promptly and pushed strenuously \ Chrlstmas Party.
 Captain and Mrs. Tim Dorgan's home.
 35a Church Street was the scene of
 merry party Tuesday afternoon, when
 their handsome little son. Master Or
 lynn, entertained a number of his little
 friends The home was Beautifully
 decorated in the Christmas colors or
 red and green. Streamers of red and
 green crape paper were carried from
 the four corners of the double parlors
 to the chandeliers, where the electric
 lights were enclosed in Christmas bells,
 Between the folding doors lovely ar
 rangement of Christmas bells and
 Southern smilax were entwined. mak-
 ing a most pleasing effect. Dancing
 and games were indulged in by the lit- tie lads and lassies. Then, to the
 strains of a lively march, the children were ushered into the dining room, where the same color scheme was car
 ried. In the center of the table, on an embroidered holly centerpiece, rested a miniature Christmas tree with sou venirs for each little guest, consisting of banjos, violins and mandolins filled
 with red and green bonbons. Dainty re- treatments were served. the ices in red and green holly cups. A large cake,
 iced in red and green. with the little hosts name in candy, was served with a delicious fruit punch.
 One of the games, which was quite novelty to the children, was Santa Clauss chimney. in which they tried to pin the stocking in the proper place.
 The first prize was lovely box Of bonbons, tied with red and green and holly: the booby. a large stick of pep permint candy; the consolation, Ja- panese doll The children who enjoyed this lovely party were: Ulalie and Grace Suck, Anna Bell Courtright, Lil- Han Doyle. Marion Overton, Margaret Horn, Allie and Potter Yeend. Cevile Goldstein, Aplonia Manson, Ethel Dor gan. Alice Carroll. Marguerite Daws, Ellie Soost. Katie Rogue. Lucille Hahn, Ethel Otis Humphrey Katie Hughes, Nellie and Vince Berryjoin. Marguerite Potter, Inez Foster Thomas Crossland, Willie c. Ward. John Hanlien. Eugene Peterson, Edward Michal, Herman Wefel. Herbert Finkbohner, John Christian. John R. Boiling, Walter Rob- erts, Billie Johnston, John Novel;. Ar mold Zimmern. George Sullivan, Earl St. John. Mel McCarron, Vivian Gains. Harry Redwood. G. Tippen Sargent Hal and I.arie Mendenhal, Rogers Brewster. Robert Douglas, John Langdom, Arthur KimbaIl George Hieronymus and Earnest Carter. -