Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
TWAS A GREAT
DAY IN TONOPAH
ESPECIALLY HAPPY AND MERRY
TIME FOR THE LITTLE
ONES.

and one which will long be remem-
bered in the camp. The spirit of
peace and good will to men surely
abided in our midst, and everybody
seemed happy. 1t was especially a
happy day for the little ones. There
was big Christmas cree for them in
the Elks' quarters, and another in
the hall of the Miners Union. The
youngsters had their fill of goodies,
and not one of them went away from
either tree without a Christmas pres
ent of some sort. There were many
little acts of kindness to those who
had not been as well blessed as 9TH
ers, and if there were any murmurs
against the benevolence of st. Mich
olas, they were not heard above the
| babble of happiness. In the evening
there was vocal and instrumental
concert given by the Miners Union.
and there were some most excellent
numbers to make the evening a most
enjoyable one. The concert was fol-
lowed by smoker of the miners and
their friends, and several boxing ex-
hibitions. some of which were excit-
ing, and all of which were good
sport. At the Elks lodgs, in the
evening, there was a reception to
which everybody was invited, as they
were to the Miners, and here was
another enjoyable occasion.
The youngsters We're in front of
the. Elks' headquarters long before
the doors were thrown open. There
were all sorts and sizes of the genus
kid. There was the young Nevad-
an, the little "Injun," VINO Came, pc
fore the young Nevadan Japanese,
Chinese, and the tiny sons of Ham
They were all welcome, independent
of creed and color, and they knew
that they were, and had no diffidence
in finding seats for themselves under
the spreading branches of the great
Christmas tree.
/ Puddy Grimes was Santa Claus
and he looked like old Nick, ST. Nick
of course. The youngsters were afraid
of him at first blush. but they got sc
before the afternoon wore off that
! they would take presents right out
of his hand. Puddy was assisted il
\ ~ rr;f Il volf
j. Agnew and Austin Jackson, anG
with these three, the reception com
mittee comprised the following l.
A. Gibbons, Geo. Thatcher, Ben Roth
olz, Robert NJ Prouty, Hugh H
Brown, Arthur Perry, James Zeiglel
and E. c. Yates.
The tree was a sight that gladden.
ed the eyes of the youngsters, dazzl
ing in it's silver tinsel and electric
the profusion of fruit clusteres
among it's branches. There were no
seats enough for the youngsters by
far but they found comfortable places
on the floor, and at that the foo
was crowded. 1t required two hours
and a half to make the rounds, ant
the little ones, boys and girls, were
coming and going all the afternoon
1t was a great, joyous occasion, ans
every tot was made happy. Post
| master Stewart turned over to thu
Elks all the letters addressed to Santa
Claus and every writer received ;
present.
| There was a. Christmas tree a.
Miners Hall, and the Miners UnioI
! gave presents to the little ones BY
| the CARLOAD The tree was in the
middle of the floor, and an orchestra
discoursed sweet music all Afternoon
! for the delectation of the young visi
tors and their parents. The tree wa!
a gorgeous sight, and the eyes OF tbs
youngsters of all nations watered a.
the array of good things that Santa
Claus had in store for them. FREQ
| Lombard was the impersonator o.
| Jolly old St. Nicholas, and the little
boys and girls got as close up to hin
as they could. President Smith ane
Secretary Gori was also much in evi
dence in their attentions to the chill
dren and also to the ladies'.
The festival was enlivened by yoca
as well as instrumental music, ant
recitations by some of the little folk
and the retinue of Santa Claus wa:
/ we'll entertained while the present:
were being dispensed. There was
fruit and candy, there were dolls ane
baby carriages and books for tbs
girls, and there were bicycles ant
j velocipedes and wagons and lots o
other things for the boys. 1t was al
just too fine, and the majority of th'
little ones regretted that they hadn'
brought wheelbarrows to pack ava!
the goods that were dispensed tx