Douglas Island news., 1908-12-23
TREADWELL TOPICS.

hiS. w. n. helly duu uduBuISi " { turned to Treadwell on the Jefferson, Friday, after several weeks stay on the Sound. Mrs. Kelly's health is some what benefited by the trip.
 Mrs. D. E. Landsberg came up from Seattle on the Jefferson for short visit during the holidays.
 Mir. Oscar Johnson is back again from his vacation and is on duty as usual in the butcher shop.
 Christmas trees, Christmas bells and | holly boughs are beginning to blossom out in many of the Treadwell homes in preparation for the joyful holiday fes, tivities. From the kitchens all sorts of appetizing odors proceed, which seem to promise that Christmas dinners will | not be a neglected feature of the oc- casion, to say the least. And mean 1 while there are tew hearts, indeed, that [ can not enter into the gladuess of the ! time when every mans thoughts are little kinder and a little warmer for his ! fellow man.
 The Christmas spread at the board ! ing houses will be as bountiful as ever ! this year The menu alone is quite filling
 The winter solstice went off without hitch, as per schedule, and since Monday the days have been gradually ! growing longer. There is every reason to believe that this will cc>tinue Gill ! June. The next event of importance in the Treadwell almanac will be th\, day r when the sun gets high enough in Ms . annual circle to throw us an occasionaE smile above the heaven kissing hill to l the south of us. This will probably . occur in about three weeks. Not that we wish in the least to criticise the hill, which is all very we'll in it's way, as hills go; but even the least opinionated of l mortals must admit that as medium for allowing the transmission of the suns rays it could be improved upon.
 Mr. and Mrs Fred Hebert entertained | a party of friends from Juneau at din. ner on Saturday.
 Santa Claus is aboard the Cottage City. The postoftice is the most pop ular place in Treadwell these days.
 The closing exercises of the Tread | we'll school took place yesterday after noon and right merry occasion it was. A number of the parents and patrons were present to watch the little folks enjoy themselves. A program was rem dered as follows:
 Introductory Remarks Paul Carpenter "A Christmas Story" Thelma Niunis : "In Winter I Get Up at Night" ...... l.
 ....................F Francis Richards "The Christmas DanCe". Spiro Gurvich ! "The Pilgrims Christmas" .... .... .................. Lydia Anderson Song-"Merry Christmas Bells". ....... :
 Etta Brown, Margaret Rogers and
 Lillian Mccormick "Santa's Secret" Lillian Mccormick . "That Wonderful Morning" Nat Rogers "Ye Ballads of Christmas" . ......... Spiro Gurvich, Frank Tompkins,
 Etta Brown and Carl Anderson "rll Tell You How the Day Rose"
 ......... Tyne Jouns and Mary Hahn "How Do You Like to Go Up in a Swing?" ?"........... Frank Anderson l Soug-"Away in the Manager" ...... !
 ............ 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades "My Dollies Dear" ....... Mary Hahn Song. .......... .....,. Carrie Anderson ! [ "No Stocking to Fill" ............... j..................L Lillian Mccormick |. kris Kringle'S Surprise" ........... ..................M Margaret Rogers Play-"Sweet and Low" ..........
 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades Doll drlll l................Prl Primary glrIs Boat drill. l...............P Primary boys | Night Gown drill-"Santa Claus Will
 Come Tonight" 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades "A Christmas Toast" Paul Carpenter '"Twas the Night Before Christmas"
 ................... Almond Richards
 The numbers were all exceptionally good and were given with ease and