The San Francisco call., 1909-12-17
CHRISTMAS JOY
INSPIRES SONGS
OF LITTLE ONES
Ots Gather in Columbia Square
for Exercises in 0bserv=
ance of Holiday Season
Every Boy and Girl Finds That
Something Has Been Left
TO Give Cheer

All the very young people who sing
and play and learn great many
things under the tender care of the
Golden Gate kindergarten association
made merry in different parts of the
city yesterday when their Christmas
festivities took place.
There were Christmas trees that bore
wonderful fruit and one of the most
joyful of these was at the Stanford
free kindergarten at Columbia square.
Down in Harriet street. just below
The square. the small people with clean
faces and frocks or sailor suits began
10 gather long before the hour of open
ing Then came mothers and big sis
1ers with a great many Of the future
kindergarten flock in arms or toddling
uncertainty before, all of whom made
an enthusiastic audience.
ALL JOIN IN SONGS
In a hollow square the benches for
the IS pupils were placed and then, led
by Miss Eliot the teacher. there were
songs and games of range so wide
as to demonstrate the versatility of
the assortment of natiOnalities present.
SQUIRRELS climbed trees and stored
nuts: little birds flew hither and yon;
a blacksmith of a surprising hearth
ness Joined the links of little broken
human chain and shod sturdy young
human horse who finally clattered
wildly about 10 advertise the horse
shoer: d shoe maker-in fact 45 little
shoe makers-sang and sewed and
tapped shoes with keenest delight;
Santa Claus was sung TO and cheered
and finally the amal gamatiOn of nations
was proved by a patriotic rendering
OF the song which is known among
the small singers as Ny country
sTfs" closing with more cheers
first for the American flag and then Tor
the flags Of all countries.
The largest and most trustworthy
of the bows were the assistants Of
Santa Claus. who was unfortunately
unable to be present They dlstrlo-
uted dainty little dolls, beautifully
but substantially dressed with clothes
that might be taken of and even laun-
dried. one for each small girl Evhile
every little lad had a gay pair OF
reins. studded with bells noisy enough
t. please any boy. Boxes of candy
were supplied for every one.
As the final feature Of the morning $
delight the happy babies marched ana
countermarched around the tail
brightly decorated tree.
HELP PREPARE TREE
AT the stanford free kindergarten
Al Twenty-fourth and Douglass streets
4he tree and all the gifts were sup
plied by the eighth grade, Miss Cole-
mans class of the Crocker school, the
bows bringing the tree from the park
setting il up and aiding in its decora-
ton. while the girls dressed the dolls.
The largest kindergarten which cele-
brated was that at 342S Mission street,
and the others who held their trees
Yesterday were: Holly Park, Jeffer-
son and Anderson streets; Hearst Glen
park: Mission park. Eighteenth and
OakwOod streets; one at 134i2 Four
feenth street; the Hearst, at g20 Treat
avenue. and the Potrero. at the Nurses
settlement Nineteenth and Iowa
streets In each instance the program
and the gifts were practically the same.
Tomorrow the other six of the free
lzindergartens, consisting of the Hearst
Kindergarten. $50 Union street; the
Pope and Walker memorial kindergar-
ten. 1922 Greenwich street; the Mer-
chants association kindergarten, Sew
Fnteenth and Pond streets, and the
Stanford kindergartens at zoo London
street. 5000 San Bruno road and 1922
Twenty-fourth street. will celebrate.
The officers and directors Of the asso-
citation. which has been in existence
for more than 80 years and which now
supports Is kindergartens with an en-
rOllment of about 1900, are; president,
Miss Virginia Fitch; secretary, Mrs
Silas H Palmer; trea surer, Miss NJ. L.
Brown: supervisor and medical IN
structor. Miss Anna NJ. Stovall; Mrs.
Cyrus Walker. Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs.
p. + Norris, Mrs. 7. r. Lilienthal, Mrs.
r. Z. Brownell, Mrs. T. d. Boardman,
Mrs. Walter Quick, Mrs. Morton r. Glib
bons, Miss Mary L. Taylor and Miss
Mary +. Parsons.