Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-01-04

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many happy Christmas parties in Lam
caster and Grant county this year. [
know there must have been, for if
there are people IN this big United
States with warm hearts and open
hands to enjoy the opportunities of the
Christmas holidays IN feasting and
good cheer it is the good people of
Lancaster and Grant county. But
want to turn your thoughts away from
Wisconsin with it's ice and snow to
a country, climate, and conditions
so different that one familiar with the
winters of the north can hardly be
lieve the evidence of his own senses,
want to tell you about Christmas
party in salubrious, sun -kist, South
ern California that for JOY and jollity
equalled if not surpassed the happiest
and heartiest held in old Grant
county.
There were seventeen in the party
John Wright, wife and daughter Min
ME, John Carthew, wife and daughter
Maude, Mrs Lewis, Mrs. Barlow, the
Misses Kate and Florence eastman
Alex Mccartney Jay Nathan, wife
and son Fred, and q. r, Showaiter,
wife and daughter Winifred. 1t was
a merry party. The place was Cline's
famous cafe at Ocean Park, suburb
of Los Angeles. The dinner was order
ed and the menu selected by John
! Wright, SO that nothing more needs to
be said about the excellence or album
dance of the repast. But there were
turkey with Wisconsin cranberry
sauce. fresh crisp California radishes,
and celery and vegetables, and salads
and relishes and plum pudding with
brandy sauce and all tbs other fill inns
that 60 with big Christmas dinner,
At the head OF the table was Papa
Wright as suave and complacent as
though be were directing the affairs of
the Wright house Facing him at the
other end of the table was the smil-
ing face Of Jay Nathan. beaming with
the spirit Of Christmas cheer above a
handsome flaming red necktie,
Christmas gift. But he did not have
the best of Papa Wright at that, for
Papa was wearing snowy pair of
brand new silk hose, also Christmas
gift. What do you think of that?
John Wright life long Democrat,
joining the crowd of silk stockings?
In a group on one side of the table
were the three young ladies, Miss
Maude, Miss Minnie. and Miss
Winifred, busily talking of absent
friends. Of diamond rings perhaps and
happy days to come On the other
side of the table we're Alex, Nc
Cartney, Mrs. Barlow, and Mrs.
Lewis older in years than the other
group but just as young in spirit, and
just as busily talking of the days Of
Aud lang syne. The rest of the
company were lined up in military
order and among them all there was
not single shirker of the work be-
fore him. Master Fred Nathan was
the only child present He is fine
little chap and sat beside his handsome
vivacious mother, as proud as julius
Caesar and promising sprig of the
fine old Nathan tree.
You would hardly have recognized
the livley and rather noisy gentleman
along about the middle of one side of
the table as the sick man, John
Carthew, who left Lancaster a month.
ago. He is ten pounds heavier and at
least ten years younger than when he
arrived at Los Angeles
But is it is not possible to tell ali
the interesting things; the wit Of the
eastman girls, the wise remarks of
Mrs. Carhtew, Mrs. Wright and Mrs.
Showalter and the peace on earth,
good will toward men, spirit that
encompassed all.
After dinner we strolled along the
beach, watched the foam capped break
ers roll in, smiled at the venture
some gathers who ran dripping from
the ocean to the warmer water of the
bath house plunge, and listened to the
music of the outdoor bands. Occa
sionally some one would look toward
the distant mountains and say 'Well
I wonder what the Lancaster folks are
doing now way beyond those snow
capped peaks !" sure proof that not
wlthstanding the happy Christmas
day in California the affections would
unconsciously carry the mind over the
mountains and far away to the
dear rones at home.''
Yours with best wishes,
G. R Showalter.