Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-19
TODAY'S PROGRAMS
IN SCHOOLS BEGIN
CHRISTMAS SEASON
Celebrations in Various Grades of
City and County Start Holi-
day Vacations.
LAST RUSH ON AT STORES.
Sunday Schools Will Observe Day
Next Week-Special Music
at the Churches.

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Many of tn. merchants of Olympia,
through the advertising columns of the
STANDARD, are seeking your patron
age In the closing days OF the Chrlst-
mas buying season. In the lines OF
mems furnishings, novelties, jewelry
and art goods, groceries, candles and
the like, you cannot find any better ar
| tlcles than these stores offer and you
can buy from them cheaper than In Ta-
coma or Seattle. If you want furni-
ture, the local stores advertising here
can give you better furniture at cheap
er prices and ON better terms, with un-
usually large stocks to choose from.
than any Seattle or Tacoma store.
Spend your Christmas money at home
with these merchants-it will pay
you to do 1t.
In all of the schools Of the city and
most of those in the county Christmas
programs are being given by the pu-
pills today-Friday-marking not only
the beginning of their Christmas va
cation but signifying for all the near
ness OF Christmas Day. Some of the
schools of the county will postpone
their Christmas programs until Christ
mas Eve, but nearly all are giving
them today.
So far ~ Olympus and Thurston
county are concerned. every family has
made its preparations for Christmas
and generosity seems to be paramount,
while all the churches and Sunday
schools and many social and fraternal
organizations throughout the city and
lcounty propose to celebrate the day in
one way or another. A general air Of
prosperity and good will seems to be
uppermost in the minds and actions
|of every one in the city and county
and the prospects are that Christmas,
1913. will be particularly happy for all.
But the youngsters are the ones who
will enjoy 1t most and the programs
In the different schools today mark
the beginning of the happiest season
of the year for them. In many of the
local schools, though no candles are
allowed, brightly decorated Christmas
trees strewn with school made trim
kets, pictures, calendars and the like,
will be enjoyed by the children and
programs in which all can join will be
given. And the same is true of the
schools throughout the county.
In some of the local school build
ings, different grades will unite In .
sort of progressive Christmas pro-
gram, part Of which will be given in
each grade, Plan that will be follow
ed in the Roosevelt. Washington and
Lincoln schools, while out at the Gar
field building the grades will be divid-
ed into sections, the pupils in each
room appearing on joint program.
| At the Mckinley school each room
will give its own program but the
whole school will join in making q
candy sale a success and the Parent
Teachers circle of the district will
sale. Up at the high school more or
less mystery prevails as to just the
stunts" to be pulled off by the juniors
and seniors while the freshmen and
sophomores will devote most of their
energies to the big candy sale in which
all of the classes will compete, start
ing at noon today, the class having
the prettiest booth and taking in the
most money, having the privilege of
selecting the phonograph records with
which half of the receipts of the en-
tire sale are to be purchase, the other
tire sale are to be purchased, the other
band
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Of
next week will be devoted very largely
to the Christmas celebrations the diff
ferent churches of the city and county
will give for the benefit of the young
sters in their sunday schools and for
these Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings seem the most popular. All Of
the churches will observe either
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day with
special services in which Christmas
music will of course predominate and
for which special preparations have
been made by The various choirs. One
of the notable features Of this cele-
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