The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
RAYS CELEBRATION
OF CHRISTMAS DAY

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The day was perfectly delightful.
The old custom of celebrating the
birth of Christ was very thoroughly
and appropriately enjoyed by every
body.
The first of the celebrations was
on Friday afternoon in Sonora, where
the Mexican children were treated
to tree, while the usual presents
and donations in the form of sweaters
clothing, toys, candies, oranges, nuts,
etc., from old Santa Claus made the
serviceable donations were those of
the Ray Consolidated in the sweaters,
of which they gave away some three
hundred. At the tree there were
singing, dancing and recitations and
through the efforts of the teachers,
the Ray Con. and the Guild the little
Mexican children had the day of
their lives
In the evening the Methodist Church
folks, and made their hearts glad
with tree and treats from Santa
Claus.
The main feature of the day in the
public celebrations was that at the
club house, from 8 to p. m.
The club was artistically and pro-
fusely decorated and in the center
of the large living room, a huge trt
loaded with presents for the little
thoughtfulness and charity of the peo-
pie of Ray. This was made possible
by the donation of the Ray Con. Cop
per company, the Ray Con. Club, the
work on behalf of the Ladies' Guild
who, cooperating with the others,
made the day one long to be remem-
bered. The afternoon exercises were
opened at by a grand march of the
$50 assembled children. This was
Santa Claus who gladdened the heart
of each child present by calling out
the name and the little one coming
to the tree and getting the present,
in addition to hearty hand shake.
The old Santa, dressed in his red
coat and trousers, with his long white
whiskers, was ably assisted by Gen
eral Manager Gates, Judge French
and Judge Dunlap, who saw to it that
no one was overlooked. After the dis
tribution of the presents Mr. McOmber
and Miss Guilden gave an excellent
exhibition of the Danish folk dance;
then Miss McAllister gave a recita-
ton and tf1e-1Welve girls in the
Danish Mountain dance mae the MT
of the afternoon. Then came ths
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with an orange, an apple and a box
of candy.
Too much credit cannot be given
the ladies of the Guild and those
who assisted in making the affair
such a grand success.
Be it said, although we are iso-
lated out here in the haunts of the
RATHER and the Gila monster, there
was not a nicer Christmas in any
part of the United States and every
little one, no matter how poor, was
made happy, thanks to the thought
fulness, kindness and holiday spirit in
Ray.
Also credit is due the Ray Con.
Copper Co., the Ray Con. Club and
the Ladies' Guild for they are the
ones who made conditions so excel
lent. The new band is not to be over
looked for they graciously donated
their services for the dancing and
rendered several excellent selections
during the evening.
On Christmas eve, the band also
serenaded the officials of the copper
company and sang Christmas carols.
Thanks to the people of Ray for their
kindness to the less fortunate ones
and may the coming year be a happy
and prosperous one for ALL
In addition to the other entertain
ments mentioned on Christmas day the
school teachers of Sonora and the
merchants of Sonora, gave dandy
treat, consisting of candies, oranges,
nuts. wearing apparel and other good
things, to the Sonora children.
They had a nice large Christmas
tree and old Santa tried to outdo all
former years for the little Mexican
children; there were presents for all
and everybody had fine time.
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