The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-26
NATIVES HAVE BIG FESTIVAL
 ON THE ISLAND
Mayor 0'Connor Makes and Address Advising
 the Girls to Take
 Native Husbands.


 DOUGLAS, Dec. 26.-'I advise you Native girls to take husbands from among your own people; you will be happier and much better satisfied. with life." said Mayor o'Connor on Christmas Day. when addressing the Natives of Douglas Island cOngregat- ed in the Eagle Brothers Hall. in celebration of thei- Christmas festi- val. You would be better off ii you could live apar; from the white people altogether. but that is impos- sible now, for white people have come 10 Alaska to stay. and where ever Natives live the whites will follow. That being the case, the best thing for you to do is to send your children to the schools provid- ed by the government, and give them the necessary training to fit them to cope with advancing civilization"
 An address of greeting from Gov. J. F. A. Strong was also read before the audience in which were express ed best wishes to all and regrets that other duties prevented his presence at the native entertainment.
 Besides Mayor o'Connor and fam fly, delegates of the Douglas Island Wonan's Club were included among forty white persons who attended the entertainment. The native popu- lation, men. women and children, ar raye1 in their best clothes. were there in full force crowding the hall to it's capacity with nearly 25O spec tators. The gathering last night isl declared to have been the largest of it's kind. ever witnessed on the Island.
 The following program planned and executed by the Native school and Brotherhood in Douglas, follows:
 Opening song. Joy to the World, Address of welcome. Marion Wilson; The Significance of the Coming of Christ to the Indians" Edward Mar shall; Tableau. Holy Night" The Virgin Mother Elizabeth Manument; angels, Flora Marshall. Marion Will son. Jessie Joseph; shepherds, Jos eph Brady, Dick Marshall, George Wilson; Reading. Bible Sketch" Mrs. Johnson; Santa Claus Came to Our House" Maggie Weaver; "once There was a Little Bird" Martha Smith; Dance Around the Christmas Tree" Edith Harris; q Wish You a Merry Christmas" Thomas Willis and George Weaver; Santa Claus is a Jolly Old Man." Philip and Lou isa Joseph; Action Piece, Little Bird" Primary class; Christmas Trees Jimmy Thomas; Organ solo by Flora Marshall; Now Dolly" An nie Johnson; Here We Are" Jack son Brady and Livingston Hubbard; Tableau, Nearer My God to Thee,%- Flora Marshall. Marion Wilson and Jessie Joseph; Recitations, Alice Thomas. Elizabeth Manumen, Jessie Joseph: Action pieces. by the sec ond and third grade boys; Organ solo by Flora Marshall; Recitations by George Wilson, Joseph Brady, Fannie Hubbard, Marion Wilson, Flo ra Marshall, and Joseph Tassell; Song, America" by the school chil- dren, violin accompaniment by Dan Joseph; Flag piece with song. by the school children.
 "All Christmas week and New Years Day, we shall stay at home, eat and play United States Public School Here we are! Douglas, Al aska, rah, rah! RAH%
 Miss Margaret Roene of Douglas accompanied on the piano. the Ma tive children and audience standing for the opening chorus, Joy to the World"
 A Flag piece with song by the school children made an especial hit with the white portion of the au- dience as did the school yell. which was given at-tha -einse nf--thH nr"-