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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1915)
THE POLE COUNTY OBSERVER. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915. MANY MAKING MERRY YULETIDE SEASON OBSERVED BY SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Two Largely-Attended Entertainments Last Night to Be Followed By Others Tonight. The Christmas festivities in behalf of young America began last night, when two Sunday schools held en tertainments in connection with pret tily decorated trees heavily laden jwith gifts of confections. Other churches will have their exercises to night. Following are the programs: At the Presbyterian Church. The entertainment given at the Presbyterian church last evening con sisted of a cantata entitled "Mrs, Santa Clans and Her Christinas Dolls," Harris Ellsworth and Liicile Hamilton appealing in the leading (roles. The cantata is in two parts, and over fifty children appeared on the platform during the performance. In the first part Sirs. Santa Claus ap pears on the stage in the midst of a multitude of dolls, which she is bus ily engaged in preparing for her nu merous children. While thus engag ed, Santa Claus appears and devotes considerable time inspecting the dolls, which in this case were real children dressed up as dolls. The dolls are characterized and named the French doll, .the Singing doll, the Japanese doll, the Baby doll, two Jack in the Box dolls, etc., etc. The Singing doll steps to the'front of the platform and ""sings a little song, "I Know a Little Maiden." Throughout the entire first part Mr. and Mm. Santa Claus do all the talking, and the dolls are re stricted to occasional crying and once in a while a familiar squeak. Near the close of the first part, twelve lit tle dolls step to the front and sing "The Dolls' Complaint," Part II opens with the dolls, who now cease to be dolls and are children again, calling for Santa Claus. They sing their wishes and are in the midst of their song when dear Old Santa ap pears. To his confusion and embar assmenb he finds that he has forgotten to load up with dolls though he had a supply at home. About, this time seven little eirls sing a hush-a-bye song with dolls in the ms. Santa turns now to the boys and asks them for a song. Thy call for his strap of sleigh bells, possibly the only real strap of sleigh bells in Dallas, in ex change for their song. They sing "Merry Xmas." A grand march on the platform, the lights turned low, and five little girls in their nighties sing "Uood xvignr, nnng iiw pro gram to a close. . At this inncture Santia Clans be came master of ceremonies again, and from a decorated and brightly lighted Christmas tree distributed to every , boy and girl in the church a sack of randies and nuts. A shower ot tall ing stars brought the entertainment to close. At the Christian Church. A large gathering at the Christian ehnreh last evening greatly enjoyed comDlete and very interestinsr Christmas program rendered by the members of the various classes of the Sunday school and participated in by many of the members of the congre gation. The orchestra started the evening's entertainment, and through out the service made much of an op portunity to enliven things with good music. The program as presented was as follows: Orchestra; scripture reading and prayer; anthem by choir; reading. Harold Ramey; motion song, Mrs. McConnell's class; "The Old Man That Lived in Shoe," Sam Gibson's class; drill, Mrs. Tribble's class; pantomime, "Nearer My God to Thee." Mrs. Brown's class; read ing, Willard Brown; selection, Mrs. Robby's class; solo, Miss Alice Grant; tableau, "Christmas Memories;" song, Jennie Morris' claw; reading, Eva Peebles; scripture drill, Mrs. Tennis' class; junior selection, Mrs. Roy Black's class; reading. Levins Wess; selection, Mrs. Ramey's class; solo, Georgia Curtis; Christmas read ing and tableau, Mrs. Frank Brown and Miss Ada Campbell; orchestra. At the Baptist Chord. There will be a Christmas tree at the Baptist church tondglit, partici pated in by the young people, the fol lowing being the program for this oc casion : Reading scripture lesson and pray er by Rev. Tapscott; song by school, "Joy to the World;" reading, " Fath er's Christmas Box," Stella Stin nett; reading, "Mother's Almanac;" reading, "Santa Claus' Petition," Minnie Kirkpatrick ; Christmas arith metic, by four girls; song, "O'er a Quiet Pasture," Chorus; reading, "What 1 Want," Ernestine Davis; recitation, "Don't Forget the Baby," Freddie Zentz; recitation, "The Longest Day," Albert McBee; read ing, "Hilda's Chistmas," Hazel Mc Bee; recitation, "The Secret of Santa Claus," Donald Davis; recitation, "Her Choice," Miarie Kirkpatrick; recitation, Ivan Chase ; play, ' ' Wait ing for Santa Claus," little folks; song, "Advice to Santa Clans, lit tle boys' class; .recitation, Albert Zentz; reading, Iva Nelson; exercise, "Freely Give," boys' land girls' classes; recitation, "Buying Pres ents," Jack Forrette; exercise, "The Song, the Star and the Story," Ha zel McBee, Josephine Jackmam and Stella Stinnette; reading, "Santa on the Train," Grace Forrette; song, "Angels' Choras," chorus. At the Methodist Church. . Extensive preparations have been perfected for the Christmas festivities at the Methodist church tonight, when Santa Claus will appear in- person following a program by members of the Sunday school and disnribinte gifts from two brilliantly illuminated trees. The arrangements have been under the direction of various committees at the heads of which are Mesdames Fred Wagners Pauline Williams, Ed ward, Joel Shaw and Dalton. The program follows: Song by the Sunday school ; invo cation; anthem, recitation, Raymond Miller; recitation, Dan Quick; finger play, Five Little Misses; song, Luth er's Cradle hymn; recitation, Dor othy Boughton; recitation, Rex Vol- heim ; recitation, Herbert llunn ; song, Advice to Santa Llaus; dialogue. Four Little Misses; recitation, Freda Whittinirton; recitation, Helen Mom- son; recitation, Homer Ellis; recita tion, Ella Shiere; song, "banna is Coming;" class exercise, "Everyone a Santa Claus;" class exercise, "Pil grims of the Night;" choir, anthem; pantomime, "Holy Might." At the Evangelical Church. The Christmas exercises at this church last night were largely attend ed, a tree well filled with gifts for the children being, of oougse, the .'principal feature. The attendant' was unusually large, and the program, as follows, was greatly enjoyed by all present: Voluntary, "Awakening Chorus;" scripture reading, Superin tendent H. H. Dunkleberger and school; pnayer by the pastor; music by the orchestra ; class exercise, "The Olden htory, by six boys and six girls; recitation, "Christmas in Po land," by Arthur Winters; primary class exercise by Miss Eugenie Phil lips' class; song, "The Prince of Bethlehem," by primary and infant classes; recitation by Huber Phillips; music by the orchestra; recitation. "The Brown Sparrow's Christmas" by Edna Card; duet, Janet Iauner and Dorothy Erskine; exercise, "Me chanical Toys," by eleven boys; reci tation by Lucia Card ; song, Richard Dunklebergerr; recitation, Edith Rams dell; song, Winona Rice; recitation, Editti Plessinger; cornet solo by B. L. Downey; pantomime, "Abide With Me." by Miss Cora Rossiter's class; pantomime, "The Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus," bv Mrs. Chester Siefarth. Evelyn Sie'farth and Mrs. H. H. Dunkleberger; address by the pastor; chorw, "The King of All Kings;" distribution of candy and presents; benediction. ONCE UPON A TIME. MY LITTLE CHILD COMES TO MY KNEE AND, TUGGING, PLEADS THAT HE MAY CLIMB INTO MY LAP TO HEAR ME TELL ' THE CHRISTMAS TALE BELOVED SO WELL A TALE MY MOTHER TOLD ME, BEGINNING ' ' ONCE UPON A TIME. " IT IS A TALE OF SKIES THAT RANG WITH ANGEL RHAPSODIES SUBLIME; OF THAT GREAT HOST, SERENE AND WHITE, THE SHEPHERDS SAW ONE WINTRY NIGHT AND OF THE GLORIOUS STARS THAT SANG AN ANTHEM ONCE UPON A TIME. THIS STORY OF THE HALLOWED YEARS TELLS OF THE SACRIFICE SUBLIME OF ONE WHO PRAYED ALONE AND WEPT WHILE HIS WEARIED FOLLOWERS SLEPT AND HOW HIS BLOOD AND MARY'S TEARS COMMINGLED ONCE UPON A TIME. AND NOW MY DARLING AT MY SIDE AND ECHOES OF THE DISTANT CHIME I. RING THAT SWEET STORY BACK TO ME, OF BETHLEHEM AND CALVARY, AND OF THE GENTLE CHRIST WHO DIED FOR PINNERS ONCE UPON A TIME. THE MIGHTY DEEDS THAT MEN HAVE TOLD IN PONDEROUS TOMES OF FLUENT RIME LIKE MISTY SHADOWS FADE AWAY, BUT THIS SWEET STORY BIDES FOR AYE AND, LIKE THE STARS THAT SANG OF OLD, WE SING OF "ONCE UPON A TIME." EUGENE FIELD. try. December 5 is the feast day of St Nicholas, alias Santa Claus. He has nothing whatever to do with Christmas, and his visit there is an Anglo-Saxon anachronism. As their patron saint, children were taught to look to Nicholas for care and pro tection. In England the custom was abolished with the worship of saints at the reformation and was re-established in the American guise of Fath er Christmas in the middle of the last century. But in Holland Santa Claus contin ues to make hiis visits on the right day, December 5. The Dutch chil dren do not hang up their stockings, but place their shoes, filled with hay or straw for the donkey on which SB. Nicholas rides, in front of the fire place. No Christmas Weddings. The Christmas season produces many things that are unusual during the remainder of the year, but one of the very unusual things is found in the marriage license record, where there has not been a lieense register ed since December 13. Throughout the year there are very few days pass without the issuing of a license, LUMBER TIPS DEPARTMENT OF OOMMERCI BULLETIN IS ISSUED. Situation In Australia With Trad' Suggestions Treated by Agent Af ter Pergonal Investigation. V The present depression in the Amerj ican lumber industry has greatly in' creased the interest in the exjjitr trade and its possible deverfiment For this reason the department! . o! commerce, turouen the bureau of fort eign and domestic commerce, has been sending out experts to study the posJ sibilities of the most promising marJ kets. The latest; bulletin baaed 'On these investigations is " Australasiarj Markets for American Lumber, written by Franklin H. Smith, who has been studying the lumber situa tion in the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. . i Australia is particularly interesting Merry. Merry Christmas! Christmas Lullabies. Christmas lullabies to the Divine Child may be traced back to medieval times. In one of the Coventry plays occurs what is plainly a cradle song to the infant Jesus, which has been pre served in music as well as in text. Five hundred years ago .the mere picture did not suffice the faithful. The scene had to be enacted. The "Knecht Rupert," German Santa. The Santa Claus idea has grown out of a variety of legends and cus toms. The festival of St. Nicholas, who was the especial friend of the children, was celebrated in Germany about the 6th of December. It was easy enough to make this coincide with the later and more general fes tival. The tangible Santa Claus was Wheat Reaches High Price. The price of wheat reached the highest point of the season at Port land yesterday when supplies of Blue stem were firnilv held at $1.02 a bush el and Forty Fold at $1.01. There is an unusually heavy interior demand for shipment to Europe. b rail to the Atlantic coast. Middle west millers are also heavy bidders. Will Preach to Masons. The Dallas members of the Masonic order will attend the Methodist ehureh in a body next Sunday enen ins. tiie occasion being the observ ance of St. John's day. Rev. Geo. H. Bennett will preach an appropriate sermon. Minnesota receives 10,000 new set tlers yearly. Ohio has 160,000 drag victims. little nlav was called "The Cradling . called "Knecht Rupert," and usually of the Child. ' ' Standing on a platform he was some member of the family above the manger, boys representing dressed up to represent a beneficent angels proclaimed the birth of the ! gift) giver. It was the custom to Saviour. Priests took the part of have a yew bough placed in the palor shepherds and gathered around the of the German home, and on this all manger. Here stood Joseph, Mary 1 the packages containing gifts were and the servant of Joseph. 'placed. On Christmas morning the After the choir had sung hymns. whole family assembled to claim the among them "Chirstus Natus Hodie." J""", each having to guess - the donor. Mary sang the first verse oi the uer- ""CT" .h"" " , . . t, mffn tsY 4 li n tinnnita nliiUnin kill' hn man song, "Joseph, dear .Joseph mine. " '"'"""i help me to rock my babe, that liod ; " ","7", " , " ' c f" . . t . i it rrw wl Iwilim in if anil if an IT nwa, ll tti may reward me in Heaven .tne rsaoc -y of the Virgin Mary." Joseph an-1 een bad, instead of a gilt he or she swered with the second verse of the j fas given a switch that they might song. "Gladlv. mv deal nurse, will 1 1 be punished. So the little Germans thoo rook thv hfliw Uint lilM "'" ''J help may reward me in heaven," etc. The servant sansr: "Rejoice, Christian multitude. The King of Heaven, who Christmas. Yes, All Were Busy. The woods adjacent to Dallas were was born or tire virgin aiary, nas nnerai in ineir comnouiions oi taken on mortality." And so the Christmas greens yesterday, and the their health and prosperity. Closed All Day Tomorrow.. The doors of The Observer jofflee will be barred against patron and visitors all day tomorrow. It will be the first time in two years that! the office and mechanical forces have had a full holiday, and they feel that tfiey have earned an opportunity do cele brate like other tolks. scene in the churches went on every Christmas. Holiday Sales Satisfactory. The merchants of Dallas as a whole visitors are probably more numerous today than yesterday. From indica tions every family in town has some thing planned at home for the holi day. There was a stream of vehicl. report their holiday sales as being ; wapongi buggies, autombiles, wheel quite satisfactory; in fact consider- barrows and pedestrians all with Ore ably larger than was expected at the fern amJ otller decorative opening oi ine season. k ic. pialUg from morning until even' days have been unusually busy ones ti(Ie- SmM wbich j, laden tor the average Dallas store, u evi- witn foyg cultiie ud other good dences the fact that business eondi- ieg were mmong the common burdens tions hare an upward tendency, and that the prosperity which has been felt in the eastern and middle western states is reaching the coast country. During the present holiday shopping season useful gifts have been in great er demand than for a number of! of those who ransacked the woods for Christmas greens. The Christ Child, An Irish legend tells that on Christ mas eve the Christ Child wanders out in the darkness and cold and the peas- years past. Because the shopping! ants still put lighted candjes in their season commenced earlier than usual this year the rush has not been so apparent as in former years, but the volume of business .has been surpris ing to a majority of those dealing in goods appropriate for Christmas pres ents. Nearly every merchant intej- viewed by The Observer mentioned the cbange in making purchases from the ornamental to the useful, and this desire on the part of the public may have the effect next season of buvine fewer trinkets and a greater supply of the more staple articles. windows to guide the sacred little feet, that they may not stumble on the way to their homes. In Hungary the people go yet further in their ten derness for the child. They sread feasts and leave at his will. Through out Christendom there is a belief that no evil can touch the child who is born on Christmas ere. Christmas is Holland. In Holland Santa Claus pays his annual visit to all good children twen ty days before be cornea to this eoun- but attention of the lovelorn has beert to American lumbermen, because the so far turned toward more worldly .island continent depends almost whol and less sentimental things than mar-'jjf on foreign supplies of soft, easily riage. David B. Reimer and Sraah wdrked woods. The native timber is Fast were the last to secure a license, tough and hard to work. In normal The countv clerk and his deputies times the total imports of timber are look for an increase in matrimonial valued iat $13,000,000, and of .this business after Christmas day. j quantity" the United States furnishes about $7.fllHl,WH worth, or more tnan Significance of Holly, half. American exports, however, Why holly at Christmast The pa- consist mostly of undressed timber, gan Romans dedicated the holly to and Mr. Smith's report is concerned Saturn, whose festival was in. De- largely wit h,to-El!Slei,t at increas cember, around Christmas. The ear- ng mita of dressed timber j"HitftrK.'. ly christians, to escape persecution, heretofore come mainljr from th decked their homes with holly and Baltic legions. Since th war- startoi. other Saturnian emblems. The Ho- Austjjiflians have' not had steady inter mans sent their friends holly sprigs court-se with the Snandiinivian coun during the Saturnalia with wishes fixf 'bnes, and there havA bee, increase' sales oi American ii-tti pryum An interesting suggestMHS hv M. Smitfa is ghat a serious attTtypt. be made to popularise the America!! b pillow style of dwelling in Australia. There are many other suggestions in the bulletin, as Well as chaptni on such important matters as tariffs, na tive timlier resources, foreign trade the principal lumber markets and thi lumber trade of New Zealand. J WILDWOOU. Mrs. J. W. Gay had an attack of la grippe last week, but is feelTiTi much better. Everett Moore went to Airlie one day last week. He is now staying .with Mr. and Mrs. 8. Riker and at tending the Wildwood school. 4 Max Kopplien, T. V. Mason and Flemming Oleman were visitor atf B. Hull's Sunday. Mrs. Sam Riker, Mrs. F. L. Pri;, Mr. and Mrs". L. D. Fry were visito' at the Mason home Sunday. J. V. Mason went to Kings Valley' Friday. Emmett Mason was a visitor at tho Kopplien liome Monday. The recent rains have raised the driver sufficient for driving logs, whic'i 1 the Simpson Logging company haj taken advantage of. Edward Hull spent Tuesday even-. ing with John Fry. AIRLIE. Walter Maxtk'ld marie a business trip to Independence on Wednesday. J. C. Turner went to Independence to transact business on Wednesday. A fine program is being arranged for the annual school rally to be held here on January 15. The entertain ment will be provided bv the children of the school. . . - Because of hisrh wateT in. the yt eini'y of Maple Grove the rural mail earner eovrir his territory could . not mute The Teeele the J liiorary unserves innsimsa. The spirit of Christmas will be ob served at the library and that institu tion will be closed this evening and all day tomorrow. The doors will open at the usual hour on Sunday. Court House Deserted. The court house will be deserted tomorrow, and the county oftioiajs will enjoy a bolrday. Judge lea will spend the day with his family at Falls City. THE UNDER-DREAM. - By Post Wheeler. I slept it was even That meets the ( hnvttnastide. I dreamed and children seven Mood waiting at my side. Come," said they, and I followed Down to the winter pave. To lanes the darkness swallowed. Where haggard toil is slave. One peered with eyes of clouded sin that knew no glances sott; One laughed at din of voice within; One shivenngly coughed. One's head was like a misty sun Seen through a city's soot; One bore an ailing one, and one Vt alked with a halting foot. The rain lay iced upon the stone; The frost-rime touched the street, , As my fast foot-falls lone The naked little feet. On. on, and up the bitter stair Of a tall tenement By eorriders wind-swept and bare The winding way we went. Into a chamber dark and cold Where no joy-ong was sung. Where o'er a blarken?i hc.wh anJ vi Seven little stockings hung. O empty, little ragged tliinrrs Hun? die-fa in their poor place! The children stopped with whimpering And thither turned each face. I woke. Jt wa the Christmas. I dressed with smiling art. But thnn little empty stockings nert hanging ou my heart' - 4 on Wednesday. of the I'arent wil be held at animr 5. ti n - C. Insl Snada' vioes 01 Tt II J the see I