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, NO. 6. PINEHURST, N. C, JAN. 2, 1903. PRICE THREE CENTS
VOL. VI.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Day Made Memorable for Children of
Yillage and Ylcinlty.
A Present for Every Child and Candy
and Fruit as Well The Pro.
gramme in Detail.
Christmas is gone, but not forgotten,
to the children of Pinehurst and vicin
ity, for never before has this day meant
so much to them. And in thus reaching
out to all its child population, Pinehurst
not only observed but kept Christmas,
and in so doing brought joy not only to
others, but unto itself.
Through the thought and energy of a
committee of ladies a large sum of
money was raised for use in connection
with two Christmas trees which were
given at the Village Hall, Thursday
evening for the children of the Village,
and Friday afternoon for those residing
in the immediate vicinity. With this
money gifts of many sorts were bought
and every child in the Village and close
by was each given a present, a bag of
confections and nuts, and an orange.
A beautiful holly tree was used in
place of the fir, which was placed at the
front of the stage in the hall and lavish
ljT decorated with garlands of popcorn,
cranberries, tinsel ornaments of copper
and silver and gold, and large tissue
paper oranges. Candles were dispensed
with in the lighting and a beautiful and
unique effect was secured by the use of
vaii-colored incandescent lights which
were fastened to the limbs of the tree.
Upon either side of the tree stood a table
groaning under its weight of oranges
and below on the floor, were tables filled
with presents and loaded with confections.
Thursday Erening-'g Program.
Thursday evening's program which
began at eight o'clock, filled the hall to
overflowing. Seats were provided for
the little ones at the front of the hall,
where they might feast their eyes on the
tree and its brilliant decorations, the
goodies and the presents, and figure it
out as often as they wished just "who
would get this, or who would get that."
The program opened with a selection
by the Holly Inn orchestra after which
a company of children from the Pine
hurst school, under the direction of Miss
Spofford, sang two Christmas carols.
Another selection by the orchestra was
followed by another carol and then Mrs.
Elsa Von Grafe, of the orchestra, gave a
beautifully rendered 'cello solo.
Mr. A. S. Malcolm then read "The
Night Before Christmas" in a particular
ly delightful way, which held the atten
tion of his youthful hearers. As he fin
ished faintly in the distance, came the
clatter of hoofbeats and the merry sound
of sleigh bells, all of which told the
waiting children more plainly than
words,that Santa Claus was approaching.
Louder and louder grew the sound and
presently the team came to a full stop
just at the right of the stage, presumably
entering through the window. A mo
ment later Santa's gruff voice called
uVVhoa" and in a trice he had leaped out
upon the stage and given the children
the heartiest kind of a greeting.
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He devoted a little time skirmishing
about and seeing that the presents were
just as he had left them the night before
when it is rumored, he came down the
chimney, and then he began to call off
the names which the large assortment of
mysterious packages bore, the owneis
coming forward in response. All sorts
of things went into the hands of the lit
tle ones: queer bugs that walk back
wards, and flutter their wings as they
go; toy steamboats that "cut the waters"
of the floor, pitching as they move ; love
ly dolls with real hair and dresses that
take off; jackknives, made to cut ; tiny
carts, perfect in every detail ; and no end
of other toys that were made for no other
purpose than to delight the childish
heart. Just before the little ones took
their seats they were each given an
orange and a bag of confectionery and
nuts.
And then when the last child had come
forward and there were no more to re
ceive gifts, Santa Claus, spying confec
tions and fruit still on hand, became be
nevolent, and he called the "Little
Priest Boy," and the "Little White
Boy," and the "Little McKinnon Boy"
and half a dozen others who were none
under forty, and they took their gifts
with childish modesty. And then the
editor of the "Outburst" was favored
and Dr. Montgomery A. Crockett, the
house physician was called, and then the
young ladies came in for their share,
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES!
Plnehurst's Christmas Day Observances
Singularly Appropriate.
Midnight Services followed Bj' JUTolr
Commnnion and Morning: Prayer
and 8 e rm on in Village Hall.
Pinehurst's religious observances of
Christmas day were singularly beautiful
and appropriate, giving it a fitting
significance; making the day typical
of New England. For weather the day
was a repetition of Thanksgiving, just
clear, cold and crisp, enough to make it
a delight to be out of doors, dawning
cloudy and clearing at noon for the day.
The Midnig-ht Service.
The religious observances began Christ
mas morning at 12 A. M. with a singu
larly beautiful midnight song service and
celebration of the Holy Communion,
Rev. Dr. Henry II. Sleeper, rector of
Christ Church, Elizabeth, N. J., officiat
ing and a volunteer choir furnishing
music. The service was held in the
small room of the Village Hall, and the
effect of the altar hung in white and dee
orated with greens, and the white robed
clergyman, all under the faint glow of
candles, was beautiful and impressive.
The Morning' Service.
At 10 A. M., a second celebration of
the Holy Communion was observed in
the Village Hall, followed by morning
prayer and sermon, at eleven, at which
Rev. A. E. Johnson, of Providence, R. 1.,
officiated, and a choir under the direction
of Mrs. Montgomery A. Crockett, of
Buffalo, N. Y., furnished music.
Ilev. Mr. JToIiiisoii'n Sermon.
Rev. Mr. Johnson's text was from
Revelation xxi : in :
"And I heard a voice out of
heaven saying, Behold, the tab
ernacle of God is with men, and
He will dwell with them, and
they shall be His people, and
Godhim3elf shall be with them,
and be their God."
He said in part :
"God with us" is the message of
Christmas tide. Under the old dispensa
tion the tabernacle in the wilderness
was the place of God's meeting with His
people. Though but a tent of skins, it
was glorified by the manifestation of His
special presence.
In man's life the body is the tabernacle
of the immortal soul. At Christ's com
ing God made his dwelling place with
man, for in the Incarnation "The world
was made flesh, and dwelt (or taber
nacled) among us." Man's nature made
in the image of . God was chosen to be
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