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VOL. IX; NO 5. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER THIRTIETH, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS
SANTA CLAUS WAS SUPREME
Christmas Observances at Village Hall
Interest Everyone.
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petite, AmilMts and ISntertain---Prnti
for All.
SANTA CLAUS and the
spirit of Christmas,
reigned supreme Monday
and Tuesday evenings, the
Village hall being crowd
ed to its capacity with
eager children, happy
parents and interested onlookers. Seldom
has this annual observance which is
looked forward to with pleasure by all,
been carried out more happily, and as a
result, joy reigns in many, a home which
would otherwise be cheerless.
There were two trees, the first for the
children of the Village and the second
for the colored children of the Village
and vicinity, the amount necessary to
provide for them being raised by sub
scription among the guests and residents.
The stage of hall was transformed into
a veritable Christmas fairyland by use of
a monster cedar tree, bedecked and be
spangled, and illumined with vari-colored
electric lights, and a huge fireplace
through which Santa Claus found en
trance ; the whole combining to make a
picture symbolic of the occasion and the
season.
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MONDAY'S PROGRAM.
The program opened with music by the
orchestra, after which Miss Madeline
Ilartman sang "Dearie"' by Kummer, and
"Goodnight Beloved, Goodnight" by
Fay. lJemarks by liev. Henry L. Foote
followed. Mr. Foote said that as a child,
he believed in Santa Claus as a myth
but as a man he had come to believe in
Santa Claus as a reality in the manifesta
tions of goodwill as shown through gifts.
As llev. Mr. Foote ceased speaking there
was a great commotion outside the build
ing which set the hearts of the children
fluttering eagerly, the toot of a horn and
jingle of sleigh bells giving evidence that
Santa Claus had arrived. A moment
later lie crawled through the fireplace,
radient in red knee breeches and a jacket
of crimson trimed with ermine, upon his
head a peaked cap, his jocund counte
nance beaming behind a vast expanse of
snow white beard.
With a merry greeting he began the
distribution of gifts. His attention was
first given to the pack which he carried
upon his back, and the first gift extract
ed was a large colored boy doll which he
gave to Miss Mary C. Dutton with the
remark that inasmuch as her song had
been "Oh so lonesome," for sometime
past, it was generally felt that some ef
fort to relieve this lonesome feeling
should be made. Miss Dutton came
view of the tact that a number wrere
aware that this 'same dollhas been pre
sented for four successive years, this re
mark caused a general ripple of laughter.
Next came two well filled and gaily
colored stockings for Miss Alice Dutton
and Miss Helen Taylor, the gift of their
genial friend Mr. II. W. Toothaker.
At this point Santa Claus introduced a
somewhat unruly gander which was
carefully confined behind a large screen,
blushingly, and good naturedly forward
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in a manner which spoke more fully than
words, her deep sense of gratitude ( ?)
The second present was another large
doll tagged for llesident General Mana
ger T. B. Cotter; Santa Claus explaining
that as Manager Cotter was searching
eagerly for colored assistants it was
generally felt that a "real good boy"
would be welcome. Manager Cotter did
not respond and Santa Claus asked why
he should refuse to claim his "own child"
upon an occasion of such importance. In
explaining that he had found the bird
busily engaged in devouring golf balls in
the Wind Mill pond, on the way to the
Village and captured him after a hard
struggle. Santa Claus further explained
that he had climbed down the power
house chimney by mistake, which he
found very dirty, and was obliged to re
turn to the pond for a bath, later drying
out by aid of the steam roller on the golf
links, which accounted for his length
Concluded on page three)
LIBEL SUITS ARE BARRED
Shadow Picture Party Escapes on
Technicality of the Law.
Novel and Unique Entertainment
Cvokes Applause and Iaug-hter
From Onlookers.
AS AN entertainment,
novel and unique, the
Shadow Picture Party
given in observance of
Christmas eve at The
Holly Inn, Saturday eve
ning, takes an important
place among the many enjoyable affairs
which have been given at this popular
hotel.
Local scenes pictured with sly pokes
and conditions and things, kept the com
pany which comfortably filled the Music
room hall, continuously .good natured,
and brought fourth many an outburst of
applause or uproar of laughter.
The first picture shown was the inter
ior of the Pinehurst school with a
glyrnpse at what is alleged to take place
there, and, in this connection, it might
be well to emphasize the fact that most
of the presentations were along the line
of allegation. Were it not for this, libel
suits in which the editor of The Out
look wrould be a prime mover, would,
doubtless, be pending. Dr. George S.
Hill was the teacher and the very, very
naughty pupils were Miss Alice Dutton,
Miss Helen Taylor, Miss Lorna Mallinson
and Mr. Lester Smith.
The second scene was the interior of
the doctor's oflice (Dr. and Mrs. Hill), in
which a critical case was strenously
treated and a valuable life (and much
else) saved by aid of the ever ready
hyperdermic and the powerful stomach
pump.
Next came some side lights on The
Outlook editorial rooms the bewhisker-
ed editor, (Mr. Smith) ; the pretty stenog
rapher (Miss Macf arlane) ; the traditional
and ever-present old "subscriber," "con
stant reader" or "kicker," as he is vari
ously called, (Mr. P. L. Lightbourn) ; and
the ubiquitous and blase youth who in
sists on bringing in poetry and flirting
with the typewriter, (Mr. Jillson) were
all depicted with startling realism and
evident truthfulness (?) '
The interior of The Holly Inn dining
room, where a bride and groom, (Dr.
and Mrs. Hill), wine and dine and say
sweet things to each other between
(Concluded on page eleven.)