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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
6
A raven at Londor zoological garden underwent cataract surgery and received spectacles fitted with a hood by a kine. Sight improvement was evident after the procedure.
Pupils in city ward schools and the kindergarten held Christmas exercises. Centennial school featured songs recitations and essays including Christmas in Germany and Louie's Wants. Eight girls read A Warning while a debate argued Christmas is better than the Fourth of July.
St. James parochial school closed for holidays after distributing presents to children. Father Walsh received a silk neck scarf from the athletic club and a set of books from the pupils following the Christmas tree celebration.
The Wallace school conducted appropriate Christmas exercises in every room with a festive decor. First and second grades presented a lengthy program under a crowded roof as over 100 parents attended, the largest guest turnout yet. Third and fourth rooms also staged Christmas programs.
At the Heights school pupils from the first and second rooms enjoyed a Christmas tree and donated fruit and vegetables for the needy. A Christmas program featured songs and recitations. Miss Doolittle's class presented a literary program with selections and essays. Miss Hardy's class performed a Christmas suitable dialogue. A large crowd of visitors attended the event.
Miss Meacham's Lincoln school hosted an afternoon program featuring recitations songs and a dialogue Visit to Santa Claus with Mr and Mrs Santa Claus in attendance A Christmas tree and penny gifts were shared for fathers and mothers as children pulled strings to reveal presents Many relatives attended and enjoyed the festive events
At Kindergaten the Christmas program featured songs and recitations in a festively decorated room. A large Christmas tree held presents from the children to their parents and friends, many items crafted in school. About seventy-five attendees joined the event.
Miss Lena Maxwell and her pupils presented an orchestra and violin recital in the Academy chapel with about fifteen young players delivering high class pieces. The program featured solo and duet numbers, with praise for Margaret Row Belle Jay and Wanda Beatty. Ainsworth saw the wedding of Miss Mabel Stewart to Alva E. Stites, a six week old couple, marked by a four course dinner and warm congratulations.
A refined young man from Union Nebraska married a local partner in a wedding described as exceptionally pretty. Guests from Columbus City Crawfordsville Haskins Washington Ainsworth attended. The couple will honeymoon then reside in Union. The write up notes the groom is a druggist with his own business and wishes them happiness. A New Year free dinner and bazaar are planned by Lexington Ladies Aid and a large Masonic public installation is announced for December 28 1909 with multiple bodies present.
United States Senator A J McLaurin died at his Brandon home after a sudden heart failure. He was 61, in a rocking chair by the fire when the stroke struck, ending a career that included terms as governor of Mississippi and U S senator. Possible successors named include James K Vardaman and John Sharp Williams. Little Tim Sullivan Dies in New York.
London report states Lord Monkswell president of the Anti Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society has died on December 23.
James D. Sebring, a well known professional baseball player, died in a hospital in Williamsport Pennsylvania on December 23.
A Halberton child presented not fewer than 109 different wild flower specimens at the local flower show, with another child showing 107 varieties, highlighting a strong display of plant diversity.
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