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IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Continued from Eighth Page.
Christmas tree and exercises last evening.
The lecture room was fittingly decorated,
and in the farther end, between the two
Christmas trees wa? a miniature house,
the doors of which when opened showed a
model sitting room, lamps, vases, mantel,
and most important, chimney, down which
Santa Claus presently appeared, bringing
with him presents for Mr. Nisbet, the
pastor, Mr. Waite and Mr. Smallwood, su
perintendents of the morning and evening
schoo s. After this, assisted by the same
gentlemen, he distributed the pr< rents.
The committee on decorating showed crig
inality. Before the presents were dis
tributed the following programme was de
lightfully rendered.
Song—“ The Christmas Night,” school.
Hesponsive reading.
Recitation—“ Christmas Tidings,” Clar
ence I.indie.
Recitation—“ What Did Little Children
I>o,” Jenny Sanders.
Recitation—“ Prophetic Glory,” Miss Ma
rie Xchart.
Recitation—“ Christ’s Birth,” Annie
Smallwood.
Recitation—" Bethlehem’s Star,” Viola
Quart erman.
Recitation—“ The Sweet Old Story.”
Clmrite Collins, Mamie Waters, Lizzie Mc-
Ewin.
Song—By Infant class.
Recitation—“ln the Manger Cradle,” An
nie Rivers.
Song—“ First Christmas Night,” school.
Chorus Recita.ion—Miss Fennell's class.
Catechism—Questions asked by pastor.
Recitation—" Telephone Message,” Annie
Brewer.
Recitation—“ Green Hill Far Away," Wil
lie Griffin.
Reritation—“lt Shall Never Pass Away,”
Jimmie Smith and Ben Wilson.
Recitation—“ Your Deed of Love,” Sadie
Cook and Ruby Munjon.
Chorus Recitation—Miss Vallie Riley’s
class.
Song—School.
WITH THE LITTLE TOTS.
Children Turned Santa Clans nt Miss
Charlton’s.
The Christmas tree given by the children
of Miss Charlton’s kindergarten yesterday
morning was a success. The school rooms
were decorated with bright leaves and
evergreens, and the tree ailght with can
dles. it was truei'.y a Christmas tree, giv
en try the children to their parents, a kind
of swapping, as it were, of places. The
children had made presents for the grown
folks, and when they were lak n from
the tree presented them in person, nearly
all the parents were there, or had a repre
sentative. Not only did they have pres-j
ents made by themselves, for their loved
ones, but each child had selected from his
iiitle store of personal belongings some
•cherished toy or book, and brought it to
he given to some child not as well of.
These presents Miss Charleton and her as
sistants will distribute as they see ttt.
French Olive Oil.
The best olive oil In the world Is made
*>y Marcus Ailoth of Bordeaux, France,
who is known as making the only finest
grade of oilve oil, pressed from selected
oiives.
Llppman Brothers are agents for this
house, and carry this olive oil in bottles
nd Cans*r®ul.
Miss Ida Carter,
"Grsybeard has cured me of dyspepsl*
which had made me almost an Invalid.
Ida Carter, Mt. Pella, lViut."
Oct Gray beard at the best drugstoies.
Kceptes Drug 00., Preps.— ad.
AT THE THEATER.
Packard Opera Will Close Its En
gagement With ’’Olivette.”
The Packard Opera Company will close
its engagement with a performance this
afternoon and another to-night. “Oli
vette” will be sung at the matinee and
"The Mascot” to-night.
“Said Pasha” was sung last night to a
good audience. Ail of the parts were well
cared for and the opera was protjuced in
an excellent manner. The company has
made friends who will be glad to see it re
turn next season.
W. B. Standiford, representing the
Tambardi Italian Grand Opera Company,
is in the city arranging for the appear
ance of the company here next week. The
company is composed of sixty-eight work
ing artists, and fourteen stars, with a
complete symphony orchestra and a car
load of scenery and costumes, will be in
Savannah for two nights and a matinee,
Wednesday, Dec. 27, and Thursday, the
28th, In three operas, opening with “Car
men,” with Stefania Coilamarini in the
title role.
At the matinee Thursday Verdi’s “Rigo
letto” will be sung, and Thursday night
“II Trovatore.”
The company comes direct from* the Pa
cific coast, Denver and Kansas City. This
week it is playing in Atlanta. Marie Lam
bardi, the impressario, has been a director
of operatic enterprises for the last twen
ty years throughout the Italian provinces.
He is to Italy what Maurice Grau Is to
America. Probably the most artistic suc
cess the company has achieved, was in
Lima, Peru, where it played a continuous
engagement of seven months and a half,
producing forty-two different operas. It
was there that the Signorina Stefania Col
lamarinl joined the company. Since then
the company has traveled northward,
playing engagements in Central America,
and during last winter, was six months
under subsidy of the Mexican government,
playing at the Teatro Nacional in the City
of Mexico. During Its stay in the Mexi
can capital, it produced over forty operas,
giving for the first time in that country,
“lone.” the operatic presentation of Bul
wer Lytlon’s story, “The Last Days of
Pompeii.” Since then the company has
played the Pacific coast to the satisfac
tion of the music lovers of Los Angeles,
San Francisco and the Northwest coun
try. Coming eastward. It played an en
gagement of four weeks and a half at the
Broadway Theater, In Denver, three weeks
at the Coates’ Theater In Kansas City, and
the larger cities en route here. Memphis,
Nashville and Birmingham.
Grand opera, such as Is said to be pro
duced by this company of artists, will be
an unusual event for Savannah, and will
undoubtedly receive every encouragement
from the music lovers.
WILL SOT WORK CHRISTMAS.
City Employes Will Be Given a Holi
day.
The city employes will be given a chance
to obeve Christmas and that without ions
to themselves. Director of Public Works
Gadsden said yesterday that the city forces
will suspend work at 4 o'clock this after
noon. Work will be resumed again as us
ual Tuesday morning. Sunday and Christ
inas following In succession, the city em
ployes will get a two days' rest, w hich will
be especially appreciated by them just at
this time. Those who are regularly on the
city’s pay roll will receive their pay for
Christmas day. This does not apply, how
ever, to transient employes such as thor®
on the house drainage work. The scaven
ger fortes will rot Ire able to knock off
work entirely, but will probably he let off
with half a day's work on Christmas. The
City Exchange wl I, of count*, be close I
on Christmas and thc employes there will
enjoy a foil holiday,
THE MORNING NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21?, 1899.
THE ESTILL PARK COMMITTEE.
Alderman William* Thinks There
Are Other Use* for the Park.
Aiderman J. P. Williams does not like
the idea which has been given publicity,
that the committee to which the future
disposition of Estill Park was referred,
had done nothing, because the chairman
of the committee could not get the mem
bers together. Alderman Haas, who re
cently left for the North, is chairman of
this committee, and before leaving he In
formed the Mayor that he could not make
a report on the matter because he could
r.ot get the committee together for the
purpose of visiting the park and formulat
ing a Report, i Aldermen Williams and
Bacon are the other two members of the
committee.
“As I have visited Estill Park two or
three times, and am thoroughly familiar
with the conditions there,” said Alderman
Williams, “I told Alderman Haas that I
did not think it necessary for me to make
another visit there. The idea conveyed
that the other members of the committee
have been negligent of their duty in the
matter, does an injustice to Alderman Ba
con and myself. I think, however, that
we will be able to submit a report at an
early date. There are goed reasons for
not making an earlier report. It Is not by
any means certain that the city should
not retain control of Estill Park. Thc
tract may be desirable for more purposes
than one, and it might be to the city’s
interest to obtain such an understanding
with the county as would give it unlimited
control of the park for any purposes for
which it might see fit to make use of it.”
Suggestions have been made from sev
eral quarters recently that since the city
is considering the advisability of making
provision for anew cemetery, it would
be well to consider the eligibility of Estill
Park for cemetery purposes. The park
is nearer to the city than Bonaventure,
and as near as some of the other sites
which have been suggested, and even
more accessible by road and trolley lines.
The county roads are now paved to the
park, and the Isle of Hope Railroad crosses
it at one point. The facilities for reach
ing the park could readily he extended
should It be decided to make use of it
for cemetery pi rposes.
A gentleman who has given the matter
some attention in suggesting such a dis
position of the park, said: “While a por
tion of the park is low ground, there is
ample high ground which would furnish
the city with cemetery facilities for an
inr’efinlte number of years to come. Be
sides there would be no trouble In in
creasing. the available area by proper
drainage*. The greater part of Laurel
Grove Cemetery was a swamp when It
was first used as a cemetery. Besides
there is ample land in the vicinity of the
park which could be obtained at a rea
sonable price. There are now 270 acres of
land in the park, and this area could
doubtless bo doubled if desired. The city
would thus be enabled to make use of
Estill Park for both park and cemetery
purposes In the years to come. Having
already in its jiossession an available tract
of land for such purposes, It would seem
to be a serious mistake to part with It."
The new gruphophone, only three dol
lars. Over two hundred machines in
stock and to arrive. Prices from three to
one hundred and fifty dollars. Livingston s
Nineteenth Century Pharmacy, Bull and
Congress streets.—ad.
Britain nnd the Boer*.
Contents: Both sides of the South Af
rican question, with map; England and
the Transvaal, a Vindication ol the Boers;
A Transvaal View of the South African
Question. Price 25 cents. For sale at La
tin's News Depot, 45 Bull street. Savan
nah. Ga.-sd.
PERMANENT SOCIETY ORGANIZED.
The Alumni of University of Virginia
Elect Tlielr Officers.
The local alumni of the University of
Virginia met yesterday afternoon in the
Superior Court room for the purpose of ef
fecting a permanent organization. There
were present some twenty or thirty of the
alumni and Judge Robert Falligant, pre
viously elected temporary chairman, pre
sided at the meeting.
Judge Falligant announced that the first
business before the meeting was the ques
tion of the report of the Committee on
Organization, Membership and Officers.
This committee had been appointed at the
preliminary meeting of the alumni, and
through its chairman, Mr. J. Randolph
Anderson, reported as follows:
“That the alumni of the University of
Virginia, resident in Savannah, organize
themselves into a local Society of Alumni
of that institution, and that Hon. Robert
Falligant, Hon. J. R. Saussy and Mr. K.
C. Ryals be elected respectively president,
vice president and secretary and treasur
er of the society.'
Judge Falligant offered some modest ob
jections to the use of his name in connec
tion with the office of president, but they
were all unanimously overruled. The one
pqssible objection, that of Judge Falligant
himself, to the use of his name, was lost
in the general shout of approbation and
enthusiastic approval. The matter was
clinched when Mr. W. G. Charlton remark
ed that the committee numbered several
lawyers and that tt would have been con
tempt of court, at the very least, to nomi
nate any other than Judge Falligant for
the chief office In the gift of the society.
There was another laugh, several seconds
of the motion for the udoptlon of the re
port of the committee and a unanimous
vote.
Some discussion then ensued as to the
proper method of organization that should
be pursued. On motion of Mr. J. M. Rog
ers it was decided that the question of
constitution and by-laws should be left to
the Committee on Organization and Mem
bership previously appointed, who should
report at a meeting of the'society, called
at their request, some time after the holi
doys. This committee is composed of .Mr.
J. Randolph Anderson, chairman; Mr. J.
R. Saussy, Mr. J. F. Cann, Mr. J. M.
Rogers and Dr. J. A. Crowther. After
this action the meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the chair.
MAYOR CALLS CITY OFFICIALS.
Wants Their Annual Reports Ready
ly Jan. 3.
Mayor Myers has given notice to the
city officials that their annual reports are
expected to be In his hands by Jan. 3.
In consequence all the officials are now at
work upon their reports. The Mayor de
sires that his annual report shall be Is
sued this year before the subject matter
has grown stak\ and for this purpose he
hopes to have all the matter m the hands
of the printers by the end of January. It
Is hardly likely that all of the officials
will he able to get In their reports by the
date named, but as they understand the
Mayor's object, they will undoubtedly en
deavor to place 'iheir reports in his hands
as swm thereafter ns possible.
“This thing of getting out the Mayor's
report In midsummer has gotten to be
something of a chestnut,” said the Mayor
yesterday." There 1* a great deal of In
terest to the average reader In these re
ports, provided they are Issue before In
terest in the work of the previous year
has expired."
A feature of the Mayor's report for ltW
will be the commercial mutinies showing
the character and amount of the buxines*
transacted by the city during the year.
Mayor Myers considers it Important that
this information should foe put In compact
form, so that the report may convey some
idea to the world at large of the city’s
business. Copies of these reports are sent
to other cities and to public officials gen
erally throughout the country, and are
preserved for reference whenever informa
tion Is desired concerning the business and
financial interests of the etty In question.
Copies of the commercial statement will
also be printed In pamphlet form for dis
tribution. The need of some such compact
and complete statement of the city's com
mercial position and interests was realized
during the recent reunion of the Confeder
ate veterans, nnd still more recently on the
occasion of the visit of the railroad and
newspaper men, who attended the South
ern Railway Company's celebration of its
entrance to Savannah, there having been
many Inquiries for information on this
line.
BOARD TO MEET NEXT WEEK.
Double Sessions or New quarter*
Will Then Itr Considered.
A meeting of the Board of Education
wiil probably be held early next week
for the consideration of matters of import
ance in connection with the arrangements
that are to be made for the accommoda
tion of the children who were affected by
the burning of the academy. No dale
has been set for the meeting as yet. but
it Is understood that It will be held before
Wednesday.
Supt. Ashmore is anxious to know just
what is to he done for the accommoda
tion of the children until new quarters can
lie provided for them. He said yesterday
if the double dally sessions plan is decided
upon there will be no difficulty, as he
would be able on a day's notice to start
the machinery in operation.
It Is not known what plan will be adopt
ed. At the last special meeting held by
thc board a committee was appointed to
consider buildings that are suitable and
available for use in Ihe emergency. While
it is not believed the idea of going to a
building not especially intended for school
purposes ts sanctioned by anything like the
majority of the board, yet the committee
may have something to report that will
change the views materially. Several
buildings have been inspected by the com
mittee, and it Is possible that some of
them, or more, may be selected.
Mr. Ashmore is desirous of knowing as
soon as possible what buildings are to be
ustd if the double dally sessions plan Is
not decided upon. He will need several
days In order to fit up the buildings prop
erly and have them in order for the re
opening of the schools, which will be on
Jan. 2. It would be necessary to put In
desks and make a few other arrangements.
It is not improbable that extra rooms
will have to be secured In any event for
the classes of the High School that had
their rooms damaged by the fire. There
were three of these rooms, and some place
will have to be had to afford accommoda
tion for the pupils In their stead.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS WANTING.
Misdemeanor Offenders Sent to
Chain-Gang and Jail.
The collection of misdemeanor offenders
that appeared before Judge Norwood on
yesterday far exceeded the usual number
that the City Court has to deal with and
to punish or release. Those whom Judge
Norwood sent to the Jail or chain-gang
were nineteen In number, and several olh
erx were found not guilty and given their
liberty.
The court had no Christmas presents In
store for the prisoners, and none of them
was released with the Infinitesimal pun-
ishment that each expected. The ap
proach of the holidays had led all the de
fendants to think lhat they would be re
leased with comparatively small punish
ment for the sins they hint committed, but
the court fooled them every time. The
quality of mercy that. Is not strained w.ts
conspicuous principally because of Its ab
sence.
I’YTHIAN* CHOOSE OFFICER*.
*lr Knight* nt the Head of *avnn
nnli Lodge.
Savannah Lodge, No. 52, Knights of
Pythian tias elected the following officers:
Chancellor Commander— Roger Kennedy.
Vice Chancellor—George P. Deal.
Prelate—W. H. Colgate.
Master of Work—Arthur C. Craig.
Keeper of Records and Heal—M. E. Rob
inson.
Master of Finance—J. B. Henderson.
Master of Exchequer—P. L. Griner.
Master at Arms—'W. R. Holman.
Inside Guard—J. V. Kennickell.
Outside Guard—J. H. OaggH.
Trustees—M. E. Robinson, H. Karger,
and A. C. Craig.
Hail Committee—J. M. Dreyer, J. E.
Henderson, and Leander Butler.
Relief Committee—J. M. Dreyer, H.
Singer and J. E. Henderson.
Advertising Pay*. ,
This little talk Is for especial benefit of
the man who thinks advertising doesn't
pay. Advertising does pay. Here’s evi
dence to that effect.
There probably are not less than 1,500
brands of soap on the market to day. How
many of them can you name? asks the
North Adams (Mass.) Herald. Five or
six maybe, seven or eight perhaps, possi
bly ten. Why can you name tho e six,
seven or ten brands out of between len
and fifteen hundred.
Because they are advertised.
And In proportion as these brands of soap
are known they are sold. Ail soap mus be
known to some extent. In a town In which
the writer formerly lived there was a reap
factory. It advertised Its soaps to Ihe ex
tent of making them known to that com
munity and for some distance out-l ie.
And In that territory—but In that only—
the soaps found a market.
Again, 1 here are probably not less than
2ho makes of baking powder on ihe mar
ket. How many of them can you name
off hand? Four or five posalb.y. Why
can't you name more?
Because they are not advertised.
Of the four or five which you are able
AMERICAN WHISKIES, i
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The superiority of the brands of Whiskies we carry will be duly known and '
appreciated by a trial of the same.
The ANTEDILUVIAN WHISKEY, bottled by Osborne, New York. I
The PEERLESS WHISKEY, bottled in bond. |
THE PEORIA RYB WHISKEY, bottled in bond.
The HUNTER WHISKEY, by Lanahan, Baltimore.
MEREDITH'S RYE WHISKEY at their distillery In Ohio.
MAMMOTH CAVE BOURBON, also bottled at the distilleries, insuring !
purity and strength, and will be sold at retail for purpose of Introducing same.
LIPPMAN BROTHERS,
Wholesale Druggists,
Llppman’s Block, s Savannah, Ga.
to name, what would fourteen out of fif
teen housewives do If asked to name five
different makes of linking iiowiier? Four
teen out of fifteen would mention one par
tlcular brand first; the fifteenth would be
more ilkely to do so than to name some
other. Why?
Because It Is the best advertised of
them sill.
And so all branches of trade cou'd bo
summarized In the same way.
Tt RUED TO THE hBKT.
And find to Put Ills Tandem In ■ lies
piilr simp.
A bicycle and a tandem were In • colli
sion Isle yesterday afternoon at Bull and
Broughton streets, with serious results Ii
the tandem. The tandem, ridden hy a
young man and a young worn an," was com
ing north on Bull street, and at Brough
ton turned to the left and was struck by
a wheel ridden by a colored man. The
tandem was badly smashed, but none of
the rlderß were hurt. As It was entirely
the result of the fault of the tandem own
er no arrests were made and he trundled
his machine to the nearest repair shop,
while his companion waited for him In one
of the near-by stores.
A Shipper's (Inratlon.
Edllor .Morning News; I have noticed
what the Morning News and other papers
are saying about higher freight rates for
the railroads, and particularly take not*
that you think they are entitled to some
consideration from the shippers, but would
like to ask you If they (the railroads)
made any reduction In their rates or ever
showed the farmers anil shippers gener
ally any consideration during the period
of hard times our country has Just passed
through? Now, If the railroad people cn
answer this question In the affirmative and
sustain what they say, then would the
people be ready to listen to their argu
ments, and when we say the people, it Is
understood that means the State Railroad
Commissioners, who are only servant* oC
lhe people. Subscriber.
Lairay. 8. C„ Dec. 21.
For Salt—All H. P. Boiler.
To make room, we will sell one of the
boilers now In use in the Morning News
budding- It is a 40 M. P., return tubular
Duller and Is In good order. It will be de
livered on the sidewalk.
Also for sale, one 00 11. P. Amerlcan-
Ball engine, never used. A splendid piece
of machinery.
The attention of parties putting up saw
mills Is Invited to this outfit. Apply at or
address die Morning News, Savannah,
Oa.—ad.
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