Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-12-29
PROM YRsrERLArs LATE ssrr,ss.
CnRisTMAs AT AssUnY.
me Entertainments Last Evening
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The Entertainments Las, Eve.,.
a bea"iifui> Prog ramme Wen
ke"dered-The Decorations. ETC.
Ips large auditorium and gallsrie,
OF Asbury church were packed las,
evening, by bright and cheerful look
Ing audience, the occasion beinp M,
regular Christmas entertainment given
ny the members Of ths Sunday sobool.
superintendent Charles +. Bordnsr.
haa charge Of the affair and VIZ assist
ed by VIM. $. Houpt, A. J.. Hylapd
Musical Director, and Miss Annie Mont
scenery, orgarisi.
me exercises opened with singing by
ths school, followed by prayer by the
pastor.
The opening address was rendered
very acc,p.abiy by Miss Clara Newell
After singing by the infant school de
formations as follows were rendered
Chrisimas gifts" by Charles Hood:
"rbr unbeliever," Jennie spence
"hrihsd dresses" by Reba Townsend
would yoa expect" by Laura Hogge;
-Four Year DID," by Rstells SHARP.
A very fine duet ard chorus was
sung by Misses Annie tenn and Katie
shaw. The selection, "J-sns Orr Shep.
nerd oy eighteen little girls then
followed. Miss Katie Waite delivered
The old Bachelor" which was follow. |
ed by the seasons spring-Lottie Kel.
ley ; summsr-Mamie Sawdon Au.
tumn--Minnie HILBERT Winterl
Josephine Macklin. The misses were
appropriately dressed aud rendered
their parts 30 well that the audience
was highly delighted. "The Golden
Bells" by the school was next render
ed. This was followed by a recitation
OF "Bertie's Wants and Wishes" by
neriie Macklin. A Duet "Whispering A.
Hope" by Misses Eva Gem and Ma
Iaggart, YVES one OF the bes. selection
OF the evening. "The Peacemaker.'
ny Miss Katie Waite aud Miss Mani
Brown was also good. Miss May Hib.
bert rendered beautiful Thoughts"
very acc-ptably.
The bell ringers followed, the per
formers being Anna Pennell, Lilly PEN
nell, Reba Townsend, Anna Taggart,
Estelle Welsh, Clara Newell, Berthe
Macklin, Herman Wilson, Charles
Wood.
The school joined most joyously In
singing a Christmas song. The
rus
King out tie bells for Christ mas,
hihB out the bells for Christmas, etc,
was most heartily rendered.
Miss Reba Townsend favored the a
tiencs with "How Sweet are IL
Roses" which was followed by anothe
song.
Ths twenty-fourth exercise was ~
Bridal Wine Cup" by Miss Mamie
Brown.
"Be true to YOURSELF" by s. J. Horn,
was next rendered, after which the
school Joined In singing "Around the
Christmas Tree."
Love One Another" was exoelle
y rendered by eleven little girls.
An exercise. "City and Country Sby
Ella Bartlett, Ollie Dunston, Rlla Je |sr
IS, hattie Calkins and Annie SHOCK w
was very good. "The Settlement" b
eight boys then followed which wa
'ucoeeded by parting selection "Good
Night" by Miss Anna Lincoln. Thu
exercises were closed by the school rem
iering "Sing It out with a Shout,
'hich they did in manner that awoke
he very echo.
Alter the programme was exhausted
III the children under fourteen years
If age were given tickets, which admit
ed them to the school room and fur
1ished them with presents. The ex
'rcises were enjoyable and the teacher
If the school and all connected thsrt
9th deserve the generalization Of th
arge audience for the manner in Which
he whole thing was conducted. Th%
decorations were complete.
On each side of the platform wer(
wo large Christmas trees well orna
nented. Between these and In tel
hadow were seated the infau! scholars
hose dressed in black occupying til
over seats and those robed in whit
icing mounted upon the upper tier
'he effect was pretty. Extending owe
bis was large arch under which wa
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