National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-29
THE CHILDREN.
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
The Regular Celebrations for the SUNDAY. School
Scholars-Christmas-Trc aud What Fruit
They Bore-Pleasant Entertainments
In the Various Churches.

The vestry room Of Assembly Presbyterian
Church, on the corner of Fifth and streets north
west was filled In every nook aud corner last even
ing with the well peascd and well behaved legion
of children, big and little, belonging to eSunday
school classes of the church, for whose amuse.
mcnt and cdinCation this Christmas festival had
been arranged. The following programme va, was
Florence Rose and Miss LOOMS recitation Maggie
Campbell song, infant class; recitation, Ella
reeiiStion, 'O' Touie whitaker song Alice
Williams recitation, Ella Lyman; eNer-
else. by the infant class; recitation, Alice
Little Bobollnk," vocal class; recitation,
Louise stctson; song George Provost; piano solo,
Miss Daniels; piano solo, Miss Rose; song. Aud
Lang syne' vocal class. The little audience, or
rather audience Of little ones, was in charge OF the
various Sunday. school teachers, and the pro.
grammc was carried out under the direction of the
superintendent, Mr.. T. II. Cobb. Some $50 chill
dren belong to the different classes OF the Sunday
school, aud nearly all were present last evening
many being attended by parents elder bTo,h ,h
occasion, the juvenile merry makers were per-
mittcd to return home.
Christmas on shIpbonrd.
AZ the United States Navy-Iard. Washington,
D. C., the United States monitor Passaic, receiving
ship, Commodore J. d. Graham, was tastefully
dressed with w ergreens and about twenty Christ
mus trees arranged around the deck, giving n
grand appearance to the old war-scarred ships
turrct, indented with marks of heavy shots from
southern forts In the war Of the rebellion IL was
Kramer came on board at half.past nine n. ~.
The church flag was hoisted, the ships bell sound
ing the signal for divine service, Christmas hymns
were sung. Scripture lessons were read OF Christs
advent into our world. The origin of Christmas
gifts was explained by the chaplain, and the ex-
ercises concluded with songs of praise to worlds
Redeemer. AT three y. IN. the sailors from the
ships at the yard gathered in the chapel The room
was decorated with evcrgrecns. At the entrance
WAS v T tasey STT"SgeT Mis- Mot was Seated
at the organ, and other Indies assisted in singing
the sailors joining Christmas songs were sung
Chaplain Kramer offered thanksgiving prayer
planning the glorious coming OF the Christ the Sa-
vlour of men, into our world concluding with
music from the organ and songs of praise. The
sailors were greatly pleased with the services.
North Prcsby terrain sunday school.
The sunday school of the North Presbyterian
| Church held very interesting and pleasan
Christmas entertainment last evening. The churcl
had been handsomely decorated under the super
vision of MeSsrs. Townsend and Cooper and Mis-
| Kute Miller and all the arrangements and eXer
| CiScs were appropriate and In good taste. INT
| exercises were opened by singing the hymn Pea
| Forth the Joyous Music" followed with prayer b!
the pastor and another hymn entitled The Roya
| Chorus" Appropriate Scripture selections wer
| read by the superintendent, Mr.. Darlington, nnt
by DR.. Greene, and an interesting Christmas stor!
| by the pastor Miss Hannah Greene, Miss Bess
| Hobson,and Miss Laura zeh reoitcd pieces entitled
| "Christmas Greeting "Thc Labor of Love-" an'
| "'Chrstmas Eve" The infant class, In charge o
Miss Gertrude Jones, and led by Miss Florence
| Kidwel and Miss Jennie Cooper, very sweetly SAM
the hymn, when lie Cometh." The musical ex
! ercisCs were under the direction of Mr.. Linton
| Miss Florence KidwCl, and Mrs. lleiskell, and tn
literary exercises under the direction ofDr, Greene
| Miss Mary Tnylor and Miss Gertrude Jones. Bas
| kets of candies, with oranges, were then dis
tributed, and the exercises closed with benedctioi
Epiphany Church.
No more appropriate manner of celebrating
| Holy 1nnoccnts' Day could have been devised thai
| its remembrance by Epiphany Church yeserda,
In devoting to the Christmas celebration OF IN
teachers Of the morning and afternoon sunda!
| schools assembled at Willard Hall. Back OF tn
seats set apart for the schools many of our lending
people assembled to sec the young folks enjoy them
selves The hall was tnsteiully decorated, and OF
the stage was Christmas tree of large proportions
tastefully trimmed with candy, popcorn, AM
other articles appropriate TO the Christmas tree
| After singing number of choruses an interesting
maglc-lantern exhibition was presented, the chic
views Of which were scenes from the life o
| Christ-the Three Marys at the Tomb, Christs As
| censiOn, and No Cross No Crown-after which tn
candy and other gifts were presented to the chill
dren. The nflair was one ofihe pleasanlest of III
| many OF its kind that have recently taken place
and will long be remembered by the happy par
| Incarnation Church.
| The Christmas festival of the Sunday school O
/ the Church of the Incarnation was held in tn
church yesterday evening, An elegantly trimme,
| Christmas tree was placed In front of the chance
| and the church, with It's Christmas decoration
| and the handsome banners OF the classes, locke
| truly inviting The singing of the children, unde
|
| r. Smith as organist, was excellent. Amer q yer
| happy address by the rector, the Rev. Dr. Town
send gins were distributed to the scholars by I'll
| superintendent, Mr. W. NJ Porter, and the exer
| cises were brought to close. very plensin
feature Of the evening was the offerings OF pro
| the children for distribution to the poor Of tn
! parish.
| NJ. Johns (AIexandrin) sunday school
| st. John's Sunday school, of the West En-
alexandria, Val was the scene OF beuutitl
| and commemorative event on the evening of Oh
9th instant. a very handsomely trimmed Chris
| mas tree was the centre piece of attraction, an
the singing Of the Christmas carols, intersperse
| with the merry and melodious voices
those present. made II an event long to be re
| mcmhercd. Each scholar of the school was pre-
scntcd with bag of candles, toy, and other use
ful gins. The smiling faces of the young on'
can better be imagined than described as the
came forward to receive their presents.
IantIine ". II. Sunday school.
The members and friends of this school gathere
in large numbers last evening to witness their NJ
nual festival The programme consisted OF recitt
tons and singing, which were interrupted by NJ
| Thomas Y. Roach coming upon the platform All
in a neat little speech presenting in behalf of II
officers and teachers to the superintendent, Mr..
ID. CrosSant. an elegant swinging water ptchc
hanging upon a silver Frame the whole standl
some three feet high. Several of the teachers ais
received presents from their classes
Industrial Home school.
The inmates of the Industrial Home School, O
Georgetown Heights have had very peasai
Christmas entertainment The Superintendent
Mr.. W. $. Stockbridge, conducted the exercise
assisted by one of the teachers, Mr.. j. T. Ieadle
| Addresses were made by Rev. DR.. Howe and other
| and then gifts were distributed TO the children
| There were n large number of visitors. and aft,
the exercises they were very much interested
| looking at the articles made by the children.