Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-26


Fruit Cake.
Bordeaux Wine jelly
Pineapple lee Cream.
Crackers aud Cheese
Coffee.
THE FIRST VI f. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
On Christmas eve the annual festivi~
ties Of the Sunday school Of the First II.
f. church were held al Armory hall The
room had been provided with n seating
capacity for about six hundred. snd IL
was all occupied. The exercises opened
at : O'Clock, Supt. J. F. Robinson con-
Quoting them. Mrs. Robinson presided
at the organ. First all Joined in tn. rem
dition of Wonderful Words. after which
Presiding Elder Head offered payer
Miss Taylor's class gave greeting song,
and then followed song exercises
hy Mrs. + ". Hurst's class Rev G.
W. Cue delivered pleasant and
instructive address to the children.
There was recitation by little Miss
Head when the primary class under
ia Claus and Christmas Members Of
Miss Angels class gave happy little
dialogue; Mrs Creels class prest nted
musical selection and then came a rec
itstion by Miss Matte Knox. A male
qusrtette composed Of Messrs. Rot inson,
Housed. Pcrrett and Bishop. sang a
Christmas selection, and Mrs Cue class
gave aa exhibition of a model Sunday
school class and the exercises, unt xpect-
eddy to Mrs Cue. were made more inter-
esting by the presentation by Marvin
Case. on behalf OF the class. Of
handsome album to the teacher. who
responded feelingly. Six girls from
Mrs. Robinson's class gave a dialogue
and mkt followed recitation and song
by MiE Battles class, recitations " little
Carrie, Colburn and Master Creel, fol.
lowed by a recitation by little NJ SIS Bats
ties. Miss Amelia Snyder and Miss Dick
man then sang about Santa Claus, and
there was a vocal selection hy Miss
Ella Wilcox. Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus
in the PERSONS Of Mr.. Frank Taylor and
Miss Amy Henderson, now appeared and
distributed gifts to all. The affair was
pronounced one Of the most in eresting
and enjoyable Christmas entertainments
that has ever been seen in Rocl Island.
| THE BROADWAY PRESENTER
Christmas exercises of the Sunday
school of the Broadway church were held
Tuesday evening in the auditoriu m of the
church The exercises opened with
appropriate carols and prayer by Mr..
Frank Nader A selection by the choir
was followed by scripture reading by 5.
d. Cleland. There was a salu atory by
Paul Cleland and welcome greeting by
Miss Minnie Koch. and a selection by the
choir. Next came pretty exercises by
the primary class. A song, the story OF
''Nellie's Christmas Eve" and a tabeau
followed. The choir sang u Christ
mass HYMN, and there was a
recitation by Miss Wilco1's class.
The children then gathered around
superb and brilliantly n animated
Christmas tree, and each little one
received a handsome present. A series
Of presentations to the older workers OF
the church followed. DR.. j. w. Stew
art. the superintendent, was presented By
the teachers with commentary on the
old testament in two volumes, and Mr.
c. G. McIntire, the organist, was pre-"
sented with large standing lamp and
music cabinet, while the teachers re-
ceived remembrances of various descrip
tons. A contribution was m de for the
building fund Of the church and the
benediction by Rev. w. $. Marquis
closed the entertainment.
THE FIRST BAPTIST.
The Christmas entertainment at the
First Baptist church on Chr stmas eve
was very pleasant affair. The house
was filed and the programme consisting
Of recitations and songs by tie children,