Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-26

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Hymn-"Beautiful Morning Star''..........
.......Mrs. Mofiet's and Miss Pierce's classes
Prayer:
Recitation. Clara Falconer
Recit Hope Whitford
Christmas MSong::...Garrie Bashman Lucille
:..:..W aggoner. Jennie Attrill, Clara Griffin
Dialogue Mamie Burk!tt and otSees
hecltation RACHEL Burkitt
Bessia Van Houten
nec!,a BATES
Hymn-"Hark, the Heraii Angels Sing g"Ss'D'
sone-'somebody's Coming. ~. Helen L. en' wilson SiISGl
a AT THE NJ. 4. CHURCH.
Christmas Eve was a success at the
Methodist church and nothing better at
tested the fact than the happy smiling
faces and sparkling eyes of the youngsters
who were so fortunate as to be present,
and Of course The old folks were pleased to
see the happiness of the children. The
exercises were opened by singing and
prayer, and after a recitation or two by
young gentlemen, especially printed for
the OCCASION kilograms from Santa Claus
began to shower in On Superintendent
Harris thicker than bulletins on an elec-
ton night, and as the superintendent ex-
pressed it, "the wires would be kept hot
until Santa Claus arrived" This mysteri-
Gus rersonage, so much talked of and so
seldom seen-whose coming always brings
cheer and hope to the children-grOwn
ones, too-sent his first message from the
north pole and informed the alert ears
that he would bring presents for all good
scholars, That was glorious news to the
youngsters in the front ~seats-each one
mentally sized up himself, and there's DO
need of telling what his conclusions
were. He might. not be the best
boy in the row, but then he would average.
After more recitations and songs a second
telegram came in from Winnipeg, and
eager expectancy began to glow on the
prOfiles OF the youngsters with candy
hungry stomachs. There was that mag
nifcent Christmas tree right before their
eyes. loaded with cunning sacks of
sweets and toys, tin horses, s%queaking
dogs, ETC., could be seen everywhere among
its bounteous branches, and Santa Claus
was the n to distribute them. Just here
another message came announcing that
white Whiskered saints arrival at Wash
burn. Although Santa's journey from the
north pole to that hamlet was made in an
Incredibly, short time, the nearer he got to
the church, the slower he appeared to
travel. His message announced that his
RENDERS had met with an accident, and the
remainder of the journey would be made
with an OK team. Soon another message
announced his arrival at the capitol, and
then the GROWING mOment--Santa's ap-l
pearance. What a benign phiz the old gentle
man owned and how true was his makeupt to
the pictures seen everywhere. Santa wore
9 sort of calico suit-rather light weight
for cold weather-aDd considerable snow
was caught from the wind that whistled
through his whiskers on the flying trip
from the north pole. Santa Claus at once
proceeded to distribute the presents. and
his side remarks were we'll timed and
felicitous. The music deserves special
mention, and nothing but praise and com
mendation was heard on every side.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
1t was a little past 7:3O O'clock Wednes-
day evening before the txer-
cises of the Christmas IN: ertain-
ment at the Baptist church COM
menced. AS usual, a programme Of choice
and appropriate literary and musical Sc.
~lections was rendered. The singing was
in chargeof Mr.. +. Van Houten, while the
organ was presided y by Miss Olive
~Falkenstine. Superintendent Healy was
the chairman Of the evening and entered