Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27
CHRIsrMAs FESTIVALS.
Ep,ovable Times for the Sunday School
children, Great and Small.

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Children, Great and small
I..t .xsn;nx a Sunday school festival was
h.la Al 81 Johns Chapel At s o'clock the
1e.e~a choir entered the church with their
banner singing . Christmas carol. proceeding
dom the side aisle and up the center one to
,ha ch.ncel. where the service of evensong was
conducted by the Rev. DIR. Douglas, rector of
the parrish of st. Johns. assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Mckee minister in charge of the chapel.
Mr. r. c. Miller and Miss Williamson presiding
in turn ut the organ. An address was deliy-
cred by DR.. Douglas and the gifts from the
tree were distributed by the teachers untler
the direction of Mr.. Siarcus Nav the Law super-
intendent of the school, after which the bene-
dietion was pronounced by DIR. Douglas.
CALVARY BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL,
The adult and intermediate departments Of
Calvary Baptist Sunday school celebrated
Christmas after their usual fashion last night
A chorus of forty voices rendered appropriate
music Superintendent r. W. Prentiss intro
duced Postmaster General wanamaker who
delivered a brief address Recitations and
SOLOS maoe up the remainder of the program.
MKESDREE.
McKendree NJ. T.. Sunday school had a
Christmas entertainment last night directed
by Mr.. B. F. Fuller Santa Claus, represented
by Mr.. ii. C.. Hutson came down a specially
prepared chimney and distributed candy. The
program OF song and story was a good one.
HAMLISE.
Hamline n. E. Sunday school was on exhibit
ton last night. The annual entertainment was
given in frst-class style, much to the gratifca-
ton of q very large audience. Superintendent
Towner, Assistant Superintendent q. W. +.
Swartzell and Secretary III. q. Hodgkins looked
after affairs generally and successfully, while
Mrs. Clara l.. Roach and Miss Kitty Martin at
tended 10 the apple of Hamlines eye-the in
FAINT class. Mr.. Joseph r. Quinter was Santa
Claus; he distributed boxes OF candy.
FOURTH srEEEr SCHOOL
The Fourth Street ME-. Sunday school held
their Christmas entertainment last evening.
The decorations consisted of a large gate and
arch and illuminated star. The program COM
prised singing by the school, prayer by the
pastor. Scripture reading by Mrs. Ferguson.
singing by the infant class. address bv Berthe
Mahoney. solo by Edna Allen. speech by Harry
Thomas. recitation by Esther Gordon. recita-
ton by Alex. Davidson and exercise by eight
scholars After the exercises the pastor and
wife and the officers and teachers received
presents and each scholar received large box
OF candy.
ST. JOINS. GEORGETOWN.
On Tuesday evening last the free kinder
garten of st. Johns Church. Georgetown. ID.
e.. held its Christmas festival in the hall of the
parish building. There was of course a tree
ard il adorned with a number of fancy
articles and other decorations. all of which
made by the children during the past
term in the course of their exercises. Before
the distribution of gifts the rector made a
short address to the audience. The kinder
garten established by the rector of st.
Johns about year ago. the principal being a
lady graduate of Miss PollOcks Normal Insti-
tute and whose services were and still are
gratuitOus. This year there il a salaried as
sistant and the number of pupils on the list is
hfty-twO, forty being the average daily attend
ance.