Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-12-31
CHRISTMAS IN LEWIsTOWN.
Several Enjoyable Entertainments in Com
memoration Of the Day.
CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE HALL.

CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE HALL.
The Christmas tree at the Lewistown
Hall on Christmas eve was the most enter
tanning, complete, and successful affair of
the kind ever given. The programme was
much more varied than ever before and
was presented with promptness and excel
lence. Miss Anna Edwards and Messrs.
Culver and Noble, constituting the orches-
ira rendered several Appropriate selections,
which Were seemingly enjoyed, as they could
not help but be, by all lovers Of music.
Miss Winnie Luton and Wilbur Bennett
each spoke a Christmas selection in a rare
manner. Richard Roberts was assigned a
very difficult piece at a late hour owing to
the failure of another boy to take the part.
and consequently could not do us well as
lac otherwise would have. He created a
great deal of amusement, however, and was
by no means a failure. The feature of the
evening to us though, was a tableaux en-
titled The Visit OF st. Nicholas" in which
Alice Fogarty, Blanche Bennett, Miss
Ernestine Burg and J. w. Gray distinguished
themselves. The scene was a bed room in
which was a cradle, a large fireplace and
furniture. Two little ones lay in the bed,
their stockings hanging to the mantelpiece,
while st. Nicholas came down the chimney,
filed the stockings, and departed as he
came. Ernestine Burg meanwhile recited
the well known piece with an ease and dis
tinctness qnite rare for one other age. The
tableaur was well performed and held the
audience remarkably. The children's ris-
ing and opening their stockings created
much amusement. The tree stood in the
center of the room and was very beauti-
fully decorated and laden with presents.
The distribution of these completed the en-
tertainment. The whole affair was a de-
cided success and those in attendance were
very thankful to Miss Allis Watson and the
ladies and gentlemen who SO ably assisted
her, for the evenings pleasure.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
The exercises at the Presbyterian Sun
day school Christmas evening were attend
ed by an unlocked for number Although
seating room had been provided FOR over
one hundred it was early filled and soon
standing room was entirely occupied, aud
many were obliged to away. The old school
house never before saw such a crowd and
probably never will again.
The exercises we're entirely mp to the ex-
pectations Of the most sanguine and con-
sisted OF Rotations, dialogues and music
by the children. The programme was too
long to mention them all and it would seem
unjust to speak OF one more than another,
though perhaps Lena Corbly and Alice Fo-
garty won especial praise. The building
was tastefully and profusely decorated,
while the tree was unusually attractive.
The passing OF pop corn balls and candy
| closed the evenings enjoyment.
SONS OF VETERANS BALL.
Tks days festivities were finished by a
very enjoyable hall given by the Sons OF
Veterans in Lewistown Hall. The music
and supper were excellent and no intermis-
sion occurred in the dancing to give people
colds. 1t was an exceptionally pleasant
dance and realized the camp a fair profit.