The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-28
MORE CHRISTMAS TREES.
Entertainments Given by Various Sun
day-SchooIs.
Santa Claus Prolongs His Visit and
Distributes Toys Among the
Little Children.

The Christmas tree and entertainment
at the Westminster Presbyterian Church
last evening, given for the Fourth and O.
street Mission, was very successful and
largely attended. Over seventy of the
mission scholars were present, and to-
gether with parents and friends, made up
large audience.
The evening opened with good musical
and literary programme, which was fol-
lowed by distribution of presents.
After the exercises the classroom was
turned over to the young people, and
games and a general good time ensued.
The affair was under the management
of the teachers of the Mission Sunday
school. Mrs. Valentine and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher having worked very earnestly for
its success. The mission school is re-
ported to be hourishing very salts
1actorily.
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN.
The regular annual Christmas enter
tainment was given at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church on Monday night,
at which there was a large attendance,
there being barely standing-room for
portion Of those present.
very entertaining and well-enacted
caniata was given by the children and
young people of the church, after which
the Christmas tree received attention,
ana the presents were distributed.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
at Calvary Baptist Church on Monday
evening, before large audience, when
the following programme was rendered
Song, Glad IidingS," by the school:
prayer, Rev. j. Ii. Folder; song, House
hold Pets" by Lulu Ressigue and Bessie
Wardlaw; 'Story of Cat, Kittens and
Mice" told by seven little girls; song,
Shoemaker" Wallace jerks; recitation.
Olive Nicholas; song, christmas Lulu
Eessigue; Rotations, Lille Denton.
Ethel kentro and Annie Crabbe; song
by the Junior Baptist Union; panto-
mlme-Scene /, fireplace and a visit of
Santa Claus; Scene ., children in caps
and gowns; early Christmas morning.
Miss Lulu Ressigue, in the character
song, "ChrIstmas," was well received
and the character song, 1.-The Black
smith," by Wallace jerks, received a
hearty encore.
At the close of the song rendered bv
the Junior baptist Union, little Mabel
Adams stepped forward and gracefully
presented 10 DR.. Reider, on behalf of the
union, a silk umbrella. The reverend
gentleman responded in a happy strain.
closing with the following words: ~
know they have given me this to prevent
the scorchlng rays OF the summer sun
from turning my hair red"
Among the many presents received
was q beautiful banner painted by Mrs.
Jennie Renfro ana presented to Mrs.
Reider.
y well-filled purse from number of
appreciative friends to Mrs. Reider. was
another gift. On the whole, the evening
proved to be a most enjoyable one to ali
present.
CAPITAL DISTRICT SCHOOL.
On account of the storm last Saturday.
the Christmas exercises of Capital Dis
trict School had to be postponed until
Monday. On that afternoon the school
house was crowded with children and
their parents. The programme of the
exercises pre7ared by the teacher, Mrs
Lefty y. Dunn, was as follows:
Class song, christmas Bells': saIuta-
ton, Charlie Fobes; recitation, Song of
the Stockings" John Cornelius: recita-
ton, "A Christmas Fable Willie Schell:
recitation, Santa Claus" Willie Wynn,
Louis Plate, Henry Plate, Willie
Schmidt; reading, christmas in Bel
gum" Charlie Bonetti; class song,
Merry, Merry Christmas; recitation,
christmas Time" Mary Gilbert; 'Santa
Claus and His Works. eleven BOYS and
girls; recitation, ''Picola," Maggie keefe;
reading, Marriage OF Santa Clans y
Charity Dawson; "A Happy New Year"
thirteen boys and girls; recitation, "A
New ears Greeting" Robert Cornelius.
class song, Happy New Year.; Sing
Song OF Christmas" six little girls; re-
citation, The Two Little Stockings
Sophie Powell; recitation, christmas
Bells" Fred Dawson; song, christmas
All Year Long" Myrtle Logan, Mary
Logan, Hetty Dunn, Bessie Macfarland;
recitation, christmas and the Liberal
Man." Fred Bonetti; recitation. Christ
mas and the Miser," Ray Brooke; read
ing, The First Christmas" Lizzie Daw-
son; closing address, Bart Greer; class
song, Gather Around the Christmas
Tree"
When the children had finished singing
Gather Around the Christmas Tree" a
curtain was pulled aside, disclosing two
beautifully decorated trees. The trees
and the floor beneath were covered with
the presents that had been provided for
the children. Through the generosity of
the grown folks, not one child had been
forgotten, but all received books, TOYS.
candy, nuts, oranges and apples.
Santa Claus soon arrived, and was vel
coined with loud cheers by the children.
Alter few words of greeting he began
distributing the presents. Among them
was handsomely framed picture which
had been placed on the tree by w. r.
Purnell as present to the school. Mr..
keele, one of the Trustees, took charge
of the picture and a vote of thanks was
unanimously extended to Mr.. Purnell for
his kindness.
AT THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The annual Christmas dinner of the
inmates Of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
VIII take place at O'Clock this afternoon,
and the Christmas tree at o'clock in the
evening, at the Orphans Home.
All friends Of the orphans are invited
to be present.