The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-25
THE SUNDAY
Christmas Exercises for the Benefit OF I
Chfltren.

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Christmas Exercises for the Benefit of the
Children.
Christmas Entertainments were held in
many of the Sunday schools of Helena last
night. There were Christmas exercises
by the Unitarian church at Grand
Army hall, including some fne music
end the distribution OF beautiful and ex-
pensive presents. Lunch was served to the
child en- after the exercises. there were
about q dozen tables, each large enough to
accommodate a dozen children.
The children of the Christian Sunday
school enjoyed a Christmas treat yesterday
afternoon. A great Dutch windmill COW
cred with snow stood on the front platform
and a jolly miller. with the assistance of
some nimble brownies. made the wheel go
and ground out all sorts of wonderful pres
enrs for the little ones. Never was there a
happier lot of children and their wonder at
the bountiful old mill will never cease.
During the early part of the exercises a
beautiful qua,tette was sung by the choir,
showing off to great advantage the beauty
Of Miss Lizzie Sweeney's fine soprano. An
exqnisItely rendered Christmas song in
French was sung BY Miss Nellie Atchison
and suited her voice admirably.
Christmas was commemmorated last
evening by the Presby terrain sunday school.
A picturesque windmill. superintendent by q
stout old Teuton miller, who spoke nothing
but his native tongue, was the attraction.
Outside of the mill stood five barrels Gov
cred with paper. When the miller came out
of the mill and clapped his hands, the bar
rels suddenly burst open and out rolled five
brownies and frisked about in An eliHh way.
At the earnest request of the miller the
brownies brought ont their bellows and
fans, and soon the wheel was going about
at a great rate ana grinding out candy
boxes by the score. Later a bran pie was
brought out, and each child drew his or her
token from it's depths. After q final chorus
and the benediction the mill was closed for
the night.
The Mayfower SUNDAY school. a branch
of the First Congregational church. held
Christmas exc eises in the German Metho-
dist chu CHI. On Friday evening. The
church was well filed with parents and
friends of the school. and the following
programme was well rendered throughout:
Marching Song School
song, "Iting! kinsi ting''.. Mrs. Christie's Class
"i,;, Miss Lehman's p G Il s.
Iecrtation, christmas Morning. Anna Major
Motion Song. 10 and Fro. Primary Classes
lecitation, The Song of tho Angels" 49,,
Recitation and Chorus, The widow Grey; :,
Recitation, Just Sec Th asif b olGae'' ana soh0o1
..-....~.Li Lille Iehutt and Willie Kenney
Motion Song, Jack Frost :. Primary Glasses
Recitation. THE Babe of Eethleht m, ...
Fecitation, .0la ironsides'... !. Willie Bowers
lie l-Ringing SONG. = by Twelve Children
Closing Song. Lord and King''....... School
Mira. j. ID. Marshall will have a hand
some Christmas tree for the children of the
Episcopal mission sunday school, Monday
evening. at 512 Hollins avenue, Broadwater
addition. A happy time is anticipated.
The st. Paul's Methodist Sunday school
will give a Christmas entertainment in the
church next Monday evening, which will
consist of a cantata and two Christmas
treea.