Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
BROOkLAND,

The Christmas exhibition of the BROOK
iand NJ. L. Sunday school in the town hall
was excellent in all of its details The
music was under the direction of Mr.. lanes
.. crawford, and gave the evidence of his
careiui training. semi-chorus by Mrs. h.
Z. Cissell. Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Hollidge.
with chorus by the school, and a solo num-
Der by Mrs. Hollidge. with full chorus, were
pleasing renditions, as was Ring the Bells
OF CHRISTMAS by the school. The feature
"a the esenIng Was lac ...arac.er .eurs-
sentdtlonS IroIl ".iotner Guvse~ tar1 an
iAie cover Oh an iulmense .-Molner ,toose !.
volume, the artistic WIKI of George D.
'oiASeoh' served as all entrance anu exit
To the ever popular nursery Iavorltes an OF
whom ulo theif parts without a failure, anu
We're cast as IoIiowS: ''Uld Mother lioose
Bessie birel' oinS Song VI olxpence"
ralph SImons anu Ruth Johnston; not
Sross Bans, Laura saunuers; Mistress
mary, Mary hoAIuge; Jack Sprat and
VIE, w lille kelIar and Ance Neuman;
Little JACK Horner," Ralph Johnson :
curly Locks Louise Holhdse and halpn
saunders; Oid KING Cole herbert Jones !:
Hollldse; Little Boy Blue" Johnnie
Green; Am l Sleepy Florence owens;
Oid Woman, Old W oman," Laura De Pue
and Harry Hollidge; Jennie Shall Have a
New Ribbon" Ina stalee; The King of
france, Walter Owens; Little Bo-Peep,"
Margaret Marean; When L Was a Bach
elor, Randolph Owens and Augusta Neu-
man; Dolly Dumping" Annie Mari; ..As
Was Going Along" Deland Holmes:
There Was a Little Man." Anterior MARI
Bobby Shaftos,'' Mamie Hollidge and
Homer Malone; odd Woman in the Shoe"
Matte FoIlin. This part of the program
was prepared by Mrs Mari, who deserves
much credit for her success Santa Claus
impersonated by Mr.. G. b. Johnston. ap-
peared In an express wagon drawn by the
children of The Old Woman in the Shoe"
and caused much nlpa NV fha
ton of his gifts. The superintendent of the
school, Mr.. T.. Ernest Cissel was remem-
bered with handsome umbrella, the as
sistant superintendent, Mr. George John
ston. received a much coveted hymnal. and
the teachers of the school were made the
poSsessors or appropriate gifts, while the
children were happy over choice confec-
lions. DR.. T. Y. Hull and Mr. Cissel made
short addresses of congra tulation upon the
growth of the school, which is only six
months old. and the membership has in
creased from twenty-five to nearly Que
hundred. The hall was beautifully deco
rated by Mr.. Cissel, assisted by members
of st. Clements Sunday school, and A
Christmas tree was gracefully pretty with
its tinSel ornaments
The burglarious epidemic is about breaking
out again. Mr.. j. Blake Clark's residence
was visited by thieves this week and n
large quantity of edibles confiscated ONLY
snort time ago Mr.. Clark relieved of
his entire Sunday dinner in the same man
ner. and Mr.. Henry Delhi and a number Of
other persons around Queenstown have Of
late had their focks of chickens much d.
mfnished by night prowlers
ST. Clements p. F.. Sunday school had n
gailv lighted tree last night and a good
audience to see them receive their Christ
mas gifts. st. Clements Is the latest or
ganized Sunday school of the town, and has
only twenty pupils enrolled and two teach
ers, Miss Mamie Erdman and Miss Mary
Burr. Carols were sung by the children
and an interesting address made by the
Rev. DIR. holloway. Merle Barton and
Mildred Calf each read a story of Christ
mas. and then the presents were distrib-
uted. each child receiving souvenir. a box
of bon bons and orange. Nearer Nv
God, to Thee" was sung by the audience
and the benediction pronounced by DR..
holloway.