Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-12-28
CHRISTMAS IN ABERDEEN.


Christmas in Aberdeen was a bright,
warm and pleasant day, and the whole
city seemed to partakc OF its brightness.
The various Sunday schools celebrated
the day with the usual exercises, consist
ing OF songs, Rotations, and Christmas
trees, laden with gifts, the distribution of
which was superintendent by Mr.. Santa
Claus himself. The children were out en-
masse, with happy, smiling faces, their
innocent pleasure being reflected upon
the faces Of the older Ones for everyone
felt himself child again that day.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The Methodist church had been prettiy
decorated with festoons of evergreen,
emblematical designs, and notices, and
Christmas tree reaching to the ceiling,
the rooms lighted by electric lights and
chinese lanterns. The program rendered
by the scholars was very creditable, and
every number appreciated by the audi
ence which filed both rooms. The little
tots, Oracle Mccall and Julia Hubbard,
pleased the audience with their simple
grace and perfect recitations.
The exercises opened by the school
marching into the audience room singing,
followed by an anthem by the choir;
prayer, DR.. Lackey; recitations, Christ
mas Morning, Cartha Ballew, Christmas
Telegraph, Maggie Loucks, and Two Lit
Little Stockings, Mary Ballew; song,
Christmas Time has Come Again,
Catha Ballew, Maggie Loucks and
Jessie Hubbard; Il dialogue by
Grace Weaver's class Of little boys; dia-
logue by Sylvia Migrants class OF little
girls; recitation, Miss Trudge about, Lorin
Ballew; song and recitation, A B G,
Oracle Mccall recitation, Frank Rubie's
Christmas, Willie Oily; anthem by the
choir; recitations, a jolly Fellow, Arthur
Cross, An Exercise, Jimmie Paine song
Away in the Manger, Julia Hubbard
Rotations, Christmas Prayer, Coudie
Kiser, Listen, Ole Wiser.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Promptly at the hour of seven O'Clock
Christmas evening the exercises began at
the Baptist church, a large audience being
in attendance. Miss Jessie Haynes pre-
sided at the organ during the evening.
The choir sang several selections which
were very creditably rendered. The fol-
lowing rectations were given: Hands
and fingers, Glenn Burrows; Where's My
Hat, Lucy Wood; The Story Ever New,
Addie Wooscy; Boys Rights, Earl Razor;
What Little Girls Can DO, Josie Burrows
The Patter OF the Single, Vincent May
hall ; Harry's Christmas, Lodcma Weav-
err; Christmas Morning, Maggie Odell;
Making Dolie's Dresses, Opal Crcetch;
a Little Girls Expectation, Maggie
Hembling; The Boy That Laughs, Lena
Hugo; Little Drops, Earl Razor; a Right
beginning, Edith IIorr; Help One An
other, Lilly Wells; Valedictory, Josie
Ecksted.
After TIE exercises candy, etc., from
the tree were distributed, and all in the
house were treated to- the sweets of the
evening; when the supper was set free to
everybody, the children coming first,
there was a general good time. No one
need 60 away hungry for there was plenty
left over to fill many mouths.
AT THE NORWEGIAN METHODIST CHURCH.
| The church was decorated with ever
green, and the Christmas tree with tinsel
and bon bons. The Sunday school and
congregation gathered there OH Christmas
night to celebrate the gladstone Gay.
The exercises consisted OF anthems by
the choir; Rotations by Hilma Ander-
son. Lewis Thompson, Mabel Thompson,
Lena Hansen, Conrad Hyer, Lena Hyer,
Hulda Anderson, Olaf Heggen, and one
by six children; songs by Olaf Heggen;
Maggie Heggen, Hulda Anderson, Ena
Thompson, Lottie Hgegen, Hilda IIeggen
one by five children and one by the entire
school, closing with dialogue between
Lottie Heggen and Hilma Anderson.
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterian Sunday School held
it's exercises Christmas afternoon. In the
place OF Christmas tree they had little
supper for the school, preceded by
short program: song, The Frost, Mrs.
Elston; recitation. The Lost Chord, Car
rie Wilson reading of the story, A Christ
mas Tree for Cats; song, Two Little Frogs,
Edith Keith ard Stella Gray. After the
program the superintendent presented
Howard and Willie Bundy and Lena
Hugo each with bible, for attending
every Sunday during the year.
AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.