The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-29
CHRISTMAS LIUGHRS,
Valencia Boat Clubs Celebra-
tion-Appropriate Exercises
In Churches and Sum
day Schools

The Valencia Boat Club Of HoDoken
held its Christmas entertainment and
annual reception Thursday night in its
pretty boat house foot of Fourth street.
The building was made much prettier
by the quantity of evergreens, holly, ar
and mistletoe which decorated 1t from
roof to water. There was a large and
select attendance, and the affair was a
success.
There was an excellent entertainment.
in which DR.. julius Peters, Charles Al
Koch, John A. Schwartz. John FriederT
ich, the great humorfst Loney; the Lynn
Sisters, Miss Ida Var Dyke, the Verdi
Ladies' Quartette, and w. H. Won
Dreele, took part.
Following the entertainment there was
a dinner, after which dancing was en-
joyed until an early hour. Among the
many participants were:-J. v. Clark,
Miss Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopf, w. Bun
denbender and sister, Herman Wendt,
Miss Schleen, Philip Miller, Miss Hens,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Miller. A. Schoche,
II. Sellman, George Hoorman, w. Gels
Ter, H. w. Graete, John Doscher, W.
Won Derlee. Miss Fierbend. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Won Brook, Frank K. Ker-
wig, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schultz, J. S.
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Wallshire,
Henry Goeta, Frank Dalleway, John
Gaers, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sturcken,
George J. s.. Siebold, Mr.. and Mrs. Ret
ter, George F. Burgess, Justice Pfeiffer,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Storms, William
Thinker, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Leyman, Mr..
and Mrs. James J. Lawson, G. H: Mil
Ter, Oscar Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bauer, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar BerAman,
James A. Laird, J. F. Noble, MI. n
Mrs. Arno Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Hallen-
bech, Rudolph Winners, 7; F. WINNERS,
Mrs. Henry ]. Thinker, Bruno Tompkins,.
Captain Hart and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Schultz.
Summit Avenu Presbyterian.
The Bible Glass and intermediate De-
partTnent of the Summit Avenue United
Presbyterian Church had their Christ
mas exercises last night. The programme
follows
singing; %Invocation; Recitation Lady
fairies: Ida Wesert, Edith Stewart, Flor
ence Triple. Agnes Mcowen, Emma
Kinney Winona steXens. Katie Berry Berry
May Wissert, Nellie Mount, Carrie
Barnes, Florence Toles, Martha Glass
and Mamie Sanborn; Brownies, Harry
Schelf, George Graves, Robert Knewer,
Robert Berry, VIM. Drummond, Frank
Sweet, Burt Prefer, Henry DeGrcte,
Harry Stevens, Winfield Smith. Harold
Harold Biddle, Recitation, The SIS
mas Carol" Winona Stevens; c~antata.
Santa CLAUS in a Plight part sec.
recitation, THE Christmas Stocking
Sadie Knapp; recitation, The Christ
mas Logs Burning" Agnes Mc0wen;
third; recitation, give Thanks" Flor
ence Toles; recitation, Christmas"
Florence Triple.
Presents were then distributed to the
scholars.
Grace VI. e. Church.
The Sunday School of Grace M. e.
Church, Marion, had it's Christmas en-
tertainment last night. 1t consisted of
a programme Of songs and reeitations
by the scholars.
Christmas at St. Johns.
The Primary Department of St. Johns
Church school had its entertainment
and anniversary exercises yesterday af-
ternoon at two O'Clock. The exercises
| consisted of songs and recitations by
the children and concluded with a Punch
| and Judy show.
Santa Claus and Mother Goose.
The Sunday School of the Bergen Re
formed Church had it's Christmas enter
tainment last night. 1t was under the
direction OF Mrs. G. H. Blake and con-
Sisted OF a canIatd, enlIleO santa
Claus and Mother Goose" The char
acters were as follows:-Santa Claus, w.
Sutphin; Jack and Jill, Edward and
Fannie Swanhauser; Daffy-down-dtlly,
Agnes Ringle; Humpty Dumpty, VIM.
Moore; Bo-Peep, Blanche CoykendalI;
Jolly Miller, Roy Boucher: JACK Horner,
Henry Hasback; Sky Sweeper, Jessie
Langdon; Polly Flinders, Lul9 tuben
fatt, Rosie Richards; Mother Hubbard,
Gertie Norris; Mistress Mary, Edith
Meade; Tom Tucker, Jesse Ryno; King
Cole, Frank C~oykendall; Mother Goose,
Bessie Andrews. After the cantata the
scholars by classes contributed groceries
and money, to be distributed among the
poor. Their gifts were received by