The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-25
BELLS OF CHRISTMAS.
They Ring Gladness Into the
Hearts of the Children.
SANTA CLAUS IN THE CHURCHES.
thousands Of Little People and Big
GER Ones Celebrate His Coming
Music at Midnight Services

.,s,servance IN fhss city Last nlghr. a pTac-
Tee to be continued throughout me ~eeA-
santa Claus was every @Hers present 4t-
,,earsnss ia nerson At many q the churches,
and dlsa ppOsulng 10 one ~ hls mysterious
yosrds ~ benefieeusse. TIE audience rooms
of he churches were given over 70 tae
children and the neTTTneni o. ChristIiias
fine. ard everywhere vas 70 oe seen ih-
reelection from tae brightest DAY u ali
the year.
rlous Catholic churches. and the midnight
eucharist al Trinity Episcopal church
For the Good and True.
A. the Ffrz+ Methodist Protestant church
a.. eager authorizations Of the young peo-
rle we're more than realized IN the pea lti-
fuI deeora tione The stage " a. So arTahsefi
a. 10 rsprasent Two rooms. IN one n which
eppe4red the BUSY Bees. one q the Jd-
xefeg1e societies Of the church and II the
other sauts Claus surrounded by hana
Of fafrsas Santa Claus was seen az ~"f 3
making toys FOR The good ana tri"
among 3fs young friends, 4 great thTlst-
rnas tree lowered from me stage Nlih Ehf-
4s4snr lights ara stores Of good things.
The .Busv Bees told the story OF their
work IN song. and the fairies sang song
Of welcome. Other numbers OK tne pro
srsrnne were given AZ follows.
Eocsl solo-"i<9ug Ago 81 - carr-e DAVIS
s.Frora The Wnd and Ragged North
lard" .. Aiiss Mabel HoJtZ
Dali drill .....-..-.-.-.. Infant class
..Merrsest Time Of All. george Hsmbright
"Chrisimas Holly song -.------.. ..-.---.
................ intermediate c.ass
They SET Ne Thinking .----.---...--.--
solo. Hiss Laura Briggs. chorus.
Busy Bees.
'Junior League Brigade -.-------'.
.............. Junior League Brigade
,Aferry Bells ~ Christmas Busy Bees
I'VE Welcome Strangers ..------.---..
a. ah a
Horton.
'T'he Search for Santa -...-..----.--.-
.......... Miss Nellie Weymuth
Wear. - Wegrv-'' Katie Van Alstine
-'The Christmas Tree' ...--.--. The FAIRIES
Rect .on-"Meg and B0bbe's Christ
mag-' -..-........ Miss laura HGmes
sone--"Was L Dream Charles Davis
Song santa CLANS Mr. +. o. Rowland
soug-"Gcod night ..---.--- Grand chorus
THIS programme differed from that Of
other schools Va having story or plot
runnlng all the way through IL. II was
exceliently carried out. and was much en-
1oyed by the large crowd present Apart
from the general work Of the pastor. Rev.
Clark Davis and the superintendent Of the
sundav school Mr. II Wills Carr. spe-
esti credit for the entertainment belongs 70
tho following Christmas committee Chair
mar Mr. T. ?. WELDON. Ms CLARK Davis.
Airs G -. Hutchinson. Miss Carrie HoT-
ton Mes LoGelia Dyer. Mr.. FtaEk Wright
i EFA2aFA-
ton as pianist, led the music Of the ev-
en,ng Mr r. o Rowland played the
part % Santa Claus 20 perfection The
following young people represented the
Busy Bees: Mary Helms, Lille wilkins.
Cloah Davis. Carrie DAVIS. Ollie Davis,
MEDIA HamliD. Laura Briggs, Lettie SIM
mons. Eta Shoudy and Anne Haley. and
the following. as fairies. worked with san
IA Claus ia his shop; Della Spray. Lara
Humes Jeanette T.nto. Fay Scott. Agnes
Neisner. Leila Davis. l.odus Barker. liuI-
da johnson. Katie Van Alstine. olive Em-
erson. Margaret Emerson, Jufith Gran,
Fife Miller. Celia Chaplin. Lille White.
jesse Oliver. Emma Cooper. Ada clan
don Stella Nichols. Cora Scott Helma
Nlaaisi. Edna Edison. Essie keeny. Vera
Thompson.
AT the close OF the programme the honor
roll 81 thc school Was called. and each
pupil enrolki thereon was presented with
= souvenir booklet Candies we're then
distributed TO an the classes IF the school
The ladies OF the church thouEhifulW pre-
scented handsome sofa pillow and sash
e. MIS- Clark Davis, 20 whom they pay a
high tribute for her good work.
~anta'S Answer - letter.
Busy hands had been az work in the
Third Cumberland Presbyterian church -
welcome SANTA Claus last night. and when
the lights were turned n1. tong festoo1s oi
eNerErecHs. a huge. glfterinE star. skill
fully constructed notices end a great his
surs-enoEEh Christmas tree made the eycs
OF tho Youngsters open wide with Wonie.
and admiration. Tho following programme
was eNcsiieutly rendered.
upsa.ua song .............. ............ School
Prayer ......-....... Rev Y r. Powell
opeuiug Address ........-.-..... Iva Noans
''Nreck ~ tbc Hesperus' - Maaro Hun
'The Christmas Question -.-.F Pred Perkn.
So ............ ..-..... Gene,5e,r Coca
''Tbe Ni2at Before Ch..stmas- .....