Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-03

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Dec. 2i uSoreo,
West Ellsworth
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
Christmas tree and entertainment
were held ut thn West Ellsworth scbooI-
house Christmas night The programme
was as follows:
Carol, Christ was Born ON Christmas Day."
Choir
Prayer Elder S. G. Cunningham
Carol, christmas Everywherc". Choir
Address. ....................E Elder Cunningham
recitation. Everywhere, Everywhere,
Christmas Tonight. ....... Nina Thompson
Reading ................. VERNE Carter
Singing, "Anchored' ...........Amy Thompson
Recitation THE Night Before Christmas"
Ida Boynton
Recitation, 81 am but Little Boy."
Raymond Cunningham
Song, HE H& y II ..a."h Icy in tn. Door"
Charlie Stackpole
Song, 81 am the Goddess of Fancy"
Nina Thompson
Cdntdtd.
Entrance of Santa Claus
Song, II am Father Santa Claus.
Entrance of Mother Goose.
Calling of witnesses by Mother Goose
Jack and JILL
Norris Higgins and Nina Thompson
'Da ffadowndilly" ................ Lille Carter
"Humpty Dumpty". .................Albert Hall
Little Bo peep. .............. VERNE Carter
The Jolly Old Miller. George Cunningham
Little Jack IIorncr". go. Harry Hooper
The Sky-sweeper". Roberta Carter
Little Polly Flinders. Minnie Carter
Little Boy Blue. Irving Carter
Little Miss Mufrett''. Lille Cunningha
"Old Mother Hubbard. Mary Hall
mistress Mary, Quite Contrary"
Little Tommy Tucker. .........H Harry Higgins
Jolly King Cole" Charlie Stackpole
Song, Hail, Hail to Santa Claus"
Closing remarks by Elder Cunningham.
Distribution of presents by Santa Claus" and
Jolly King Cole"
Elder S. G. Cunningham, of the church
of Latter Day Saints, in his address said:
This is Christmas night and we have
gathered here to celebrate the birth of
the Son of God. The day is generally
observed in all kinds of carousing, but in
my mind it is Christ ian celebration. |
do not mean by this that you are ex-
pected to put on sad face; it is a time of
JOY and giadness because we celebrate the
birth of the Saviour. In the prophecy of
Isaiah, made about III years before the
birth of Christ, you will find these words:
For unto us child is born, unto us a
son is given; the government shall be
upon his .hou ders. W hat good and
glorious government He left on earth.
Again call your attention to the
prophecy of Daniel, seen in a vision,
There Mas to be given him glory and a
Kingdom and power, that all natio and
languages should serve him. This WAS
the promise. Did it come to pass? es,
surely. Turn to Luke Ii, 7:2l, and you
lind there record of HIS birth, the
angel : message to the shepherds on the
plains OF Judea proclaiming His birth
and declaring Peace ON earth, good viii
TO men,. so W. sey tonight peace and
good Will to you all.
Santa Claus was unprecedented by \. Y.
Carter. \ black goat served as reindeer
for the occasion and entered drawing
sled on " hch sat Santa Claus in fur coat
and robes.
The cantata grew out OF dispute be
tween Santa Claus and Mot her Goose as to
which wa, the king of Dreamland.'
Mother tteose called as witnesses 10 sup
port her claim the fifteen children who
sang or recited in costume selections
from Mother Goose rhymes. At the
close Santa Claus said, with wave of his
hand this is my only evidence And
curtain fell disclosing a bountifully-
laden Christina. tree. And the children
capped their hands and hailed santa
Claus as the ''Dreamland King.
Much credit is due \. X. Hooper as
manager and Mrs. Myra A. Thompson
who pref pared the costumes and worked
so hard to make the entertainment what
it was-a decided success from begin
ming to end.
Frank Stanley is at home from Bar
Harbor. He has not yet recovered from
the injGfie. he received at the cave-in at
the Pulitzer cottage several weeks ago.