The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-31

Santa Claus" and then that popuiar
Old fellow did arrive and handed out
ones.
PRETTY CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL.
Children of Our Lady of Grace in
Hoboken Gave an Entertainment.
Our Lady of Grace School Hail, Ho-
boken. was crowded last night with hap
Ply children, their parents and friends.
1t was the occasion of the Christmas car
nival, and it was without exception the
prettiest entertainment given in that city
this season.
The programme opened with a grand tab
leau, in which the Fairy Queen. Miss
Elizabeth Smith. introduced the Prince
and Princess Carnival. Master Antonio
Finnegan and Miss Irene Foley. The
tableau was followed by the Fairy Queen
dancing and the Prince and Princess
Carnival dancing a polka triompe.
Then came the prettiest scene of the
Whole entertainment. which was the
Grand March of the Flowers, in which
the 800 children participated.
A phantasie, "Grecian Ensemble. came
next. A pantomime. 1.-THE Piper of
Hamelin." followed, in which Miss Grace
Iuage was the piper and sixteen boys
lmp nnb mat fhd the rats. The Flower
girls represented the flowers, of which
eight were roses. eight peoples, another
eight yfolets and the Remaining eight
daisies: while twenty-four represented
the bees.
Re Riding Hood" came next Miss
Hood. and Thomas Tracey was the
Woif. Eighteen boys mpersonated the
An admirably performed "chinese
Dance" by eighteen boys followed, and
mere mere Was also 2 sailors %hornpipe by
e~S9any % veil I5tt as t girls hov who danced
art, Science. aMusicsa were intro
dSeed; Art. was gepresented by Miss
Margaret Doyle. and Music" by Miss
Ellen McKernan.
A Butterfly Dance came next, and the
entertainment was brought to a close
by a grand ensemble of a tableau. con-
Guiding with a chorus.
After the entertainment, the various
noothS IN the hall were opened, and a
lively business done in the sale of fancy
The carnival will be continued tonight.
tomorrow afternoon and Thursday night
sunday Scholars, entertained.
The Sunday School of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, at Summit and
Magnolia avenues, gaia a Christmas en-
tertainment last evening which in spite
of the inclement weather attracted a
large audience.
Mr.. John Trumblau, superintendent,
presided, and the numbers of the pro-
gramme, excepting the singing by the
choir, were rendered by the children, who
first sang "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" The pastor, Rev. I. w. Hathaway,
read the Scriptures, and prayer was de-
lvered by Elder P. H. Morrison. The
infant class sang next and Miss Ella
Morisee pleasingly recited christmas
Has Come" The school again sang, fol-
lowed with a recitation by Miss F. Gray.
Four girls prettfly sang a quartette, Miss
Gertie Kennan told very contidentially all
she knew about Santa Claus. Miss Hat
tie Numeen recited, the school sang, ac-
companied by the choir and the pastor
children and kept them in a roar of
laughter.
a gift. was. then presented to each
fruit, etc, served to all present. The
entertainment concluded with singing the
Doxology and benediction by the pastor.
The entertainment had a two-fold OBJ
ject, a Christmas festival for the chii-
dren and to- provide a New Years dinner
f fRInT the to P Sc giv saef to a poor san1Iiies k s0ms,
ito the pastor, making a large collection
of edibles to gladden. many hearts on
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sage. Miss ]. G.
Banks, Mr.. John Laing. Mrs. Beach.
Misses Mamie and Maggie InWright and
Mr.. B. L. Inwrdght, organist, composed
the choir.
Santa Claus at Bergen Baptist.
A long programme, well rendered by
little boys and girls, interested a large
attendance in the Bergen Baptist
Church. The occasion was the Christ
exercises of the Sabbath school.
The school sang a musical exercise sim
liar to a cantata, called "a Merry
Christmas 1t began with 'The Lord
Is Come" a chorus by the school. Will
lie Way then bade the people welcome
in a little address. Superintendent APP
plegate and the school had a response
reading. Then Eta Gardes introduced
the beginning of the programme proper
The school children sang these cho-
ruses during the eyening:-r.'star Di,
and II Think I Hear the Sleigh Bells
r nging." They also sang the chorus
t. herds huc Wa4 kfynelas' Li ssho J s4ng- n as1 Pp-
sweet cortralto voice, and with an
so young. Jennie Andrea q Christ
Beiis:''s Els Merrill, Jesus Loves
Me-" and Carrie Merrill. Pare Little
sang a duet. aGiory to God, With re.
ffiafn by the school chorus.
Ths recitationg were "Harry's Gsshr'st.
saviour.S by Ruth NJ Ter; Dear Dolly"
Mildred Murvshill; "A Merry Christ
address by Alwyn Fisher: Busy
christmas Tree" willie Price. Dr..
Frederick Robertson as Santa Claus
the Youngsters happy with his
Of gifts.
Fmnryss CANDY Chimney.
The Christmas exercises Of the Emory
NJ. E. Sabbath school were held in the
church on Belmont avenue. The church
was crowded with the little ones and
Their relatives, who greeted the efforts
of the juvenile entertainers with pro-
longed applause. Gifts were d~istrlbuted
upon the completion ct the programme
A chimney built Of red boxes Of candy
.resenablhng bricks ID shape, Is Re and
st WAS RACED and the boxes Wslacn csm