The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-25
THEIR HEARTS. GLAD
Merry Is This Christmas for the Sun
day School Children.
SINGING PRETTY ANTHEMS
In Many Churches Appropriate
Entertainments Are Given and
Presents Distributed Among
the Joyful Throngs.
SINGING PRETTY ANTHEMS

Nearly all the Sunday schools of Butte
| held their Christmas tree entertainments
: at their different churches last night and
| and they had their usual big attendance
| of happy children.
| At the M. z. church South the exercises
were unusually good and the decorations
magnificent and elaborate. consisting Of
a double arch of evergreens and flowers.
with a small angel at the keystone Of
each arch and a large one in the center
between the arches. The exercises con-
sisted Of music. songs and recitaticns. the
organ voluntary by w. J. Stone. a song
| by four girls. Christmas caro- by the
choir. song. THE Weary Cleaners" by
three girls. and another song by Susie
Dial. being especially good Appropriate
recitations were given by Isabel Pomeroy.
Lille Humphreys, Francis Lloyd, May
Astle, Joe Warren, Bertha James. Mary
Coleman. Blanche Knowlton. Lulu Rowe.
Nettie scheffie. Stella Noble. Lille Rich
ards. Eddie Richards. Maud James. Katie
Penaluma, Douglas Malin, Ethel Prisk.
Lizzie Griffith. Alice Casey. Mary Barna-
man. Irving Malin. David Kemper. Carl
Brown and Claude Newton. and a solo
by Merritt. A collection was taken up
for missions, after which Santa Claus
distributed presents. each child receiving
box of candy and a sack of popcorn.
The Sunday school of the First Presby-
terian church gave a very pleasant enter
tainment for the children. The church
was handsomely decorated with ever
green and two huge Christmas trees.
beautifully trimmed. were one of the
striking features. The following pro-
gramme was rendered:
Greeting Song, by primary department,
led by Mrs. Pratt.
Singing-"The Heavenly Host" ".....
......... ....... ....... ......Entire School
Prayer ..... ........Rev. Z. j. Groeneveld
Recitation-"Christmas Hymn. $3.50.
........ ...... Blanche Richards
Recitation-"Christmas Joy. ..........
...... ............ ...........Stanley Quinn
Song. Mabel Johnston, Lille Skillicorn
Motto Exercises by Miss Calkins and
Mrs. Harper's classes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEBIT. .....
.......... .,:....... ...........Clara Ritous
singing-"Come Singing with Glad
Recitation-'Tf This Were Twenty Cen
turtles Ago" ".............By Bertha Ross
Reading-"Joe's Search for Santa
Claus. ..........Miss Lizzie Evans
Recitation-'The Chatterbox".. ....
$500. ........ ................Techia Orne
observation-disclosures Morning.. -.
4 .fNOXa Howell
Singing........... ............By the School
Carol. l......... ............,. "Sweetly Carol"
Christmas Eve" ...... .....
'......... ........... ...........Carl Griffith
Singing-"Now the Christmas Light is
Fading. $500. .......By the School
Singing-"Jesus Keep Us All the Week"
...... .......By the Primary Department
Superintendent Patterson and his corps
OF teachers then distributed candy and
oranges and the little ones departed for
their homes happy that they had not
been forgotten by Santa Claus.
A liberal collection was taken I'D for the
benefit OF the poor OF the city.
At the First Baptist church there was a
beautiful tree, from which Santa Claus
distributed literally. The following pro-
gramme was rendered by the school:
oohg......... Fundamentally the School
Prayer by the Pastor. Rev. j. H. Spencer
Song-"Merry Christmas" .......
........ ........ Miss Medsker's Class
Recitation-"The Child jesus '..........
........ ......... ..............Herbert Kippen
Violin and Organ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
......Mrs. Winter and Mr.. Bachelor
observation-disclosures is Coming"..
.''....... ............ ........Lulu Prentice
Song-"Glory to God On High. ".....
......-... ............Primary Class
Recitatioh-Jes' Before Christmas".....
............. ......... md. A. Vaughn
Recitation-"Come to the Maker.
''.......... .......... .............Hum Epp
Cornet SOLO,. Mr.. DiGenno
Song-"Little Snowfakes". Mabel Kippen
Recitation-"The Children's Message.
........ ........ ........... .Helma Laurelle
Song-"Remembrances of Childhood"-
Nellie Fowler, Bessie Vaughn, Millie
Howard, Emma Brown.
Recitation-"Kris Kringle's SURPRISE"
Duet. Miss Mcdonald and Mr.. Poole
At the Congregational church a large
tree bore an abundance of candy, nuts
ETC., for a number OF children. An excel
lent programme of songs and recltations
was rendered. 1t was the last Christmas
tree that will probably be seen in that
church In a long time. as the congrega-
tion has recently been disbanded, owing
to the lack of support
The Mountain View NJ. E. church was
crowded with young and old. and the ex-
ercises were unusually interesting. a reg
ular Christmas exercise having been
given. Presents for the children were dis
tributed from tree. The children OF the
Walkerville NJ. z. church also had their
tree and Christmas exercises last night.